At least two people were killed when two armed men opened fire in the Shah Faisal Colony in Karachi. According to the police, the victims have been identified as Arif and Zeeshan. Police claim to have arrested both the accused.
On the other hand, angry protestors torched the residence of the accused in Khan Goth police precincts. A spokesperson for the Awami National party (ANP) confirmed that both the victims were ANP workers.
Provincial Minority Affairs Minister Kamran Michael, with additional charge of finance, is currently presenting the budget amid rumpus by opposition parties in the Punjab Assembly.
Earlier, the Punjab cabinet approved the provincial budget of Rs 655 billion for the fiscal year 2011-12 in a meeting today.
According to sources, a development programme of Rs 220 billion will be unveiled in the province, while Rs 20 billion will be allocated for the district governments.
The education sector in Punjab is likely to get Rs 23.9 billion while the agriculture development budget will be around Rs 3.4 billion. At least Rs 9 billion will be spent in the energy sector.
At least 10,000 new employment opportunities will be created in education, health and police departments.
A ban will be imposed on the construction of new government buildings and residences for the government officers.
Rs 30 billion will be allocated for poverty alleviation programme and Rs 4 billion will be earmarked for Ramazan package. Punjab’s current account revenue is Rs 438 billion.
Token tax up to 1300cc vehicles is increased by Rs 1,000 while token fee on vehicles will be increased from Rs 1,200 to Rs 1,800.
As per details, the van fell into BRB Canal when the driver of the van tried to save a motorcyclist.
Resultantly, Shumaila and her nice Quratul Ain drowned while husband of Shumaila and her daughter were rescued.
The search operation for the dead bodied is underway.
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani met with President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday.
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Khalid Shameem Wynne, Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Noman Bashir, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman and Secretary Defence Lt Gen (r) Syed Athar Ali were also present.
Security situation was discussed during the meeting.
The witnesses recognised all the Rangers officials, who had killed an innocent teenager, Sarfaraz Shah, in broad daylight in Benazir Park, Karachi, last week.
According to eye-witness, the accused brought the victim to Rangers officials while holding him by hair.
The victim was asking for forgiveness and begged for life, but Shahid Zafar opened fired at him, injuring him seriously, an eye-witness said.
He said that he did not know whether the victim had done anything wrong. He said that Sarfaraz received serious wounds and was crying in pain, but no one helped him.
During the identification parade, the accused were allowed to make counter arguments with the witnesses.
A spokesman of the rebels said that 16 people were injured in the NATO airstrikes in village Amreer Gabes, 30 kilometre away from Ajdabiyah.
On the other hand, Gaddafi s son Saif al-Islam told an Italian newspaper in an interview that his father was willing to hold elections and step aside if he lost but would never leave Libya.
At least nine Asian teams will take part in the 10-day event, which kicks off today. Teams from Pakistan, South Korea, Malaysia, China, Sri Lanka, Kazakhstan, Indonesia, Brunei and Singapore are participating in the tournament.
Defending champions Pakistan has been placed in Pool A and will play its first match against Brunei on June 19. The green shirts will face Indonesia in their second match on June 20. They will play their third match against Singapore on June 23 and last pool match against Kazakhstan on June 24.
The poll B consists of China, South Korea, Malaysia and Sri Lanka.
According to a government spokesman, a residential locality in Arada area of Tripoli was targeted in the NATO raids.
Reporters were taken by Libyan government officials to the residential area destroyed during the attack.
Talking to reporters, Libyan deputy foreign minister Khaled Kaim said that civilians are being intentionally targeted by the NATO forces. The reporter were also witnessed a body being pulled out of the rubble of a destroyed building
At a local hospital, reporters were shown three bodies, including a child, which government officials said were people who had been killed in the air strike.
According to a reporter, Arada is known for anti-Gaddafi sentiment.
According to the US Geological Survey, an earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale rocked coastal area of Alaska at 6:09 am local time.
The US officials have issued a tsunami warning immediately in coastal town Atka and its suburbs. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
Militants blew up two Nato oil tanker in Jamrud, Khyber Agency. Official sources said that the tanker had been completely destroyed in the explosion.
The Pak-Afghan highway has been blocked after the explosion and supply to Nato forces has also been suspended. The TTP has claimed responsibility for the attack on the Nato supply line.
The petrol is being sold as high as Rs 125 per litre in various cities as the acute shortage of fuel is being observed after the halt in supply from the Attock Oil Refinery due to some technical faults.
Long queues of vehicles were seen on CNG stations following the resumption of gas supply after the weekly suspension of two days.
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani ordered the Pakistan State Oil to import 50,000 tonnes extra fuel to overcome the shortage.
The Petroleum Ministry claimed that the scarcity would be diminished in two days.
Meanwhile, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority issued notice to the Attock Oil Refinery, asking them to restore their routine supplies.
