Pakistani TV & Stage Actress Mehwish Apa Passed Away

Renowned Stage and Tv Actress Mehwish ApaPassed away today! May Allah forgive her.

Syrian Town of Kobani Taken from ISIS: U.S. General

Kurdish ground forces, helped by U.S. and allied air support, have retaken the Syrian town of Kobani from ISIS militants, U.S. Lieutenant-General James Terry said on Saturday.

Apple Will Launch New iPhone on September 9

The event will take place in the Flint Centre in Cupertino. The company is expected to reveal a new larger smartphone at the event, with a 4.7in screen. The new device is expected to compete with larger phones manufactured by Apple’s rivals Samsung, LG, HTC, Sony and even Microsoft. The rumors are that the company will also announce the launch of another new iPhone with a larger 5.5in screen and wearable.

In addition, the industry expects that the new Apple’s smartphone will have a harder, more scratch-resistant sapphire screen. However, the recent indications from the supply chain suggest that the tech giant may struggle to meet demand for the new screen.

Traditionally, the fall event will also mark the launch of the new iPhone and iPad software, iOS 8. The updated system will include lots of new features focused around flexibility and interaction with Apple’s desktop and laptop machines.

Finally, the company’s new Health application is supposed to capitalize on the increasingly popular “quantified self”, collecting information from various fitness trackers and medical devices into a single application. In this connection, many industry observers expect iPhone 6 to also include expanded fitness tracking and health monitoring capabilities.

In the meantime, the market researches suggest that the iPhone 6 may become the biggest launch in Apple’s history. The matter is that the current demand for the new larger smartphone is expected to be extremely high, with iPhone users upgrading to the larger form factor popularized by Android and Windows Phones.

iPhone is what most of Apple customers are waiting for, but the tech giant is also expected to launch a smartwatch later in 2014. This device is expected to compete with the new raft of Google smartwatches from LG, Samsung, Motorola and others. However, it is unknown for sure whether Apple is going to reveal it during the September event.

2nd ODI: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Hambantota

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat 

Sri Lanka Team
WU Tharanga, TM Dilshan, KC Sangakkara†, DPMD Jayawardene, AD Mathews*, SMA Priyanjan, NLTC Perera, S Prasanna, KMDN Kulasekara, HMRKB Herath, SL Malinga

Pakistan Team
Sharjeel Khan, Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Umar Akmal†, Misbah-ul-Haq*, Fawad Alam, Sohaib Maqsood, Shahid Afridi, Wahab Riaz, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Irfan

Do not let the Sharifs flee, says Qadri

Do not let the Sharifs flee, says Qadri  

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri has ordered his workers to not let the Sharif brothers flee the country, ARY News reports on Friday.

Addressing his party workers on Thursday night, PAT Chairman Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri said that he has come to Pakistan to give the nation a good news. He further said that the country achieve victory soon.

“Include their (Sharif Brothers) names in the Exit Control List (ECL). Don’t let them flee”, Qadri said.

A qawwali night was organized by PAT last night in which protesters requested their favourite qawwalis throughout the night.

PAT Chairman breathed a new spirit within the participants of the Inqilaab March (Revolution March) with his sermon

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri has ordered his workers to not let the Sharif brothers flee the country, ARY News reports on Friday.
Addressing his party workers on Thursday night, PAT Chairman Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri said that he has come to Pakistan to give the nation a good news. He further said that the country achieve victory soon.
“Include their (Sharif Brothers) names in the Exit Control List (ECL). Don’t let them flee”, Qadri said.
A qawwali night was organized by PAT last night in which protesters requested their favourite qawwalis throughout the night.
PAT Chairman breathed a new spirit within the participants of the Inqilaab March (Revolution March) with his sermon
- See more at: http://arynews.tv/en/do-not-let-the-sharifs-flee-says-qadri/#sthash.FgGAys28.dpuf

SLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri has ordered his workers to not let the Sharif brothers flee the country, ARY News reports on Friday.
Addressing his party workers on Thursday night, PAT Chairman Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri said that he has come to Pakistan to give the nation a good news. He further said that the country achieve victory soon.
“Include their (Sharif Brothers) names in the Exit Control List (ECL). Don’t let them flee”, Qadri said.
A qawwali night was organized by PAT last night in which protesters requested their favourite qawwalis throughout the night.
PAT Chairman breathed a new spirit within the participants of the Inqilaab March (Revolution March) with his sermon
- See more at: http://arynews.tv/en/do-not-let-the-sharifs-flee-says-qadri/#sthash.FgGAys28.dpuf

SLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri has ordered his workers to not let the Sharif brothers flee the country, ARY News reports on Friday.
Addressing his party workers on Thursday night, PAT Chairman Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri said that he has come to Pakistan to give the nation a good news. He further said that the country achieve victory soon.
“Include their (Sharif Brothers) names in the Exit Control List (ECL). Don’t let them flee”, Qadri said.
A qawwali night was organized by PAT last night in which protesters requested their favourite qawwalis throughout the night.
PAT Chairman breathed a new spirit within the participants of the Inqilaab March (Revolution March) with his sermon
- See more at: http://arynews.tv/en/do-not-let-the-sharifs-flee-says-qadri/#sthash.FgGAys28.dpuf

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri has ordered his workers to not let the Sharif brothers flee the country, ARY News reports on Friday.
Addressing his party workers on Thursday night, PAT Chairman Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri said that he has come to Pakistan to give the nation a good news. He further said that the country achieve victory soon.
“Include their (Sharif Brothers) names in the Exit Control List (ECL). Don’t let them flee”, Qadri said.
A qawwali night was organized by PAT last night in which protesters requested their favourite qawwalis throughout the night.
PAT Chairman breathed a new spirit within the participants of the Inqilaab March (Revolution March) with his sermon.
- See more at: http://arynews.tv/en/do-not-let-the-sharifs-flee-says-qadri/#sthash.FgGAys28.dpuf

Mathews keeps Sri Lanka’s unbeaten record intact

DHAKA - A characteristic captain’s knock under pressure from Angelo Mathews saw Sri Lanka end the qualifying round of the Asia Cup on an unbeaten note when they defeated hosts Bangladesh by three wickets with one over to spare at Dhaka on Thursday. 

Sri Lanka, who will meet defending champions Pakistan in the final on Saturday, kept Bangladesh down to 204-9 before overcoming early jitters to chase down the target in 49 overs. The four-time champions won all their four matches, this time with some tight bowling and resilient batting led by skipper Angelo Mathews who hit an unbeaten 74.
It was Mathews and Chaturanga de Silva (44) who lifted Sri Lanka from a struggling 75-5 through their sixth wicket stand of 82 runs. Mathews was in command throughout his 103-ball knock, hitting seven boundaries and a six, while de Silva ably supported him during his 52-ball knock, smashing five fours. Despite two late wickets, Mathews kept his cool, hitting the winning boundary towards mid-wicket. Paceman Al-Amin Hossain finished with 2-42.
Bangladesh, whose dreams of reaching the final were shattered after Tuesday’s three wicket defeat against Pakistan, had a sniff of a victory after Al-Amin removed Kusal Perera (nought) and in-form Kumar Sangakkara (two) in his first two overs. Mahela Jayawardene (nought), Lahiru Thirimanne (33) and Ashan Priyanjan (24) were also removed before Mathews took over the responsibility of steering the team to winning shores.
Bangladesh, who won the toss and opted to bat, were left stranded after a good start. Spinners Priyanjan (2-11) and Ajantha Mendis (2-55) put the brakes on before Thisara Perera (2-29) and Suranga Lakmal (2-32) wrapped up the middle and lower order.
Opener Anamul Haque, who scored a brilliant hundred in Bangladesh’s highest one-day score of 326-3 against Pakistan on Tuesday, was once again the mainstay of the batting with an 86-ball 49. Anamul and Shamsur Rahman (39) gave the home team a solid 74-run start before Mendis struck twice, dismissing Shamsur and Mominul Haque (one) in the 18th over.
Anamul hit two boundaries and a six during his 86-ball knock while Shamsur’s 57-ball innings included six hits to the fence. Nasir Hossain (30) and Mohammad Mahmudullah (30) shared an innings-repairing sixth wicket stand of 55 to give the total some respectability. Shakib Al Hasan made 20. Five-time champions India crashed out of the event on Wednesday after losing two of their four matches against Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
Bangladesh, who were runners-up to Pakistan in the last Asia Cup in 2012, finished the event with four defeats in as many matches. Afghanistan was the fifth team who upset Bangladesh in their maiden appearance in the Asia Cup but lost their remaining three matches.

