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Deputy Emir meets UK Chief of Defence Staff Qatari scribe Tunisia gets denied entry by Kuwait back $28.8m DOHA: Cairo-based Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) has expressed Ben Ali loot concern over reports that a Qatari jour- Qatar official hands over cheque nalist has been denied entry into Kuwait for criticising the DOHA: Qatar’s Attorney efforts. He expressed gratitude for Kuwaiti government. General yesterday handed over Qatar’s efforts to recover stolen Abdulla Hamad Al Athbah (pic- $28.8m to the Tunisian presi- assets of his country. tured), Managing Editor of Al Arab dent in Tunis in his capacity as Al Marri said in a brief newspaper, said Kuwaiti authori- UN Special Advocate on Stolen address that he would continue The Deputy Emir and Heir Apparent H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with British Chief of the Defence ties had blacklisted him because of Asset Recovery. making efforts to recover assets Staff General Sir David Richards at the Emiri Diwan yesterday. Cooperation between Qatar and the UK, his articles and tweets criticising This is the first such retrieval stolen from countries that the Kuwaiti regime and making the especially in military domains, were discussed. of the country’s looted assets have undergone Arab Spring remark that “democracy in Kuwait held abroad by ousted president revolutions. is declining and there is a lack of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and The ceremony was attended by freedom of expression.” his family. Dr Ali bin Fetais Al Qatar’s ambassador to Tunisia, ANHRI has issued a press state- Marri, the attorney general, was Saad bin Nasser Al Humaidi, ment in support of Al Athbah appointed UN Special Advocate QNA said. saying: “In case the information last September. According to Alarabia.net, Accident victims still in hospital regarding adding his name to the Al Marri met Tunisian Tunisia plans to spend its ban list is verified, it would be a BY FAZEENA SALEEM President Mohamed Moncef retrieved wealth on development to have arrived in the country and discharged from the hospital. clear violation of the right to move- Marzouki in the country’s capi- projects and on creating jobs for recently. A team from Marriott The Sri Lankan embassy is ment, which is ensured by inter- tal Tunis yesterday and handed tens of thousands of its unem- DOHA: A number of people International Inc’s Middle East making arrangements to send national treaties on human rights. over a cheque for the amount to ployed youth. injured in Wednesday’s deadly and Africa Continent office in the bodies of the two deceased It is also consistent with the him, Qatar News Agency (QNA) Joblessness remains high in road accident near the traffic Dubai arrived here yesterday. home. They have been identi- policy of banning writers and intel- reported. Tunisia and its government is lights below Ras Abu Aboud flyo- “A team from our hotel was in fied as Abdul Hameed Mohamed lectuals from entering Kuwait for Alarabia.net reported that under popular pressure to recover ver are still receiving treatment Doha as it’s a time we have to be Faizan (33), who was driving one expressing opinions that annoy the the money had been stashed money stashed away in banks at the emergency unit of Hamad with our employees, and we are of the ill-fated minibuses, and authorities. A recent manifestation away in a Lebanese bank in the abroad by Ben Ali and his family. Medical Corporation (HMC). doing what we can to assist our M N Prasanna Ruwan (27), an of this policy was banning female name of Ben Ali’s wife, Laila El According to wire agencies, Most of the injured, whose employees and their families,” employee of Marriott. Saudi writer Badriya Al Bashar Trabelsi. there are legal and political dif- exact number could not be ascer- said a Marriott official, speaking Ruwan, from Anuradhapura from entering Kuwait at the end It is not known how much ficulties in gaining access to tained, are from Sri Lanka, Nepal to this newspaper from Dubai. district in Sri Lanka, was the only of 2012.” ANHRI has demanded Tunisian money has been stashed accounts where the money is and the Philippines, it is learnt. Among the injured, two Sri breadwinner of his family and had that the Kuwaiti authorities issue away in foreign banks by Ben Ali believed held. HMC refused to divulge any Lankans are receiving treatment come to Qatar to work for Marriott an official statement on the inclu- and his family, said Alarabia.net. The agencies reported that an details about those being treated at the emergency unit of HMC, a Doha recently. His mother has sion of Al Athba’s name on the list It is presumed the amount could International Monetary Fund for injuries resulting from the source at the country’s embassy given an affidavit to the foreign of those banned from entering the be several billion dollars. team arrived in Tunis this week to accident, which claimed two lives. here said. ministry in Sri Lanka permitting country, clarify the reasons for Marzouki awarded Al Marri discuss a $1.78bn loan requested The majority of them are Many of those who received his body to be sent home. banning him, and remove his name the First Class Order of the by the government. employees of Doha Marriott Hotel minor injuries, including some THE PENINSULA from the list. THE PENINSULA Republic in recognition of his THE PENINSULA and many of them are reported Sri Lankans, have been treated Continued from page 3 Continued from page 3

Ceiling of ice Dreamliners may Kuwait cabinet okays stiff media bill fly again by KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s cabinet has approved a new media bill cream parlour stipulating a 10-year jail term for religious offences and a fine of more April-end: Al Baker than $1m for criticising the emir. The government has not released the “combined media law” but local newspapers published leaked collapses CHICAGO: Qatar Airways details. To become effective, the new law must be passed by the pro- Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al government parliament and signed by Emir H H Sheikh Sabah Al DOHA: Part of the ceiling of a Baker said he hopes that all five Ahmad Al Sabah. The draft bill proposes a jail term of up to 10 years well-known ice cream parlour of the airline’s Boeing Co 787s for insulting Prophet Muhammed (PBUH), his companions and wives, in Landmark Mall collapsed will be back in service by the end and other prophets. The same penalty applies to those instigating the yesterday. of April, a date sooner than other overthrow of the regime. It also stipulates a fine of between 50,000 No one was injured as the acci- airlines have suggested. dinars ($175,000) and 300,000 dinars ($1.05m) for criticising the Emir dent took place late in the night The ice cream parlour under renovation in Landmark Mall. Baker said he was confident or the crown prince. See also page 4 when the outlet was closed, Al Boeing’s fix for the battery system Sharq reported. that overheated on two planes in Egypt parliament okays new poll law When an employee opened the January would work. He said if it door of the outlet in the morn- were not the right fix, the Federal CAIRO: Egypt’s parliament approved a revised election law yester- ing he was shocked to find debris Aviation Administration would not day setting rules for a parliamentary poll later this year, but oppo- from the broken ceiling on the have approved testing of the fix. sition politicians denounced the new statute and repeated a threat ground. United Continental Holdings to boycott the vote. The Islamist-dominated Upper House will now The Ministry of Interior said Inc’s United Airlines said that it send the text to the Supreme Constitutional Court to check the on its Twitter account that the planned to begin flying Boeing’s legality of the voting procedures for a new Lower House. The court mall will not be closed following 787 Dreamliner five days sooner has 45 days to review the bill. See also page 4 the accident. The incident had than previously expected, a sign occurred while the ice cream of confidence in the jet’s return to Japan carmakers recall 3.4m vehicles shop was being renovated, said service after regulators grounded the ministry. it in January over safety concerns. TOKYO/DETROIT: Four Japanese carmakers, including Toyota THE PENINSULA Full report on page 3 Motor Corp and Nissan Motor Co, are recalling 3.4 million vehicles sold around the world because airbags supplied by Takata Corp are at risk of catching fire or injuring passengers. Toyota said it would recall about 1.73 million vehicles produced between November 2000 and March 2004. Honda said it was recalling around 1.14 million vehicles worldwide. Nissan said it was recalling about 480,000 vehicles globally, while Mazda said it was recalling 45,500 vehi- West Bay towers can resist 4-magnitude quake cles worldwide. The Toyota models covered by the recall include the Corolla, Tundra, Yaris and Camry. Nissan models include the DOHA: Tremors from Towers in West Bay have been Some people think only sky- Qatari Engineers’ Association, Maxima and the Cube. See also page 14 Tuesday’s earthquake in Iran designed in such a way that they scrapers are affected in an was quoted as saying that Qatar’s that were felt here measured 2.4 are totally safe, local Arabic daily earthquake. This is not true. Old meteorology department should End belligerent approach: Obama to N Korea on the Richter scale, while sky- Al Raya reported yesterday, quot- buildings that were designed ear- have the latest equipment to scrapers in the West Bay area ing a professor of civil engineering at lier and were not quake-resistant detect and measure earthquakes WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama yesterday called on of the city are designed to resist Qatar University, Dr Yasir Mahjoub. could be highly vulnerable, said and their aftershocks. North Korea to end its “belligerent approach,” as the world waited quakes of up to four magnitude. These towers were designed by the professor. “The staff of the department for Pyongyang to carry out an expected missile launch. Obama, who More than the towers, it is old international consultants and built He said buildings must be rou- should be trained to handle such spoke alongside UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon after talks in buildings in the country which, by global contractors, Dr Mahjoub tinely checked every ten years or equipment,” Jolo added. A source the Oval Office, said “nobody wants to see a conflict” with the North, though not tall, were built in the said. If any defect was found in a so for safety and people should be from the meteorology department but that the United States is ready to take necessary measures to days when buildings were not building it could be due to a fault made aware of what precautions told the daily there was no way defend itself. “We both agree that now is the time for North Korea designed to be quake-resistant, in its design and not because the to take in the event of a quake or a tremor could be forecast. The to end the kind of belligerent approach that they’ve been taking,” that face a threat from earth- basic rules of design were not fol- its aftershocks. GCC region has very low risk of Obama said. “It’s important for North Korea, like every other coun- quakes and their aftershocks. lowed, he said. Ahmed Jolo, who heads the earthquakes. THE PENINSULA try in the world, to observe basic rules and norms.” AGENCIES FRIDAY 12 APRIL 2013 HOME 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

Emir wraps up Ethiopian visit

www.swiss-belhotel.com Tel Fax The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani talking to Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn in Addis Ababa. The Emir wrapped up his two-day state visit to the country yesterday. The Emir was accompanied by the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani and a high-level delegation.

Tel Fax Emir sends Congo seeks broader condolences to Tel Iran president Fax DOHA: The Emir H H relations with Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has sent a cable Tollfree of heartfelt sympathy and Visiting minister hails Doha for hosting African fest condolences to Iranian Fax President Mahmoud BY RAYNALD C RIVERA Ahmadinejad on the vic- tims of the earthquake Tel DOHA: Congo Brazzaville which hit southwest Iran looks forward to strengthen- on Tuesday. Fax ing bilateral relations with Qatar in various fields, says Culture, Arts and Tourism Tunisian president Tel M i n i s t er Je a n Cl aude G a ko s s o. telephones Emir Fax “We are looking forward to enhancing our relationship with DOHA: The Emir H H Qatar not only in the economic Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa field but in education, culture Al Thani received yes- Tel and other areas of cooperation,” terday a telephone call Fax said Gakosso at a press meet from Tunisian President yesterday at Katara. Mohamed Moncef www.doha.hilton.com He along with a delegation of Marzouki. They reivewed artists is in Doha for the inau- relations. Tel +974 44233333 gural Katara African Festival under the title ‘Africa in the Fax +974 44233000 village of inspiration’ featuring Emir congratulates various activities celebrating FROM LEFT: Saxophonist Manu Dibango; Culture, Arts and Tourism the diversity of African culture Minister Jean Claude Gakosso, and Katara General Manager Khalid Al Armenian president and arts. The Minister lauded Sulaiti at the press conference at Katara, yesterday. ABDUL BASIT DOHA: The Emir H H the countries’ achievements in Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa various fields and their cordial evident in every country where The seven-day festival, which Al Thani has sent a cable of relations as shown with recent African community is present. concludes tomorrow, showcases greetings to President of reciprocal visits of officials. Thanking Qatar for organis- the best of African art, dance, Armenia Serzh Sargsyan African continent, he said, ing the festival, Gakosso said, music and film. The festival on his election for a second has contributed to the civiliza- “We are delighted to be here in particular features African term. Tel tion of humanity from arts to in Qatar, the festival serves arts fair and art workshops, cir- music to literature. as a platform for knowledge cus, Cine Zone, African Parade Fax “African music has deeply exchange allowing us to share Caravanes des Rhythmes and PM sends message influenced the world of music our culture through music, arts, Kids Zone among others. from blues to jazz, transcending dance and film. The festival has Katara General Manager to Albanian minister cultures and places from the US brought together communi- Khalid Al Sulaiti said, “We TIRANA: Albania’s Tel to countries in South America,” ties who share similar cultures are delighted to see thousands Minister of Foreign Fax he said, adding “African culture and allows them to celebrate attending the events and activi- Affairs Aldo Bumi has is the only value we will not lose as one. We look forward to col- ties which celebrate all aspects received a message from and will remain.” laborating with Qatar on future of African culture. The festi- Qatar’s Prime Minister World renowned saxophonist projects.” val represents the emerging and Foreign Minister H E Tel Manu Dibango, who featured in Gakosso also delivered a lec- cultural community of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem Fax a concert yesterday night, shared ture on ‘African Music —Vector bringing together people from bin Jabor Al Thani. the same view saying the impact of Authenticity and Factor of all corners of the earth.” QNA of African culture and arts is Emergence’ yesterday in Katara. THE PENINSULA

Tel Fax Venezuelans in Qatar to vote on Sunday Tel DOHA: Hundreds of Venezuelans living Fax in Qatar are called to vote on Sunday’s elections, after the recent death of presi- dent, Hugo Chavez. The Venezuelan con- stitution establishes that the vote must Tel take place a maximum of 30 days after Fax the passing away of the former president. About 600 Venezuelans live in Qatar and work mainly in the oil and gas industries. Fernando Centeno, Charge d’Affaires at the embassy here, said in a press confer- ence yesterday that Venezuelan nationals have already been informed of the voting process. The Embassy will open according to the schedule marked by the Venezuelan Tel Government, taking into account the eight Fax hour time difference. “After the passing of our eternal leader, the opposition continues to seek other methods to prevent Nicolas Maduro from Tel being elected,” stated the Venezuelan official. Fax “We ask our closest companions to sup- port the democratic system. We’re sure Nicolas Maduro will be elected president; www.renaissancedoha.com we’ll show it in the polls and put an end to all conspiracy plans,” he added. Fernando Centeno (right), Charge d’Affaires at the Venezuela embassy, and Nabil Aref Abou Tel +974 44195000 Centeno also talked about a supposed Assaly, Press Officer and Translator, during a media briefing at the embassy yesterday. SALIM MATRAMKOT Fax +974 44195100 conspiracy to kill Nicolas Maduro, the can- didate Hugo Chavez designated as his suc- cessor. According to the Venezuelan Foreign On occasion of the upcoming 11th anni- Chavez resumed power 48 hours after being Ministry, such plans already exist and its versary of the Victory of the People and overthrown by military leaders who accused epicentre is in El Salvador. He added that Restitution of the Rule of Law in Venezuela him of the clashes on April 11 in Caracas, the opposition would have recruited two this Saturday, Centeno stated: “on that day which killed some 19 people who made up groups of mercenaries in that country to the streets were dressed by the people.” the opposition march. perpetrate this assault. On April 13, 2002, former President THE PENINSULA FRIDAY 12 APRIL 2013 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03 Qatar Airways extends wings to Chicago Carrier now operates 24 passenger flights a week to four US cities CHICAGO: Qatar Airways’ New York, Washington DC and inaugural flight to Chicago Houston and the new thrice- touched down weekly serv- at O’Hare Doha-Chicago Schedules ices from International Chicago. Airport yesterday (Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays) Effective marking the air- June 15, the line’s fourth US Depart Doha QR991 at 0800 hrs, Chicago gateway. arrive Chicago at 1430 hrs — Doha With the launch route will of thrice-weekly Depart Chicago QR992 at 2055 increase to passenger serv- hrs, arrive Doha at 1825 hrs the a daily serv- ices between The ice. Qatar Windy City and following day Airways also Doha, Chicago (Daily schedule from June 15) operates becomes Qatar twice-weekly Airways’ 126th cargo flights destination. between the Qatar Airways now operates 24 two cities since August 2010. passenger flights a week between Flight QR991 arrived to a warm the US and Doha — daily from welcome at an airport ceremony

Qatar Airways’ inaugural passenger flight from Doha to Chicago is welcomed by a traditional water salute at O’Hare International Airport.

attended by Qatar’s Ambassador catchment area to fly with us City of Chicago Mayor Rahm Washington and Houston, Qatar to the US Mohamad bin Abdulla to many parts of the world and, Emanuel said: “Chicago is pleased Airways’ North American opera- Al Rumaihi, Qatar Airways similarly welcome visitors from to welcome Qatar Airways’ world- tions cover thrice-weekly services Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al around the world to this great class service to our global gateway, to Montreal. Baker and airport officials, among city,” said Al Baker. O’Hare International Airport. Qatar Airways’ Doha–Chicago others. “With the local tourism indus- This new international air serv- route is being operated with a The new route offers a con- try receiving 50 million visitors ice creates additional economic Boeing 777-300 Extended Range nection between Chicago and a annually and Chicago being the opportunities, increases tour- aircraft in a two-class configura- number of destinations across headquarters of some of the ism to our city and strengthens tion of 293 seats in Economy Class the Middle East, Africa, India and world’s biggest corporates, includ- Chicago’s cultural and business and 42 in Business Class. Asia Pacific via Doha. ing Boeing, there are many busi- connection to the world. The aircraft features seatback “After more than five success- ness opportunities linking our two “This service will generate TV screens providing all passen- ful years of operations in North cities and regions. more than $200m in annual eco- gers in both cabins with the next FROM LEFT: Commissioner for Chicago Department of Aviation, Rosemarie America, we are pleased to intro- Qatar Airways today spreads nomic impact and will connect generation interactive onboard Andolino; Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker; Qatar’s Ambassador to the duce Chicago as our fourth and its reach in North America and passengers from Chicago to des- entertainment system — a choice US Mohamad bin Abdulla Al Rumaihi; and CEO of Choose Chicago, Don newest US gateway and look we are proud to say that our com- tinations across India, Africa, the of more than 1,000 audio and Welsh, during a ceremony yesterday to mark the arrival of Qatar Airways’ forward to welcoming travel- mitments here will continue,” he Middle East and Asia.” video-on-demand options. inaugural passenger flight to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. lers from the Midwest and its added. Aside from Chicago, New York, THE PENINSULA Qatari team to finalise Ecuador projects

DOHA: The Minister of and vice-versa. Striving to fos- Tourism of Ecuador, Freddy ter sustainable social and eco- Arturo Ehlers, has visited Qatar nomic development in Ecuador, to discuss a total of 17 projects Minister Ehlers views education proposed to Qatari authorities. and knowledge as fundamental to A Qatari delegation is due to fuelling the country’s growth. travel to Ecuador at the end of “Qatar and Ecuador are try- May or in the first days of June ing to discover projects of mutual to finalise some of these joint interest and to form a close part- ventures. nership. Like Qatar Foundation, The Ecuadorian delegation we have a plan to build a univer- travelled to Qatar to promote the sity city in Ecuador. This is partly Andean country and study part- why we wanted to speak with nerships to develop projects in Qatar Foundation representatives Ecuador in the aviation and hos- about the experience they have pitality industries, among others. had thus far,” explained Ehlers. “We have a lot in common,” said “This new city will be for aca- the minister at a press confer- demics and researchers to gather ence yesterday. The main product in one place and we really hope Ecuador exports is oil, followed that we can work with Qatar by bananas, tourism, flowers and Foundation in this endeavour, Japanese Ambassador Kenjiro Monji handing over the books to Abdulla shrimp, having also important as our aims are similar. We will Nasser Al Ansari, Director of the Qatar National Library. sales of cocoa which represent Freddy Ehlers (left), Ecuador’s Minister of Tourism, and Ambassador Kabalan undoubtedly create ideas and fos- around 20 percent of the world Abisaab during the press conference at the embassy of Ecuador in Doha, ter innovative thinking for a new trade of this product. yesterday. SHAIVAL DALAL generation,” he stated. Japan embassy donates Ehlers highlighted that with Ehlers also said that Qatar Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin referred also to other similarities opening of relations, Ecuador will be starring in an Ecuadorian Khalifa Al Thani’s visit to Ecuador between the two countries, such will have a semi-direct flight from national television show, namely books to National Library in February, “began a beautiful as the fact that Ecuador is “free Doha, through Sao Paulo (Brazil), Ecuador love life. The program and intense relation between the of casinos; we promote ethical and where Qatar Airways already will air in approximately three DOHA: The Japanese Embassy to the Qatar National Library two countries.” In this context, sustainable tourism,” he added. flies. The Sao Paulo-Quito leg weeks and aims to share Qatar’s in collaboration with the Japan now reaches 915. This vast col- the minister said that “we can In addition, during his stay, the will be with Tame, the Ecuadorian sights and friendly peoples. “We Foundation donated 72 Japan- lection of books on Japan writ- learn from Qatar about develop- minister met with the Chairman airline. have a lot to learn from Qatar related books to the Qatar ten in Arabic, English, and ing without losing the traditional of the Civil Aviation Authority, to Ecuador and Qatar also about developing modernity with- National Library yesterday as Japanese has become a very use- heritage, having a combination of discuss the possibility of a direct addressed the prospect of offer- out losing the country’s heritage,” part of Embassy’s efforts to pro- ful resource for providing Qatari the future and the past.” flight to Quito and sign and aer- ing students from Qatar schol- stated the Ecuadorian official. mote cultural relations between readers a wide range of informa- The Ecuadorian official onautical agreement. With the arships to study in Ecuador THE PENINSULA the two countries. tion about Japan. Japanese Ambassador Kenjiro Ambassador Monji also thanked Monji handed over the books Al Ansari and the Ministry of Friendly football to Abdulla Nasser Al Ansari, Culture, Arts and Heritage for Indian embassy will Director of the Qatar National their support at the 23rd Doha Library. International Book Fair in which be closed on Sunday The Embassy started handing Japan was a guest of honor. DOHA: The Embassy of over Japan-related books donated The Embassy of Japan will India will remain closed by the Japan Foundation to the continue to make donation of on Sunday, April 14, on the Qatar National Library in 1987 Japan-related books to other occasion of the birthday of under its annual library support organizations and institutions in Dr B R Ambedkar. program. The total number of Qatar in the future. THE PENINSULA books presented by the Embassy THE PENINSULA

Faizan returned from vacation recently DCMF seeks clarification Continued from page 1 Continued from page 1

Faizan hailed from Kurunegala district in Sri Lanka. Doha Centre for Media Freedom (DCMF) has He was married and had a nine-year-old daughter. He also demanded a clarification from the Kuwaiti gov- came to Doha three years ago and worked as a driver ernment for denying entry to the Qatari journalist. with a company. Faizan had returned from vacation some “Al Athbah shouldn’t be restricted in his movement five months ago and had been staying in the Najma area due to his writings criticising the Kuwaiti govern- with his brother-in-law. “Faizan was on early morning ment as he is entitled to expressing his opinion shift on Wednesday. He got up early and left at 4am, and freely. The DCMF is concerned about the impact Ali Ibrahim Al Abdulghani, CEO of Qatar Islamic Insurance Company (QIIC), and his Assistant, Mohamed Maher that was when I saw him for the last time,” said the brother- such bans can have on the right of free expression Al Jabari, at a media briefing to announce the teams and the schedule of a friendly football tournament for in-law, whose sister was married to Faizan. He said if there and media freedom,” a DCMF statement posted on local insurance companies starting from April 21 at Al Gharafa indoor stadium. The final will be played was any delay in getting Faizan’s body released, his last rites its website says. Al Athbah told this newspaper he on May 7. SALIM MATRAMKOT would be performed here. had relatives in Kuwait and had come to know of THE PENINSULA the ban through the media. THE PENINSULA FRIDAY 12 APRIL 2013 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST

Heavy penalties Syria demands in Kuwait’s new media bill UN curbs on KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s cabinet has approved a new media bill stipulating a 10-year jail term for religious offences and a fine of more than $1m for criticising the Al Qaeda group emir, local media reported yesterday. The government of the Children among 57 killed in unrest country, under pressure from Islamist, nationalist and lib- DAMASCUS: Syria demanded killed — some summarily executed eral opposition groups, has not yesterday that the UN slap sanc- — in two towns of the southern prov- released the “combined media tions on a jihadist group after it ince of Daraa. “At least six children, law” but local newspapers pub- pledged allegiance to Al Qaeda, seven women, 16 rebel fighters, 16 lished leaked details. as the opposition accused regime other unidentified men and 12 army To become effective, the forces of “savage” killings in the troops were killed on Wednesday new law must be passed by country’s south. in fighting, shelling and summary the pro-government par- The demand by Damascus that executions waged after the army liament and signed by the the UN class Al Nusra Front as an launched an assault on Al-Sanamein Emir H H Sheikh Sabah Al Al Qaeda-linked group came as G8 and Ghabagheb,” said the Syrian Ahmad Al Sabah. foreign ministers meeting in London Observatory for Human Rights. Activists from the “Ahrar movement” try to put up a banner with pictures of arrested demonstrators during The draft bill proposes said they were “appalled” at the spi- The main opposition National a protest against the Interior Ministry and members of the Muslim Brotherhood in front of the prosecutor- a jail term of up to 10 years ralling violence but made no mention Coalition denounced the killings as general’s office in Cairo, yesterday. The demonstrators say the detainees were arrested during protests for insulting God, Prophet of supplying arms to the rebels. “brutal and savage”, adding they were outside Mansoura College on April 9. Mohammed (peace be upon In a letter to the United Nations, driven “by nothing but a lust for mur- him), his companions and Syria’s foreign ministry said it der and a thirst for blood”. wives, and other prophets. The “expects the Security Council to fulfil “The (regime’s) criminals shelled same penalty applies to those its role and preserve global security,” the town and then assaulted it, then Egypt’s parliament okays instigating the overthrow of and class the Al Nusra Front as an allowed its criminals to carry out all the regime. Al Qaeda-linked group, state media kinds of despicable atrocities,” said It also stipulates a fine reported. the Coalition. of between 50,000 dinars A sanctions regime was introduced The Local Coordination revised election law ($175,000) and 300,000 dinars by the UN to punish individuals and Committees, a grassroots network of ($1.05m) for criticising the entities linked to Al Qaeda, freezing activists, also condemned the assault. CAIRO: Egypt’s parliament Mursi, an Islamist elected last determined to press ahead emir or the crown prince. assets, banning travel and imposing It said the army shelled approved a revised election year, originally called elections without seeking a national Under the existing law, crit- an embargo on arms destined for the Al-Sanamein for seven hours before law yesterday setting rules for April but postponed them consensus. ics of the emir are tried under terror network. storming the town. for a parliamentary poll later when the court annulled the A separate court ruling last the penal code and face a jail The letter followed a pledge by In the central city of Homs, pro- this year, but opposition poli- decree setting the dates. year dissolved the Muslim term of up to five years. Kuwait Al Nusra Front on Wednesday of regime militia killed at least seven ticians denounced the new Mursi has said elections could Brotherhood-led lower cham- has jailed several opposition allegiance to Al Qaeda chief Ayman children and their 18-year-old statute and repeated a threat now begin in October, complet- ber elected in 2011-12. tweeters and former MPs on Al Zawahiri and support for his call brother on Wednesday, along with to boycott the vote. ing the democratic transition The opposition National such charges and many others for an Islamic state to be created in their father and grandfather, said The Islamist-dominated from the rule of ousted auto- Salvation Front, a loose alli- are on trial. Besides conven- Syria, raising concerns by Western the Observatory. Upper House will now send crat Hosni Mubarak after more ance of leftist and liberal par- tional media such as newspa- nations about weapons falling into Gruesome amateur video distrib- the text to the Supreme than two years of political and ties, had said it would boycott pers and television, the draft the wrong hands. uted by the Observatory showed the Constitutional Court to check economic turmoil. the April elections, arguing bill extends government con- bodies of 10 members from the same the legality of the voting proce- However, opposition mem- that the law was rigged to suit trol to all social networks and 57 killed in violence family, including children with their dures for a new Lower House. bers told Reuters they believed Islamists and demanding a electronic publications, which On the battlefield, details emerged throats slashed and their grand- The court has 45 days to review the Upper House’s passage of a neutral government to guar- require a licence from the of an army assault in which six chil- mother with her eye gouged out. the bill. flawed law showed that Mursi antee a fair vote. information ministry. AFP dren were among dozens of people AFP President Mohammed and his Islamist allies were REUTERS Hamas failed to probe summary executions of seven: HRW

GAZA: Human Rights Watch accused after the incidents and had made rec- One of the men was killed on November evidence extracted through torture, and the men suffered made the criminal jus- the Islamist Hamas government in ommendations to the cabinet. He did not 16 and his body was left for the public to that an inquiry into their deaths pledged tice system a travesty, regardless of their Gaza yesterday of failing to investi- elaborate. see on a busy street. The other six were by Hamas seems not to have begun. guilt or innocence,” she said. gate the summary executions of seven The slain men were serving prior jail killed and mutilated four days later. “Hamas’s inability or unwillingness to Hamas and other militant groups were Palestinians alleged to have spied for sentences for passing information to Following the incidents, Hamas deputy investigate the brazen murders of seven at the time fighting an eight-day con- Israel during a brief war last November. Israel when, HRW said, gunmen pulled leader Moussa Abu Marzouk called the men makes a mockery of its claims that flict with Israel in which six Israelis, two Ihab Al Ghusain, head of the Hamas them from their cells and killed them. killings “unlawful” and said the perpetra- it’s upholding the rule of law in Gaza,” of them soldiers, and 175 Palestinians, government media office, denied the alle- Some of their corpses were dragged in tors “should be punished and it must not said Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East mostly civilians, were killed. Israel regu- gation and said an inquiry headed by the Gaza’s streets by motorcycles to chants be repeated”. Human Rights Watch said director for the New York-based HRW. larly employs Palestinian agents to scope prosecutor general was set up shortly of “God is Great”. their convictions may have been based on “Even before the killings, the abuses out targets. REUTERS Iran’s former Sudan opposition members N-negotiator in presidential race freed after eight years in jail KHARTOUM: Four mem- those who are armed”. them, Omer said. Seven other TEHRAN: Iran’s former bers of Sudan’s opposition Yesterday’s release brings political inmates last week nuclear negotiator Hassan Popular Congress Party have to 11 the number of political became the first to be released Rowhani joined the race to been released under a presi- detainees known to have been under Bashir’s April 1 amnesty. succeed President Mahmoud dential amnesty after more freed so far. Most were opposition mem- Ahmadinejad yesterday, accus- than eight years in prison, Omer called the news bit- bers held since early this year ing the incumbent of needlessly the party said yesterday. tersweet because a fifth person for their connection with incurring crippling economic “They have been freed today also imprisoned for the 2003 a conference in Kampala, sanctions. after spending 103 months in incident is still held, along with Uganda, which led to a charter Rowhani, 64, who headed the prison,” said Kamal Omer, the detainees from Sudan’s current for toppling Bashir’s 23-year relatively moderate nuclear nego- chief of political affairs for the war zones of South Kordofan, government. tiating team that served under party led by Sudan’s veteran Blue Nile and Darfur. In the charter, opposition reformist president Mohammad Islamist Hassan Al Turabi. Farouk Abu Issa, who heads parties and Sudanese rebel Khatami before Ahmadinejad He said the four — Mousa the opposition coalition of groups agreed on removing the took power in 2005, joins a field Eshag, Ibrahim Adam, Ali more than 20 parties includ- regime using both armed and of more than a dozen hopefuls for Ahmed and Abdelhalim Adam ing Popular Congress, has said peaceful means. the June election. — had been sentenced in 2003 hundreds of political prisoners Bashir’s speech elaborated Ahmadinejad, who fired to 15 years in prison over a are still detained. on an offer made by Vice Rowhani on taking office, is “coup” plot. The four men released yes- President Ali Osman Taha, barred by the constitution from President Omar Hassan terday had actually walked out who invited the rebel Sudan standing for a third consecutive Al Bashir on April 1 announced of prison two months ago fol- People’s Liberation Movement- four-year term. In 2003, Rowhani that all political prisoners lowing a separate release order North (SPLM-N) and opposi- led the talks with the West at would taste freedom as the gov- by Bashir, but members of the tion political parties to join a which Tehran agreed on a mora- ernment seeks a broad politi- powerful National Security and constitutional dialogue. torium on its nuclear drive. AFP cal dialogue, “including (with) Intelligence Service rearrested AFP

West doesn’t want Palestinian PM to resign

RAMALLAH, WEST handling of the economic crisis scathing in their assessment see what comes of the US ini- BANK: Palestinian President afflicting the Israeli-occupied of the Texas-educated Fayyad, tiative,” said a senior European Mahmoud Abbas faced pres- West Bank. hinting that the president diplomat, who declined to be sure from Western allies Fayyad, a former World would be pleased to see him go. named because of the sensitiv- yesterday not to let Prime Bank official, is credited by However, a Western diplomat ity of the issue. Minister Salam Fayyad quit Western powers with helping expressed dismay at the politi- US diplomats were due to at a time when Washington is create the institutions needed cal in-fighting at a time when visit Ramallah yesterday and seeking to resurrect Middle if the Palestinians are to gain the United States is making were expected to press Fayyad’s East peace talks. independence from Israeli a concerted effort to revive case, another diplomat said. Palestinian sources told occupation. Israeli-Palestinian negotiations During a visit to the region Reuters that Fayyad was to His reputation among and boost the flailing economy. last month, US President present his formal resignation Palestinians is more mixed. “Pressure is being put on Barack Obama hailed Fayyad to Abbas later yesterday after Aides to Abbas, speaking on Abbas to sit on this resignation as a partner in peace. weeks of sparring over his condition of anonymity, were offer for at least two months to REUTERS FRIDAY 12 APRIL 2013 ISLAM www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 Lawful livelihood for future BY DEANA NASSAR the pretext of devoting his life to non-Muslim society can be com- to the pure and submissive life is confirmed by the experiences of worship or trust in God; for sure pletely avoided by following these God intended us. It also means life, since striving in the cause of he basic attitude of Islam money will not fall from the sky. tips and with God’s help we can physically and practically steering God is not limited to the battle- towards our position in Furthermore it is not permissi- choose the right path, we can clear of certain places, circum- field but extends to the economic The Prophet the world is that God ble for us, as Muslims, to depend defeat Satan’s luring and we can stances, people and situations front (our livelihood) as well. promised Thas made the earth for on charity while we are able to overcome temptation. that are contrary to our Muslim The Prophet promised honest the benefit of man, to whom He earn what is sufficient for our Of course, the best time to living. workers, businessmen, traders honest has given control over. own and our family’s needs. In make decisions regarding our We must learn to understand and professionals a high status It is our duty therefore to profit this regard, Prophet Muhammad livelihood is before we are faced our personal weaknesses; remem- with God and a great reward workers, from this favour and to exert has said: with these temptations or sur- ber, not everyone is tempted in in the Hereafter. We observe ourselves to seek God’s rewards “Charity is lawful neither for rounded by those who down- the same way. What is a strug- that the motivating force businessmen, throughout the earth. the rich nor for the able bodied.” play the dangers of unlawful gle for one person may not be behind much trading activity The Quran reads: It is He Who (Ahmad) livelihood. the least bit tempting to another and work is greed and profit- traders and has made the earth submissive to While we hail the value of wor- For sure there are challenges person. making. Who can deny “Money you; so traverse its paths and eat of ship, Islam views the true believ- as young men and women in non- For example one person may makes money” and “Business professionals what He provides you... ers not as those who remain in Muslim and admittedly some be tempted with promises of a begets business”? (Al Mulk 67: 15) the mosques but rather as men Muslim societies to avoid temp- dishonest quick get rich fix offer, These are real motives of much a high status As a method of earning one’s and women of action, whose dis- tation. We can train ourselves while for another who has never trading activity and sadly some living, it is significant and cru- tinguishing characteristic is that however to make important deci- had a foothold on that person and moral downfalls. However, any with God. cial for every Muslim to have the the affairs of the busy world do sions ahead of time, and to pray therefore is not at all tempting, person who remains within the correct understanding of halal not make them forget their obli- constantly so that we can over- but he may be tempted by unlaw- bounds of honesty and fair-deal- livelihood. gations to their Creator. come Satan and his temptations ful surroundings which could lead ing in such an atmosphere is a There is no doubt that one and in turn gaining eternal life to sin. This indicates that each fighter against his desires, merit- Many times this way of escape of the obligations upon us as CHALLENGES OF LIVING in paradise. person has their own weak areas ing the status of a warrior in the is to literally walk or run away. Muslims is that we earn for HALAL Temptation is like slippery ice to deal with. Therefore we need cause of God described above by Temptation often comes when ourselves and our family pure The general rule in regards to on the parking lot. One careless to understand our own weakness the Prophet. We must acknowl- you find yourself in certain situ- and lawful provisions. Prophet earning a living is that Islam does move and we may fall flat before and failings so that we will know edge that the temptations that ations or places. When you rec- Muhammad (peace be upon him) not permit us to earn money in we know it, one false step and we how to combat and avoid them. come into our life are no differ- ognize one of those situations it said: “O People! Allah is pure, and any way without concern to what free-fall headlong down to the God says: ent from what others experience. is time to pack up your stuff and He only accepts that which is pure! is and is not permitted. Hence, next story of sin. And if the people of the towns had get out of there. Allah has commanded the it is significant we differenti- The circumstances and situ- believed and had the Taqwa (piety), TIPS TO KEEP THE HALAL While it is not the end of the believers what He has commanded ate between lawful and unlawful ations of temptation create a certainly, We should have opened LIVING world when we fail; God is all the Messengers, for He said, O methods. danger zone; therefore we should for them blessings from the heaven A simple recipe to prepare and Merciful, yet, it is very dangerous Messengers! Eat from the pure Islam has prohibited certain understand the warning signs and the earth, but they belied (the immune ourselves from these to persist in our sin. We may not foods, and do right, and He said, O professions and industries to its and should be prepared. We must Messengers). So We took them (with temptations is daily readings be strong enough to resist temp- you who believe! Eat from the pure followers because they are harm- always and forever remain cau- punishment) for what they used to from the Quran. Engage in this tation on our own, but as we focus and good foods We have given you.” ful to the beliefs, morals, honour, tious to enticements and avoid earn. (Al Aa’raf 7:96) habit and God will keep the temp- on God, and keep the company of (Muslim) and good manners of society. those who overlook the sensitiv- In the same vein, Prophet tation from becoming so strong righteous people He will give us There are many hadiths and Nowadays, it is admittedly ity of honest earnings. Muhammad (PBUH) said: that we can’t stand up against it. the strength to resist and walk verses in the Quran reflecting the a difficult path, what with the The fact that being tempted is “A man is prevented from receiv- By religiously reading the sacred away from the appeal and in turn significance of working and earn- countless and enticing attrac- not automatically sinful should ing rizq (sustenance) due to a mis- book, when you are tempted and reward us accordingly. ing honest livelihood. God says: tions regarding quick and fool- not make us let down our guard. deed.” (Ibn Majah) keeping good company who will It is comforting to understand O you who believe, do not consume proof money making. There are It is sinful for us as believers to Another hadith regarding the be your conscience, God will show that God has already written and your property among yourselves no promises that we will never deliberately place ourselves into a lawful earnings is highlighted you a way out so that you will not preordained our earnings and wrongfully, but let there be trade be tempted, but when we are, position of temptation. After all, here where the prophet, under- give in to it. Rizq and to remember that all is by mutual consent, and do not kill God will provide a way of escape. to invite temptation is sinful. scored its significance stating: When you are face to face with written and not to worry about yourselves; indeed, Allah is ever However, there are things that To pray for being safe from “An honest and trustworthy mer- temptation, look for the way out tomorrow’s livelihood. We are merciful to you. And whoever does we can do as Muslims to avoid unlawful earnings with integ- chant will be with the martyrs on the that God has promised and then ordered to perform, however, we so in enmity and injustice, we shall unnecessary enticements even if rity we must also do our part to Day of Resurrection.” (Al Hakim) run as fast as you can. God has leave the outcome to God, after cast him into the Fire; and that is we are faced with strong temp- avoid going into areas of temp- The Prophet, held the status of promised to make a way to escape all ‘the pens have lifted and the easy for Allah. (Annisa’ 4: 29-30) tations which may make us feel tation. That means avoiding the an honest merchant to be equal temptation. If you will look for the pages have dried’, just keep the It is not permitted for a Muslim powerless to resist. Many times mine-fields of the mind in which to that of a soldier or a martyr in escape route then you can flee the faith and never give up. to avoid working for a living on temptations especially living in a we imagine situations contrary the cause of God. His evaluation temptation. www.onislam.net

The dignity of labour

lmighty Allah sent pro- punishment. A day will certainly rich, provided that one makes visions for men and ani- come when these shall be heated the right use of one’s riches. mals along with their up in the fire of hell and their fore- Furthermore, to be rich is not Acreation in this world. heads, sides and backs shall be synonymous with the hoarding But for His infinite Mercy, we branded with them. They will be of money, whether it is for the would not have at all breathed for told: This is what you have stored modern currency type or silver a single moment. The Almighty up for yourselves; taste, then, what and gold. The two are different. Providence placed everything in you have hoarded. (9:34-36) What does, then, constitute this world, which can supply food It is abominable to hoard up hoarding? According to eminent to animals for their upkeep. The wealth on the part of a true scholars and commentators of Holy Quran says: God-fearing man, because hoard- the Holy Quran, the payment He provides you from where you ing implies a little want of faith of Zakaah makes all the differ- do not know. (65:3) in Almighty Allah as the Great ence. If one pays the Zakaah of All the blessed Prophets of Giver of Sustenance. The Holy his wealth on time, this payment Allah worked with their own Quran says: serves as purification of the hands for livelihood, because Will you distribute the mercy of money and ensures that he is not there is no better food than that your Lord? We distribute among included among those mentioned acquired by one’s manual labour. them their livelihood in the life of in the verse. Abu Hurayra reported that the this world. (43: 32) Imam Bukhari relates on the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: Abu Hurayra reported that the authority of Abdullah Ibn Umar Whoso gives alms of a handful of Prophet used to store up nothing for that this warning was applica- dates from lawful earnings, verily the morrow. (Tirmidi) ble before legislation of Zakaah. Allah accepts it with great dignity. Ammar Bin Yassar reported When Zakaah was made a duty, Then, He fosters it for its owner just that the Messenger of Allah said: Allah made it serve as purifica- as one of you fosters his chickens, till Food, bread and meat were sent tion of money. Abdullah Ibn Umar they become huge like mountains. down from Heaven, and they were is further reported to have said: ordered neither to waste; but they “The wealth from which Zakaah AMASSING OF WEALTH wasted and stored up for the mor- is paid is not hoarded, even if The Holy Quran says: row. So they were metamorphosed it is stored under seven layers Those who hoard up gold and into apes and swines. (Tirmidi) of earth. What is in a person’s silver and do not spend it in Allah’s There is nothing wrong from hands is hoarded if he does not way, announce to them a painful the Islamic point of view in being pay Zakaah for it.” FRIDAY 12 APRIL 2013 06 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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SUBSCRIPTION / HOME DELIVERY TEL: 44557809 /839 FAX: 44557819 E-MAIL: [email protected] SUBSCRIPTION RATES: ANNUAL QR 675 6 MONTHS QR 340 Editorial Polls in Chavez’s shadow Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate N HIS heated election campaign, Chavez’s successor Nicolas Maduro would have invoked the name of the late Venezuelan president more number of times than he Iasked people to vote for him. Weeks after the death of the charismatic Venezuelan leader, the campaign ahead of the Civil war is the price Afghans will Sunday presidential vote has probably seen more fireworks than the folksy Chavez used to generate with his ready wit and one-liners. Maduro, the acting president, whom Chavez had pay after foreign troops leave endorsed to lead the nation, is leaving nothing to chance in spite of the sympathy wave that he will see in the vote because BY LUCY MORGAN EDWARDS of the passing away of his mentor last month after a long battle war and co-opted the strongmen of the or local government positions. They with cancer. Northern Alliance. In theory, this was became the state. Which is why so much Chavez was controversial in life as in death. Days before his week the defence select to reduce the need for American “boots money has been poured in but has been he died, the actual state of his sickness was kept a secret by committee published a report on the ground”. lost to corruption. It is why, however which concluded that civil war These regional chiefs, or warlords, many courthouses the British build, or the government headed by Maduro — his ardent follower. A in Afghanistan is likely when were mostly brought back from exile. training we give the Afghan judiciary, former bus driver, Maduro took the wheels of a bus during the T international forces leave next year. If They were unpopular, having commit- there cannot be a properly function- campaign as boisterous supporters egged him on. Maduro has the predictions of Securing the Future ted war crimes during the civil war. But ing justice system because there is no several times said that Chavez appeared in the form of a bird of Afghanistan are correct, the UK instead of sidelining them, the US and impartiality. Because the powerbrokers that flew over him and let out a blessing. Probably, Maduro Foreign Office and Ministry of Defence UK re-empowered them with cash and at the top, having evaded the law them- was trying to play to the gallery by invoking the animistic and share much of the blame. weapons and made them the allies’ sole selves, have no interest in strong insti- When I returned to Kabul in January reference points. They still are, to the tutions and a decent justice system. Christian traditions of the South American country. Maduro’s and asked an American journalist I’d bemusement of ordinary Afghans, many There can never be true reconcilia- challenger Henrique Capriles, a governor of a Venezuela known in 2001 his view of the situation, of whom, particularly in rural areas, tion in Afghan society until the past is province, comes out as a suave and polished individual. The he said: “When you look at the facts on would have preferred a more genuine dealt with. 40-year-old leader has attacked Maduro on all fronts in the the ground, it is hard to believe that civil engagement with the more legitimate By the start of 2001, a famous com- bitter campaign that has seen claims and counterclaims fly war is not inevitable.” local leadership. Unfortunately, the mander of the 1980s anti-Soviet war, the thick and fast with almost no mention The facts on the ground include the use of strongmen to fight Al Qaeda Pashtun Abdul Haq, had spent two years militias the west has set up in the coun- and Taliban has led to chaos in rural devising a peace plan aimed at toppling Chavez’s protégé of policy-related issues. tryside in a desperate attempt to shore areas and a further fragmentation of the Taliban. The former king was to be Quality of debate has been the up the barely the tribal system that we should have the glue to unify different groups, and Maduro has biggest casualty in the presidential legitimate Karzai worked with instead. Haq engaged Ahmed Shah Massoud tried hard to campaign in the oil-rich nation regime. Sadly, As an election monitor in 2002 when — the Northern Alliance leader assas- ruled by Chavez for 14 years. If acrid these militias, plus a transitional administration was con- sinated in 2001 — tribal leaders and cash in on the the many Afghan vened to start the state-building process, Taliban within the regime’s military remarks are set aside, there is hardly late leader’s cult- private security I witnessed how the warlords were given who were willing to defect. They had anything worthy left in the campaign. Unfortunately, the companies, have political legitimacy. The US ambassador, held meetings in Bonn and Istanbul. like status that The quality of the campaign touched use of strongmen contributed to a Zalmay Khalilzad, sidelined the popular People were willing to work with him looms large over a new low when Maduro declared proliferation of former king and made a Faustian bar- because of his history as a guerrilla that anyone not voting for him would to fight Al Qaeda armed groups that gain with the warlords to allow them leader and his record of bridging the the presidential will be roaming into the meeting. This paved the way for ethnic divide. However, in London and invite a curse. Scarcely does an and Taliban has led elections in the country after them to hijack the state-building proc- Washington DC, his plan was dismissed. election campaign lose its quality to to chaos in rural 2014. Ironically, in ess. The democratically elected Afghans Today the politicians are hoping that such an extent. Even Capriles took Venezuela on areas and a further the MPs’ report, were ignored. The press did not report the “bad guy” Taliban will somehow rec- Sunday. potshots at Maduro over his being a the Foreign Office this, perhaps because it did not fit the oncile with the western-backed regime former driver. fragmentation of acknowledges the narrative of democracy and images of Hamid Karzai. But the reality is that The shadow of Chavez looms large the tribal system need to disarm of Afghan women putting ballots into the Taliban hardliners are control- over the elections as he is being invoked everywhere. Chavez the Taliban, yet boxes. But it marked the end of any pre- led by Pakistan, while in Afghanistan that we should omits to mention tence that the international community many people continue supporting the supporters are known to see him in the face of Maduro who have worked with the problems of had come here to deliver a “liberal peace” Taliban because they know they will is almost banking on the legacy of his mentor to sail through re-arming these (encompassing democracy and human soon be back. They have already filled the elections, often facing a barrage of criticism from the instead. groups, presum- rights). So the strongmen returned to a vacuum in providing justice and opposition. Yesterday, the last date of campaigning, coincided ably because they their fiefdoms empowered, while ordi- security in rural Afghanistan, where with the 11th anniversary of the April 11, 2002 coup against are “the good nary Afghans were cowed. the government has been corrupt, or guys”. The result — extreme corruption, hampered by the US military strategy, the former army officer. Poll ratings show Maduro leading What is so insecurity, inequality, poverty and vio- which has bred insecurity and chaos. over Capriles, who is trying his best to undo the advantage tragic is that back in 2001, the west lence — is what you see today: a crisis In reality, the west is using the talks to Chavez’s successor has. The cult-like status which the late did have the opportunity to assist of impunity in Afghanistan. Sadly, our give itself a chance both to get out of president enjoyed in Venezuela during his four presidential Afghanistan on its path to peace. But complicity in this is all too often ignored Afghanistan and to claim that the state terms is likely to endure. Capriles was defeated by Chavez in myopia, jealousy and score-settling took and, instead, analysis centres around is stable. For both reasons, Pakistan’s the last presidential election in October, 2011. Like in many precedence over dealing with the politi- historical prejudices: “These Afghans co-operation is needed, and Islamabad cal problems that had led to the arrival have always fought one another.” is driving a hard bargain with the US, traditional developing societies, Venezuelans placed in Chavez of the Taliban. Using the maxim “My Increasingly, these criminal elements even suggesting that Afghan military an unwavering trust beyond question. Sunday’s election will enemy’s enemy is my friend”, the US — often integrated into international officers must be trained in Islamabad. show how much of the trust has eroded or remained • military took sides in a continuing civil organised networks — took ministerial GUARDIAN NEWS The other side Quote of Defusing peninsula tension the day