In the first PML-N government, Yellow cab scheme was introduced for the unemployed youth and Rs 50 billion was borrowed from banks to run the scheme. Thousands of vehicles including luxury cars were also imported and later were exported to earn profit. More vehicles were given to political activists. The loan, which was obtained for the scheme resulted in the default of Allied Bank and Habib Bank and public money was used to save the banks.
Cut in customs duties also affected the economy. Local auto industry also suffered due to the imported vehicles and no investment was made in this sector during the next 5-years.
Hot spell continued across the country as temperature rose to 41 Celsius in Bahawalpur at 10am on Monday.
According to the Met Office, 40 Celsius temperature was recorded in Rahimyar Khan, 39 Celsius in Jhang, 38 Celsius in Khuzdar, Jhelum and Hyderabad, 37 Celsius in Dera Ghazi Khan, Mangla, Multan and Faisalabad, 36 Celsius in Lahore and Sahiwal, 35 Celsius in Peshawar and 34 Celsius in Karachi.
Customs Intelligence has registered cases against 4200 business units and 144 fake companies.
After a short fall in sales tax of millions of rupees it was discovered fake receipts of non-existents companies had been submitted. In the beginning a scam of Rs 172 millions surfaced but afterwards it turned out to be in access of Rs 10 billion.
Investigation agencies were taken aback to know that very prominent companies were stealing Sales Tax.
After some arrests, about Rs 1.5 billion were recovered while about 50 accused have moved the courts.
These companies have also claimed and received refund of Rs 350 million. About 70 accused have absconded and raids are being conducted to arrest them. Investigation agency has sought answers from the chief commissioners of Karachi and Lahore asking them why this scam was not reported.
The South Korean metropolis of Seoul would offer free wifi in outdoor spaces in a $44 million project to give residents and visitors Internet access on every street corner.
Demand for wifi is booming amid the rapid spread of smartphones and tablet computers but outdoor coverage in the South Korean capital has so far been limited. Seoul will make its network available in 10,430 parks, streets and other public places by 2015. All buses, subway trains and taxis in the city will be equipped to offer wireless Internet to passengers by the end of this year.
Wifi service is unavailable at 83 percent of outdoor areas in Seoul but it soon will be available at every street corner of the city.
According to results Facebook users are more trusting, have more close friends, and are more politically-engaged. There has been a great deal of speculation about the impact of social networking site use on people s social lives users relationships with the world. People who use sites like Facebook have more close relationships and are more likely to be involved in civic and political activities. Facebook users are two and half times more likely to attend a political rally or meeting, 57 percent more likely to persuade someone on their vote, and 43 percent more likely to have said they would vote.
The emotional support and companionship that frequent Facebook users get is equivalent to about half the total support that the average American receives from a spouse or live-in partner.
According to sources, due to the low profit ratio the oil companies had limited their business that ensued in the petrol shortage in the country.
Considering the situation, the government is planning to increase the profit margin of oil companies by Rs 0.50 per litre the source said.
The increase is likely to be applicable on petrol, diesel and kerosene oil prices.
According to police, an alleged dacoit Muhammad Hussain got injured by firing of a citizen during a dacoity attempt near Abdullah Girls College. Return fire from Muhammad Hussain resulted in injuries to his own accomplice Mustafa.
Both the injured were shifted to Abbasi Shaeed Hospital for treatment from where police have arrested them.
The Lorashan Reds outplayed Cristal Footbal Club 4-0 in the first semi-final of the Karachi Women Football Championship which was played at the KMC Ground.
Roshilba Farnandis scored a hat-trick for the winners while Mehwish Khan scored the fourth goal.
The second semifinal of the championship will be played today between Lorashan Blues and Karachi United.
SANTIAGO : Chilean authorities on Tuesday extended the detention of a Pakistani man found with traces of explosives as he visited the US embassy to discuss a revoked visa.
“I am innocent and I do not know why this is happening. I think it is the fault of the United States, where I wanted to go for a month. That’s why I went to the embassy,” the man, who police identified as Mauhannas Saif Ur Rehnab Khan, told reporters.
Rehnab, 28, denied any terrorist ties. “I have no idea what is happening here, but I imagine it has to do with what’s going on in Iraq and Afghanistan,” he said. “I don’t know anything about bombs. I am a man who studies and works and I have nothing to do with that stuff,” he said.
Rehnab made the remarks to AFP as he was transferred in a police van to a hospital for a medical checkup ordered by Judge Ely Rothfield.
Rehnab said he had not had contact with the Pakistani embassy, or with Chilean authorities, or the prosecutor in the case, Francisco Jacir.
Under anti-terror laws the suspect can be detained until Saturday, court sources said.
Experts found traces of a TNT explosive derivative on the young suspect’s hands, cell phone, bag and documentation after he went through a security checkpoint on Monday, prompting embassy staff to notify police.
Rehnab insisted he did not know where the traces came from, and said that he was at the embassy only to renew his visa.
But a senior State Department official said in Washington Tuesday that the embassy had called Rehnab in after revoking his US visa. He would not say why the visa had been revoked.
State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said Rehnab had been called in “to clarify the information that we have on this individual.
