Khosa signs PPP ouster summary

LAHORE: Governor Punjab Sardar Latif Khosa has signed the summary of sending home the Pakistan People’s Party ministers and parliamentary secretaries, Geo News reported Monday.

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Scientists warn of water woes

OTTAWA: Demand for water in agriculture and energy production could spike in the coming decades while catastrophic floods and droughts strike more often, a water conference in Canada is to hear this week. “At unpredictable times, too much water will arrive in some places and too little in others,” said Zafar Adeel, chair of UN Water which coordinates water-related efforts of 28 United Nations organizations and agencies. Within a generation, water demand in many countries is forecast to exceed supply by an estimated 40 percent. In other parts of the world prone to flooding, catastrophic floods normally expected once a century could occur every 20 years instead. Meanwhile, spending on technologies and services to discover, manage, filter, disinfect and desalinate water, improve infrastructure and distribution, mitigate flood damage and reduce water consumption by households, industry and agriculture is expected to rise to a trillion dollars annually by 2020. Some 300 scientists, policy-makers and economists will release these and other research findings as well as proven new tools, ideas and best practices for optimizing water management at a Canadian Water Network international conference in Ottawa. The event kicks off on February 28 and runs through March 3. Conference speaker Hans Schreier of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver will present research buttressing the need for flood-prone areas to brace for more frequent disasters. He pointed to Canadian insurance data showing claims resulting from extreme weather increased 20-fold in the past 30 years and flood-related claims now exceeding fire and wind insurance claims every year. Schreier called for improved road and street designs to minimize rainwater runoff. “Until now, all we”ve ever done in urban environments is to drain everything into rivers and lakes,” he said. But curbs, drains and impermeable surfaces could be replaced where possible with grassy shoulder depressions that collect and absorb rainwater while directing excess runoff into constructed wetlands or storm water retention ponds. This would mitigate flood damage, but also polluted runoff normally drained via pipes into lakes and rivers would be instead filtered and cleaned as it sinks through the ground, helping compensate the extensive loss of wetlands to development. Other low-cost innovations might include home driveway designs and materials that allow most precipitation to be absorbed instead of running onto streets and roads, he said. Another topic to be discussed at the conference is the impact of water shortages on businesses that rely on “virtual water” or the amount of water used in production of items. A desktop computer, for example, requires 1.5 tons (1,500 liters) of water; a pair of denim jeans up to 6 tons; a kilogram of wheat 1 ton; a kilo of chicken 3 to 4 tons; a kilo of beef 15 to 30 tons. Nicholas Parker, chairman of the Cleantech Group, said: “What people don”t often realize is how much water there is in everything we make and buy, from t-shirts to wine.” One proposal is to list water used on product package labels to inform consumers and encourage conservation, said Adeel, noting that annual global trade in “virtual water” now exceeds 800 billion tons, the equivalent of 10 Nile Rivers. As developing countries gain wealth, their citizens” demands for food and energy, which both require a lot of water to produce, will skyrocket, Adeel warned. (AFP)

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Quetta receives hailstorm

QUETTA: The valley of Quetta on Monday noon received hailstorm, to the delight of all, making driving a misery on main roads of the city awash with hail of stones. The storm struck the provincial capital at about 1.40 pm, which soon carpeted streets, roads and rooftops with the hailstones. Reports reaching here from various localities of the city suggested the traffic jam, making driving a misery on roads awash with a hail of stones. It may be recalled here that the intermittent rain had started lashing the city for last few days followed by hailstorms, which it received today. According to the met office sources, following the hailing mercury dropped significantly, adding more rains were predicted to lash the city and its adjacent areas for another week.

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Zardari discuss Punjab with Khosa, Malik

KAACHI: Governor Punjab Sardar Latif Khan Khosa and Interior Minister Rahman Malik called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Bilawal House here on Monday. Overall political situation in the Punjab province after the decision of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) to relieve the PPP ministers from the provincial cabinet was discussed during the meeting with Governor Khosa. Khosa informed the president that he had received a summary from the Punjab Chief Minister on Monday advising him to relieve the seven Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) ministers from the provincial cabinet. Zardari said that the PPP would uphold the law and advised the Governor to proceed in accordance with the Constitution. Pace of progress on developmental projects, rebuilding of damaged infrastructure and the prevailing law and order situation in the province also came under discussion during the meeting. The president informed the Governor that during his visit to Japan last week he sought Japanese assistance in rebuilding roads and bridges destroyed during the last year’’s floods in Punjab like its help to rebuild the damaged infrastructure in the Khyber Pakhtukhwa. Interior Minister Rahman Malik briefed the President about the overall law and order situation in the country. (APP)