HE situation on the Korean evacuate, saying that the two coun- Pyongyang should understand the on the peninsula. The United States, the Peninsula is dangerous. The tries are on the verge of a nuclear war. more it employs tit-for-tat retaliations ROK and Japan, as the other side in the magnitude of the tensions Earlier, it called for diplomats to leave or adopts a warmongering strategy the standoff, also have a stake in regional Tis hair-raising, alarming Pyongyang by Wednesday, as it could less flexibility it offers those who are still peace and stability. While readying I am saddened that its neighbors and drawing grave not guarantee their safety. It is specu- keen on seeking political and diplomatic themselves for the possible worst-case concerns from the rest of the world. lated that the country might conduct a resolutions to defuse the tensions. The scenario, they should also refrain from President (Joyce) Any miscalculation by any party in the missile test between April 10 and 15. rising pitch of its war rhetoric, instead of any provocative move that may invite a tense standoff may prove disastrous, Pyongyang may have sufficient rea- scaring its perceived enemies, is actu- desperate response from Pyongyang. Banda has chosen for itself and the region at large. sons to demonstrate its security con- ally pushing itself into a corner. The tac- Even with their military superiority, a Since the United Nations Security cerns, and, as a sovereign state, it is tic is dangerous and the consequences head-on clash will be costly. to release lies Council passed a resolution on March entitled to enhance its national defense unaffordable. Its war rhetoric has sig- As a close neighbor of the two about what we’ve 7 condemning the third nuclear test and to develop its science and technol- nificantly complicated the situation and Koreas, China will not allow trouble- conducted by the Democratic People’s ogy. But it has no excuse for defying compromised the legitimacy of its own making on its doorstep. The message accomplished, my Republic of Korea, Pyongyang has the UNSC resolutions that require it to security concerns. is loud and clear that it opposes any been ratcheting up its warmongering. drop its nuclear program and suspend A chaotic situation on the peninsula move or intention that aims to resolve intentions, and... Madonna On Tuesday, the DPRK urged all any launches using anti-ballistic missile is in neither side’s interest. One misstep the dispute by force. other untruths. foreigners in the Republic of Korea to technology. will shatter the fragile peace and stability China Daily US pop singer FRIDAY 12 APRIL 2013 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 Korea in focus, but it’s China v Japan Beijing has absolute control over North Korea. The crisis is all about disputed islands and the security of oil supplies. BY TIMOTHY MO Korea is China’s attack dog. The leash is the weapons, food and fuel that go he “crisis” on the 38th Parallel over the border. China has had absolute has little to do with the two control over the North since the day its Koreas: It’s about oil and troops turned the tide of war by launch- gas for China, the prelude ing infantry attacks against UN forces in to an energy grab that will November 1950. Tsafeguard the expansion of the Chinese China has the capacity to install who- economy for decades to come. Six months ever it wishes in Pyongyang. The attack ago Taiwanese and Japanese coastguard dog of the North has very large fangs in cutters were drenching each other in the shape of its million-plus army, but spray from water cannon, in footage. The in the end both know who is master. present pantomime, with hisses greet- The North is not even a client regime of ing North Korea as the villain, is not a Beijing, but a special autonomous region, replacement of the fountain show but its with nuclear weapons and concentration encore. camps. The Senkaku islands, if you’re If mobilisations and sabre-rattling are Japanese — Diaoyu if you’re Chinese — taking place within a tea cup, the storm is halfway between both countries, and the brewing not in a dainty Chinese thimble fossil resources that underlie them, are cup but a hefty mug. North Korea has the issue of contention, not the integrity done terrible things, largely forgotten. of the Korean border. In the twilight of Kim Jong-un is going to have a hard time oil, long-term energy security is at the living down to them. A protester holds a photo of the disputed Senkaku or Diaoyu islands in front of a Chinese national flag outside the Japanese consulate top of all great powers’ agendas, but The bombing of Korean Air Flight 858 in Hong Kong. it has a highly personal dimension for in 1987 palled next to the bomb attack those in power in China. in 1983 on the South Korean cabinet in About $200 for a barrel of oil and 15 Myanmar. Three South Korean minis- makes him look larger on the world stage. Yet he needs to be careful he does not fiddle to China, as it has done to the US percent unemployment will lose a presi- ters died, including the foreign minister, The desire for a personal telephone call get a chopstick through the heart. To for half a century, while the Americans dential election in America. In China, it who rejoiced in the name Lee Bum Suk. from Barack Obama would be puerile if perceive Japan as something of a diplo- will be bought off with lucrative con- could lose you your life, or all its luxu- He knew humour was anathema to the the potential fallout — literal and figura- matic and military soft touch would be tracts for service companies such as rious trappings. Continued growth and pretensions of dictators. tive — were not so deadly. a catastrophic error. The Japanese self- Halliburton. rising standards of living — with the oil The problem is not with the leadership The grandson of Kim Il-sung also finds defence force and, in particular, the navy As for the deposits in the South China to guarantee it — are vital to protect in the North — ultimately rational, prior- himself facing, in the new South Korean and coastguard — whose ratings, in full Sea, America has a poor record of loy- family positions of the unpopular heredi- itising self-preservation and aggrandise- leader, the daughter of Park Chung-hee, anti-flash gear, did not hesitate to sink alty to its defeated allies. The Philippines, tary elite who run the country. ment — but with the minions in a military the cold warrior and assassinated mili- a North Korean spyship with gunfire in Taiwan and Malaysia can expect to be To have their subjects acquiesce to that is factionalised. Brainwashing is a tary dictator of the South between 1961 2001 — constitute a formidable obstacle. sold out if China takes the fields by brute their rule, the princelings need to keep word that dates from the Korean war. and 1979. (The head of his secret service Japan has amassed plutonium to make as force. the economy booming and the good times The population of the North is doc- did him in.) Family business is being set- many bombs as China. The Japanese pub- The so-called pivot to the Pacific can- rolling, not just for China’s nouveau riche ile and stupefied with terror. The crew tled, with Kim Jong-un desiring to show lic abhors nuclear weapons, and, under not work: This is China’s backyard. It’s but for the emergent middle-classes and of a North Korean submarine that ran himself as intransigent as his father and the constitution, banned from Japanese as forlorn as it would be for a Chinese the migrant factory workers from the aground in Southern waters in 1996 exe- grandfather. Kim believes that a certain shores. If Japan does not possess an arse- armada to steam to the Gulf of Mexico to sticks. cuted 11 of its own members for incom- amount of obstreperousness will, as in the nal of hydrogen bombs, they can be put secure its oil wells or land in the Cayman It was possible to shoot university stu- petence (read, fear for themselves and past, ease sanctions and bring a resump- together rapidly. islands. dents and residents of the capital in 1989. their families) before making a run for tion of aid. Barring misadventure — always pos- The real drama is going to be an Unrest in the provinces to which laid-off the demilitarised zone, but two survived. The majority of South Koreans are sible when delinquent children play with Israeli attack on Iran — 100 times more workers would have to return would be a It is possible for someone so lobotomised relatively blase. Not so in Japan, where firecrackers — a shooting war is out of likely than the curtain rising in Korea. serious matter. by the cult of personality to push a button the public is edgy. They have had three the question. Basically, what we have now The implication is that the more concili- The notion of North Korea having never meant to be pushed. nuclear disasters — two in war, one in is heated bargaining in an Asian mall atory and moderate the West is over the autonomy in its external dealings and, as North Korea has some kind of agenda peacetime. They did not fight in the selling pirated goods. shadow puppet-show and dress rehearsal a prodigal son, going further than China independent of China. Ratcheting up a Korean war, but Japanese civilians were Japan wants as large a share of the playing out in the Orient, the more it can would want is ridiculous. The reprimands situation such as today’s consolidates abducted from their streets and homes Diaoyu oil as possible; China wants to justify extreme measures against Iran. and tut-tuttings from China go further the hold over the army of Kim Jong-un. by North Koreans and held in Korea for concede as little as possible. In the end, This is what we should be concerned — they are a preposterous farce. North Like the frog that puffed itself up, it also decades. Kim is a bogeyman in Japan. Japan will be prepared to play second about. THE GUARDIAN Arms trade treaty: A Karachi’s violent spiral BY ARSLA JAWAID Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan and Lashkar-e- Jhangvi, which claimed recent attacks on ast Wednesday night, four mem- Hazara Shias in Quetta, Baluchistan, are bers of Pakistan’s paramilitary behind thse incidents. way forward for UN? Rangers force were killed when an On March 6, Karachi was abruptly shut attacker threw a grenade at their down in 22 minutes, during which seven BY ANNA MACDONALD L consensus is in principle a means of pro- president should push ahead. vehicle in Korangi Town, a neighbourhood people were killed in separate incidents, tecting the rights and voices of even the A clever plan B was needed, and fortu- in the east of Karachi. Despite the gov- and people scurried to get home. or years governments told us in smallest countries. It’s what can enable nately we had worked hard last October ernment touting its historic democratic Social media was abuzz with transmit- meetings that an Arms Trade small island states and other vulnerable during the General Assembly session victory, concern over escalating violence ting real-time updates on areas blocked Treaty was a fanciful idea — countries to stand their ground in the to make sure we had one. Progressive in Karachi, a sprawling metropolis of 18 or unsafe to travel. Karachi’s biggest Fmerely a twinkle in our cam- UN climate change negotiations. But governments and the Control Arms million people, continues to grow. and most influential political party, the paigning eye. But earlier this month too often the consensus rule works to Coalition lobbied hard to get a small A permeating sense of instability has Muttahida Qaumi Movement, called for all an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) was protect the powerful, not the powerless. but vital paragraph into the resolution worsened a deteriorating economic crisis, businesses and educational institutions to adopted by an overwhelming majority at Big powers love consensus because it that would take any blocked text to the both of which are reminders of the failure remain closed until the Abbas Town cul- the United Nations General Assembly. gives them veto power. Time and again, General Assembly. of the government and security apparatus prits were arrested. Thanks to the democratic process, Russia and China, in particular, have We had studied the precedents. to maintain law and order in a city that Most people were disgruntled by the international law will for the first time used their veto in the Security Council The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, promises to spiral out of control. In light ‘indefinite’ strike they feared would dam- regulate the $70bn global arms trade. to override the will of the majority. which was adopted by vote following of upcoming elections, it seems violence age the economy further. When we launched the Control Arms As we saw last week on the last day of India blocking consensus, was the best will continue to increase. Businesses and public transportation campaign more than a decade ago, only the ATT negotiations, the extension of example. As it turned out, that para- According to estimates from the Human closed quickly, and hospitals were put on Mali, Costa Rica and Cambodia were this consensus rule can also mean that graph proved to be crucial; it was what Rights Commission of Pakistan, about high alert. For a city that is, unfortunately, prepared to publicly stand with us in regimes such as Syria, North Korea and enabled the blocked consensus text to 2,285 people were killed in attacks in used to daily violence such as thefts, rob- demanding the treaty. Iran can hold the rest of the world hos- go forward so quickly to vote, just five Karachi in 2012. beries, and car snatching, Karachi seems But things started to change. Dogged tage — in this case, at least for a few days. days after the final day of negotiations. By media estimates, targeted killings to have sunk even further into abyss. perseverance, growing recognition that Striving for consensus is, of course, In a sudden about-face, the US, the and deadly bomb blasts cost claimed 500 Earlier this month, an attempted kid- the arms trade was out of control and a sensible. The problem is that it can government that had insisted on con- people in 72 days this year. Victims range napping of a young girl at Karachi’s high- campaign around the world began to pay lead to a lowest-common-denominator sensus as the condition for its support from civilians to policemen, Rangers fashion Dolmen Mall raised concerns about off. The UK government’s announce- approach. The balance of power shifts throughout the negotiating process, to development workers, journalists to the collapse of the security apparatus in ment of support in 2004 was a turning to those — often the minority — who switched to calling for a vote as soon a lawyers. the wealthier urban centres. point; many other major arms export- oppose an issue, because all the effort possible. It even co-sponsored the res- Pakistan has recently witnessed a sharp Social media has also been flooded with ers followed suit. By 2005, more than 50 goes into trying to persuade them not olution, something it had never done rise in attacks by Sunni extremists on the rumours about “Black Prado” that preys countries supported the idea. to bring everything to a shuddering halt. before. Possibly, this was in response minority Shia group, which constitutes in the affluent areas of Defence, Clifton Crucially, in 2006 the ATT proc- And whoever is chairing knows support- to intense external pressure, but also about 20 percent of the population. The and Zamzama. Gangs of men, travelling ess itself began inside the UN at the ers will tend to be more flexible than it seemed like the US side was more attacks have been concentrated in the in Black Prados with tinted windows were General Assembly First Committee on sceptics. coordinated than it had been in previ- southwestern province of Baluchistan, but said to be kidnapping two young girls every Disarmament and Security. A resolu- During the two-week-long final con- ous debates. This may not mean the US Karachi has seen its wave of sectarian kill- day. tion, introduced by seven core govern- ference, many states expressed unhap- now supports the majority process — but ing and ethnic strife. Though no official complaints have been ments (Argentina, Australia, Costa piness about the process. They felt changing horses during the race meant The city came to a standstill when on registered, rumours were rife that young Rica, Kenya, Japan, Finland and the the sceptics were being listened to too the Americans could use the consen- March 3, a blast ripped through Abbas girls from elite families were gang-raped, UK) and vigorously advocated for by the much, at the expense of everyone else. sus process to get the text they wanted Town near a Shia Imambargah, destroying videotaped and blackmailed. Control Arms Coalition, gained more Halfway through the conference, Ghana, and then, by supporting the resolution, two apartment buildings and leaving 50 Whether actual or rumour, violent than 100 co-sponsors. The resolution on behalf of more than 100 governments, they could ensure it went to a vote and people dead, more than 200 injured, and incidents and petty crime have made passed in a landslide vote in the General delivered a statement that threw down passed. innumerable homeless. Karachi’s citizens more cautious about Assembly, 153 to 1 (the US was the no the gauntlet to the president of the April 2 was a good day for the UN Law enforcement agencies remained their movements. vote), with 24 abstentions. conference, Peter Woolcott, calling on It showed that things can get done. It absent for up to four hours from an area Many of those living in affluent areas Had the process been launched in him to listen more to the majority of showed that the democratic process can engulfed by flames after the attack, rais- of the city have resorted to enrolling in the consensus-bound Conference on states working for a strong treaty, not work. And it set an important precedent. ing questions about the government’s com- self-defence classes, particularly women. Disarmament in Geneva — currently the minority intent on wrecking it. Does it make any difference, legally, mitment to protect citizens from attacks, Many citizens feel that with the run-up in its 12th year of meeting without even But with Syria, North Korea and Iran that the treaty was adopted by vote, not and the functioning of the city’s security to election, bomb blasts, targeted killings, being able to agree an agenda — chances in the room, achieving consensus was consensus? No. It is the same text as apparatus. kidnappings and petty crime are expected are it would never have left the start- always going to be very difficult — and on the final day of negotiations, and its The mourning families endured further to worsen, making the city more unsafe. ing blocks. thus many were not surprised when it legal status is the same as if it had been injustice and humiliation when two men An opinion poll on March 9 by the Many UN processes are deeply failed to emerge on the final day of the agreed by consensus. But it should give were killed and a dozen injured in armed Express Tribune asked whether citizens frustrating. The most common com- conference. Mexico, supported by Japan, hope to those working on other seem- clashes at the funeral procession a day considered purchasing a gun. From a plaint is how long it takes to get things Nigeria and others, made an attempt ingly intractable issues that you can later. sample of 1,078 respondents, 69 percent done. Sometimes, agreement is never to persuade the room that since the change the rules of the game and make Authorities continue to arrest suspects, responded affirmatively. reached. The requirement to reach majority clearly wanted the treaty, the progress. REUTERS and many believe Sunni extremist groups WP-BLOOMBERG FRIDAY 12 APRIL 2013 08 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INTERNATIONAL Britain snubs Argentina over Thatcher funeral Former US presidents and select celebrities among 2,000 invited; Argentina calls move ‘another provocation’

LONDON: Britain will not residents voted to remain a apparent snub. “It does not mat- follow a Falklands theme. More Invitations to more than 2,000 and a representative of South invite Argentine President British Overseas Territory. ter to me to be invited to a place than 700 armed forces personnel guests will be sent out today. Africa’s Nelson Mandela, who is Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner A government source said where I don’t want to go,” he told will take part in the ceremony Mikhail Gorbachev, 82, the last 94 and in poor health. to Margaret Thatcher’s funeral that every country with whom a local radio station. “It is another and the 10 coffin bearers will be leader of the Soviet leader, will Celebrities including sing- next week in a snub likely to Britain enjoys “normal” diplo- provocation. The woman died, let drawn from regiments and units not be able to attend because of ill ing diva Shirley Bassey, com- deepen a long-running diplo- matic relations was being invited the family mourn her in peace”. that played a pivotal role in the health, his spokesman said. poser Andrew Lloyd Webber matic dispute over the Falkland to Wednesday’s funeral, but Prime Minister David conflict. Nancy Reagan, 91, the widow and Jeremy Clarkson, presenter Islands. Thatcher’s family had objected to Cameron’s office made it clear The war boosted Thatcher’s of Thatcher’s great political US of the BBC television motor- Thatcher, 87, who died on Fernandez attending. yesterday that invitations will be flagging political fortunes at the ally Ronald Reagan, will also not ing programme Top Gear, have Monday, led Britain at the time “It’s about adhering to her sent far and wide. “Around 200 time and cemented her image as be able to make the trip. already accepted invitations, of the 1982 Falklands war order- family’s wishes,” the source states, territories and interna- a patriotic defender of what was Cameron’s office said those Downing Street added. Writers ing her armed forces to repel an said. A government spokesman tional organisations are being left of Britain’s Empire, helping who have already said they will Frederick Forsyth and Jeffrey Argentine invasion of the con- said Argentina’s ambassador to invited to send an official repre- her win a landslide victory at a attend include former British Archer — a former Conservative tested South Atlantic archipel- Britain would be invited, and that sentative to the funeral service,” a general election in 1983. prime pinister Tony Blair, F W de politician jailed for perjury — are ago which Argentina calls Las was in keeping with protocol. spokesman said. “We have invited In a ceremonial funeral with Klerk, the last president of apart- also on the list. Malvinas. The Daily Telegraph newspaper, those countries and institutions military honours and attended by heid South Africa, and Canadian The dress code for the funeral Just over 30 years later, mem- without citing its sources, reported with whom we have normal dip- Queen Elizabeth, Thatcher’s coffin Prime Minister Stephen Harper. is described as “full day ceremo- ories of the conflict remain raw that Thatcher’s children Mark and lomatic relations.” will be drawn on a gun carriage It said invitations would be nial without swords”, morning and Fernandez has mounted a Carol said they felt it would be Members of parliament from by six horses through London to extended to all surviving British dress or a dark suit for men campaign to renegotiate the “inappropriate” for anyone from Thatcher’s ruling Conservative a service at St Paul’s Cathedral, a prime ministers and surviving or a day dress with hat, while islands’ sovereignty, lobby- Argentina to be there after gov- party have hailed Britain’s vic- format that has drawn criticism former US presidents, former “medals and decorations may be ing Pope Francis on the issue ernment officials floated the idea. tory in the Falklands war as one from some politicians and com- US secretary of state Hillary worn”. It starts at 1000 GMT on and rejecting a referendum Argentine Foreign Minister of her greatest achievements mentators for its pomp and public Clinton, European Commission Wednesday. last month in which Falkland Hector Timerman brushed off the and her funeral is expected to expense. President Jose Manuel Barroso REUTERS/AFP

Protest to close Guantanamo World powers France’s Grand Rabbi resigns pledge action after plagiarism scandal PARIS: France’s Grand Rabbi — the country’s leading Jewish against rape as religious figure — resigned yesterday after admitting to plagia- rism and to lying about his academic record on his CV. Gilles weapon of war Bernheim had been under pressure to step down after admitting to the unattributed copying and acknowledging that a claim on LONDON: World powers his CV that he was awarded a prestigious philosophy academic pledged new measures and status was not true. The resignation came as dozens of mem- funds yesterday to tackle rape bers of the Central Israeli Consistory, the top Jewish religious and sexual violence used as a authority in France, met in Paris to discuss the growing scandal weapon of war, in a “historic” in an emergency session. Bernheim, who was elected France’s deal drawn up with UN special Grand Rabbi in 2008 for a seven-year term, was found to have envoy Angelina Jolie. plagiarised from several authors, including late French philoso- G8 foreign ministers meeting in pher Jean-Francois Lyotard. He also admitted that he had never London agreed to commit $35.5m received the prestigious but extremely difficult-to-obtain phi- to tackle what British Foreign losophy academic status from Sorbonne University that was on Secretary William Hague likened his public CV. Bernheim, who is married and has four children, to slavery as “one of the greatest was awarded France’s Legion of Honour — the country’s highest and most persistent injustices in decoration — in 2010 by then-president Nicolas Sarkozy. the world”. Under the new declaration, Bersani denies party about to split Hague said rape and sexual vio- lence during conflict would consti- ROME: Italy’s Democratic Party (PD) chief Pier Luigi Bersani tute grave breaches of the Geneva yesterday denied an imminent split of his bloc, the largest in Black-hooded human rights activists hold banners demanding the closing of Guantanamo during a protest, Convention, putting a responsibility parliament, amid increasing criticism of his leadership during part of the Nationwide for Guantanamo Day of Action, outside the White House in Washington DC, yesterday. on signatories to actively seek out a prolonged political stalemate. The PD is divided over whether The facility, in a US Navy base in Cuba, was opened in 2002 to hold prisoners taken in the ‘War on Terror’ and put perpetrators on trial. “I am to join forces with its centre-right rival Prime Minister Silvio delighted to announce that today we Berlusconi, who says a “grand coalition” is the only way to waged by then US president George W Bush after the 9/11 attacks. have reached a historic agreement break the political impasse caused by February’s inconclusive as G8 foreign ministers: pledging to national vote. Bersani has repeatedly ruled out an alliance with work together to end sexual violence Berlusconi, an unpalatable figure for many PD voters, but high- in conflict,” said Hague. ranking party officials increasingly argue that a government Swedish mosque Hollywood actress Jolie, a United with the media tycoon is a better option than a snap vote. Senate agrees to open Nations special envoy for refugee issues, praised Hague and said the Pistorius hits out at disrespectful ‘fans’ gets green light declaration signed at the Group of Eight ministerial meeting as “long- JOHANNESBURG: Paralympian Oscar Pistorius said he was for prayer calls gun-control debate overdue”. “Rape is not a women’s “deeply disturbed” yesterday by the comments of some of his fans issue, or a humanitarian issue, it is on social media directed at Reeva Steenkamp, the girlfriend he STOCKHOLM: A mosque in WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives. No a global issue and it belongs here is accused of killing. In a family statement, Pistorius expressed a Stockholm suburb has been Senate cleared the way yester- major gun legislation has passed at the top table of international concern at the “disregard that is being shown by some - specifi- given the green light to issue day for an emotional, weeks- the US Congress since 1994. decision-making where he has put cally those commenting via social media - for the profound pain Friday prayer calls from its long debate on proposals to curb “It is a really important start,” it,” she said. that Reeva’s family and friends are going through”. Pistorius was minaret, the first mosque to do gun violence, rejecting an effort Democratic Senator Christopher In one community in DR Congo, said to be furious when told about a group of fans on Twitter so in Sweden. by conservative Republicans Murphy of Connecticut said before 11 babies between the age of six calling themselves the “Pistorians”, and ordered a statement to “I’m really happy and grate- to block consideration of gun- the vote, displaying photos of some months and a year old were raped be released condemning them, spokesperson Anneliese Burgess ful,” Ismail Okur, the head of control legislation prompted by of the victims of the December 14 last year, UN special representa- said. Pistorius faces a trial later this year on charges of pre-med- the Islamic Association in the December’s Connecticut ele- massacre of 20 children and six tive Zainab Hawa Bangura said. itated murder. He claims he mistook Steenkamp for an intruder Botkyrka municipality, told mentary school massacre. adults at an elementary school in Although Hague conceded that when he shot her several times through a locked bathroom door Swedish news agency TT. The The Senate voted 68-31 to Newtown, Connecticut. the largest numbers of victims in the early hours of February 14. He returns to court on June 4. association had sought permission open debate on President Barack The vote to proceed with debate were in Africa — 250,000 women to issue Friday prayer calls from Obama’s proposals to expand back- came a day after a compromise raped in DR Congo over the last ‘Train surfer’ dies in Moscow metro its mosque in the suburb of Fittja, ground checks for gun buyers, agreement on background checks decade and hundreds of thousands part of the Botkyrka municipality. tighten restrictions on gun traf- between prominent defenders in the Rwandan genocide — he said MOSCOW: A young man was crushed to death in the Moscow Police said the Fittja mosque ficking and increase funding for of gun rights from each party - tens of thousands had also been metro after apparently taking part in a dangerous craze for would be allowed to issue calls last- school security. Democrat Joe Manchin of West abused during the war in Bosnia. “train surfing”, or riding on the outside of trains, investigators ing three to five minutes between The Senate easily cleared the Virginia and Republican Patrick The declaration committed the said. The body of a young man aged 19 or 20 was found at noon noon and 1pm on Fridays, though 60-vote hurdle needed to break a Toomey of Pennsylvania. G8 to work towards a new proto- between two carriages of a train at Kievskaya station on the strict regulations would govern Republican filibuster on a bill that That agreement to expand crimi- col setting out how to investigate busy circle line, the Investigative Committee for Moscow said. the placement of the speakers. has sparked intense lobbying on nal background checks of gun buyers such crimes, provide new training According to preliminary information, the victim was a so-called Information must also be provided both sides, including families of to include commercial sales made at for their militaries on how to deal ‘train surfer’. Witnesses had seen the man clinging on between to nearby residents, police said. the Connecticut victims as well gun shows and online was expected with sexual violence and provide carriages. Train surfers carry out extreme stunts clinging to the The Botkyrka municipality as the powerful gun lobby the to boost bipartisan Senate support support for prosecutions in coun- outside of metro and suburban trains, often photographing their left the decision about whether National Rifle Association. for the measure. The expanded tries worst affected. feats and posting them on social media. AGENCIES to allow the prayer calls to The legislation still faces many background checks, a provision Jolie said those raped had for police, saying it was not a politi- hurdles, including a weeks-long that polls show has the support of too long “been the forgotten vic- cal issue but a civic matter. The debate in the Senate featuring up to 90 percent of Americans, will tims of war: responsible for none mosque was built in 2007 and many amendments that could make be the first amendment offered in of the harm, but bearing the worst counts some 1,500 members. the bill unacceptable to senators debate and appears to be Obama’s of the pain”. “But today, I believe, Spain fire Okur said it had not yet been who now support it. And if it clears best hope for achieving meaningful their voices have been heard, and decided when the mosque would the Senate, it would face a tough gun-control legislation. that we finally have some hope to begin the prayer calls. AFP reception in the Republican-led REUTERS offer them.” AFP

Over 40,000 apply for Australia’s six ‘Best Jobs in the World’

