Schumacher fastest on 2nd day of testing in Jerez

 

Michael Schumacher set the fastest pace on the second day of Formula One preseason testing Wednesday at the Jerez Circuit track.

 

The German driver, entering the final year of his Formula One comeback, used Mercedes  car from last year to clock an early morning lap of 1 minute, 18.561 seconds that proved unbeatable.

 

Schumacher says “it was a good and productive test, full of lots of useful information, and I am now looking forward to driving our 2012 car for the first time at the next test.”

 

While Schumacher used last year s car to continue trying out the new Pirelli tires, Mark Webber came in second at 0.623 seconds behind driving Red Bull s new 2012 vehicle.

 

Daniel Ricciardo of Toro Rosso was third, while Kimi Raikkonen was fifth after having the fastest lap on day one.
 

Punjab Deputy Speaker attacked, driver hurt

Punjab Assembly Deputy Speakers Rana Mashhood told News Trends by telephone that he was coming to Lahore from Multan in his car when six people forcibly stopped him near Manga Mandi.

 

As soon as driver slow downed the car, the gunmen opened fire at the car due to which diver got injured, Mashhood said.

 

The injured driver drove away the car and took a U-turn towards Multan again, a step that saved their lives, he said.
 

3 students killed in wagon-motorcycle collision

 

As per details, 15-year-old Muhammad Nawaz of Mureed Khan village in Khanpur area of Rahim Yar Khan was on his way to a local school to drop his cousins Iqra, Imtiaz and Sikandar when his motorcycle collided with a passenger wagon coming from the opposite direction.

 

8-year-old Iqra, 10-year-old Imtiaz and 10-year-old Sikander died on the spot and Nawaz critically injured who was later shifted to Sheikh Zayed Hospital Rahim Yar Khan while the wagon driver fled from the scene.
 

Pune man drives bus on rampage; 9 dead, 30 hurt

PUNE: At least nine people were killed and 30 others injured when a man hijacked a bus in the city going on rampage on Wednesday morning. The bus ran over as many as 40 vehicles were in the incident.

The injured have been taken to the hospital.

The Pune police have captured the man, whose identity is not yet known.

According to the sources, the man reportedly got aboard the bus at Swargate bus depot when the driver was not on his seat.

There were no passengers on the bus, which was scheduled to travel from Pune to Satara later in the day. TrendPK/ AGENCIES

Blackwater guard jailed over Afghan shooting

WASHINGTON: A US federal judge sentenced a former Blackwater security guard to 30 months in prison for killing an Afghan citizen in 2009.

The judge also ordered 29-year-old Justin Cannon to serve two years of supervised release after his prison term ends.

Cannon and a second Blackwater guard, Christopher Drotleff, 31, were convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the May 5, 2009 shooting of Romal Mohammad Naiem, an unarmed Afghan civilian.

Drotleff was sentenced to three years and one month in prison on June 14.

“Justin Cannon opened fire with an AK-47 at the rear of a retreating vehicle and took the life of an innocent Afghan,” said US Attorney Neil MacBride.

“While Mr. Cannon was in Afghanistan to support U.S. troops, his incredibly reckless behavior instead undermined our military mission and weakened the bond of trust with the Afghans,” MacBride said.

Both Cannon and Drotleff were accused of leaving their military base without authorization to transport local interpreters.

After the lead vehicle in their convoy crashed during the nighttime outing and overturned on its side, they firing several multiple shots at a passing car, killing Naiem, who was a passenger in the car, and injuring the car’s driver.

Another Afghan man walking his dog in the area was also fatally shot. Both Drotleff and Cannon were acquitted of charges in his death and the shooting of the driver.

Blackwater was renamed Xe after it was caught up in several scandals in Iraq, in particular the deaths of between 14 and 17 civilians in Baghdad in September 2007. AGENCIES

CCTV captures Turkey bus crash

This CCTV footage shows passengers riding the bus on a snowy day in Turkey. All seems normal until – to the passengers horror – a truck slams into the side of the bus. The windows implode as the bus skids off the road. And when it s all over – the driver stumbles down the stairs to safety. No one was killed in the accident – but a total of 18 passengers were injured and are being treated at a local hospital. Roadway accidents are common in Turkey – and thousands die each year due to poor road conditions and reckless driving.

Anurag Kashyap’s Chief AD Sohil Shah dies in freak accident on film set

A typical Bollywood set takes safety and security for granted, but what happened recently to Sohil Shah cannot be termed as anything less than shocking. Sohil Shah, Anurag Kashyap’s Chief Assistant Director on Gangs Of Wasseypur, died in a freak accident during the shoot of the film in Varanasi yesterday.

This shocking news comes soon after the industry lost Sourabh Usha Narang, Pankaj Advani and Manish Acharya earlier this year. The young filmmaker from Mumbai who had earlier worked on Prince, Lafangey Parindey and a TV series ‘Amazing Race’ met with the unfortunate incident early yesterday morning.

The crew was filming a simple routine sunrise shot, in which a jeep was shown in the frame, which Sohil was driving. Though production people gave him a driver, he chose to drive it himself with the driver sitting at the co-driver’s seat. While passing through a bridge, he saw two people coming in his direction. In order to save them, he took a sharp turn and the jeep fell off the bridge. Sohil hit his ear against a metal rod and suffered an instant haemorrhage. Anurag was also there with the rest of the crew. They rushed Sohil to the hospital, but he was declared dead on arrival.

We at Bollywood Hungama offer our condolence to his Sohil Shah’s family. May his soul rest in peace.

Police recover 900 robbed sugar bags

KARACHI: Police recovered more than 900 bags of robbed sugar and arrested two accused from Karachi late Sunday night.

According to Surjani Police, they stopped a truck carrying 300 bags of sugar for checking. Police arrested the driver after he behaved suspiciously when asked about the destination of the loaded sugar.

On identification of the arrested driver, police raided a godown in Teesar Town and seized 600 bags of robbed sugar. Trend Pk

Karachi: 900 bags of sugar found in a truck on Northern Bypass

Police has recovered 900 bags of sugar from a truck on the Northern Bypass.

According to Sarjani Town police, the patrolling party stopped a truck and searched it, and found 300 bags of sugar in it. Police inquired for official documents for this consignment from the driver; however the driver was unable to provide it and so all these 300 bags were taken in to police custody and driver was also arrested. During the investigation, driver also revealed that there are another 600 bags in a storage place in Glushan-e-Zehra. Police raided that place and found 600 more bags which were also taken in to custody.

Sheikhupura: Secret agencys car crashes on motorway, 2 killed

A car of a secret agency got out of control on Motorway near Sheikhupura interchange and eventually fell into roadside farms due to which 2 officials got killed and 3 others including a Major got injured.

This car of a secret agency was coming to Lahore from Islamabad when the driver of car lost control due to over speeding and it toppled over and fell into roadside farms. The officials killed in this accident include Naik Khalid and Raaziq; where as 3 officials including Major Najm-ud-Din are seriously injured. The dead bodies and injured persons were taken out of the wrecked car by cutting it apart. The injured were immediately shifted to hospital.

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