Scoreboard

BANGLADESH:
Anamul c Thirimanne b Priyanjan    49
Shamsur lbw b Mendis    39
Mominul b Mendis    1
Mushfiqur lbw b de Silva    4
Shakib c Mathews b Priyanjan    20
Nasir c Jayawardene b Lakmal    30
Mahmudullah b Lakmal    30
Ziaur b NLTC Perera    12
Arafat Sunny not out    2
Rubel b NLTC Perera    0
Al-Amin Hossain not out    0
EXTRAS: (b 4, lb 3, w 10)    17
TOTAL: (9 wickets; 50 overs)    204
FOW: 1-74, 2-76, 3-87, 4-106, 5-119, 6-174, 7-183, 8-203, 9-203
BOWLING: RAS Lakmal 10-0-32-2, NLTC Perera 8-0-29-2, SMSM Senanayake 10-1-37-0, PC de Silva 10-0-33-1, BAW Mendis 9-0-55-2, SMA Priyanjan 3-0-11-2.
SRI LANKA:
MDKJ Perera c Anamul b Al-Amin    0
HDRL Thirimanne c Rubel b Arafat    33
KC Sangakkara c Nasir b Al-Amin    2
DPMD Jayawardene run out    0
SMA Priyanjan c Anamul b Ziaur    24
AD Mathews not out     74
PC de Silva c Anamul b Mahmudullah     44
NLTC Perera run out    15
SMSM Senanayake not out     7
EXTRAS: (b 4, w 5)    9
TOTAL: (7 wickets; 49 overs)    208
FOW: 1-0, 2-6, 3-8, 4-47, 5-75, 6-157, 7-193
BOWLING: Al-Amin Hossain 10-2-42-2, Rubel Hossain 6-0-25-0, Shakib Al Hasan 10-0-27-0, Ziaur Rahman 10-0-34-1, Arafat Sunny 7-0-46-1, Mahmudullah 6-1-30-1.
TOSS: Bangladesh
Player of the match: Ad Mathews (SL)
Umpires: BF Bowden (New Zealand)
and BNJ Oxenford (Australia)

BD women beat Pakistan to seal ODI series

DHAKA - Bangladesh women contrived to turn a simple chase into a low-scoring thriller but managed to hold their nerve to a three-wicket victory over Pakistan women to take the ODI series 2-0.  Pakistan’s decision to bat backfired enormously as they were routed for 87. Seamer Lata Mondal set the pace early by dismissing both openers with only 15 on the board.

 A brief period of solidity ensued with Nain Abidi and Sana Mir adding 38 runs for the fourth wicket but once that stand was broken the innings collapsed. Pakistan lost three further wickets with the score on 67 and crumpled there on. Shohaly Akhter picked up 3 for 13 and Panna Ghosh produced a tight seven overs for nine runs and two wickets.  Mir, the Pakistan captain, led the fightback with the ball forcing the hosts into a wobble. Ayasha Rahman and Fargana Hoque had ushered to score to 50 when the batting began to come apart. They lost three wickets for 13 runs and then a further three with the score on 87 to be seven down. Fortunately for the hosts, there was only one run for victory. Mir ended with 4 for 26 off her 10 overs, but would rue gifting 15 runs in extras, 13 of which were wides.

Root century tops Ramdin as England take series

NORTH SOUND - A stroke-filled maiden century by Denesh Ramdin just wasn’t enough as England held on to defeat the West Indies by 25 runs in the deciding third and final one-day international on Wednesday.