SYDNEY: More than 40,000 people snorkelling in stop-motion animation, and a exclusive Sydney parties and festivals, while the from around the globe have applied for man having a pillow fight with New Yorkers Northern Territory’s “Outback Adventurer” will Australia’s six “Best Jobs in the World”, and dancing in his underwear in the subway. get a taste of Australian bush life. leaving Australian tourism officials with “Getting lost has helped me find who I The 18 finalists will be flown to Australia for the mammoth task of paring the list down am. I have encountered all the best parts interviews, with the six winners announced on to 18 finalists. when I am lost on different journeys,” said June 21. Americans topped the list of appli- The six-month jobs, which include “Outback one woman, who was applying for the job of cants, followed by Britons. Adventurer” and “Chief Funster”, attracted “Lifestyle Photographer”. “Where will I get Queensland’s 2009 campaign sparked simi- initial interest from more than 330,000 people lost next?” lar campaigns around the world. Recently, the from nearly 200 countries before applications The campaign was based on a 2009 initiative Chinese city of Hangzhou launched a Facebook closed late on Wednesday. by authorities in Queensland state seeking campaign to find a “Modern Day Marco Polo”. Applicants were asked to submit a 30-sec- an “island caretaker” on the world-famous Since winning the Queensland competition, Debris and burned buildings seen after a fire in the Basque village of ond video explaining why they would be good Great Barrier Reef. That campaign attracted Southall has married an Australian woman and Bermeo, northern Spain, yesterday. Dozens of residents had to be for the jobs, which come with a stipend of almost 35,000 entries and was won by Briton now lives in the state capital Brisbane, where evacuated after the blaze broke out at an unoccupied building. A$100,000 ($105,400). Ben Southall. he works for the Queensland tourism board. Among the entries received were a woman The “Chief Funster” will have VIP access to REUTERS FRIDAY 12 APRIL 2013 PHILIPPINES www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Chinese poachers face jail in Philippines Beijing asks the government to ensure legitimate rights, benefits and safety of its fishermen

MANILA: Twelve Chinese and diverse marine life. being deported. fishermen whose ship grounded They were also charged with In Beijing, Chinese foreign min- in a protected marine sanctu- "attempted corruption of public istry spokesman Hong Lei said ary in the Philippines could officials" because they tried to the Philippine government had face long jail terms after being bribe the rangers, offering them been asked to "ensure the legiti- charged with poaching and brib- $2,400 to be released, Rodriguez mate rights, benefits and safety of ery, a prosecutor said yesterday. said. the Chinese fishermen". The fishermen have been in Both of those charges carry The current case comes amid detention since sanctuary rang- maximum jail sentences of 12 deep tensions between the ers found their vessel on Tuesday years. Philippines and China over com- jammed onto the UN World However, Grizelda Mayo-Anda, peting territorial claims to the Heritage-listed Tubbataha Reef, head of the Environmental Legal neighbouring South China Sea. roughly 1,600km from China's Assistance Centre in Palawan, The stranded 48-metre (157- nearest major landmass. said Chinese fishermen caught foot) boat remained stuck on "We will seek to quickly pros- poaching in Philippine waters the reef yesterday, and was not ecute and resolve this case," Alen were typically deported quickly expected to be removed before the Ross Rodriguez, Chief Prosecutor in an effort to appease China. weekend, according to the coast in the island province of Palawan, "The government has always guard. which has jurisdiction over treated them (fishermen) with It was unclear how much dam- Tubbataha, said. kid gloves for political consid- age the boat had caused to the "No one can just enter our erations so as not to cause any reef. waters and wilfully destroy our adverse reaction from China," The incident came after the marine life." Mayo-Anda said. US Navy minesweeper The Rodriguez said the 12 had been She said more than 600 Chinese Guardian also got stuck on the charged with poaching for vio- fishermen had been caught poach- reef in January, causing signifi- lating a law that bans fishing in ing over the past decade but in cant damage, and had to be dis- Protesters carry placards during a rally in front of the Chinese consular office in Manila yesterday, against a Chinese Tubbataha, an isolated reef in the nearly every case they spent just a mantled for removal. fishing vessel that ran aground the World Heritage-listed Tubbataha coral reef in Palawan. Sulu Sea famed for its spectacular few weeks or months in jail before AFP Soldier killed in Basilan ambush Undocumented OFWs in MANILA: Tawi-Tawi mayor, aides held A Jemaah Islamiyah-led local terrorist MANILA: The mayor of Tawi- it toward Tambisan Point near police director, gave a similar group of recruits ambushed Tawi who is running for re-elec- Lahad Datu. account, saying, “They were not Saudi seek repatriation a team of Army soldiers in tion under the administration’s President Aquino ordered Del arrested but were rescued.” Tipo-Tipo, Basilan, killing Liberal Party (LP), his run- Rosario to secure the release of Malaysia’s state-run Bernama MANILA: Over 6,000 undoc- immediate repatriation. a soldier, military reports ning mate and supporters were the Filipinos, deputy presidential news agency reported Monday umented Filipinos, including “Most of the parents do not said. The slain soldier was detained by Malaysian authori- spokesperson Abigail Valte and that 32 suspected supporters of children, in Saudi Arabia are possess a marriage contract, or identified as Private 1st Class ties for intrusion in Sabah. Department of Foreign Affairs the Sulu sultanate, armed with seeking immediate repatriation. have an expired Iqama, or have Nurhasad Imlani, a member Languyan Mayor Rommel spokesman Raul Hernandez said. guns and machetes, were arrested Labour Secretary Rosalinda no Iqama at all,” she said. of a four-man Army intel- Matba, his running mate and Del Rosario then rang up his 12 nautical miles east of the Baldoz yesterday said the report Under Shariah law, birth out ligence team dispatched to cousin Amman Matba, police Malaysian counterpart Anifah Lahad Datu coast. came from the Philippine Overseas of wedlock is punishable with check on the presence in the escort PO2 Hassan Bin Abdiullah Aman. Lieutenant Commander Jomark Labour Office (POLO) in Riyadh. imprisonment before deportation. area of Malaysia JI member and at least 21 supporters of LP “The secretary of foreign affairs Angue, Philippine Coast Guard “As of April 7, there were 6,277 Baldoz said the POLO is Amin Baco, alias Abu Jihad. gubernatorial bet Norbert Sahali received a call from the President district office spokesman, said a people, including 5,712 irregular already coordinating with the The soldiers were on board were on a motorized boat that who directed him to help out the Malaysian marine patrol inter- workers and 565 minors who indi- Saudi authorities to assist OFWs two motorcycles when the drifted near Lahad Datu, the 33 Filipinos who, because of rough cepted the group at around 6:30pm cated their desire to go home,” she who will need assistance for five-man terrorist group, led coastal village in Sabah where seas, were carried into Malaysian on Tuesday. The Malaysians towed said. repatriation. by Baco, ambushed them at fighters of the Sulu sultanate had waters,” Hernandez said. “Today, the boat toward Sandakan where Baldoz said a majority or 3,850 Those wishing to go home must the Kurilim Junction in Tipo- earlier battled Malaysian security the processing of their papers was the group was detained. of those seeking repatriation are report to the Philippine embassy Tipo at about 10.40am. In the forces. undertaken.” Citing field reports, Angue said female workers. to facilitate their repatriation, she fighting that ensued, Imlani Malaysian Defence Minister Other reports said the group was the men were intercepted “for The POLO has not received any added. OFWs departing for Saudi was shot dead. Baco’s group Zahid Hamidi ordered the release going to the island town of Mapon illegal entry.” report of OFWs being arrested for Arabia must ensure that their fled and was later inter- of the 33 Filipinos late Tuesday for a campaign rally. Mapon is Sulu sultanate spokesman being illegal migrants, she added. employment and travel papers cepted by Army reinforce- night following an appeal from near Brookes Point in Palawan and Abraham Idjirani said the group Baldoz said Filipinos expect are complete. ment troops that engaged the Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Taganak, which serves as the land- carried two M16 rifles and several Saudi authorities to fully enforce “They should meticulously armed men in another fire- del Rosario. ing point for Filipinos displaced by pistols. He said the men were not labour laws and visa requirements check the completeness, authen- fight. The suspects, however, The Philippine government said the fighting in Sabah. supporters of the sultanate. soon after the grace period ends. ticity, and accuracy of all their escaped. Matba, a nephew of former Tawi- Acting Gov Mujiv Hataman Records of the Commission on Those found violating the regu- pertinent documents so as to Tawi governor Gerry Matba, and of the Autonomous Region in Elections showed that the Matbas lation shall be imposed fines rang- avoid jeopardising their stay in ‘16 children dead his supporters were on their way Muslim Mindanao said the group originally ran as independents ing from P11,000 to over P500,000, their host country,” she said. to Taganak or the Turtle Islands was “rescued by the Malaysian and were set to formalise their she added. The department estimates in conflict areas’ to campaign when their boat, the maritime police.” membership in the LP at the rally Baldoz said undocumented more than 30,000 undocumented M/L Sheralyn, developed engine Senior Superintendent Joselito in Mapon town. mothers and children comprised Filipinos are in Saudi Arabia. MANILA: Party-list group trouble. Strong waves pushed Salido, Tawi-Tawi provincial THE PHILIPPINE STAR the majority of those seeking THE PHILIPPINE STAR Akap Bata yesterday claimed that 16 children have been killed under the adminis- Military exercise tration of President Benigno Aquino since the implemen- tation of “Oplan Bayanihan.” Depression study Flores said the latest inci- dent of violence against chil- of students urged dren happened in Mabini, MANILA: House Assistant Compostela Valley, allegedly Majority Leader and Davao City committed by soldiers from Representative Karlo Nograles 71st Infantry Battalion who urged educational institutions fired upon five kids, one of to implement a programme whom died. detecting early signs of depres- Flores said the government’s sion among students, following counter-insurgency program- the spate of student suicides. meme Oplan Bayanihan is The administration lawmaker targeting “progressive groups, said there has to be a mandatory civilians and worse, children.” and regular psychological assess- The group said the rise deaths ment of students. among children in conflict “There has to be a psychologi- areas should be blamed on the cal assessment programme which government’s inefficient imple- should elicit the cooperation of all mentation of laws protecting students, teachers, parents and children such as the Anti school officials. Perhaps the use Violence Against Women and of specially designed question Children law and Anti- Human and answer form to be answered,” Trafficking law. Nograles said. THE PHILIPPINE STAR Jailed Filipinos Philippine troops (foreground) prepare to board a Huey helicopter, while a US Air Force C-130 plane prepares a touch-and-go landing exercise as part of the annual Philippine-US exercise, at Fort Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija, yesterday. promised help MANILA: Officials of the Philippine embassy in Manila, Milf fail to ink Jakarta have visited three Poll results in 48 hours vowed Filipinos arrested on drug smuggling charges and MANILA: Like in the 2010 We changed that, it’s one of the after three weeks to one month. ensured legal representation elections, the winners of this enhancements that we’ve done This provided opportunity Bangsamoro annexes for them. A Department of year’s electoral exercise will be under the PCOS (precinct count for cheating and other forms of Foreign known within 48 hours after optical scan) machines system,” manipulation of poll results. MANILA: The Philippine gov- statement signed by govern- Affairs spokesman said the voting ends, the Commission on he said. To make the elections ernment and the Moro Islamic ment peace panel head Miriam Filipinos told officials that they Elections (Comelec) declared. But for the next month’s elec- more secure and credible, the Liberation Front (Milf), the Coronel-Ferrer and her counter- did not know they were car- “Within 48 hours, more or less, tions, winners could be pro- Department of Education largest Muslim rebel group part, Mohagher Iqbal. rying methamphetamine or we’ll know the winners. In the claimed “if the un-transmitted (DepEd) and the Integrated Bar in the country, again failed to The two panels instead agreed shabu. municipal and city level, like what results will no longer affect the of the Philippines (IBP) signed sign the three annexes of the to exchange notes on the three “I was told this afternoon happened in 2010, within 24 hours total results” of the elections. memorandum of agreements with framework agreement on the annexes of the framework agree- they will be transferred to everything was finished, winners “Now you can proclaim without the Comelec. Bangsamoro as they concluded ment through the Malaysian another cell in Jakarta. They were already known,” Comelec waiting for all results to be com- Brillantes said there will be the 37th round of talks in facilitator, the statement added. are in good condition,” he said. Chairman Sixto Brillantes said. pleted. Before, if the results are more teachers – 240,000 in all Malaysia yesterday. “They affirmed their commit- “Embassy officials ensured Brillantes said Comelec had pending, you can’t proclaim. That – who will serve as members of The government and the ment to finally settle these issues legal representation so human revised its policies on the proc- was unreasonable,” Brillantes said. the Board of Election Inspectors Milf peace panels “continued soon so that all three annexes may rights will be protected. They lamation of winners on May 13. For decades when the country’s (BEIs) and he assured them to find ways to resolve remain- be signed without undue delay,” it will get lawyers for their “The system before was that elections were done manually, that “they will be properly ing issues” on the annexes on said. Both parties agreed to meet defence,” he added. all precinct results must come results of the winners of national compensated.” wealth-sharing, power-sharing after May’s midterm elections. AGENCIES out before you can proclaim. elective post would be known only THE PHILIPPINE STAR and normalization, said a joint THE PHILIPPINE STAR FRIDAY 12 APRIL 2013 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA China flu death toll hits 10 SHANGHAI: The death World on edge over N Korea toll from H7N9 bird flu in China reached 10 yester- day with another victim in Shanghai, as cities banned US warns Pyongyang against skating a ‘dangerous line’ as Seoul remains on high alert people from raising chick- ens at home to try to con- SEOUL: North Korea kept the him with the success of the long 15 birthday anniversary. State to leave, and added that it saw no Japan, whose armed forces have tain the outbreak. China has world on edge yesterday over range-rocket launch in December media said foreign delegations risk to EU citizens in the South. been authorised to shoot down confirmed 38 human cases. A an expected missile launch and February’s nuclear test. had already begun arriving in Russian Foreign Minister any North Korean missile headed young boy in Shanghai was while turning its own energies The launch and test, along with Pyongyang for the event, one of Sergei Lavrov warned against towards its territory, has deployed discharged from hospital but to celebrating leaders past and the UN sanctions imposed for the most important dates on the heating up the crisis, and stressed Patriot missiles in its capital. the city reported the death present amid soaring tensions each, are at the core of the current North’s calendar. that Moscow and Washington A powerful US military sea- of a 74-year-old man. The on the Korean peninsula. crisis that has seen Pyongyang The launch may coincide with were cooperating closely. based radar, SBX, is in place UN Food and Agriculture The US warned North Korea it threaten nuclear strikes against high-profile visits to South Korea, “On North Korea we have no to detect any possible mis- Organisation expressed con- was skating a “dangerous line”, as the US and its allies. with US Secretary of State John differences with the US,” Lavrov sile launches by North Korea, cern the virus could spread South Korea remained on height- South Korean intelligence Kerry and Nato chief Anders said after meeting John Kerry on a senior defence official said in across borders in poultry. ened alert for any missile test that says the North has prepared two Fogh Rasmussen in Seoul this the sidelines of the G8 meeting. Washington. The SBX, a floating Tokyo received from China could start a whole new cycle of mid-range missiles for imminent week. Rasmussen held talks with In a statement after talks, X-band radar that resembles a samples of the new strain tensions in a region already on a launch from its east coast, despite South Korean Foreign Minister ministers “condemned in the giant golf ball, reached a location and the National Institute of hair-trigger. warnings from ally China to avoid Yun Byung-Se yesterday and strongest possible terms the where it could track missiles fired Infectious Diseases will begin G8 foreign ministers meeting provocative moves at a time of agreed Pyongyang should halt its continued development of its by Pyongyang. the process of developing a in London drove home the mes- soaring military tensions. bellicose rhetoric and provoca- nuclear weapons and ballis- Taiwan government became the vaccine. sage, condemning “in the strong- In apparent reference to its tive actions. Yonhap news agency tic missile programmes by the first to advise its citizens to post- est possible terms” the North’s missiles, North Korea said its quoted military sources as saying Democratic People’s Republic of pone trips to South Korea ahead Three killed in nuclear activities and threats to units were on standby for a the North was moving multiple Korea (DPRK), including its ura- of an expected missile launch by the region. launch. “The powerful strike missiles around to confuse out- nium enrichment”. They warned the North. The foreign ministry Bangla clashes The North’s state media means of our revolutionary side intelligence-gatherers about of further sanctions in case of a issued a “grey” alert for South focused its attention the first armed forces are on standby for its intentions. missile launch. Korea, a popular tourist destina- DHAKA: At least three anniversary of new leader Kim launch with precise coordinates The North last week told for- The mid-range missiles mobi- tion for Taiwanese. people were killed and Jong-Un becoming head of the of targets input into warheads,” eign diplomats in Pyongyang they lised by the North are reported South Korea’s Unification scores injured yesterday as ruling Worker’s Party and next the Committee for the Peaceful had until April 10 to consider to be untested Musudan models Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae said he clashes erupted in parts of Monday’s birthday celebrations Reunification of Korea said in a evacuation, and warned foreigners with an estimated range of up to hoped the North will immediately Bangladesh on the fourth for late founder Kim Il-Sung. statement on state media. in South Korea to get out ahead of 4,000kms (2,485 miles). come to the negotiating table to day of a nationwide strike The official party mouthpiece Although Pyongyang has not a possible “thermo-nuclear” war. That would cover any target in discuss the normalisation of a called by an Islamist oppo- Rodong Sinmun praised Kim announced any launch, observ- The European Union said the South Korea and Japan, and pos- suspended inter-Korean indus- sition. Police said two men Jong-Un as the “Number 1 man of ers believe it will take place dur- seven EU countries with embas- sibly even US military bases on trial complex in its border town were beaten to death in conviction and will” and credited ing the build-up to the April sies in North Korea saw no need the Pacific island of Guam. of Kaesong. AGENCIES Buzpur town in southeast- ern Chittagong district in violence between supporters Taiwan-Japan agreement of the ruling Awami League party and Islamic party, Jamaat-e-Islami. In the southern district of Khulna, Asean to push for a protester from Jamaat was shot dead after police opened fire at protesters. Protests stem from a continuing war crimes tribunal at which maritime code almost the entire Jamaat leadership is in the dock for BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: code of conduct and to maintain a crimes committed during Foreign ministers from Asean positive atmosphere in the South the 1971 war of independence and China will hold a special China Sea”. against Pakistan. Jamaat meeting to hasten progress on a “About where and when and called yesterday’s strike for code of conduct in the disputed how, I think that’s something that the release of the head of its South China Sea, Indonesia’s needs to be worked out,” he added, student wing. foreign minister said yesterday. of the meeting’s details. The meeting was proposed by Simmering tensions over com- Ex-detainee will China and all countries within the peting claims to the sea, which is Association of Southeast Asian rich in oil and gas deposits, have not return shirt Nations (Asean) have agreed to reached boiling point in the past participate, Marty Natalegawa told two years, with the Philippines YANGON: For almost two reporters at a meeting of Asean and Vietnam accusing China of decades in Myanmar’s noto- foreign ministers in Brunei. increasingly aggressive actions. rious Insein Prison, Win Tin The agreement is potentially China claims nearly all of the wore the blue shirt issued to significant as China has insisted sea, an important waterway for all inmates. He kept it after on handling territorial disputes world trade, while Vietnam, the his release in 2008 out of bilaterally with individual coun- Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei solidarity with other prison- tries, while Asean wants to and Taiwan also have claims in ers. Now police want it back, speak as a group, a disconnect the area. but Win Tin has refused. “So blamed for hindering progress Brunei, the tiny, oil-rich sultan- long as there are political on a code. ate which chairs the 10-nation prisoners, I feel that I am still Although no date has been Asean bloc this year, has said it in jail, so I will wear the blue set, Natalegawa said the planned is keen to conclude a code of con- shirt,” he said. meeting underscored the impor- duct under its watch. Japan’s Interchange Association Chairman Mitsuo Ohashi (left) with Taiwan’s Association of East Asian tance of making “progress on the AFP Relations Chairman Liao Liao-yi after the signing of an agreement to allow Taiwanese to fish in the disputed Two crushed to Senkaku Islands in Japan. death at festival KATHMANDU: Two peo- ple died in Nepal after being crushed under the wheels Rohingya kept off Suu Kyi meet Buddhist temple to be of a 10-metre-high wooden chariot during a new year TOKYO: Members of not wanted at events to welcome communal violence that witnesses festival that descended into Myanmar’s Muslim minority Suu Kyi. say appeared to have been well demolished in China chaos, police said yesterday. Rohingya community said yes- “Because some Buddhist organised. Thousands of devotees gath- terday they have been barred minorities are against our partici- The recent disorder was the BEIJING: Authorities in Xian, by the end of May, including the ered in the ancient town of from a gathering to welcome pation, even though I’ve been in worst since an eruption of vio- the Chinese city home to the monks’ dormitory, canteen and Bhaktapur in the Kathmandu democracy hero Aung San Suu Japan for decades and have helped lence between Buddhists and Terracotta Warriors, have some “rooms to hold Buddhist Valley to worship Bhairav, Kyi when she visits Japan. other Myanmar nationals here, Rohingya Muslims in the west- ordered most of the buildings services. The clearance will hurt a Hindu deity, to mark the Suu Kyi is expected from I was told by compatriot event ern state of Rakhine last year in a 1,300-year-old Buddhist some ancient sites”, a temple Nepalese New Year. Eight Saturday in her first visit to the organisers I won’t be able to see that left scores dead and tens temple demolished, staff said employee said. people were injured and country for nearly three decades, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi,” he said, of thousands — mainly Muslims yesterday. Some structures to go are taken to hospital. after time spent as a researcher using a term of respect. — displaced. The Xingjiao Temple holds rel- recent but “the place will be at Kyoto University in 1985-6. The apparent tensions between The Rohingya have been ics of Xuan Zang, a Chinese monk almost flattened if all those Beijing liaison During her six-day trip, she is groupings within the expatriate described by the UN as one of who travelled to India to retrieve are pulled down... How can we expected to have meetings with Myanmar community under- the world’s most persecuted Buddhist scriptures in the 7th present the history of the temple office plan some of the approximately 10,000 line growing problems between minorities. century. then? (Those left) would look very Burmese who live in Japan, as well Muslims and Buddhists at home Activists have expressed disap- His trip was the basis of a isolated.” TAIPEI: Taiwan’s cabinet as with Prime Minister Shinzo that have cast a shadow over pointment that Suu Kyi, a Nobel popular 1988 Chinese TV drama The move is part of prepara- yesterday approved regula- Abe and Foreign Minister Fumio much-vaunted political reforms laureate who was locked up for Journey to the West and inspired tions for an application for Unesco tions governing the open- Kishida. of recent years. 15 years by the former junta, has an earlier Japanese show, Monkey, World Heritage status for sites in ing of a China liaison office But 42-year-old Zaw Min Htut, At least 43 people were killed remained largely silent about which became cult viewing in Shaanxi province along the Silk on the island, a priority in the leader of some 200 Rohingya in March as mosques and Muslim several episodes of communal Britain and Australia. Road, an ancient trade route efforts to normalise rela- Muslims who live in Japan, said homes were destroyed in cen- bloodshed. The temple has been asked to from the Middle East to China. tions. The draft rules will be his people had been told they were tral Myanmar, in a wave of AFP remove two-thirds of its buildings AFP submitted to parliament this month, said the Mainland Affairs Council which han- dles cross-strait policy. Fukushima plant Gecko threatened by medicine trade leaks again KUALA LUMPUR: Activists harvested from the wild,” said a It ranges throughout Southeast warned yesterday that wild new TRAFFIC study. Asia and is not a protected species TOKYO: Japan’s crippled populations of Southeast Asia’s It added that despite high in most countries. Fukushima nuclear plant has striking Tokay Gecko were in reproductive rates and adaptabil- It is used in traditional medi- sprung yet another leak of danger of being over-hunted for ity, Tokay Gecko populations “are cines in China, Hong Kong, radioactive water, its opera- use in traditional medicine in still susceptible to over-harvest- Taiwan and Vietnam to treat tor said yesterday. Tokyo China and other countries. ing” and said population declines asthma, diabetes and other ail- Electric Power Co said around Calling the trade “colossal”, have been reported in countries ments, TRAFFIC said, adding 22 litres of highly radioactive wildlife trade monitoring network like Thailand and Indonesia. that an individual specimen can waste water leaked from a TRAFFIC called on authorities in The Tokay Gecko measures up command hundreds of dollars. pipe as work crews were try- the region to implement tougher to 40cms (15 inches) long and over TRAFFIC said while the ing to empty a reservoir that regulations and limits on com- 300 grams (11 ounces) in weight overall volume of the trade was had sprung leaks. The firm merce involving the lizard, the and is distinguished by a brilliant not known, import data showed said it had not seen evidence second-largest gecko species. coating of spots that range from Taiwan alone has imported 15 that the water had gone AGENCIES Southeast Asia’s Tokay Gecko “The majority of Tokay Geckos bright yellow to red and its loud million of the geckos since 2004. beyond the plant. consumed as part of this trade are croaking call. AFP FRIDAY 12 APRIL 2013 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 Pakistan election candidate shot dead MQM nominee’s killing may fuel violence during poll

