Three die in armed jirga clash in Kurram Agency

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KURRAM AGENCY: At least three persons have been killed in an armed clash during a jirga in Kurram Agency on Monday.

According to sources a jirga was held over a dispute of construction of a house in Dogar area, central Kurram Agency on Sunday (yesterday). During the proceeding, a few armed men of the rival groups opened fire, severely injuring four persons.

Of the four injured, three succumbed in a local hospital in Dogar today. Trend Pk

Three die in armed jirga clash in Kurram Agency

Staff Report

KURRAM AGENCY: At least three persons have been killed in an armed clash during a jirga in Kurram Agency on Monday.

According to sources a jirga was held over a dispute of construction of a house in Dogar area, central Kurram Agency on Sunday (yesterday). During the proceeding, a few armed men of the rival groups opened fire, severely injuring four persons.

Of the four injured, three succumbed in a local hospital in Dogar today. Trend Pk

Three die in armed jirga clash in Kurram Agency

Staff Report

KURRAM AGENCY: At least three persons have been killed in an armed clash during a jirga in Kurram Agency on Monday.

According to sources a jirga was held over a dispute of construction of a house in Dogar area, central Kurram Agency on Sunday (yesterday). During the proceeding, a few armed men of the rival groups opened fire, severely injuring four persons.

Of the four injured, three succumbed in a local hospital in Dogar today. Trend Pk

Four arrested on charge of gruesome murder

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KARACHI: In a joint operation on Tuesday, Police and Citizens Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) apprehended four persons in connection with a gruesome murder in Hijrat Colony, Karachi.

Speaking to Trend Pk, CPLC chief Ahmed Chinoy said that the deceased, Haji Juma Khan, came to Karachi from Naushehro Feroze on October 21 to buy a car and stayed with his relatives in Hijrat Colony.

However, greed overpowered Khan’s relatives, who first strangled him to death and then cut his body into several pieces before throwing it in Korangi stream.

Khan’s family approached police and CPLC, who arrested the prime suspects, Waqas, Saifullah, Amjad Ali and Aneesa. On their identification, police pulled the body out of Korangi stream.

A case was registered against the suspects. Trend Pk

Lahore: Seven people killed in two incidents of firing

In two separate incidents of firing in Lahore, seven people got killed.
According to police 4 people got killed due to firing among Rustam Khan Group and Shahid Khan Group near Afzaal Park in the area of Harbanspura. The four persons killed belonged to Shahid Khan Group and were identified as Murtaza, Ashraf, Sarfraz and Tariq; where as Shahid Khan remained safe during the shootout. There was an ongoing clash between both the groups since a long time. Soon after this incident, police cordoned off the whole area.
In another incident near Main Market, Township, three people got killed due to firing at the wedding of Waqas. According to police, Waqass friend Azam was drunk and he opened fire randomly due to which Osama, Hassan and Javed got seriously injured. They were then shifted to Jinnah Hospital but they succumbed to their injuries.

Four of a family die in roof collapse in Rajanpur

Four persons of a same family died in a roof collapse in Rajanpur on Sunday.
According to Rescue 1122, Abdul Ghaffar, trader by profession, was asleep along with his wife and two kids in his house when the roof caved in.
Resultantly, Ghaffar, his wife Salma Bibi, his two sons Rehan (5) and Danial (1) died on the spot, while three other members of the family were rescued.

Indian troops martyr two Kashmiri youths

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SRINAGAR: In a fresh act of state terrorism on Wednesday, Indian troops killed two more innocent youths in Reasi district, Indian occupied Kashmir.

According to Kashmir Media Service, a joint party of police and paramilitary troopers of 126 battalion killed the youths identified as Mushtaq Ahmad and Shabbir Ahmad at Deedan Gali in Mahore area of the district.

On the other hand, four persons, including a female student were injured in police actions at Rajouri Kadal and Gojwara Chowk in Srinagar, on Tuesday evening.

Meanwhile, an Indian solider committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle inside his unit of ‘D Company’ of 17 Sikh Li Regiment at Nowshera in Rajouri.

This raised the number of such deaths amongst Indian troops and police personnel in the occupied territory to 195 since January 2007. SAMAA

Hillary Clinton Slams Quran Burning

WASHINGTON: US diplomatic chief Hillary Clinton welcomed late on Tuesday condemnation in the United States of a Florida pastor’s plans to burn hundreds of Qurans on the anniversary of 9/11.

‘I am heartened by the clear, unequivocal condemnation of this disrespectful act that has come from American religious leaders from all faiths… as well as secular US leaders and opinion makers,’ Mrs. Clinton said as she hosted an iftar meal at the State Department to celebrate the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Mrs. Clinton’s spokesman Philip Crowley earlier denounced Florida pastor Terry Jones’s plans to mark Saturday’s ninth anniversary of the September 11 attacks by burning Qurans as ‘provocative’ and ‘un-American.’ ‘We would like to see more Americans stand up and say that this is inconsistent with our American values,’ he added.

‘The potential act of burning a Quran… is contrary to our values, contrary to how civil society has emerged in the country.’ The small Florida church’s planned open-air burning ceremony triggered a wave of concern and condemnation from military leaders that the incendiary move could spark outrage around the Islamic world and endanger the lives of US soldiers.

Eid holidays announced from Sep 10 to 13

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has issued official approval of four-day Eid holidays, which will fall from September 10 to 13, Geo News reported.

In his pre-Eid message, the Premier hoped the nation to remember in its Eid’s celebrations the ill-fated flood-hit Internally Displace Persons (IDPs).

Azhar gives Pakistan the edge

LONDON: Azhar Ali helped Pakistan take a firm grip of the third Test by scoring a test-best 92 not out before England were reduced to 6-1 at stumps on the second day at The Oval on Thursday, with captain Andrew Strauss the man out.

Strauss (4) departed to the fourth ball of the innings, caught at second slip off Mohammad Amir. The under-pressure Alastair Cook was yet to score with nightwatchman James Anderson on 2.

Pakistan lead by 69, having established a 75-run first-innings advantage.

Ali, playing his fifth Test, batted for 250 minutes and scored 14 boundaries, six of them coming in a precious 10th-wicket partnership of 38 with Mohammad Asif that frustrated England. Asif was dropped early by Strauss at first slip off Steven Finn.

Off-spinner Graeme Swann finished with 4-68, including his 100th Test wicket, that of Mohammad Yousuf, who made 56 in

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