Ramdin’s 128, the first ODI hundred by a West Indies wicketkeeper, lifted the home side from 43 for four in pursuit of a daunting target of 304 when he was last out with the total on 278, bowled by Tim Bresnan having taken 14 runs off the first three deliveries of the 48th over.  Earlier, Joe Root battled through the considerable pain of a sore right thumb — the result of a blow inflicted by fast-medium bowler Ravi Rampaul at the start of his innings — to stroke his first hundred in this form of the game while Jos Buttler fell one run short of his own first ODI century to take England to 303 for six.
Root, who was named man of the match, and Buttler put on 175 for the fifth wicket after the innings was at a crossroads when Sunil Narine bowled the experienced Eoin Morgan to reduce England to 116 for four in the 24th over. 
The spinner came in for some rare punishment later in the innings, conceding 21 runs off his ninth over.  “It was good to watch what our boys did with the bat over the final ten overs, given what happened to us in the first match,” said England skipper Stuart Broad.
“The overall effort is encouraging looking ahead to the World Twenty (in Bangladesh later this month).”  West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo finished with three wickets, including two off consecutive deliveries but Moeen Ali’s 55 at the top of the order was necessary to avoid a complete collapse before Root and Buttler took over.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Buttler was left to rue an attempt to sneak his 100th run in the final over as he only succeeded in spooning a catch back to the bowler Rampaul.  “England batted well and this was a much better wicket,” said a rueful Bravo.
“But we can’t blame the bowlers. It’s our batsmen who have to take the blame for this loss.”  As in the previous two matches, the West Indies top-order batting again failed to fire and not even the inclusion of the experienced Marlon Samuels seemed capable of halting the slide. However Ramdin played the limited-over innings of his life, dominating half-century partnerships with Bravo and Darren Sammy before taking on the improbable task virtually on his own.
Two sixes in one over off James Tredwell took him to the century-mark, yet just when it seemed England were poised to self-destruct under the pressure, Bresnan produced the perfect yorker to end Ramdin’s effort and seal victory in the match and the series.

Scoreboard

ENGLAND:
M Lumb c Narine b Dwayne Bravo    20
M Ali c and b Miller    55
B Stokes c Rampaul b Dwayne Bravo    0
J Root c Darren Bravo b Dwayne Bravo    107
E Morgan b Narine    1
J Buttler c and b Rampaul    99
R Bopara not out    5
T Bresnan not out    1
EXTRAS: (lb5, w8, nb2)    15
TOTAL: (6 wickets, 50 overs)    303
FOW: 1-37, 2-37, 3-115, 4-116, 5-291, 6-300
BOWLING: Dwayne Bravo 10-0-60-3, Rampaul 8-0-55-1, Sammy 5-0-35-0, Smith 1-0-6-0, Narine 10-1-52-1, Miller 10-0-48-1, Samuels 5-0-29-0, Simmons 1-0-13-0.
WEST INDIES:
K Powell b Root    1
D Smith c Ali b Broad    9
Darren Bravo c Bopara b Ali    16
L Simmons b Broad    16
M Samuels c Buttler b Parry    23
D Ramdin b Bresnan    128
Dwayne Bravo c Buttler b Bopara    27
D Sammy c Stokes b Bresnan    24
N Miller c sub (Jordan) b Bresnan    10
S Narine run out    10
R Rampaul not out    0
EXTRAS: (b3, lb6, w5)    14
TOTAL: (all out, 47.4 overs)    278
FOW: 1-10, 2-10, 3-42, 4-43, 5-80, 6-131, 7-202, 8-246, 9-263, 10-278
BOWLING: Root 3-0-24-1, Broad 9-0-58-2, Ali 1-0-5-1, Parry 9-1-60-1, Bresnan 8.4-0-45-3, Tredwell 10-1-38-0, Stokes 4-0-21-0, Bopara 3-0-18-1
RESULT: England won by 25 runs
England won series 2-1
UMPIRES: M Erasmus (RSA) and J Wilson (WIS)
TV UMPIRE: R Tucker (AUS)
MATCH REFEREE: A Pycroft (ZIM)
RESERVE UMPIRE: G Brathwaite

3 more n-plants to be purchased from China

LAHORE - Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday disclosed talks were in progress with China for the purchase of another three nuclear power plants, but he did not say anything about their capacity, the cost and the schedule of their completion.