KARACHI: A Pakistani gro- on the spot,” police official Akhtar of military rule. cer standing in next month’s Hussain said. The MQM said Islam had been historic polls was shot dead yes- Islam’s father was not injured, targeted deliberately and accused terday in a drive-by killing in but police said he was in “deep “terrorists” of trying to sabotage a the southern city of Hyderabad, shock”. peaceful democratic process. the first candidate to die in the There was no immediate claim “The way he has been killed and election campaign. of responsibility. Local officials his father remained unhurt shows Fakhrul Islam, 46, was a can- said that the killing had the sig- the precision the killers have and didate for the secular Muttahida nature of Islamist militants. also their intention to target him Qaumi Movement (MQM), a Pakistan’s umbrella Taliban in particular,” said party spokes- coalition partner in the outgo- faction has directly threatened man Wasay Jalil. ing government which has been the main secular coalition part- “Terrorists are threatening threatened by the Taliban. ners in the outgoing government. to sabotage elections... but these He was killed by gunmen on The killing of Islam, who was terror acts will not deter us from motorcycles when he left the shop running for the Sindh provincial taking part in elections and our he owned with his father, police assembly, is likely to fuel con- stance against extremism and said. cerns that violence will mar the terrorism,” he added. Pakistan’s interim prime min- national and regional elections on Hyderabad is the second larg- ister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso May 11. est city in Sindh after the port ordered an immediate tightening The polls will mark the first city of Karachi, which is deeply of security for all candidates. democratic transition in the troubled by ethnic and political Relatives mourn Fakhrul Islam, 46, who was a candidate for the secular Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), in “He sustained four bullets in nuclear-armed country, which has killings. Hyderabad, yesterday. his head and abdomen and died been subject to extended periods AFP Islamabad’s economy in trouble 15 rebels, soldier die ISLAMABAD: A missing link worsening balance of payments caretaker Prime Minister Mir remittances and government sal- in Peshawar shootout in the ADB’s analysis of politi- position. Hazar Khan Khoso has not been ary increases. cal failures in Pakistan is the “A difficult political situation able to appoint a finance minister The shift to consumption-based PESHAWAR: Fifteen mili- security forces launched another role of bureaucrats in run- stalled effective policy response and no concrete measures have growth was because of a constant tants and one soldier were operation to secure control of the ning the affairs of the govern- to macroeconomic and structural been taken on the economic front. fall in fixed investment that fell killed yesterday when the valley,” said a military official in ment who often do not disclose problems, especially regarding How much the government is for the fourth year in a row to 10.9 Pakistani military mounted the northwestern Pakistani city of actual extent of problems to the energy, and the end of the gov- sincere about addressing sluggish percent of GDP, the lowest since another operation in a week of Peshawar, adding that 15 militants leadership. ernment’s five-year term in mid- growth prospects, as highlighted 1974 and the lowest among major fighting designed to seize con- and a soldier had been killed. Amid deep-rooted concerns March limited political scope by the ADB, can be gauged from Asian countries, the ADB said. trol of a remote but strategic On Tuesday, the military said over a directionless economy for major policy or structural the fact that so far three briefings “The steady decline in invest- valley in the northwest, the 23 Pakistani soldiers and 110 mili- due to failure of the previous reforms,” it said. on the economy have been given ment, coupled with reliance on army said. tants had been killed in four days government and inability of the The economic developments to the premier and the Planning consumption for growth, is unsus- The military has faced fierce of fierce fighting in the area. caretaker setup to take immedi- in this fiscal year are unfolding Commission deputy chairman was tainable and undermines future resistance from the Taliban and Since 2009, the Pakistani mili- ate meaningful steps, the Asian along broadly similar lines as pre- missing in all meetings. “The PM’s growth prospects,” the lending its allies in the Tirah Valley in the tary and pro-government militias Development Bank has warned vious year, but with “deepening Principal Secretary Seerat Asgar agency warned. In just one year, Khyber region since troops set have clawed back territory from that Pakistan’s current growth concerns about sustainability and is not giving him an appointment the declining investment shaved off out to dislodge insurgents from the Taliban, who once controlled model is unsustainable that also the adequacy of forex reserves”. A despite repeated attempts,” said a 1.4 percentage points from growth. strategically important heights land a few hours’ drive from the undermines future prospects. missing link in the ADB’s analysis PC official. According to the ADB, last year above the valley six days ago. capital, Islamabad. In its Asian Development of political failures is the role of Highlighting flaws in the was the fifth consecutive year of Pakistani military officials However, a series of army Outlook, the Manila-based bureaucrats in running the affairs growth model, the ADB said pri- low growth, falling investment, say insurgents use the valley as offensives have failed to break lending agency has painted of the government who often do vate consumption expenditure excessive fiscal deficits, high infla- a base camp that enables them the back of the Taliban, which is an extremely bleak picture of not disclose actual extent of prob- expanded by 11.6 percent in the tion and a deteriorating external to carry out raids in other semi- close to Al Qaeda and is blamed Pakistan’s economy that is direc- lems to the leadership. last fiscal year that provided position that weighed heavily on autonomous tribal areas near the for many of the suicide bombings tionless and immediate recovery The ADB’s fears about policy nearly all GDP growth. The con- the economy. Afghan border. “Fresh clashes across nuclear-armed Pakistan, a chances are almost nil amid a inaction are becoming true as sumption benefited from rising INTERNEWS started early yesterday when the strategic US ally. REUTERS Security preparations Afghan police chief killed Top officials banned KANDAHAR: A police chief and his two bodyguards were killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, offi- from foreign visits cials said. Qiyamuddin, the police chief of Choray district ISLAMABAD: Caretaker foreign visits should be under- in Uruzgan province, was on Pakistani Prime Minister taken by the secretaries of the his way to a nearby check- Hazar Khoso has banned for- divisions/heads of departments point to pay the monthly sal- eign visits of federal secretar- and autonomous bodies that are aries to staff when the bomb ies of divisions and heads of mandatory and are of extreme struck his car. departments and autonomous importance. bodies until the general elec- Sources explained that such an Anti-graft offices tions are over. exemption would be granted to According to a notification Secretary Finance Nasir Khosa for all districts issued by Cabinet Division, the and Governor State Bank of visits by the secretaries of the Pakistan Yaseen Anwar who were ISLAMABAD: As part divisions and heads of depart- scheduled to visit Washington DC restructuring proc- ments were banned with imme- for attending spring meeting of ess, Pakistan’s National diate effect. IMF/World Bank from April 19 Accountability Bureau “It has been desired by the to 21. (NAB) plans to set up offices prime minister that until the Sources in the PM’s Secretariat in all 120 districts to be in holding of the general elections, said the premier was forced to slap a better position to prevent the secretaries of divisions, heads a ban on tours abroad as well as financial corruption. NAB of departments and autonomous other cities because many appli- Chairman Fasih Bokhari bodies should ensure their pres- cations were forwarded to the cited the importance of ence in Islamabad. Tours to other interim government for seeking restructuring of the authority cities should be undertaken with No Objection Certificate (NOC) in the face of unprecedented the prior approval of the prin- on foreign visits. “Keeping in view level of financial corruption. cipal secretary to the prime this rampant trend, the PM took minister”. decision to impose ban on tours,” Post-pullout The notification says only those they said. INTERNEWS Afghan security forces during a security preparations ceremony in Ghazni, yesterday. Ghazni has been chosen by Unesco as the City of Islamic Culture for the Asian region for 2013. instability alert BRUSSELS: Tajikistan is concerned about instability after foreign troops with- draw from neighbouring Only 43.5pc women are voters Energy firm warns Afghanistan, Tajik President Imomali Rakhmon said yes- ISLAMABAD: Women in objective to bolster voters’ turn- whatsoever about the importance terday. “It is a matter of Pakistan are nearly 50 percent out during the upcoming general of registering as voters,” she said. deepest concern that the of the country’s population, but election. Samina Nazir said that restric- of worsening crisis coincidence of the two major only 43.5 percent are registered “Active participation of women tions in the name of illiteracy and events ... might make the voters, while the situation is in the electoral process must be poverty were the main reasons KARACHI: While energy cri- The largest fuel supplier has situation difficult,” Rakhmon more pathetic in the rural areas ensured at all cost,” she said, add- why women do not show up on the sis has become part of life in defaulted in domestic and inter- said in Brussels, referring to where they do not know how to ing that enhancement of women’s polling day. Terming transporta- Pakistan, power shortfall is national payments for more than the election and troop pullout. vote. representation and increasing tion as a big hurdle, she said rural expected to be worsen dur- five times in recent weeks and There was zero turnout of female staff in electoral process women do not come to polling sta- ing the summer months owing paid penalties. It was reported Two policemen women during the 2008 general was very important. tions due to severe transportation to fuel problems arising from the current stocks would last only election in 564 women-only poll- “The problems that hampers issues they face. liquidity crunch and water for few weeks even with a scaled gunned down ing stations, and women-only registration of women include “They depend on their male shortage. down supplies of 15,000 tonnes polling stations were just 25 per- lack of pre-requisite documenta- counterparts to take them to the The Indus River System per day. ISLAMABAD: Two police- cent of the total polling stations tion for making new computer- polling station and if the male Authority has estimated the Another report said that com- men were killed in Karachi, set up during the last election. ised national identity cards, which members of the family are not water availability during ongo- plete dry out and disruption in Geo News said yesterday. Nighat Siddique, an official of is a major stumbling block,” said available, they cannot go to poll- ing cropping season would be 20 the supply chain would be on the Armed motorcyclists opened the UNDP, admitted that women Samina Nazir of the Potohar ing stations,” she said. “Women percent lower than average, while second week of May. fire on them near the SITE-B do not recognise the importance Organisation for Development are looked down upon in polling Pakistan State Oil has informed The power sector needs at least police station. Eight casings of vote. She underlined the need Advocacy. “The irony is that stations and male members are the government that it may not 28,000 tonnes per day of furnace of 9mm pistol were found for enhancing women’s participa- rural women do not know at all reluctant to take women to poll- be able to arrange fuel imports for oil to utilise its full thermal gen- from the scene. tion and increasing female staff about voter registration proc- ing stations where no female staff May-August because of time con- eration capacity. AGENCIES in the election process with an esses and there is no mobilisation is working.” INTERNEWS straints and financial problems. INTERNEWS FRIDAY 12 APRIL 2013 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA India, Germany ink six deals Tytler open to Manmohan Singh, Angela Merkel say EU, India closer to free trade pact BERLIN: Prime Minister lie detector test Manmohan Singh and German NEW DELHI: Congress leader provided Phoolka also agreed to it. Chancellor Angela Merkel yes- Jagdish Tytler, facing re-inves- On the court order to reopen terday said they had made tigation in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots the case, Tytler said: “They should p r o g r e s s o n b r e a k i n g a n i m p a s s e case, yesterday said there was do it. I have no objection. But in free trade talks between nothing against him as yet to where were the witnesses when India and Europe that have prove that he was present at the the case was registered in 1984?” stumbled on access to India’s scene and was ready to undergo “His father says Surinder Singh car and insurance markets. a lie detector test. is lying. I will show you affidavit “The situation is that such a The Congress leader alleged given to CBI. His brother says he deal appears to be reachable,” that witness Surinder Singh is telling a lie, I was with him. The Merkel told a news conference was put under pressure to give a gurdwara secretary says he was with Singh in Berlin after talks statement against him. telling lies. In the end, he wrote that included members of both of Surinder Singh had changed to the PM, saying I’m sorry I told their cabinets. his statements five times and his lies,” he said. “We haven’t yet overcome the son had called from the US to say The Congress leader said he problems but I want to thank that his father was under pres- was ready for full scrutiny in India for its high degree of flex- sure to give a statement against the matter and would not take ibility on certain issues, on which Tytler, the leader said, a day after any responsible position in the we have got further today than a Delhi court ordered the reopen- government until his name was for many years,” she said. Merkel ing of a riots case against him. cleared in the matter. went on to describe the negotia- “There is nothing against me as “I resigned because of the moral tions as “dynamic”. yet... still nobody has put a ques- responsibility... the accusations Talks between the EU and tion mark on me,” Tytler told TV were against me. I did not want Asia’s third largest economy channel CNN-IBN in an interview. the party or the prime minister have been dragging on for years. “My name comes back on the to be embarrassed.... Till the time Reducing Indian car import tar- basis of the statement made by my name is not cleared, I am not iffs and caps on foreign invest- Surinder Singh and Jasbir Singh. going to ask for any post in the ment in insurance are both of Surinder Singh first gave a state- government,” he said. major interest to Germany, India’s ment in English and then gave a “I can’t even dream of taking a biggest trading partner in Europe. written statement in Gurumukhi. responsible position as an elected Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and German Chancellor Angela Merkel speak with students of an Indian school, “There are some problems with I want to know why Phoolka representative. Till date, nobody at the Chancellery in Berlin, yesterday. the level of tariff protection we (senior advocate H S Phoolka has put a question mark on me give to India’s automobile sec- representing riot victims) forced except the media,” he said. tor,” said Singh, adding that trade between the two countries in Surinder Singh to write a state- Asked if he was being framed ministers meeting in Brussels recent years had substantially ment,” he said. as part of a political conspiracy, later this week should be able to and tangibly raised the quality of Oil imports from Iran not to be cut “Do you know Jasbir Singh is Tytler said: “I think this is just show further progress. cooperation across a broad range BERLIN: The Indian government does not intend to cut oil an absconder? He is wanted by that they wanted to take advan- India and Germany yesterday of areas. imports from Iran due to US-backed sanctions and the recent a court of law. Do you know the tage of the situation and make signed six agreements to enhance India’s Minister for New decline in purchases were due to payments, insurance and logis- CBI tracked down that he was not money out of it. I think Phoolka cooperation in the areas of green and Renewable Energy, Farooq tics problems, Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai said yesterday. even in Delhi, he was in Jodhpur?” may be getting enough money energy, education, agriculture and Abdullah, and German parlia- “We will continue to buy oil from Iran,” Mathai, who is part of he said. from” the Shiromani Gurdwara science and technology. mentary state secretary Gudrun a high-level delegation led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Tytler is accused of instigating Parbandhak Committee. The agreements were signed Kopp signed an agreement for Germany, told reporters here. a mob, leading to the murder of “Twice, the BJP government after the second inter-govern- establishment of a “green energy The foreign secretary said import decisions were taken by the oil three men who had taken shelter was there and commissions were mental meeting between the two corridor”. marketing companies on commercial basis and the government had in a Delhi gurdwara on November also appointed under them. Why countries. Two agreements were signed to no role in a recent decline in purchases from Iran. 1, 1984. did not they take any action,” he The Indian prime minister and enhance cooperation in education “There are banking problems. There are insurance problem. It is The mob attack was part of asked. He said the CBI closure the German chancellor co-chaired and research. related to logistics and management of oil,” Mathai said. violence against Sikhs after the report in the case submitted in the meeting and discussed the Joint declarations of intents Nearly 12 percent of India’s oil imports come from Iran. The major- assassination of then prime min- the trial court was made for the areas of cooperation. were signed for cooperation in ity of the purchases are done by refiners like Hindustan Petroleum ister Indira Gandhi on October first time when Bharatiya Janata Addressing a joint press confer- agriculture, food security and civil Corporation, Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals and Essar Oil. 31, 1984. Party leader L K Advani was the ence after the meeting, Singh said security research. IANS Tytler said he was ready home minister. high-level bilateral engagement AGENCIES to undergo a lie detector test, IANS

India-born lawyer set We were not in bus: Delhi gang rape accused NEW DELHI: Vinay Sharma Sharma and Gupta had gone to a Pawan were not in the bus on the to make a CD of the video of to be senior US judge and Pawan Gupta, two of the musical event in south Delhi on night of incident.” the musical event recorded on accused in the December 16, the night of the incident. Sharma and Gupta had gone Sharma’s mobile phone. WASHINGTON: Indian- you’re going to make a great 2012, gang rape, yesterday told Sharma had made a video clip with a friend to the musical event The court said they could American legal luminary Circuit Court of Appeals judge,” a Delhi court that they were not and clicked photographs which at a park near the R K Khanna make a CD of the video record- Srikanth ‘Sri’ Srinivasan according to Huffington Post. in the bus in which the sexual showed that the two had gone to Tennis Stadium in south Delhi, ing as the matter was between appears set to become the first Srinivasan outlined a tradi- assault took place. a musical event, said Singh. the counsel said, adding that the the counsel and the accused. South Asian judge in the pres- tionally moderate approach to Advocate A P Singh, appear- The application said that friend of the accused could be a However, the court said, at tigious US Court of Appeals the law, stressing “open-mind- ing for Sharma, moved an appli- “accused Vinay’s mobile contains crucial witness in proving their present the matter had nothing for the American capital. edness and objectivity”, accord- cation before Additional Sessions a video recording and photos innocence. to do with the case. Called a “trailblazer” by ing to USA Today. Judge Yogesh Khanna saying that which can establish that he and The advocate sought permission IANS President Barack Obama, “It’s a case-by-case approach,” Srinivasan, the principal dep- he said when asked for his judi- uty solicitor general of the US, cial philosophy. “There’s no on Wednesday headed toward grand unifying theory.” confirmation to what is “often There are four vacancies in called the nation’s second-high- the 11-member court, which University violence trivial: Trinamool Chittagong est court” with little opposition is often considered a stepping from Republican senators. stone to the US Supreme Court. KOLKATA: Describing van- trivial incidents like how many Presidency University here. If confirmed, Chandigarh- Srinivasan was born in dalism in Presidency University offices were destroyed and which Banerjee and her Finance armoury raid born Srinivasan, 45, who Chandigarh and grew up in allegedly by its activists as a university was intruded, espe- Minister Amit Mitra were heckled succeeded another Indian Lawrence, Kansas. He received “trivial” matter, the Trinamool cially in the wake of the heckling in Delhi on Tuesday by activists of hero dead American, Neal Kumar Katyal, his BA with honours and dis- Congress yesterday castigated of the chief minister, who deserves Students Federation of India, the in August 2011 in his current tinction in 1989 from Stanford the media for not giving due Z-plus security,” Trinamool sec- student wing of Communist Party KOLKATA: Legendary revolu- job, will be just the third South University and his JD with dis- importance to heckling of West retary general Partha Chatterjee of India-Marxist. tionary Binod Bihari Chowdhury, Asian named to any federal tinction in 1995 from Stanford Bengal Chief Minister Mamata told media persons here. The Trinamool leader alleged a the sole surviving raider of the judgeship. Law School, where he was Banerjee in Delhi. Chatterjee, the state industries conspiracy behind the incident in Chittagong armoury in 1930, an As he faced the Senate elected to Order of the Coif “We are shocked at the behav- minister, however, condemned the university. event that shook the British Raj, Judiciary Committee on and served as an editor of the iour of the media for showing Wednesday’s vandalism of the IANS has passed away, his family said Wednesday, Republican Orrin Stanford Law Review. yesterday. He was 103. Hatch indicated that he would He also holds an MBA from Chowdhury died on Wednesday vote for him even as he pressed the Stanford Graduate School Navratri begins night in a Kolkata hospital follow- Obama’s nominee on whether he of Business, which he received ing multiple organ failure, grand- would be able to step away from along with his JD in 1995. son Soumya Surva said. his current role as an advocate Srinivasan received the Chowdhury also took part in and be impartial as a judge. Attorney General’s Award for the Bengali language movement He repeatedly said he was Excellence in Furthering US in 1952 besides playing a key role “impressed” with Srinivasan National Security in 2003 and in planning the 1971 Bangladesh and, apparently convinced by the Office of the Secretary of liberation war. the nominee’s answers, eventu- Defence Award for Excellence The widower leaves behind his ally indicated that he intends in 2005. grandson and a daughter-in-law. to support him saying “I think IANS Both his sons predeceased him. He will be cremated today in Bangladesh. Chowdhury was a member of the Indian Republican Army, RTE Act’s success hailed which raided the Chittagong armoury on April 18, 1930, and NEW DELHI: The Right children remain out of school. proclaimed independence by set- to Education (RTE) Act has Getting children who have ting up a provisional revolution- ensured that the education fallen out of the school system ary government before the British budget in most states has dou- within it, and into age-appropri- crushed the uprising. bled, and 11 million more chil- ate classes remains a significant After most of his comrades were dren are now enrolled in schools, challenge, he said. arrested or killed, Chowdhury Louis-George Arsenault, Unicef High enrolment rates do not gave himself up before British India representative, said mean much if drop-out rates police in 1934. He was released in yesterday. remain high, the Unicef repre- 1938 and joined the Congress and Arsenault said 99 percent of sentative pointed out, speaking of rose to become a member of its India’s rural population now had the 80 million children who drop Bengal provincial committee. He a primary school within a one- out of school before completing remained in then East Pakistan kilometre radius. elementary education. after the partition of the subcon- The Unicef India representa- Arsenault was speaking at a tinent. He received Bangladesh’s tive, however, also noted the chal- discussion to take stock of three Devotees perform rituals at a temple on the first day of the festival of Navratri in Allahabad, yesterday. highest civilian award, Swadhinata lenges that still lay ahead: despite years of the RTE Act. Navratri honours the deity Shakti for nine nights. padak, in 2000. the landmark law, eight million IANS IANS FRIDAY 12 APRIL 2013 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 Bearish QE dips by 1.12pc this week

DOHA: Qatar Exchange Index services accounting for 31.36 ended in red for the third con- percent of the total volume. This secutive week yesterday losing was followed by real estate sec- 95.66 points or 1.12 percent dur- tor which accounted for 19.26 ing this week to close at 8,481.20 percent. The industrials sector points. ranked third, accounting for 16.22 Doha Bank, Qatar Insurance, percent followed by the telecom Ezdan Real Estate Company, sector. Qatar General Insurance Again, the banks and finan- and Reinsurance, and Qatar cial services sector led trading Navigation were the major los- number of transactions during ers. Dlala Holding, Al Ahli Bank, the week, accounting for 34.57 Vodafone Qatar, Medicare Group percent of the total number of and Qatar Telecom were top gain- transactions, followed by indus- ers of the week. trials sector which accounted for This week saw all the sectors 19.10 percent. falling except consumer goods and The consumer goods and serv- services and real estate sector. ices sector ranked third, account- The insurance index tanked ing for 14.70 percent followed 2.83 percent. While both the by Real Estate sector, which banks and financial services and accounted for 13.75 percent. transportation index shed 1.66 Seventeen of the 42 listed com- Qatar’s $3bn percent, telecom and industrial panies ended this week higher, index dropped 1.45 percent and while 22 fell and three companies 1.11 percent respectively. remained unchanged. Trading value during this The T bill 9m 02012014 led week decreased by 26.24 percent trading value during this week, aid to Egypt to reach QR970m compared to accounting for 20.46 percent the previous week’s QR1.315bn. of the total trading value, fol- Trading volume decreased by lowed by Industries Qatar which 12.57 percent to reach over 19m accounted for 9.86 percent. The shares as against 22.05m shares. Gulf International Services is timely: Fitch The number of transactions fell ranked third, accounting for 6.94 by 5.10 percent to reach 12,272 percent. transactions as compared to The bourse was down 30.08 12,931 transactions. points or 0.35 percent to Funds will boost foreign reserves Market capitalisation fell by 8,481.20 points yesterday from 0.69 percent to reach QR468.365bn Wednesday’s closing of 8,511.28 DOHA: Qatar’s decision to to prevent uncontrolled currency against QR471.623bn at the end of points. provide $3bn of additional sup- depreciation. We have previously previous week. The volume of shares traded fell port is positive for Egypt, Fitch said that finalising a programme The banks and financial serv- to 3.3m from 3.4m, and the value Ratings said yesterday. would probably be more straight- ices sector led trading value, of shares increased to QR139.25bn It will be a significant boost to forward after contested elections accounting for 24.62 percent of from QR132.74bn on Wednesday. foreign reserves in the continu- that produced a government with the total trading value followed Among the top losers were ing absence of an IMF agree- a strong mandate to conclude a by industrials sector, which Industries Qatar whose share ment, and against a background deal. If a programme were not accounted for 22.79 percent. The dropped 1.13 percent to QR157.70, of economic deterioration, Fitch finalised until after autumn elec- sector ranked third account- Commercialbank lost 0.93 percent Ratings said yesterday. tions, Qatar’s intervention would ing for 20.46 percent followed to QR64.10, Qatar Islamic Bank Qatar Exchange’s headquarters at Al Dana Tower, in West Bay. Qatar’s action is particularly prove especially valuable in pro- by consumer goods and services fell 0.57 percent to QR69.90 and timely, as the timetable for par- viding support in the meantime,” sector which accounted for 13.67 Doha Bank down 0.88 percent to liamentary elections has slipped Fitch said. percent. QR45. the insurance sector fell 0.23 dropped 69 points and the Services further and Egyptian politics are However, even if Qatar’s The week’s trading volume was The Qatar banking and finan- points. sector down 0.09 points. becoming more polarised. Voting support does reduce pressure led by the banks and financial cial sector lost 0.31 points while The Qatar industrial sector THE PENINSULA may now not take place until the on external finances and the autumn, although it is uncertain Egyptian pound, it does not how this will affect the timing of reduce the urgency of reaching an IMF agreement (negotiations an IMF agreement. with the Fund are continuing). Foreign exchange reserves fell The status of IMF talks is below $13.5bn in March, equiva- unclear. We expect fiscal con- lent to 2.2 months of CXP cover. BMW Group Middle East sales up 28pc solidation to remain the focus of A sustained period without IMF any new programme, the ratings support, in the absence of further DOHA: The BMW Group’s out- accounting for just over half (51 only carmaker and only European Gran Coupé as well as models agency said. ad hoc bilateral support, could look for 2013 is looking optimis- percent). company listed among the top 15 that are already strongly estab- Latest data show a worsening result in tighter capital controls tic with the company reporting Abu Dhabi continued to be the of the Top 500 Most Admired lished in the Middle East, such of the fiscal position. Over the and a sharper fall in the currency. its best ever first quarter in the highest volume selling market companies in the world. as the BMW 7-, 5- and 3-Series, first seven months of 2012/2013 Shortages of imports are weighing Middle East. with 1,906 vehicles sold, followed Commenting on the posi- X6 and X5.” (to end June) the deficit was 55 on private economic activity and Sales for the first three months by Dubai with 1,317 vehicles sold. tive results, Dr Joerg Breuer, The BMW 5 Series was the percent higher than in the same the weaker pound has contributed of the year increased 28 percent Other markets that showed dou- Managing Director of BMW best selling model with 1,286 cars period of 2011/2012. Greater sub- to a near doubling of inflation compared to the same period in ble digit sales increases included Group Middle East, said: “There sold, followed by the newly refined sidy payments led to a 21 percent since the end of last year. 2012, setting the pace for another Bahrain 99 percent, Kuwait 56 are a number of contributing flagship BMW 7 Series with sales rise in spending, while revenues Fitch said the news that Qatar record year. percent, Jordan 24 percent and factors which play a crucial role of 1,134 cars. were only 4 percent higher. would provide the assistance A total of 6,303 BMW and Oman by 12 percent. towards our record breaking first Other best selling models The official target for the FY13 supported its view that bilateral MINI vehicles were sold to cus- These positive sales figures quarter. included the BMW X5 Sports budget deficit is 10.4 percent of transfers will continue to reduce tomers in 13 Middle East markets. highlight the strong demand for “First of all it helps that we Activity Vehicle with 1,098 cars GDP. Over the first seven months pressure on reserves and the Qatar’s sales volume rose to 31 BMW and MINI vehicles and the are operating in a favourable sold; the BMW 3 Series with it is already 8.2 percent of pro- pound. Qatar has already provided percent in Q1 2013 versus Q12012. strength of the brands. BMW is economic environment. This is sales of 644 cars and the BMW jected full year GDP. Egypt with $5bn since the 2011 The UAE remained the largest ranked 14th in Fortune maga- coupled with the strength of our X6 Sports Activity Coupe with “An IMF deal remains vital revolution, but had indicated last market for BMW Group Middle zine’s list of the “World’s Most brands and the launch of new 767 cars sold. for a sustained improvement in month that no new support was East sales in the first quarter, Admired Companies,” and is the models such as the BMW 6 Series THE PENINSULA Egypt’s balance of payments, and imminent. THE PENINSULA

