At least 26 killed in anti-Saleh march in Yemen

SANAA: At least 26 people were shot dead and hundreds wounded on Sunday when security forces fired on demonstrators who charged police lines in Yemen’s capital Sanaa, in a dramatic escalation of protests against President Ali Abdullah Saleh.  

Gunfire and explosions were heard late into the night and protesters vowed to continue demonstrations on Monday morning.

A Reuters witness earlier saw security forces fire at protesters from buildings and use water cannon and tear gas to hold back tens of thousands of demonstrators.

Some of the protesters were wielding batons or throwing petrol bombs at police cars.

“Why are you still sitting here? Get moving everyone, move.

Go defend the martyrs’ honor,” blared a voice on loudspeakers in Change Square, where thousands have camped out in tents for eight months to demand an end to Saleh’s 33-year rule.

Hundreds still in the ramshackle camp answered the call, running and chanting “God is great, freedom!” as they streamed down the street.

“This is the worst day I’ve seen in three months. We’re expecting more dead to come in,” said doctor Jamal al-Hamdani, who was treating dozens of patients with bullet wounds.

The injured were rushed in on stretchers and laid out on blood-streaked floors in a mosque being used as a makeshift hospital.

Medics there estimated some 342 had suffered gunshot wounds, with 36 in a critical condition.

The face of one dead man was torn away from an injury medics said appeared to be caused by a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) fired at his head. AGENCIES

Dengue patient dies overnight; overall death toll at 27 in Lahore

LAHORE: A woman infected with dengue virus overnight passed away, raising the overall death toll to 27 in the metropolis, TrendPK reported Friday.

Meantime, 521 people were tested positive for dengue during last 24 hours in the city.

The number of dengue patients exceeded 5510 in Punjab; of them, 4619 ones belong to Lahore.

Meantime, experts from Sri Lanka were given briefing at Institute of Public Health, Lahore. The head of the Sri Lankan team Dr. Hasitha Tissera said they would offer every possible support to Pakistanis at this critical juncture.

Punjab Health Department claimed patients were fast recovering at government hospitals, adding people inflicted with dengue fever were being given free of cost medical care at government and  private hospitals. TrendPK

Badin: Academic activities halt due to poor management

Government schools have been turned into temporary relief camps for flood affectees which has badly affected the academic activities of the students.

On the other hand, the flood affectee residing in relief camps also have to face dearth of proper facilities of routine life.

Finding no firewood for energy, they have started burning furniture of the schools while the management in schools is silent over this critical situation.

Summer vacations have come to an end but the students could not attend their classes due to crisis of flood.

Moro: influential people torture minor, hammer nails inside leg

Influential people in Moro have not only tortured an orphan young boy but also hammered nails inside his legs, Dunya News reported on Monday.
11-year-old Mehtab was captured by some influential people near old railway station Moro accusing him of theft. The people, instead of involving the police, decided to deal with the case and to punish the child themselves. The cruel people tortured the young boy and even after torturing him brutally they inserted iron nails inside one of his legs. The hue and cry of the boy attracted the attention of people nearby who arrived at the scene and transferred the boy to Moro hospital. Due to the critical condition of the boy he was referred to Nawabshah Hospital.
SHO Moro told Dunya News that the boy was brought by his neighbors in a critical condition but none of his relatives came to register a case. Meanwhile the judicial magistrate Sohail Ahmed took a suo-moto notice of the incident and ordered the local police to immediately arrest the accused.

Khairpur Miras: Brutal people burn minor

After the unfortunate incident of Kasoor, another incident of brutality has taken place and this time in the city of Khairpur Miras (Sindh) where some merciless people burnt a four-year-old boy after a quarrel between minors.
After a quarrel between minors in Wandh area of Khairpur Miras, Abdul Wahid Abro and Riaz Abro burnt their nephew Muzammil Hussain. The cruel act burnt 70 percent body of the child whereas the accused fled from the scene. The child has been shifted to the Civil Hospital Khairpur where the doctors have advises to transfer the child to Karachi, keeping in view his critical condition.
The father of Muzammil Hussain, Ahsan Abro has said that his innocent son has been dealt with cruelly and justice should be done with the family. He also said that a for-year-old boy can never fight like adults. Ahsan Abro told the media that he is a poor man and is arranging money for the costly treatment of his child in Karachi.