Inaugurating a grand auto show here on Thursday, he enlisted the steps his government was taking to overcome the energy crisis, end joblessness, expand motorways and save hundreds of billions of rupees the country is unjustifiably spending to keep the major loss-making projects afloat.
Pakistan has been facing serious energy crisis for several years and the menace of load shedding is hitting the industrial sector as well as domestic consumers even after payment of about Rs 500 billion in circular debt last year. The debt has again exceeded Rs 200 billion. The average demand-supply gap at present stands at 5,000MW and the situation will worsen during the summer which is about to start.
The prime minister said Pakistan’s total power generation capacity attained during the past 65 years stood at 17,000MW. To meet all existing and future requirements, he said, the capacity would be doubled during the five-year term of the present government.
The auto show was organised by Pakistan Association of Automative Parts and Accessories Manufacturers (PAAPAM). A total of 150 local and international exhibitors and global buyers are taking part in the three-day show at the Expo Centre, Johar Town.Giving a brief account of the energy projects, the premier said 660MW Port Qasim and 2,200MW civil nuclear plant projects had been launched in Karachi while work had also been started on Diamir-Bhasha Dam and Basu Dam. He said the fourth expansion plan of Tarbela Dam had also been started to generate 1,410MW electricity.
Nawaz Sharif told the show participants that he planned to extend the motorway to Karachi and work on the new segment would be started during the current calendar year. The design of the Lahore-Karachi motorway would be identical to the existing Lahore-Islamabad section. According to the prime minister, a motorway needs re-carpeting after about a decade. The process was, therefore, due for the Lahore-Islamabad segment, he said, adding it would be started during the current year and completed in about 18 months at a cost ranging between Rs 30 billion and Rs 40 billion.

Sharif said the Lahore-Karachi railway track would be upgraded to improve the performance of the facility.
Criticising the nationalisation policy of the then PPP government, the prime minister said it had ruined the economy. Loot and plunder, mismanagement and embezzlements had started immediately with the launch of the nationalisation policy. However, he said, he was determined to set the situation right.
The government, it may be recalled, has already started a policy of privatisation and a schedule has been prepared for the purpose. The opposition parties are averse to the idea as it would render a large number of people jobless. But the government is determined to go ahead at all costs.
The prime minister also stressed the need to increase exports. For this purpose, he directed the commerce minister to take necessary steps. He said he was aware of the security situation and was doing his best to restore peace to the country.
Punjab Governor Ch Sarwar, Commerce Minister Engr Khurram Dastgir, Minister for Industries Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, Privatisation Board Chairman Muhammad Zubair, the Board of Investment chairman and eminent industrialists were also present on the occasion.
APP adds: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Thursday said that Pakistan’s progress was linked with a thriving industry and the government was exploring new vistas to provide avenues to the business community for economic progress.
Addressing the inaugural session of the Pakistan Auto Show at Expo Centre here, he said the world exports spread over 216 countries, but 76 percent of Pakistan’s exports were confined to only 20 countries of the world, stressing the need to enhance this number.
The prime minister said the award of GSP+ status by the European Union (EU) was an achievement of the PML-N government, adding the facility would provide access to 90 per cent of the Pakistani products to the EU market at zero-tariff. Nawaz said the government’s task was to provide an environment conducive to the businesses to flourish. He said: “If industry thrives, the whole country prospers.”
He said the government had inherited a shattered economy from the previous regime and every institution was on the decline. The PML-N government had faced the challenges with conviction and did not lose heart at any moment, he remarked.
Nawaz Sharif said the government had finalised seven-year projects worth $32.690 billion with China, which would attract an annual foreign investment of $4 billion.
Nawaz Sharif asked the auto show management to follow Geneva and other models for effective auto shows and maintain the same standards.

Nato airstrike kills five Afghan soldiers

PULI ALAM : A NATO airstrike in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday accidentally killed five Afghan soldiers, government officials said, while the coalition said it was investigating reports of the incident. “At 3:30am this morning, due to a NATO airstrike in Charkh district, Logar province, five service members of the Afghan national army were martyred and eight others were wounded,” defence ministry spokesman Zahir Azimi said on his Twitter account.