Behesht at Al Khor Mall Nakilat reports Dutch firm introduces QR177m profit

DOHA: Qatar Gas Transport fire-resistant panels Co (Nakilat) reported a net profit of QR177.2m for Q1 2013 DOHA: A leading Dutch firm, materials used in the façade clad- compared to QR176.6m for the Hunter Douglas, that makes ding fuelled the fires, while fall- corresponding period of 2012. window blinds and coverings for ing façade panels, still burning, The company’s operat- buildings and high-rise towers, caused a lot of danger at street ing income has increased to claims to have come out with level,” the statement said. QR189m during the period ver- new ‘QuadroClad’ panels that “The incidents have led sus QR186.6m for Q1 2012, an are, according to the company, authorities to toughen fire safety increase of QR2.4m. “complete fire-resistant façade regulations. The only façade Nakilat noted that its loss system unlike competing prod- panels that can stand up to the on derivative instruments of ucts”, a press statement issued new requirements are Hunter QR11.8m for Q1 2013, com- by the Company said yesterday. Douglas’ QuadroClad panels. pared with a loss on derivative Recent fires in buildings and Unlike competing products, the instruments of QR10m for Q1 towers in Qatar and the neigh- QuadroClad panels delivered by 2012, was due to a technical bouring states such as Dubai and Hunter Douglas are a complete disqualification (for account- Abu Dhabi, have cost lives and fire-resistant façade system,” it ing purposes) of the applicable caused considerable damages. said. derivatives (carried in the books According to the release, most Qatar’s and Dubai’s fire safety of the company’s overseas joint of the façade panels on the market regulations are considered to be venture) as hedging instruments are so-called standard Aluminium among the toughest in the world. in accordance with International Composite Material sheets (ACM) For each utility function, they Accounting Standard 39. with a core of petroleum-based, include detailed requirements as FROM LEFT: The Chairman and Managing Director of Al Aqda Group, Naser Ibrahim Al Muhannadi, Director of “The change in the account- flammable material. These panels to fire compartments, construc- Al Ibrahim Automatic Bricks, Ali Muhammad Al Muhannadi, Operations Manager of Behesht Persian Cuisine ing treatment is only a non-cash pose a huge fire hazard and have a tion materials, sprinkler instal- (Behesht), Ahmed Aouf, and the General Manager of Behesht, during the inauguration of Behesht Persian accounting transaction and does D Classification — the lowest fire lations and fire alarm systems. Cuisine at Al Muhannadi Market in Al Khor yesterday. not affect the economics of the safety classification — according Among other things, cladding is derivative transactions nor the to European norm EN 13501. subject to the NFPA 255 norms, cash flows or liquidity of the Investigations have shown that the Standard Method of Test of company,” the company said here most of the panels used in the Surface Burning Characteristics yesterday. towers that witnessed fires were of Building Materials. Petrofac wins $3.7bn Abu Dhabi deal Nakilat and its joint ventures ACM sheets. Fire analyses have brought are exposed to interest rate risks ACM sheets with a higher fire to light the vulnerability of the LONDON: British oil and gas its joint venture with Mubadala approximately $3.7bn and on borrowed funds. safety classification, such as B1 or façade cladding, among other group Petrofac yesterday said Petroleum, has been awarded a has been secured by Petrofac The risks are managed by the A2, do exist, however, the disad- things. While the panels them- that its Petrofac Emirates joint contract by Zakum Development Emirates in consortium with use of interest rate swap con- vantage of these products is that selves are usually made of alu- venture firm has won a vast Company for the Upper Zakum, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine tracts, which will protect the they are sold as stand-alone sand minium, the insulation material is $3.7bn contract to develop a key UZ750 field development in Abu Engineering Co Ltd.” company from increases in inter- have not been tested as complete, usually synthetic and contributes field in Abu Dhabi. Dhabi,” said a statement from the The group added that Petrofac est rates in the future. fire-safe façade systems. to the spreading of fire. “Petrofac is pleased to London-listed firm. Emirates’ share of the contract THE PENINSULA “It turns out that the insulation THE PENINSULA announce that Petrofac Emirates, “The contract is worth was valued at $2.9bn. AFP FRIDAY 12 APRIL 2013 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

Mubadala $15bn investment on LNG swings back into profit

ABU DHABI: Mubadala, the Abu Dhabi investment fund with a mandate to boost the emirate’s local economy, swung to a net profit in 2012, helped by improved margins at some of its core businesses and lower impairments, it said yesterday. Oil-rich Abu Dhabi, capital of the UAE is investing billions of dol- lars in industry, tourism and infrastructure locally as well as overseas through A car passes past the logo of Japanese auto-parts supplier Takata Corp at the state-backed entities such company’s Tokyo headquarters in Japan, yesterday. as Mubadala. Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to ExxonMobil and Rosneft officials in the Pacific island of Sakhalin However, earlier this via a video link, as he visits Ulan-Ude in the Republic of Buryatia yesterday. Russia's Rosneft and ExxonMobil month Mubadala signed a will have to invest some $15bn to build a liquefied natural gas plant and necessary infrastructure in Russia's $2bn loan refinancing with Far East, an ExxonMobil official told him yesterday. banks to replace a $2.5bn Airbag glitch forces loan agreed in 2010. Spreads on Mubadala bonds widened slightly yesterday with the $500m 7.625 percent bond matur- Japan carmakers to ing 2019 bid at 128.5 cents Top forecasters cut to the dollar to yield 2.520, compared with 2.515 on Wednesday. recall 3.4m vehicles A $750m 5.5 percent bond maturing 2021 was TOKYO: Nearly 3.4 million of a crash.” A company spokesman bid at 117.5 cents to the oil demand growth Japanese-brand vehicles are being in Japan said this abnormal inflation dollar to yield 3.03 percent, called back worldwide because of “could also burn part of the vehicle’s compared with 2.962 per- airbag problems, the companies inside and cause fire”. However, cent on Wednesday. announced yesterday, in the latest he said, there were no recorded The fund made a profit Opec lowers consumption estimates to 800,000 bpd safety blow for an industry beset by instances of this happening. of Dh455m ($124m) in recalls. A Nissan spokeswoman said the 2012, compared with a loss LONDON: The world’s top oil contrasts with past disagree- the same view on demand as Opec, Four carmakers — Toyota, Nissan, company was recalling a total of of Dh3.2bn in 2011, when it forecasters this week all cut ments. Observers said it might which in a report on Wednesday Honda and Mazda — separately said 480,000 vehicles globally, all of which booked heavy impairments their 2013 oil demand fore- reflect efforts to increase trans- lowered its consumption growth they would recall a combined 3.39 were manufactured in Japan between on its financial portfolio. casts due to subdued economic parency in the oil market - notori- forecast to 800,000 bpd. The EIA million vehicles globally, all citing the August 2000 and January 2004. The fund, which has a growth, with the figures show- ously murky and hard to forecast on Tuesday lowered its estimate same malfunction of the Japanese- Toyota and Nissan said the airbags local joint venture with ing increasing similarity in - such as the Joint Organisations by 50,000 bpd to 960,000 bpd. made passenger-side airbags. were made by Tokyo-based Takata General Electric and inter- the views of producers and Data Initiative. Opec and the IEA clashed in The transport ministry, which Corp, while the ministry said the ests in the semiconductor, consumers. “There is a lot of convergence June 2011 when the IEA pre- received reports from the manufac- airbag parts were supplied by a sin- oil and gas, aerospace and The International Energy now on the Opec and IEA view on dicted a steep rise in demand and turers, said the number of vehicles gle company but declined to disclose real estate sectors in the Agency (IEA) yesterday trimmed the oil market,” said Olivier Jakob, called on Opec to help replace lost affected would reach 2.92 million. the name. “This is a global recall that region, increased its rev- its global oil demand growth an analyst at Petromatrix. “They Libyan output and prevent a jump There was no explanation for the affects all regions where we do our enue by 12 percent last estimate, which followed simi- are using the same figures more in oil prices that could hit the glo- discrepancy in the total. business,” said a spokeswoman with year to Dh31.3bn, boosted, lar moves by the US Energy and more and being very polite to bal economy. A Toyota spokesman said his com- Honda, which is recalling 1.135 mil- it said, by higher semicon- Information Administration each other too.” The producer group rejected pany alone was recalling 1.73 million lion vehicles. ductor sales and land sales. (EIA) and the Organisation of the World oil use will rise by the pressure and failed to agree vehicles, manufactured between Mazda said its recall target would Losses from financial Petroleum Exporting Countries 795,000 barrels per day (bpd) on new output targets. The IEA November 2000 and March 2004 in reach 45,463 units worldwide, includ- investments fell to 1.43 (Opec). this year, Paris-based IEA said in decided to release oil from emer- Japan or abroad. ing 4,384 at home. “We will recall the billion dirhams last year A growing resemblance in the a monthly report. That is 25,000 gency reserves held by its mem- A statement issued by the firm’s cars at home while taking the same after a loss of 3.03 billion outlook of the IEA, which rep- bpd less than it estimated last ber-countries in case of supply US arm said: “The involved vehicles action in accordance with local regu- dirhams in 2011, while resents 28 industrialised coun- month and a third straight reduc- breaks, which further angered are equipped with front passenger lations of each country,” a company impairments on the fund’s tries, and producer group Opec tion. The IEA now has virtually Opec. REUTERS airbag inflators which could have spokeswoman said. property portfolio dropped been assembled with improperly Shigeru Matsumura, an auto ana- to Dh585.7m from Dh653m. manufactured propellant wafers. lyst with SMBC Friend Securities, Mubadala’s total assets “Improperly manufactured propel- said: “It was a typical incident caused stood at Dh202.8bn at the QATARI MARKET lant wafers could cause the inflator to by the use of common parts for cost- end of the 2012, up from Bond Coupon Maturity Currency Mid Price Yield Moodys S&P rupture and the front passenger air- cutting efforts. All companies must Dh177.1bn a year ago. Dubai’s DME Qatar Govt 5.15% 4/9/2014 USD 104.44 0.60 % Aa2 AA bag to deploy abnormally in the event be always aware of this risk.” AFP REUTERS Qatar Govt 3.125% 1/20/2017 USD 106.13 1.45 % Aa2 AA drops fuel oil Qatar Govt 6.55% 4/9/2019 USD 124.50 2.17 % Aa2 AA Qatar Govt 5.25% 1/20/2020 USD 117.88 2.38 % Aa2 AA plans to focus Qatar Govt 4.5% 1/20/2022 USD 113.50 2.76 % Aa2 AA Qatar Govt 9.75% 6/15/2030 USD 172.50 3.91 % Aa2 AA on crude Qatar Govt 6.4% 1/20/2040 USD 134.50 4.23 % Aa2 AA DUBAI: The Dubai Mercantile Qatar Govt 5.75% 1/20/2042 USD 125.75 4.20 % Aa2 AA Exchange has dropped plans to Qatari Diar 3.5% 7/21/2015 USD 105.50 1.05 % Aa2 AA offer fuel oil trading to focus Qatari Diar 5% 7/21/2020 USD 114.75 2.75 % Aa2 AA on increasing volumes of its Comqat 5% 11/18/2014 USD 105.75 1.33 % A1 A- Oman crude oil futures to the Comqat 3.375% 4/11/2017 USD 104.75 2.13 % A1 A- point where big Gulf oil produc- ers want to price off them, the QIB 3.856% 10/7/2015 USD 104.38 2.04 % NR NR DME’s chief executive said. QNB 3.125% 11/16/2015 USD 103.75 1.64 % Aa3 A+ The exchange, which trades QNB 3.375% 2/22/2017 USD 104.50 2.15 % Aa3 A+ DME Oman Crude Oil Futures Doha Bank 3.5% 3/14/2017 USD 104.63 2.26 % A2 A- Contract (OQD), late last year Qtel 3.375% 10/14/2016 USD 105.50 1.75 % A2 A was considering the introduction Qtel 7.875% 6/10/2019 USD 130.75 2.47 % A2 A of fuel oil trading. But after getting lukewarm Qtel 4.75% 2/16/2021 USD 111.75 3.05 % A2 A feedback from customers, it has Qtel 5% 10/19/2025 USD 111.25 3.86 % A2 A decided to stick to making Oman Rasgas 5.5% 9/30/2014 USD 106.25 1.16 % Aa3 A crude the price benchmark for Rasgas 5.832% 9/30/2016 USD 107.88 3.40 % Aa3 A Middle East crude sales to Asia. Rasgas 5.298% 9/30/2020 USD 110.75 3.64 % Aa3 A “We are going to focus on OQD. It’s really important that we con- SOVEREIGNS tinue to grow the market and we Bond PDA* Maturity Currency Mid Price Yield Moodys S&P have been very successful, we’ve Abu Dhabi Govt 5.5% 4/8/2014 USD 104.88 0.50 % Aa2 AA had six months of month-on- month growth,” Chief Executive Abu Dhabi Govt 6.75% 4/8/2019 USD 126.25 2.07 % Aa2 AA Officer Christopher Fix said. Dubai Govt 6.7% 10/5/2015 USD 110.13 2.47 % NR NR “I want to ensure that we con- Dubai Govt 4.9% 5/2/2017 USD 107.25 2.99 % NR NR tinue along the development of Dubai Govt 7.75% 10/5/2020 USD 125.00 3.87 % NR NR crude and not right now split the Dubai Govt 6.45% 5/2/2022 USD 117.75 4.09 % NR NR market’s attention between crude and other products. So we do not Qatar Govt 4% 1/20/2015 USD 105.38 0.94 % Aa2 AA have any formal plans right now Bahrain Govt 6.273% 11/22/2018 USD 116.38 3.07 % NR BBB to move forward with another Bahrain Govt 5.5% 3/31/2020 USD 110.25 3.81 % NR BBB product,” he said in an interview. Egypt Govt 5.75% 4/29/2020 USD 94.00 6.84 % Caa1 B- Since joining the DME at Morocco Govt 4.5% 10/5/2020 EUR 106.50 3.50 % NR BBB- the end of August 2012, Fix has *Periodic Distribution Amount focused on increasing the number IMPORTANT NOTE: of financial players — banks and Published by HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, P O Box 57, Doha, Qatar which hedge funds — that trade on the is licensed and regulated by Qatar Central Bank and Jersey Financial Services exchange. Only around 9 percent Commission. Information quoted is from publicly available sources or proprietary of DME volumes are traded by data and subject to change. HSBC accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising financial players. out of the use of all or part of this material. This information is general and does not RBS Securities Inc joined as a take into account individual circumstances, objectives or needs. The price of bonds can and does fluctuate. The secondary market for bonds may not provide significant clearing member on April 8 and liquidity or may trade based on prevailing market conditions. Past performance is not the exchange now has 64 users, up a reliable indicator of future performance. You should consider these matters and from around 50 a year ago. consult your financial advisor prior to making any investment decisions. Fix, who spent 20 years at BNP Paribas before joining the DME, said more financial players were in talks to join but declined to name any until they had officially signed up. REUTERS FRIDAY 12 APRIL 2013 MARKET www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15

QE Indices Summary WORLD STOCK INDICES GOLD & SILVER EXCHANGE QE Index 8,481.20 0.35 % QE Total Return Index 12,113.54 0.35 % RATE QE Al Rayan Islamic Index 2,569.91 0.16 % QE All Share Index 2,158.25 0.36 % INDEX Day’s Close Pt Chg % Chg Year High Year Low QE All Share Banks & Financial 2,014.62 0.31 % GOLD Buying Selling Services All Ordinaries 5010.263 36.579 0.74 5174.4 4664.6 QE All Share Consumer Goods & 5,286.9 0.09 % QR183.2605 US$ ...... QR 3.6305 QR 3.6500 Services Cac 40 Index/D 3763.89 20.18 0.54 3871.58 3600.81 UK ...... QR 5.5762 QR 5.6540 QE All Share Industrials 2,993.97 0.69 % SILVER QE All Share Insurance 1,960.27 0.23 % Dj Indu Average 14802.24 128.78 0.88 14826.7 12035.1 QR 3.2392 Euro ...... QR 4.7520 QR 4.8187 QE All Share Real Estate 1,559.18 0.09 % CA$ ...... QR 3.5750 QR 3.6454 Egypt Cma Gn Idx 1026.29 32.57 3.28 999.95 312.38 QE All Share Telecoms 1,196.95 0.34 % Swiss Fr ...... QR 3.8979 QR 3.9552 QE All Share Transportation 1,435 0.72 % Hang Seng Inde/D 22101.27 66.71 0.3 23944.74 21612.05 Yen ...... QR 0.0363 QR 0.0370 QE Market Summary Comparison Aus$ ...... QR 3.8172 QR 3.8931 Iseq Overall/D 3912.54 19.13 0.49 4009.59 3396.67 CRUDE OIL Today Previous day Ind Re ...... QR 0.0665 QR 0.0678 11-04-2013 10-04-2013 Karachi 100 In/D 18764.55 41.2 0.22 18791.22 16036.31 Index 8,481.20 8,511.28 BRENT Pak Re ...... QR 0.0367 QR 0.0375 Change 30.08 7.06 Nikkei 225 Index 13549.16 261.03 1.96 13331.39 10398.61 Peso ...... QR 0.0880 QR 0.0897 % 0.35 0.08 $105.43 SL Re ...... QR 0.0288 QR 0.0293 YTD% 1.46 1.82 S&P 500 Index/D 0 0 0 1589.07 1266.74 DUBAI Taka ...... QR 0.0462 QR 0.0471 Volume 3,303,018 3,472,022 Straits Times/D 3308.8 15.55 0.47 3331.26 3160.83 Nep Re ...... QR 0.0416 QR 0.0424 Value (QAR) 139,257,572.03 132,747,855.43 $103.35 Trades 2,365 2,078 SA Rand ...... QR 0.4054 QR 0.4135 Straits Times/D 2989.31 24.69 0.83 3035.78 2657.77 Up 11 | Down 21 | Unchanged 05

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SHANGHAI: Sebastian Vettel said yesterday he would defy Red Bull team orders again if it means driver winning a Grand Prix, in com- Sebastian ments likely to further dam- Vettel of age his shaky relationship with Germany fellow Red Bull driver Mark (right) signs Webber. autographs The three-time world cham- for Chinese Carmelo Ezpeleta, Dorna chief, is seen with Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah, pion ignored team orders last fans at the month in Malaysia to grab the President of Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) during last Shanghai week’s Grand Prix of Qatar in Doha. lead -- and with it victory -- from Circuit Webber, with whom he has long ahead of had an uneasy relationship. the Formula Asked if, at this weekend’s One Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai, he would Dorna applauds Grand Prix do the same again, Vettel replied: “I’m not sure if I can give you in Shanghai a proper answer because in the yesterday. The Chinese QMMF on hosting moment it might be different, but I’d probably do the same.” Grand Prix Vettel, 25, who had previously will take place apologised, maintains that he on Sunday. ‘fantastic’ race heard the coded order from the team not to overtake Webber late DOHA: Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta yesterday applauded Qatar in the race, but says he didn’t blood between the pair going back Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) for a job well done at understand it. And he said in any to Vettel’s crash with Webber at the first round of the 2013 MotoGP World Championship held last case Webber “didn’t deserve” the the 2010 Turkish Grand Prix that Team orders must be week. win. ended the German’s race and Ezpeleta also praised the role played by QMMF for raising the profile Pressed on the issue, he admit- wrecked the Australian’s chance of bike racing in the country and the region as QMMF celebrated its ted: “Had I understood the mes- of victory. followed: Rosberg 10 edition of the Grand Prix of Qatar. sage and had I thought about But Vettel insisted that there In a message addressed to Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah, President of it, reflected on it, thought what was “no war” between the nomi- QMMF, Ezpeleta said: “I want you to know officially that it has been a the team wanted to do, to leave nal team-mates. SHANGHAI: Nico Rosberg said yesterday that he fully expects great pleasure for us to have spent the past 10 years working together.” Mark in first place and me finish- “As a driver I was solely focused Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to follow team orders, after The Dorna chief added: “Kindly receive my congratulations for the ing second...I think I would have on the race. I got a call on the the frustrated German missed out on a podium place by doing just fantastic organisation, the dream of having a spectacular and amazing thought about it and I would prob- radio which I heard but didn’t that. Rosberg was a dejected figure at the Malaysian Grand Prix last Qatar Grand Prix comes true every year, thank you for all the help ably have done the same thing.” fully understand at that time. I month after he obeyed instructions not to overtake his new stable- made possible by you and your team.” Risking alienating the feisty should have understood. That’s mate Hamilton, who came home third but said that it should have Earlier in the week, Ezpeleta said the MotoGP family loved coming Webber further, Vettel said: why I apologised to the team. been Rosberg’s podium place. to Qatar. “Being completely honest, I never “My intention as a driver was “We’ve definitely discussed it and it’s all clear for the future, which is “I was talking to Nasser yesterday and he said that they have had much support from his side. to win the race, so I don’t apolo- important,” Rosberg said ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday improved in so many ways since their first Grand Prix in 2004. We I’ve got support from the team, gise for winning the race..” in Shanghai, where he celebrated his first race victory last year. come here for only one Grand Prix. I wish we could come here for and I think the team has sup- The Australian Webber saidye- “The difficulty was that we had not really discussed it beforehand, more than one race,” he said with a smile. “I know that the riders like ported us both the same way.” sterday he never had it in mind that was the mistake that we made. coming here. They feel right at home,” the Dorna chief said. He added: “But in terms of my to quit. “So what’s important going forward is that everything is discussed “Well, all the ideas proposed by Nasser are very interesting. When he relationship was Mark, I respect “First of all, I’m definitely and then whichever way it goes, if I am in front and Lewis is behind, decided to have the Qatari team on the circuit, that was a unique plan. him a lot as a racing driver, but I keen to finish the season. A lot then he will respect it or vise versa.” “Then he decided to have a woman rider on the team, this too was think there has been more than of people were even questioning Team orders has been the hot topic in the sport after Sebastian a very novel idea. This was really fantastic,” Ezpeleta said. one occasion -- four or five occa- that one, which was certainly not Vettel ignored his Red Bull team to snatch victory from Mark Webber. “They had female riders on their endurance team and then they had sions -- in the past where he could something in my mind,” he told a “As long as one is prepared for it and it’s discussed and well under- a female rider on their Moto2 side. I think this is a very important have helped the team and he press conference. stood, that’s the important thing and that’s the mistake we made as a step for Qatar and for QMMF. We are extremely happy with that.” didn’t.” There is a history of bad REUTERS team,” said Rosberg. REUTERS THE PENINSULA

