15 more dengue patients confirmed in Sindh

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KARACHI: 15 more dengue patients have been confirmed in Sindh, SAMAA reported Wednesday.

According to details, 1,366 patients have been confirmed in the province in the last two months as 2,556 patients were brought to different hospitals in Karachi, Hyderabad and Sukkur.

Sources said that more than 190 patients are under treatment in different hospitals of the province. SAMAA

End of dieting for actors

A German software company has figured out a way to make actors appear thinner or heavier on screen. It can also alter muscle tone and body shape.
The goal is to use this software to help advertisers promote their products in different markets and across cultures, where standards of beauty may differ.
Another use is to allow studios to make films like Raging Bull without having Robert De Niro put on 60 lbs in two months to portray the character. The developers say their software will save money because advertisers could avoid shooting multiple campaigns taking into consideration varying standards of beauty … across cultures.

Seminary teacher tortures two students brutally

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KARACHI: A seminary teacher brutally tortured two students for taking one day off, SAMAA reported Wednesday.

Mohammad Arif, the father of Shahmir, 12, and Ashban, 11, got admission for his sons in a Madarssa located in UP Morr area of North Karachi approximately two months ago. Arif said that his both sons did not go to the seminary yesterday (Tuesday) and their teacher, Qari Basit, tortured them brutally.

Both students were shifted to a hospital for treatment.

The boys’ parents termed teacher’s attitude inhuman. SAMAA

Production of oil refineries decrease due to floods

Gross production of oil refineries decreases due to the situation developed by floods.
According to an initial estimate, the gross product in the first two months of the current fiscal year has decreased by 18 percent. Product in July and August appeared to be 12 hundred thousand tons, which is 2 hundred thousand tons less than previous year. In the month of August, only 482 tons of refined petroleum products were produced due to a blockade by PARCO because of floods. Production of furnace oil decreased by 20 percent and of high speed diesel and petrol by 13 and 16 percent respectively, as compared to the previous year.

Butt wants ICC event for Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt is keen that Pakistan should be given at least one ICC event after 2012 but the International Cricket Council (ICC) members have not responded certainly.

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EU, UK condemns Lahore attack

LONDON: British Foreign Secretary William Hague on Friday condemned the suicide attack in Lahore as a vicious and inhuman act, and offered his resolute support for Pakistan’s efforts to battle extremism.

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NATO chief hopes Afghan handover to start in Nov

LISBON: NATO’s secretary-general hopes the alliance can begin handing over control of some Afghan provinces to local authorities beginning in November.

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Clinton tells Ukraine door to NATO open

KIEV: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Ukraine on Friday that the door to entering NATO remained open and she backed the ex-Soviet republic’s efforts to secure a new deal with the International Monetary Fund.

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Aloft tightrope walker breaks record

BEIJING: China’s prince of tightrope walking broke a world record Friday after spending several hours a day for two months gingerly crossing a wire above Beijing’s Bird’s Nest stadium.

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Two-month summer vacations from June 1: Minister

KARACHI: Summer vacations for schools and colleges will be observed in Sindh province for two months starting from June 1, said Sindh Minister for Education Pir Mazhar-ul-Haq on Saturday.

Talking to reporters at a certificate distribution ceremony here at a private institution, Pir Mazhar-ul-Haq said no addition or reduction has been made in the summer vacations for this year.

He said he is severely dismayed at the attitude adopted by teachers associations.

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