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President extends tenure of four SHC judges

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari, on the recommendations of the Parliamentary Committee for the appointment of Judges and on the advice of the Prime Minister, on Monday approved grant of one-year extension in the tenure of four Additional Judges of the Sindh High Court (SHC). Spokesperson Farhatullah Babar said that the Additional Judges of the SHC whose tenure has been extended by one year on the recommendation of the Parliamentary Committee are Mr. Justice Imam Bakhsh Baloch, Mr. Justice Nisar Muhammad Shaikh, Mr. Justice Syed Hassan Azhar Rizvi and Mr. Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar. The one year extension in respect of each Additional Judge will be deemed to be effective from the date on which his current tenure as Additional Judge expires, he said. In a related development, the President, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister, on Monday also accepted the request of Mr. Justice Zahid Hussain of the Supreme Court for early retirement.

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Peace In One Pakistani Tribal Valley Offers Hope

A fragile peace is taking root in Pakistan's western Kurram tribal region after nearly four years of sectarian warfare between Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims.Some have criticized a peace pact …

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Windies hammer Dutch bowlers for 330

NEW DELHI: The West Indies batsmen hammered the Netherlands bowlers for a huge total of 330 runsfor eight wickets in their World Cup Group B day-night match here at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium on Monday. Sent into bat by Netherlands captain Peter Borren, experienced batsman Chris Gayle opened the innings with Devon Smith for an exact 100-run partnership and then added another 68 with Darren Bravo. Smith made 53 from 51 balls with nine fours while Bravo scored 30 with two sixes. Later, Gayle was dismissed by Ryan ten Doeschate for 80, laced with two sixes and seven fours. Then, Ramnaresh Sarwan (49) and Kieron Pollard (60) got together to make 65 runs for the fourth wicket. Pollard struck four sixes. For the Netherlands, Pieter Seelar took three and Mudassar Bukhari got two wickets. The Dutch fielded the same side that lost to England by six wickets in their opening match in Nagpur. The West Indies brought in left-arm spinner Nikita Miller in place of injured all-rounder Dwayne Bravo. Bravo picked up a knee injury during his team’’s seven-wicket defeat to South Africa at the same venue last week.

Written on February 28, 2011 | Posted in 2011, Sports, UK, UN, World Cup, ad, africa, captain, england, netherlands, pta, uth, west indies | Leave a comment

Federal Areas pick up three points

Federal Areas' seamers Sadaf Hussain and Iftikhar Anjum were clinical in running through Punjab's tail and secured three points for a first-innings lead for their team on the fourth …

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Only uniform distinguishes Shahbaz from Musharraf

LAHORE: Parliamentary Leader of Pakistan People’s Party Raja Riaz Ahmed Monday said that based of his observation of the past three years he can confidently say that there is only one difference between Pervez Musharraf and Shahbaz Sharif and that is uniform. Talking to media men at a local hotel after paying a visit to Data Darbar, Raja Riaz advised Shahbaz Sharif “to drop the Moghal prince-like life style and stop all the ‘Topi Drama’ because ‘khadims’ don’t normally have fortes’. He lashed out at Shahbaz Sharif, saying the man who likes to be called Khadim-e-Alla has not one but three camp offices as if he is a Moghal prince. Raja Riaz said PPP would continue to pursue the policy of reconciliation. He urged Pakistan Muslim League-N Chief Nawaz Sharif to avoid indulging in horse-trading.

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Cricket World Cup: Shoaib too old for life in fast lane

COLOMBO: Former tearaway Shoaib Akhtar admitted on Monday that age has dimmed his energy and desire to deliver the 100 mph toe-crunchers that once made him the world’’s most feared fast bowler. The charismatic but controversial Pakistan seamer, whose career has been plagued by injury and disciplinary problems, knows that, at 35, it is sense rather than speed that will get wickets. “I left this race of bowling at 100 mph a long time ago. I am nearing 36 now and am more mature, so I am focusing (more) on getting wickets now than bowling fast,” said Akhtar, who broke the 100 mph barrier at the 2003 World Cup. However, he added: “But I crossed 159 kmh (98 mph) the other day.” Akhtar has played 162 ODIs with 246 wickets and 46 Tests, which yielded 178 wickets. (AFP)

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