NFL: Voters to Baseball Results NBA: Stars rest Boxing: Ageless Toronto 8 Detroit 6 decide Miami St Louis 10 Cincinnati 0 as Heat clinch Hopkins to Tampa Bay 2 Texas 0 Arizona 10 Pittsburgh 2 Dolphins bid San Francisco 10 Colorado 0 play-offs edge defend crown Washington 5 C White Sox 2 WASHINGTON: Defending for venue help Philadelphia 7 Ny Mets 3 NBA champion Miami, playing against Murat Baltimore 8 Boston 5 without its top stars, clinched FLORIDA: NEW YORK: Voters in south Atlanta 8 Miami 0 this season’s best NBA record Bernard Florida’s Miami-Dade County Kansas City 3 Minnesota 0 and a home-field advantage in Hopkins, the oldest boxer to win will soon decide if billionaire the play-offs with a 103-98 vic- a major world title, said yes- Oakland 11 LA Angels 5 real estate developer Stephen tory yesterday at Washington. terday that he will defend his Houston 8 Seattle 3 Ross can tap local hotel taxes to Ray Allen scored 23 points International Boxing Federation J help pay for a $350m upgrade to LA Dodgers 4 San Diego 3 to lead the Heat, who lacked light-heavyweight crown later the stadium used by his Miami LeBron James due to a sore this year against German Karo Dolphins. right hamstring, Dwyane Wade Murat. County legislators yesterday Gattis, Minor with a knee bruise and ankle Hopkins broke his own world approved a May 14 referendum sprain, Chris Bosh with the flu record by nearly two years last asking Miami-Dade to increase lead Braves and Udonis Haslem with a sore month by winning a unanimous a lodging tax to 7 percent from right ankle. decision over Tavoris Cloud at the 6 percent. The added hotel taxes The Heat set a new team age of 48 to take the title. would back a municipal bond past Marlins record for victories in a single “Yes my next fight is the man- offering by the county to over- MIAMI: The Atlanta Braves’ season with 62 and ensured they datory Murat,” haul Sun Life Stadium. latest victory was especially will finish atop the San Antonio Hopkins confirmed in a posting After the vote, Florida’s leg- splashy: Evan Gattis’ three- Spurs, the leaders of the NBA on his Twitter page, later post- islators must also approve any run homer landed in the Western Conference, for the top ing that the fight would happen increase of the tax voters may nightclub swimming pool playoff seed. in July or August. approve. beyond the left-field fence. At 62-16, Miami had already Promoter Richard Schaefer Battling a May 22 deadline Two batters later, Juan clinched the top Eastern told ESPN that the Barclays for Miami to be considered as a Francisco homered off the Conference mark. Centre in New York or Boardwalk host for the 50th Super Bowl in upper-deck facade in center Rashard Lewis scored 17 points Hall in Atlantic City were likely 2016, the Dolphins and Miami- field. for the Heat while Shane Battier venues for the fight. Dade County officials struck a The Braves had too much added 15 points and Mike Miller Murat, a 29-year-old of deal Tuesday that calls for the muscle for the feeble Miami had 14 points and eight rebounds Armenian heritage, is 25-1-1 National Football League team Marlins and completed their for Miami. with 15 knockouts. He suffered to receive $7.5m in county hotel second consecutive three-game The Wizards, led by A J Price’s his only loss in 2010 to undefeated taxes annually for 26 years. sweep by winning 8-0 last night. 23 points and 17 from John Wall, Welshman Nathan Cleverly and Ross has said the Dolphins, The homers came in a six- saw their nine-game home win won his most recent bout last in which he holds a 95 percent run fifth inning, when Atlanta streak snapped. Washington fell Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers celebrates a basket by team-mate June by stopping Czech Sandro stake, would pay $191m of the broke open a game that had to 29-50. Also yesterday, Kobe Matt Barnes during the NBA game against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Siproshvili. $350m project and argued an been scoreless. Bryant set a Rose Garden record Hopkins, 53-6 with two drawn the second half at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, yesterday. improved stadium was key to ‘’That’s real men hitting the by an opponent with his season- and 32 knockouts, had to face attracting high-profile events. baseball,’’ Braves outfielder high 47 points and visiting Los Murat or forfeit the title under Miami has hosted 10 Super Bowl Jordan Schafer said. ‘’That’s not Angeles edged Portland 113-106 maintained their one-game hold Andre Iguodala had 12 points, terms of a deal that allowed him championships. little kids.’’ to keep its play-off hopes alive. on the eighth and final play-off 13 rebounds and 10 assists as the to step in front of Murat to chal- To fund the project, the team Mike Minor pitched 5 2-3 Pau Gasol had 23 points spot in the Western Conference Nuggets improved to a league- lenge Cloud. could also ask for as much as a innings for the Braves, whose and nine assists while Dwight with three games to play. best 36-3 at home while surpass- Hopkins told ESPN that if $200m loan from the NFL. 8-1 record leads the majors. Howard added 20 points and 10 Damian Lillard led Portland ing the record set by the 1984-85 he gets past Murat, he would be Dolphins spokesman Eric They’re off to their best start rebounds for the Lakers, who with a career-high 38 points squad. interested in a unification fight Jotkoff wasn’t immediately since 1994, when they began the along with nine assists. The Trail Denver has won five straight in Britain against either World available yesterday to discuss season 13-1. Blazers were within 108-104 with and is one game ahead of Boxing Organization champion whether the team is pursuing Atlanta takes a six-game win- NBA Results 1:15 left, but Steve Blake grabbed Memphis for the third seed in Cleverly, 25-0 with 12 knock- league funds. ning streak into a three-game Atlanta 124 Philadelphia 101 two critical offensive rebounds the Western Conference. San outs, or Carl Froch (30-2 with An NFL loan would need to be series at Washington beginning Miami 103 Washington 98 in the final minute to seal the Antonio fell into a tie with 22 knockouts), provided the approved by 24 of the league’s 32 today. ‘’It’s good momentum,’’ Lakers’ victory. Oklahoma City for the top seed Englishman beats Mikkel Kessler teams, according to NFL spokes- manager Fredi Gonzalez said. Orlando 113 Milwaukee 103 Bryant played 48 minutes and in the West. in a May unification showdown man Greg Aiello. ‘’Winning is always good. It’s a Detroit 111 Cleveland 104 made 14-of-27 shots from the Also yesterday, Chris Paul for the IBF and World Boxing As part of the agreement with good feeling. It’s early, but you Brooklyn 101 Boston 93 field - and all 18 from the foul led the way with 19 points and Council super-middleweight Miami-Dade officials, Ross and want to be the guy in front all Phoenix 102 Dallas 91 line. 11 assists as Los Angeles easily crowns. the Dolphins pledged to pay the the time.’’ Meanwhile, Wilson Chandler handled visiting Minnesota to Also mentioned was a possible $5m cost of a special election and Only three series into the Sacramento 121 N Orleans 110 scored 29 points and Corey grab its third straight win with fight with former super middle- to keep the team in Miami for season, Atlanta enjoys a seven- LA Lakers 113 Portland 106 Brewer added 28 as hosts Denver a 111-95 result. weight champion Lucian Bute the next 30 years should the deal game lead over the Marlins, Denver 96 San Antonio 86 downed San Antonio 96-86 to set Blake Griffin added 19 points, in Canada if Bute defeats Jean and tax come to fruition. who have the worst record in a franchise record with its 21st eight rebounds and seven assists Pascal in a May 25 bout. AFP the big leagues at 1-8. AP LA Clippers 111 Minnesota 95 consecutive home victory. for the Clippers. REUTERS AFP FRIDAY 12 APRIL 2013 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

Football Fixtures (All times in GMT) English premier league Wounded United face Stoke Tomorrow Arsenal vs Norwich City (1400) Chelsea and Manchester City meet in an FA Cup semi-final on Sunday Aston Villa vs Fulham (1400) Everton vs Queens Park Rangers (1400)

LONDON: A chastening home points above the drop zone, have Reading vs Liverpool (1400) defeat to Manchester City has just one league win this year. Southampton vs West Ham United (1400) given Premier League lead- Sunderland sit one place above Sunday ers Manchester United all the drop zone and a highly- the incentive they need to win charged atmosphere is certain Newcastle United vs Sunderland (1100) against Stoke City tomorrow when they head a few miles north Stoke City vs Manchester United (1305) and move closer to sealing a to take on bitter rivals Newcastle 20th English league title. on Sunday (1100). Sunderland are FA Cup Champions City cut United’s level on 31 points with 18th-placed English FA Cup Semi-final matches lead to 12 points after Monday’s Wigan Athletic and after a run of 2-1 win at Old Trafford, though nine games without a win, new Tomorrow with seven games remaining the manager Paolo Di Canio has told Millwall(II) vs Wigan Athletic (1615) Premier League trophy appears his players they have to “fight a Sunday destined to be prised from their war” at St James’ Park. grasp by their neighbours. “I’m looking forward to the Chelsea vs Manchester City (1500) City manager Roberto Mancini game and every match we’re in has already conceded the title now is a cup final,” said defender Scottish Cup to United but a fired-up Stoke, Danny Rose. Scottish Cup Semi-final matches dragged into a relegation battle “I’ve heard from the staff and Tomorrow by a dismal run of form, will be the lads that it’s a hostile atmos- desperate to take at least a point phere and I’m looking forward to Hibernian vs Falkirk(II) (1130) from Alex Ferguson’s men in the it. We shouldn’t be in this posi- Sunday 1305 GMT kickoff. tion but we have to try and forget Dundee United vs Celtic (1145) If Mancini is already planning about that and do our best over for next season, his City players the next six games.” Serie A have not quite given up hope that Tomorrow (1400) 16th-placed United might still slip up. Aston Villa, on 33 points, host Tomorrow “In our dressing room, we think Fulham while bottom club Reading Pescara vs Siena (1600) it is mathematically still possible,” host Liverpool and second-last Atalanta Bergamo vs Fiorentina (1845) said City midfielder James Milner, Queens Park Rangers travel to whose side face Chelsea in an FA Everton, in what is swiftly becom- Sunday Cup semi-final on Sunday. ing the pair’s last chance at a Former Manchester United and England footballer Sir Bobby Charlton (right) exchanges shirts with former Palermo vs Bologna (1030) “Hopefully we’ve put a bit of miraculous escape from relega- Benfica and Portugal player Eusebio, to commemorate the 1968 European Cup final, during the Soccerex Cagliari vs Inter Milan (1300) doubt in there. It could be a bit tion. Arsenal can further unhinge European Forum in Manchester, north-west England, yesterday. Soccerex is a football business event, con- of a stumble. If this rocks them, Tottenham Hotspur’s pursuit of a ference and exhibition. Charlton is regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time, and was member Chievo Verona vs Catania (1300) then great,” he added in reference top four spot knowing a victory of the England team who won the World Cup in 1966. Mozambique-born Eusebio also known as The Black Genoa vs Sampdoria (1300) to Monday’s derby victory. at home to Norwich City (1400) Pearl, made 64 appearances for Portugal team. The loss was United’s first in tomorrow would lift them a point Parma vs Udinese (1300) the league since November 17 and above their north London rivals Torino vs AS Roma (1300) ended a run of six games without into fourth. redemption for seasons unfulfilled. fan disharmony, seemingly rid- (second division) Millwall in a conceding a goal. Meanwhile, unable to challenge City have long since conceded ing out manager Rafael Benitez’s far from glamorous but no less AC Milan vs Napoli (1845) Ferguson promised his side Manchester United’s hegemony that the title is heading away tumultuous interim spell before intriguing first semi-final, will be April 15 would “have a go” on Sunday and in the Premier League, holders from the Etihad and back a few hoping for calmer seas, possi- hot favourites to lift the trophy. Lazio vs Juventus (1845) have three wins and a draw from Chelsea and Manchester City miles west across the city to Old bly under Jose Mourinho, in the “I think we should be sad that their last four trips since Stoke meet in an FA Cup semi-final Trafford. In the capital, Chelsea future. The winner of Sunday’s we won’t win the title,” City Ligue 1 returned to the top flight. at Wembley on Sunday that have gone from proud European showdown, a day after Wigan manager Roberto Mancini said. Today Stoke, in 15th but only three offers the victor a measure of champions to a club bedevilled by Athletic take on Championship AGENCIES Valenciennes vs St Etienne (1830) Brazil slump Financial Tomorrow ES Troyes AC vs Paris St Germain (1500) to lowest ever Premier League approves controls for Ajaccio vs AS Nancy (1800) Evian Thonon Gaillard FC vs world ranking Stade Rennes (1800) EPL clubs FC Lorient vs Bastia (1800) PARIS: Brazil have slumped goal-line technology Girondins Bordeaux vs LONDON: to their lowest ever position English Premier Montpellier HSC (1800) in world football, according to LONDON: The Premier League League clubs voted yeser- FIFA’s latest world rankings yesterday announced a historic day to bring in new financial Stade Brest vs Stade de Reims (1800) published yesterday. decision to sanction the use regulations in a bid to address April 14 The 2014 World Cup hosts -- of goal-line technology in the over-spending. automatic qualifiers for the tourna- English top flight from the 2013- The controls limit increases Nice vs Sochaux (1200) ment -- dropped one place to 19th 14 season onwards, in a global in players’ wage bills and oblige Olympique Lyon vs Toulouse (1500) in the list, which also saw Croatia first for a domestic competition. clubs to restrict losses to £105 m Lille vs Olympique Marseille (1900) jump five places and break into British-based firm Hawk-Eye ($162m) over a three-year period. the top five. The top three were was chosen over German com- However, the clubs agreed that La Liga unchanged with world champions pany GoalControl to supply the any profits made from player sales Today Spain at number one followed by ground-breaking technology at a cannot form part of the spending Germany and Brazil’s arch South meeting of the Premier League’s restrictions on players’ salaries. Real Betis vs Sevilla (2000) American foes, Argentina. 20 club chairmen. Manchester City, Chelsea, Tomorrow Croatia, who owe their sharp Hawk-Eye’s system uses seven Aston Villa and Liverpool have all climb to fourth largely to their cameras to track the movement of reported losses over £105m dur- Real Valladolid vs Getafe (1400) recent 2-0 “derby” win over the ball and sends a signal to the ing the past three years, accord- Levante vs Deportivo Coruna (1600) Serbia, sit above Portugal (+2), match officials’ watches within a ing to the most recently published Espanyol vs Valencia (1800) Colombia, England, Italy (-3), second if the ball crosses one of accounts. Holland (-1) and Ecuador (+1), the two goal-lines. Former Arsenal vice-chairman Malaga vs Osasuna (2000) who complete the top 10. It will now be put in place at all David Dein urged the English Sunday Brazil, who are on a diet of Premier League grounds, while the football authorities to keep a close friendlies ahead of their staging of Football Association also intends eye on the country’s elite clubs to Rayo Vallecano vs Real Sociedad (1000) next year’s World Cup, registered to install a system at London’s A football is propelled towards Hawk-Eye equipment during a test of make sure they were not looking Atletico Madrid vs Granada CF (1500) a brace of draws in March -- 1-1 Wembley Stadium in time for for loopholes. the Goal Line Technology (GLT) by EMPA ( Swiss Federal Laboratories Real Zaragoza vs Barcelona (1700) against Russia and 2-2 with Italy the traditional season-opener, the for Materials Science and Technology) employees at St Mary’s Stadium “In my experience, clubs will -- before seeing off Bolivia 4-0. Community Shield, in August. in Southampton in this file picture of May 10, 2012. do what they want to do. There’s Athletic Bilbao vs Real Madrid (1900) The South Americans -- five- “The Premier League is pleased going to have to be a lot of vigi- April 15 time winners of football’s big- to announce that it has awarded lance to make sure people don’t gest prize -- have dropped in Hawk-Eye, the world’s leading website, www.premierleague.com. goal-line technology is used in any try to get around it,” he said. Real Mallorca vs Celta Vigo (1900) the rankings because FIFA’s list provider of vision processing “The camera-based system will domestic competition.” “This should lead to more sta- Bundesliga awards more points for qualifying instruments to sport, the con- be installed during the close sea- The Premier League, the bility and there should also still be matches than friendlies. AFP tract to provide goal-line tech- son ready for use on the opening world’s most popular domestic the dream factor with clubs being Today nology systems across its 20 weekend of the 2013/14 Barclays football championship, is in line able to come up through the lower Freiburg vs Hanover 96 (1830) FIFA rankings member clubs and all 380 Barclays Premier League season - Saturday to become the first of Europe’s divisions to the Premier League Premier League matches,” the 17 August. major leagues to introduce the and win the league or the FA Tomorrow 1.Spain league announced on its official “This will be the first time that technology. AFP Cup.” AFP Bayern Munich vs Nuremberg (1330) 2. Germany Fortuna Duesseldorf vs 3. Argentina Werder Bremen (1330) 4. Croatia (+5) PSG praised for ‘promising’ European run Mainz vs Hamburg SV (1330) 5. Portugal (+2) Greuther Fuerth vs Borussia Dortmund 6. Colombia PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain four despite the considerable feat much to regret., they leave the (1330) 7. England (-3) were hailed in the French of not losing to the might of Messi Champions League with hon- 8. Italy (-3) press yesterday for their val- and company. our and pride at having shaken VfL Wolfsburg vs Hoffenheim (1330) 9. Holland (-1) iant effort against Barcelona “Paris so close to the dream,” one of the big favourites of the Schalke 04 vs Bayer Leverkusen (1630) in the Champions League wrote Le Parisien daily. competition.” 10. Ecuador (+1) April 14 quarter-final. “PSG achieved something at PSG coach Carlo Ancelotti (pic- 11. Russia (-1) After last week’s first leg ended the Camp Nou but don’t qual- tured) praised his players for what VfB Stuttgart vs Borussia 12. Ivory Coast (+1) 2-2, PSG travelled to the Catalan ify for the Champions League he termed “a very good game” and Moenchengladbach (1330) 13. Greece (-1) giant’s Camp Nou on Wednesday semi-finals on a night when they suggested they had left a favour- FC Augsburg vs Eintracht Frankfurt (1530) 14. Mexico (+1) night with a semi-final berth were stronger than their hosts able mark on the competition. there for the taking. -- incredibly disappointing!” the “For me, this is my first full Greek championship 15. Switzerland (-1) When Javier Pastore gave the paper stated. year at PSG and I’m happy with April 14 16. Belgium (+3) French outsiders the lead after “They flirted with paradise,” what my team has done in the 17. Uruguay (-1) half time, an upset was on the L’Equipe noted, referring to the Champions League,” he said. AEK Athens vs Panthrakikos (1600) 18. France (-1) cards, until Barca summoned time between Pastore’s goal and “We were competitive. Aris Salonika vs Asteras Tripolis (1600) Lionel Messi from the bench and Pedro’s equaliser when PSG were Naturally we must be better 19. Brazil (-1) Pedro fired home 19 minutes from leading the tie 3-2. next year. The most important Levadiakos vs PAOK Salonika (1600) 20. Denmark (+5) time to level the tie 3-3 and put “For over quarter of an hour thing we showed tonight was our OFI Crete vs Atromitos Athinon (1600) Selected the Spaniards through on away PSG were qualified for the identity -- to do that you have to Olympiakos Piraeus vs Panathinaikos (1600) 39. Republic of Ireland (+1) goals. Champions League semi-finals. work every day. We’ve played 10 Panionios vs Xanthi (1600) 49. Wales (+22) “Promising,” was how French But Messi came on and hope matches and only lost one in the sports daily L’Equipe summed up disappeared. Champions League. The players 77. Scotland PAS Giannena vs Kerkyra (1600) the performance of big-spending “Aside from a couple of missed are as disappointed as they are 119. Northern Ireland (-22) PSG, who miss out on the last chances the club doesn’t have delighted at their display. AFP Veria vs Platanias (1600 FRIDAY 12 APRIL 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