Khairpur Miras: Brutal people burn minor

After the unfortunate incident of Kasoor, another incident of brutality has taken place and this time in the city of Khairpur Miras (Sindh) where some merciless people burnt a four-year-old boy after a quarrel between minors.
After a quarrel between minors in Wandh area of Khairpur Miras, Abdul Wahid Abro and Riaz Abro burnt their nephew Muzammil Hussain. The cruel act burnt 70 percent body of the child whereas the accused fled from the scene. The child has been shifted to the Civil Hospital Khairpur where the doctors have advises to transfer the child to Karachi, keeping in view his critical condition.
The father of Muzammil Hussain, Ahsan Abro has said that his innocent son has been dealt with cruelly and justice should be done with the family. He also said that a for-year-old boy can never fight like adults. Ahsan Abro told the media that he is a poor man and is arranging money for the costly treatment of his child in Karachi.

Karachi: Relatives of murdered brothers become violent in Jinnah Hospital

As the dead bodies of two brothers reached Jinnah Hospital Karachi, their relatives got aggressive and furious, after which doctors and paramedical staff closed emergency of the hospital.
Some unidentified persons opened firing in Malir due to which three people including two brothers got seriously injured. They were immediately shifted to a private hospital but due to their critical condition, they were then shifted to Jinnah Hospital Karachi where the two brothers succumbed to injuries. Upon the news of their death, relatives of these brothers got furious and started violence inside the emergency department of the hospital. These violent people also misbehaved with doctors and paramedical staff of the hospital. Soon after this incident, the staff of emergency ward denied continuing work; where as heavy contingents of police and rangers reached the spot and took control over the whole situation.

Doctors ignorance kills man in Badin

By Suleman Mandhro

BADIN: The ignorance of doctors at Civil Hospital killed a flood victim, SAMAA reported Thursday.

Rajab Mallah, 35, of village Ali Mohammad Mallah was in a flood relief camp. Mallah was brought to the hospital with high blood pressure but the doctors at Civil Hospital ignored his critical condition. SAMAA learnt that the head of the hospital referred Mallah to Hyderabad when his condition became serious. The hospital authorities denied providing an ambulance to the patient’s. relatives. Mallah died on the way to Hyderabad in a private vehicle.

The relatives of Mallah staged a sit-in in the city along with the body. SAMAA

Salman Khan chooses Deepika over Katrina

MUMBAI: Salman Khan is not keen to share screen space with his ex-flame Katrina Kaif again.

News is doing the rounds that he has opted for Deepika Padukone instead of Katrina Kaif for the remake of South Indian film, ‘Bodyguard’. Salman Khan’s brother-in-law, Atul Kulkarni is going to remake the film in Hindi. He suggested Kat’s name for the film but Salman wants to have Deepika on the board.

A source says, “Salman is keen on working with Deepika. He feels they will look good on screen. When Atul suggested Katrina”s name, he shot it down saying the project needed a fresh pairing. He”s watched the original and thought Deepika would fit the role perfectly.”

In the past, Deepika had the opportunity to work with Sallu in Anees Bazmee’s ‘Ready’ but later Asin stepped in.

Salman and Katrina last starred in ‘Yuvraaj’.

Death toll in Kurram ambush climbs to 18

PESHAWAR: The death toll in firing incident on passenger vehicles in Kurram Agency has risen to 18 while two were injured.

Earlier, 16 people were killed while four others sustained critical injuries as they were on the move on different vehicles, when unidentified miscreants opened fire on them here in Char Khel locality of Kurram Agency on early Saturday, Geo news reported.

A caravan, comprising passenger vehicles, was heading to Peshawar from Para Chanar, central place in agency, under surveillance of political administration, when unidentified gunmen ambushed by resorting to indiscriminate firing through automated weapons, which resulted in killing of 5 people on the spot whereas many more critically injured.

Meanwhile, as the injured persons were being rushed to hospital, some succumbed to injuries on way while a few more died of their critical wounds at hospital, taking the death tally to 16 and leaving four wounded, hospital sources confirmed to media.

The victims are believed to be hailing from Para Chanar, sources told media.

MNA Sajid Hussain Toori has termed incident as an open terrorism, calling government for stepping up security measures for public at roads and open markets.

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