Christchurch IPL: Gayle power races against clock to play World Cup host hits Knight Riders WELLINGTON: Local oppo- sition and the ever ticking clock are conspiring against him but Royal Challengers record third victory former New Zealand captain Lee Germon remains deter- mined to bring international BANGALORE: Man moun- On Kohli’s departure, Gayle and others to bat around him, and cricket back to earthquake-rav- tain from Jamaica Chris Gayle AB de Villiers (22 not out, 22b, that did not happen. aged Christchurch in time for smashed his second half-cen- 2x4, 1x6) took the team over the The second half of the Knight the 2015 World Cup. tury of the season to help Royal finish line with an 83-run stand Riders innings was rather disap- New Zealand’s second city Challengers Bangalore record for the unfinished third wicket. pointing as wickets fell in a heap has played host to test cricket their third win as the hosts Barring off-spinner Sunil with Rudra Pratap Singh pick- since 1930 and one-dayers since defeated holders Kolkata Knight Narine who conceded only 17 ing up three cheap wickets as also 1973 but that proud record was Riders by eight wickets in the runs in his four overs, the rest of Vinay Kumar who to his credit brought to a shuddering halt Pepsi Indian Premier League the Knight Riders bolwers hardly stuck to his task to come away on February 22, 2011 when the (IPL) game here Thursday. looked the part once Gayle got with two for 36, including that earthquake devastated the city It was a Ugadi gift by 33-year going. The lack of discipline in of Kallis, who never quite looked and killed just under 200 people. old Gayle who unleashed a typical their bowling too contributed to assured during his brief stay. The Lancaster Park ground blitz (85 not out, 50b, 4x4, 9x6) the Knight Riders’ defeat with At the start of the innings, was wrecked but Canterbury as Royal Challengers replied with as many as eight wides and two Aussie seamer Moises Henriques Cricket had already identified a 158 for two in 17.3 overs to Knight no-balls. impressed, first by removing the portion of Hagley Park as a poten- Riders’s total of 154 for eight. Earlier, Knight Riders, though dangerous opener Manvinder tial future venue in line with New Even that Knight Riders’ total scoring at a fair clip, could Bisla in the very first over and Zealand Cricket’s policy to play was possible mainly due to an never really collar the Royal then in his second spell, had the Virat Kohli of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders Tests in ‘boutique’ grounds. attacking 59 (49b, 7x4, 1x6) by Challengers’ attack and it was left measure of Pathan who again dis- Gautam Gambhir in a heated exchange during their IPL match in “We were asked in 2008 skipper Gautam Gambhir. He, to Gambhir to hold the innings appointed after slamming Vinay Bangalore, yesterday. where the ideal ground for test however, was a helpless specta- together while other batsmen, Kumar for three consecutive cricket was and we said Hagley tor along with his team-mates notably Jacques Kallis (16), Yusuf boundaries. Park,” Germon, chief executive as the Jamaican Gayle unleashed Pathan (27) and Manoj Tiwary The Royal Challengers’ chase of Canterbury Cricket, said in a himself. (23), chipped in well. Towards the began on the wrong foot with telephone interview of the large The successful Royal end, Rajat Bhatia (13) lashed a opener Mayank Agarwal (6) fall- Finch guides Pune park bordering the central city. Challengers chase was built couple of boundaries to boost the ing in the third over, edging South “It has been a cricket ground around two entertaining part- total. African seamer Ryan McLaren to for over 100 years, it’s located cen- nerships. Gayle and captain Virat Gambhir batted quite well wicket-keeper Bisla. trally, it’s a natural amphithea- Kohli (35, 27b, 4x4, 2x6) put on 63 though he could not dominate The dismissal brought together Warriors to first win tre for a ground so it ticked all runs for the second wicket that the bowling. A few flowing drives the two in-form batsmen Gayle the boxes for a boutique cricket took the game away from Knight and well-timed hits marked his and Kohli, and the hosts enjoyed PUNE: Aaron Finch made play difficult. But openers Finch ground.” Riders. innings, but Knight Riders needed a period of ascendancy as also his IPL-6 debut in style and and Robin Uthappa (32) made the The plans call for a NZ$20m took the game away from Knight powered Pune Warriors to a job easier by smashing 51 runs in ($17.13m) redevelopment into a Riders much to the delight of the much needed victory against the first four overs. 20,000-capacity permanent venue Scoreboard packed stands. Rajasthan Royals at the Subrata The dangerous pair first took to host test, limited overs and Kohli opened the fireworks Roy Sahara Stadium here on the young spinner Harmeet first class games. KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS Pratap Singh 4-0-27-3, Jaydev Unadkat 4-0- with a series of shots and it was yesterday. Singh, collecting 17 from his sec- It has not all been plain sailing, Manvinder Bisla c Rahul b Henriques ...... 1 34-0, Muttiah Muralitharan 4-0-30-0, Vinay not long before Gayle joined the Finch (64 off 53 balls), through ond over. The fourth over of the however, with a referral to New Gautam Gambhir c & b Vinay Kumar ...... 59 Kumar 4-0-36-2 orgy of big hitting. McLaren was his sheer display of brute innings saw S Sreesanth leaking Zealand’s Environment Court for Jacques Kallis c Henriques b Vinay Kumar . 16 ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE first to feel the heat as he went force, ensured Pune ease past 22 runs with Uthappa doing the a hearing in June eating into an Yusuf Pathan c Vinay Kumar b Henriques ... 27 Chris Gayle (not out) ...... 85 for 22 runs and later Pradeep Rajasthan’s 145 for five in 18.4 maximum damage. already tight schedule. Manoj Tiwary c de Villiers b Singh ...... 23 Mayank Agarwal c Bisla b McLaren ...... 6 Sangwan was struck for 19 as overs. Rajasthan skipper Rahul Uthappa fell in the next over If the plans are approved, Eoin Morgan c sub (DT Christian) b Singh .... 2 Virat Kohli c Morgan b Balaji ...... 35 RCB raced along nicely. Dravid struck a spectacular 54 but Finch carried on to guide the Germon will need to give the ‘go’ Rajat Bhatia b Singh ...... 13 AB de Villiers (not out) ...... 22 However, the partnership was but could not prevent his team’s team home. The Australian hit six on the development. Ryan McLaren run out (Singh) ...... 2 Extras (W 8, NB 2) ...... 10 broken rather abruptly when first loss in three matches. fours and three maximums in his REUTERS Kohli holed out to McLaren On the other hand, it was a cracking innings. Pradeep Sangwan (not out) ...... 4 Total (for two wkts in 17.3 overs) ...... 158 in the deep off Lakshmipathy morale boosting win for Pune, Yuvraj Singh, returning to Sunil Narine (not out) ...... 1 Fall of wickets: 1-12; 2-75. Scoreboard Extras (LB 3, W 2, NB 1) ...... 6 Balaji. Sparks flew in the mid- who went down in their first two action after missing the last game, Bowling: Ryan McLaren 3-0-34-1, Jacques Total (for eight wkts in 20 overs) ...... 154 dle as Kohli and his Delhi mate matches of the competition and played well for his 23-ball 28. RAJASTHAN ROYALS: Kallis 4-1-30-0, Sunil Narine 4-0-17-0, Laksh- Gambhir had a verbal exchange was staring at another sorry sea- Earlier, Rajasthan could not Fall of wickets: 1-3, 2-54, 3-95, 4-124, Kushal Perera lbw Kumar ...... 0 mipathy Balaji 3.3-0-33-1, Pradeep Sangwan as the two walked towards each sonThe chase was expected to be capitalise on the start provided by 5-132, 6-135, 7-149, 8-149 Ajinkya Rahane c Mathews b Sharma .....30 2-0-34-0, Rajat Bhatia 1-0-10-0 other rather menacingly before a tough one for the hosts as the Dravid and Ajinkya Rahane (30). Rahul Dravid c Taylor b Yuvraj ...... 54 Bowling: Moises Henriques 4-0-24-2, Rudra being separated. IANS pitch played slow, making stroke IANS Stuart Binny c Marsh b Yuvraj ...... 1 Brad Hodge (not out) ...... 22 Dishant Yagnik c Suman b Sharma ...... 12 James Faulkner (not out) ...... 19 Pakistan’s Afridi eyes 2015 World Cup Extras (LB 3, W 3, NB 1) ...... 7 Total (for five wkts in 20 overs) ...... 145 KARACHI: Veteran allrounder Despite the slide in perform- younger players to come through said Afridi. Afridi was removed Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-81, 3-85, 4-93, 5-106 Shahid Afridi (pictured) said ance, Afridi, who has scored 7,201 if he does not perform. as one-day captain in May 2011 Bowling: Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4-0-41-1, yesterday he is targeting the runs and taken 348 wickets in 354 “When I felt I was not up to the despite leading Pakistan to the Ashok Dinda 3-0-21-0, Angelo Mathews 4-0- 2015 World Cup after returning ODIs, said he was still hopeful he mark in Tests, I left the five-day World Cup semi-final two months 27-0, Rahul Sharma 4-0-16-2, Yuvraj Singh to the Pakistan side, but vowed could make the World Cup in format,” said Afridi, who retired before. 4-0-27-2, Mitchell Marsh 1-0-10-0 to quit if he became a burden on Australia and New Zealand. from Test cricket in 2010. Afridi said he expected Pakistan PUNE WARRIORS: the team. “My fitness level is good and I “I will not play by force neither to do well in the Champions Robin Uthappa c Dravid b Faulkner ...... 32 The 33-year-old was left out of want to continue playing at the would I like the selectors to select Trophy. Aaaron Finch b Faulkner ...... 64 the squad for the one-day series top level,” Afridi told reporters. me without good performance.” “Misbah-ul Haq is leading the Ross Taylor c Hodge b Harmeet ...... 17 against India in December before “The 2015 World Cup is in my Afridi said he was doing his team well and our combination staging a comeback for the tour of mind but it depends on fitness best to improve his bowling is very good, so I expect better Yuvraj Singh (not out) ...... 28 South Africa, but his woeful run and performance.” and demanded more respect for results if we stick to our plans and Angelo Mathews (not out) ...... 1 of form has continued. Afridi was included in players. play to our potential,” said Afridi. Extras (LB 2, W 3, NB 1) ...... 6 Afridi’s 88 in the third one- Pakistan’s initial 30-man squad “Cricket is because of the play- Pakistan is in group B of the Total (for three wkts in 18.3 overs) 148 dayer in Johannesburg was his for the Champions Trophy to be ers and the cricket board must eight-nation Trophy along with Fall of wickets: 1-58, 2-104, 3-131. first half-century in the past 12 held in England in June, but must respect the players. If there is a arch-rivals India, South Africa Bowling: Harmeet Singh 4-0-34-1, Sree- months and he has also strug- perform in the ongoing national mistake on the part of the players and the West Indies. Defending santh 2.4-0-38-0, James Faulkner 4-0-17-2, gled with his leg-breaks, failing one-day cup to make the final 15 they must be told about that and champions Australia, Sri Lanka, Kevon Cooper 4-0-26-0, Siddharth Trivedi to take a single wicket in his last to be announced next month. if selectors want to drop them, England and New Zealand make 4-0-31-0 six matches. He said he would quit for they should tell the players,” up group A. AFP No issues with InterContinental Squash: Wallaby coach Qatar Team carries out Deans: Cooper Seba enters next round DOHA: Seba Louai defeated at Khalifa International Tennis SYDNEY: Quade Cooper said pre-season test in Italy Arthr David in straight games and Squash Complex. yesterday he has no problems to advance to the next round The tournament is sponsored by with coach Robbie Deans after DOHA: The Qatar Team is drivers on the F1 circuit, of the InterContinental Squash InterContinental Hotel and Galaxy his surprise omission from a leaving nothing to chance but a licence suspension tournament of Qatar Squash Sports. The semi-finals and finals 30-man Wallabies planning as it attempts to retain ruined his chances of win- Federation. will be played at InterContinental camp ahead of this year’s British the UIM F1 H20 World ning the last two races and Yesterday was the first day of Bay Club, the organisers said. and Irish Lions series. Championship title and the he finished the season in the five-day championship played THE PENINSULA Cooper was left out of Deans’ Doha-based outfit has car- 11th in the drivers points’ prospective squad for the three- ried out a crucial five-day, standings. InterContinental Squash Results Test home series in June but he pre-season test in Italy. “After such a long lay-off Under-9: Seba Louai bt Arthr David, (3-0) 11-2,11-5,11-3; Khaled Moutafa bt James David (3-0) has taken his non-selection on Defending World Champion before the first race in Brazil 11-2,11-2,11-1; Ngual Mancho bt Adam Wael, (3-0) 11-4, 11-5, 11-5; Zeyad Ali bt Jassim Talal, the chin. Alex Carella and team-mate in June, it was important (3-0) 11-3, 11-5, 11-4; Shaza Louai bt Youseef Khalil, (3-0) 11-2, 11-3, 11-3; Abdullah Al Qahtani The 38-Test playmaker played Shaun Torrente attended the that we got some testing bt Zeyad Tarek, (3-0) 11-1, 11-2, 11-1; Mohammed Tarek bt Yassin, (3-0) 11-5, 11-4, 11-4; Yousef down his omission seven weeks test in the presence of Khalid in to dust off the cobwebs,” Al Kubisi bt Al Hassan Ebraheem (3-0) 11-3, 11-3,11-5; Salem Al Malki bt Seba Louai, (3-0) 11-4, before the official 25-man bin Arhama Al Kuwari, head said Khalid bin Arhama Al 11-3, 11-6; Khaled Moutafa bt Abdul Aziz Al Thani, (3-0) 11-5, 11-6, 11-3; Zeyad Ali bt Abdul Azez Wallabies Test squad is named. of formula racing at the Qatar Kuwari, head of formula Daoud (3-0) 11-3, 11-6, 11-9; Ngual bt Jassim Sorour, (3-0) 11-4, 11-4, 11-7; Abdul Rahman bt “It’s no big issue really because Marine Sports Federation racing at the QMSF, which Shaza Louai (3-0) 11-2, 11-2, 11-4; Yousef Essam bt Abdullah Al Qahtani (3-0) 11-1, 11-3, 11-4 we have a big season ahead of us,” (QMSF), engine builder and runs under the presidency Under-11: Yousef Essam bt Salem Al Malki (3-0) 11-5, 11-7, 11-8; Ahmed Bassam bt Nayef Daoud Cooper said. crew chief Brendan Power of Sheikh Hassan bin Jabor (3-0) 11-3, 11-5,11-7; Ali Al Qahtani bt Yousef Deyaa (3-0) 11-3, 11-6, 11-7; Mohammed Tarek bt “People are going to look at and several other members Shaun Torrente, Qatar Marine Sports Al Thani. Hamood Ebraheem (3-0) 11-4, 11-4, 11-6; Ebrahim Darwish bt Yousef Khalil (3-0) 11-0, 11-1, 11-1 players differently. It’s not the of the Qatar Team, including Federation’s Khalid bin Arhama Al Kuwari and “We tested some new Under-13: Abdul Aziz bt Amar Hashem (3-0) 11-0, 11-3, 11-1; Mohammed Al Saadi bt Ali Ahmed first or the last time you’re going Alex Canzi and Billy Rucker. Brendan Power, during their training camp propellers and engines. It (3-0) 11-3, 11-4, 11-4; Rashed Al Hareb bt Ahmed Al Obaidi (3-2) 11-5, 6-11, 11-7-9-11, 11-8; to miss out on a side.” Team driver Alex Carella in Italy. was a good chance for the Ali Al Dosari bt Essa Al Akaidi (3-0) 11-2, 11-2, 11-4; Yousef Al Saka bt Hammad Al Naimi (3-2) Cooper was fined Aus$60,000 won the world title for the team to work together 11-7, 11-5, 6-11, 8-11, 11-8; Tammem Al Aji bt Nayef Saleh (3-0) 11-5, 11-7, 11-4; Ali Al Emadi and banned for three games last second year in succession last season by the mar- again and get in shape before the season begins. We bt Gaber Saleh (3-2) 11-5, 11-6, 7-11, 9-11, 0- 11; Waleed Zaman bt Amr Hosam (3-0) 11-2, October for bringing the game gin of 17 points to give the QMSF-supported team learned many new things and that information will 11-3, 11-1; Amr Hosam bt Saif Mohammed, (3-0) 11-3, 11-5, 11-4; Amr Hesham bt Mohammed into disrepute by criticising a third world title in five years. Shaun Torrente be critical when the racing starts.” Al Mehayzaa (3-0) 11-7, 11-8, 11-8 Deans. AFP proved time and again that he was one of the fastest THE PENINSULA Under-15: Rashed Ali bt Seif Mohammed (3-0) 11-4,11-2,11-3 FRIDAY 12 APRIL 2013 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Tennis: Let Woods and McIlroy target Pakistan stage Davis Cup Masters title in fresh start matches, Golf: The stage is set for this year’s first major at Augusta Masters says Khalid NEW DELHI: If troubled AUGUSTA, GEORGIA: With necessarily mentioned among the Myanmar can host Davis Cup a resurgent Tiger Woods once favourites that week,” Langer told matches then Pakistan should again on the prowl and Rory Reuters. be allowed to follow suit, cap- McIlroy seemingly back in form, “Then you have Tiger, Phil tain Mohammad Khalid said golf fans now can’t wait for the (Mickelson), Rory and a bunch yesterday as the country con- end of the 77th Masters which of other guys. tinued to protest at being dis- kicked-off at Augusta National “There are a lot of players who qualified from a weekend tie. yesterday. can win and pull it off if they get Khalid is still smarting after The year’s opening major is hot. Pakistan were controversially always the most heavily antici- “I think at least 50, maybe 60, disqualified from their ‘home’ pated of the four and, with a players could win this week,” Davis Cup match, played in myriad of captivating storylines added the 55-year-old German, Yangon, Myanmar, against New bubbling during the tournament who claimed his two green jackets Zealand last weekend because of buildup, this latest edition is rich at the Masters in 1985 and 1993. “unplayable” court conditions. with promise. Most eyes, however, will be The three-day Asia/Oceania Though four-times champion firmly focused this week on world Group II tie was staged in Yangon Woods has been installed as a number one Woods who is bidding after New Zealand refused to hot favourite after winning three to win his first major title in five play in Pakistan due to security times in his first five starts on the years, and his first green jacket concerns. 2013 PGA Tour, the general feel- since 2005. Foreign teams have shunned ing among the players is that the His quest to eclipse the record Pakistan since the 2009 attack 93-man field bristles with poten- 18 majors won by fellow American on the Sri Lankan cricketers tial winners. Jack Nicklaus had stalled on 14 in Lahore and internal violence “We all know what Tiger’s but now that he has regained full has forced Pakistan to play their capable of doing,” said Australian fitness after being plagued by lin- home matches in several sports world number seven Adam Scott, gering knee injuries and personal at neutral venues. FROM LEFT: Honorary starters Gary Player, Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus talk on the first tee before officially who has finished in the top 10 for strife he appears to be back on “Myanmar is having a lot of starting the 2013 Masters at Augusta National in Augusta, Georgia, yesterday. the last two years at the Masters track. problems too but not in the cit- with its spectacular setting amid “I feel comfortable with every ies,” Khalid said in a telephone Georgian pines and blooming aspect of my game,” Woods told interview, drawing a parallel azaleas. reporters earlier this week. “I the world, that’s all you need to chance missed,” said McIlroy, any player in the field, with a few between the trouble-torn Asian “He’s always a threat at any feel that I’ve improved and I’ve look at.” As for world number two while adding that anything less venerable exceptions, is capable countries. golf tournament, but he’s far from got more consistent, and I think McIlroy, he will be eager to atone than a win this week would be a of winning with a hot hand for all “When we were leaving just running away with it at the the wins show that. for his nightmarish final-round disappointment. four rounds. Pakistan, some journalists asked moment. He’s just returned to No. “That’s something that I’m meltdown at the 2011 Masters “I have no ill memories of this Former world number why are we going to Myanmar. 1 and that’s just a number at the proud of so far this year, and when he squandered a four-shot place at all. I absolutely adore ones Luke Donald and Lee They said the situation there is end of the day. hopefully I can continue it this overnight lead with a closing 80. the golf course and it’s great to Westwood, along with their fel- very bad and we were risking our “There are so many players week.” The Northern Irishman will be here. Everything’s been going low Englishmen Justin Rose and lives. But we faced no problems playing well. It’s just not a fore- Watson, who beat South also be champing at the bit to well and I’m looking forward to Ian Poulter, will each be chas- at all.” gone conclusion.” African Louis Oosthuizen in a prove that his relatively poor form the week.” ing a first major title, as will On Friday, when Sri Lankan Twice former champion play-off last year after conjuring earlier this season, following his The list of potential champi- Australians Scott and Jason Day, referee Asitha Attygalla awarded Bernhard Langer believes that up a miraculous shot from pine straw switch in club manufacturers, was ons this week is a long one, as joint runners-up two years ago. the contest to New Zealand, to 60 players are capable of slip- as he hooked a wedge 40 yards simply a temporary phase, though demonstrated by the ‘unlikely’ Veterans such as Steve eight people were killed in a riot ping into the coveted green jacket through the air for his ball to set- he gave himself a welcome boost victories of Canada’s Mike Weir Stricker and Ernie Els, estab- in Sumatra island following an on Sunday. tle 10 feet from the pin, regards by finishing second at last week’s in 2003, American Zach Johnson lished PGA Tour winners like argument over recent sectar- “Who would have necessarily Woods as a hot favourite. Texas Open. in 2007 and South African Trevor Brandt Snedeker, Hunter Mahan ian violence between majority thought that Charl Schwartzel “He’s playing good, so he would “Every time you come here Immelman in 2008. and Matt Kuchar, plus a host of Buddhists and minority Rohingya would win (in 2011) or even Bubba be the guy right now,” said the to Augusta, you’re wanting The strength in depth of the younger guns led by Italy’s Matteo Muslims in Myanmar. (Watson) last year? They are all American left-hander. “He’s play- to win that green jacket, and modern game is unparalleled in Manassero, are all capable of “It’s the same in Pakistan. great players but they weren’t ing the best. He’s number one in every time you don’t it’s another the history of golf and virtually flourishing. REUTERS There are some problems but it’s only in the border areas. No Many title Rory McIlroy of ‘Big Three’ get problem in Lahore or Karachi. Northern Ireland, We can give them (visiting who received the teams) high-level security,” favourites for 2012 Male Player 77th Masters Khalid said. of the Year Award, “We are looking at the ITF (International Tennis Nicklaus at speaks during the under way at Federation). They should ask 41st Annual Awards other teams to visit Pakistan. We Augusta Dinner of the Golf Augusta want an ITF delegation to come Writers Association and see the reality here.” AUGUSTA, GEORGIA: of America at the AUGUSTA, GEORGIA: Pakistan were on course to After having the thrill of win- Savannah Rapids Watched by huge galleries, the take a 2-0 lead when Attygalla ning the Masters a record six Pavillion during ‘Big Three’ of Arnold Palmer, awarded the contest to New times, Jack Nicklaus does not the 2013 Masters Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player Zealand after a hole opened up get terribly excited about join- Tournament at launched the 77th Masters near the baseline. ing Arnold Palmer and Gary Augusta National yestreday while Bubba Watson New Zealand captain Alistair Player to hit the ceremonial Golf Club on prepared to begin his title Hunt said the match had to be first shots at the tournament. Wednesday in defence later in the day. abandoned because of the “inch “We kid around with each Augusta, Georgia. On an overcast morning at deep and half a foot wide” hole. other,” Nicklaus, 73, said about Augusta National, four-times Pakistan have lodged a protest his annual reunion with the champion Palmer, three-times against the referee’s decision and other members of golf’s ‘Big winner Player and Nicklaus, double specialist Aisam Qureshi Three’. who won a record six green left for London on Thursday to Told that golf fans look for- jackets, hit the ceremonial first meet ITF officials to press their ward to watching them launch shots at the par-four opening case. the championship, Nicklaus hole. quipped: “We look forward to Palmer struck a solid blow up Serena, Venus to getting it over with every year.” Women green with envy the middle before fellow golfing Of more interest to Nicklaus great Player outdrove him by lead US versus was the array of contenders around 50 yards, his ball ending amassed at Augusta National, up above the crest of the hill Swedes in Fed Cup which the 18-times major cham- on the right side of the fairway, NEW YORK: World number pion said showed a remarkable no more at Masters some 250 yards from the tee. one Serena Williams and depth of talent. Nicklaus hit the longest drive her sister Venus will join “I’m glad to see Rory (McIlroy) AUGUSTA, GEORGIA: For membership controversy that had Buffett, are members. Change of the three, his ball rolling into Sloane Stephens and Varvara playing better again because he 80 years a defiant Augusta reached the White House and commonly occurs a glacial pace the first cut of rough on the left Lepchenko on the US Fed really struggled this spring, and National Golf Club had nothing became increasingly difficult to at Augusta. before settling several yards Cup team facing Sweden later Tiger (Woods) is playing really, to say about its male-only mem- simply dismiss as a club matter, It was not until 1990 that ahead of Player. this month, the US Tennis really well,” he noted. bership policy. Augusta has offered little insight Augusta National invited its “The only nerves you have are Association said yesterday. “Phil (Mickelson) is playing all But on the eve the 2013 into the timing of their decision first black member, businessman to make solid contact,” a smil- The move ensures the Williams right and he’s always going to be Masters, the club’s chairman had and why it took so long. Ron Townsend, following accu- ing Nicklaus, 73, told reporters sisters, two-time defending a factor here,” Nicklaus added just one word to describe the deci- “It went about the same proc- sations of racial discrimination afterwards. “It doesn’t matter Olympic women’s doubles cham- about the three-time winner. sion last August to finally open its ess and the same amount of time at Alabama’s whites-only Shoal diddly-darn where it goes.” pions as well as the 2000 Sydney But Nicklaus was not through. doors to women. as any other member,” Payne told Creek Golf and Country Club Palmer, however, was Olympic winners, will be eligible “Keegan Bradley has had “Awesome,” Billy Payne said in reporters as golfers went through that was selected to host the PGA delighted with his effort to play in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro a good spring and Nicolas a disarming southern drawl. final preparations for the opening Championship, another of golf’s “It was my best drive of the Olympics. Colsaerts, the golf course suits Take a walk up Magnolia Lane, round. “I wouldn’t have any com- four major tournaments. year,” the 83-year-old quipped. Serena Williams, a 15-time him pretty well. Some day he’s the short road that leads to the ment on that.” Prior to Augusta National’s Ten minutes later, 1988 Grand Slam singles champion, is going to do very well here. Augusta National clubhouse, and As Masters week began Rice ground-breaking announce- Masters champion Sandy Lyle also the reigning Olympic singles “(Lee) Westwood and (Luke) it is as if time stands still at one was attracting as much attention ment last August, women were of Britain struck the tourna- champion. Donald have both knocked on of the world’s most famous golf as the world’s top golfers. allowed to play the course only if ment’s first competitive shot by The Americans, all ranked in the door here, and Adam Scott courses. Certainly there are good rea- invited by a member. Pushed by teeing off at the opening hole. the WTA top 30, will play host to has knocked on the door here. The breathtaking view is the sons for the gawkers since there the National Council of Women’s Lyle was then followed by Sweden at Delray Beach, Florida, Dustin Johnson, this should also same as it has been for decades, have been fewer women to land Organizations to admit women, Americans John Peterson and on April 20-21, with the winner be a good golf course for him. the home of the Masters golf an Augusta green jacket then men former Augusta chairman amateur Nathan Smith. qualifying for the 2014 World “And there’s always a few guys tournament a bastion of tradi- who have landed on the moon. William “Hootie” Johnson dug in American left-hander Group and the loser relegated you don’t think about. tion unmoved by outside forces Augusta’s invitation-only his heels saying the club would Watson, who won last year’s with no chance to win the tro- You probably don’t think a lot and events. But this April change membership has been steeped in not be forced to open its doors “at title in a thrilling play-off phy next year. about K J Choi, but K J Choi is is in the air, mixed with the fra- secrecy since the club opened in the point of a bayonet.” with South African Louis “I’m really excited about the always right there,” Nicklaus grant smell of blooming Azaleas, 1932. The club does not reveal its Even though the contro- Oosthuizen, was scheduled team that we have,” US Fed Cup told reporters about the South with former US Secretary of full list of members, believed to be versy has been largely defused, to tee off with Britain’s Ian captain Mary Joe Fernandez Korean, who has had two top- State Condoleezza Rice and fin- around 300, although it is known it is a subject Augusta National Poulter and US amateur cham- said. “We have great talent fives and a tie for eighth at the ancier Darla Moore becoming that some of the most powerful and Masters champions past pion Steven Fox at 1034 local and depth, which is a perfect Masters. the first women to don the iconic men from industry and finance, and present continue to tip-toe time, officials said. combination.” REUTERS green jackets. Despite ending a including Bill Gates and Warren around. 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19 20 21 22 1 Modern party summons 60 Stir 2 Element in strobe lights 62 “Uncle!” 23 24 25 26 3 Confession of faith 63 Something that’s not 27 28 29 4 Square optional 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 5 Mother of Helen 64 E-mail address component 65 Quark/antiquark particle 37 38 39 40 6 Retreat 7 ___ Eisley, “Star Wars” 67 Slow dance with quick 41 42 43 44 45 46 cantina town turns 47 48 49 50 51 52 8 Dad 68 S. American land 69 Actress Diane of 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 9 Attempt 10 Winter Olympics “Numb3rs” 61 62 63 64 65 powerhouse 70 ___ Bowl 66 67 68 69 70 11 Whence the phrase 75 Shut out

71 72 73 “Murder most foul” 76 Tiresomely disagreeable 12 So-so sort 74 75 76 77 78 79 13 Pound 77 Make ___ of 80 81 82 83 84 14 Harshly bright 78 Planetary shadow

Yesterday’s answer 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 15 Prickly plants 81 Without ___ (nonchalantly) 16 Onetime home for Georgia 82 Flowering How to play Hyper Sudoku: 92 93 94 95 96 97 O’Keeffe 83 “El ___ vive!” (revolutionary A Hyper Sudoku Puzzle is solved by filling the numbers from 1 to 9 into the blank cells. A Hyper 98 99 100 101 102 103 17 Expunction catchphrase)

Sudoku has unlike Sudoku 13 regions (four regions overlap with the nine standard regions). In all 104 105 106 107 108 109 18 Sinatra’s “Softly, ___ Leave 84 Czech martyr Jan regions the numbers from 1 to 9 can appear only once. Otherwise, a Hyper Sudoku is solved like You” 85 Comfy bedwear 110 111 112 113 a normal Sudoku. 24 Hand, in slang 86 Ann or Andy 114 115 116 117 25 Charged particle 87 When Canada celebrates 118 119 120 121 29 Third-degree, in math Thanksgiving How to play Kakuro: 32 Vermont city 88 Azure The kakuro grid, unlike in sudoku, can be of any 33 Cartoon genre 93 Half size. It has rows and columns, and dark cells ACROSS 66 “South Park” character leading a 35 Contradict 94 Topper for Ol’ Blue Eyes walk around a paddock? like in a crossword. And, just like in a crossword, 1 Shine 36 Old-time cartoonist Hoff 95 Nike competitor 71 Patronized a restaurant some of the dark cells will contain numbers. Some 6 Intensifies, with “up” 37 Hopper 96 Welcomes warmly 72 One ___ (ball game) cells will contain two numbers. 10 High-school class 38 Plus 97 Actress Cannon However, in a crossword the numbers reference 14 On the 73-Across, e.g. 73 W.W. II carrier praised by Churchill 101 Results of some accidents for its ability to “sting twice” 39 Vamoose clues. In a kakuro, the numbers are all you get! 19 Élan 102 Decree 74 Vaults 40 Most fit They denote the total of the digits in the row or 20 Lampblack 103 Backpackers’ gear 75 Aspersion 41 Funny column referenced by the number. 21 Come to 105 Wee bit 76 Brazilian name for six popes 42 Like Rochester, N.Y. Within each 22 Shifty ones? 106 Spread for lunch, maybe 79 Speak lovingly 43 Literally, “guilty mind” collection of cells 23 Loving comment from an astronaut’s 48 Run ___ the mouth 108 First name in country wife? 80 What Dustin Hoffman gets to do - called a run - any often, thanks to royalties? 49 Author Robert ___ Butler 109 Woodworking tools of the numbers 1 26 Place from which to watch a 110 Dundee dissent Hawaiian sunset 85 Advantages 50 Nectar flavor to 9 may be used 111 Yak 27 Low tip 89 Scoundrel 51 1960s TV boy but, like sudoku, 112 Passeport info 28 Not well 90 Steve McQueen’s first major movie, 52 Chorus of approvals each number may 113 Dating service datum 29 Throws (off) with “The” 57 Projecting front only be used once. 30 Close 91 Sled dog 58 The Red Baron and others 31 Big brass 92 Actor Hugh involved in every swap shop deal? Yesterday’s 34 Plumber’s fitting 98 W.W. I hero played by Gary Cooper CAL I COCAT ARAL answer 35 News offices 99 Pre-1868 Tokyo BANANARAMA MIMI 37 The Dark Knight rooms with Quasimodo? 100 “Don’t strain” ASTRONOMI C OPAL 41 Chili powder ingredient 101 Song on an album SHORN I GOCRAZY Sherman’s Lagoon by Jim Toomey 44 “He wore a diamond” in 104 ___ Gillis of 1960s TV T I NY GALOSH POP “Copacabana” 105 Colloquialism ANY J A I LS I VANA 45 Ryan’s “Love Story” co-star 107 Bar activity FORMA MADR ID 46 Origin 110 Like some gases 47 Hotel’s ask-your-greeter-anything 111 Actor John playing Wayne Knight’s MAD L I BS P I NA T AS approach? role on “Seinfeld”? AQU I NO GUSTY 53 Popular portal 114 Inhabitant of the Pribilof Islands L UMPS CONT I MAW 54 Swift 115 Razor brand CAB IBOOKS GALA 116 Quotable Hall-of-Famer, informally 55 Modern pentathlon event ORD I NALS FORDS 56 Difference in days between the lunar 117 Excoriate and solar year 118 “Viva ___!” LION SLIPPINGON 61 “All clear” 119 Pastoral sounds MURK HANG I NGOU T 64 Honoree’s spot 120 Sign XMAS ORGANISTS 65 Singer Carey 121 Dummkopfs ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE