According to details, four-month-old Gulroze was soled for Rs 20 thousand by his father Nauroze Khan to a man named Sajjad.

It was also decided in the deal that Sajjad will have to pay further 50 thousand rupees in case of death of the child. Nauroze had earlier sold two of his daughters due to poverty and wanted to sell his other children too.

Police have arrested the accused while a case has also been registered against five persons, including two women.
 

According to details, 20-year-old Shahbaz shot dead his mother, Bindia Begum, over a family dispute in Arifabad area near Multan and also attacked his neighbourers’ and injured a man.

According to police, the deceased Bindia Begum got divorce from her husband due to which the accused was upset. The accused managed to escape from the scene after committing the crime.
 

Talking to a delegation of coordination committee of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Altaf Hussain said that solution to every controversy lies in the equal distribution of resources.

He asked Intellectuals to take bold stance bail out Sindh from the current law and order situation. He also advised the political leaders to refrain from issuing controversial statements. The MQM party workers from Sindh, Balochistan, Seraiki belt, Gilgit and Kashmir were also present on the occasion.
 

According to details, an oxygen gas cylinder booked in luggage of PIA flight 307 from Lahore to Karachi exploded on the conveyor belt. The gas cylinder fell 500 feet away after the explosion.

Panic spread at the airport after the explosion. Aviation experts are of the view that the explosion may have caused severe damage if it had exploded inside the plane.
 

According to sources, the surcharge on CNG is going to be enhanced from Rs 147 per MMBTU to Rs 300 per MMBTU. The proposal for increase in surcharge was give by cabinet’s special committee.

The sources said that the government has decided to bridge gas between petrol and CNG prices. I was also decided that the CNG will be gradually converted to LPG.
 

The counsel of Prime Minister in contempt case Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan has called on Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani and discussed with him the matters relating to appeal against Supreme Court verdict.

Barrister Aitzaz apprised the Prime Minister about the legal points of the case and his preparedness to file an appeal in the court, on which Prime Minister expressed satisfaction.

The sources said that Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan would submit appeal on contempt case verdict in the court on behalf of Prime Minister today.
 

The broad agenda of the two-day talks would focus on visa relaxation, multiple visas for traders, on arrival visa for elderly and children at Wagah border, cooperation in anti-terrorism, progress on Mumbai attacks, CBMs on line of Control.

The talks would be led by Interior Secretary Khawaja Siddiq Akbar while the Indian side would be represented by Home Secretary R K Singh.
In this regard Federal Interior Minister Senator A. Rehman Malik chaired a pre-meeting of Secretary Interior talks Wednesday between Pakistan and India scheduled to be held on Thursday.

The Minister reviewed progress of the last Secretary Interior talks between Pakistan and India and gave instructions to move forward.

Sources told Online that during the talks Pakistan would review the progress made by India regarding the probe into Samjhota Express, in which a number of Pakistanis lost their lives, and would apprise the India side of its progress on the Mumbai attacks. Meanwhile according to Indian media reports, a 12-member delegation, led by Home Secretary R K Singh, Wednesday left for Pakistan for the Home Secretary-level talks where a relaxed visa regime is expected to be inked apart from New Delhi pressing for action against perpetrators of the 26/11 attack.

The visit comes in the backdrop of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari s visit to India on April 8 during which Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had stressed the need for Pakistan to take firm action to curb terrorism to enable India to make forward movement in the bilateral relationship.

The Prime Minister had also asked Pakistan to bring the perpetrators of the Mumbai attack to justice and prevent activities aimed against India from Pakistani soil.

"These continue to be our priorities," Home Secretary Singh said before leaving for Islamabad.

The last round of Home Secretary-level talks was held in New Delhi in March 2011. The New Delhi joint statement had identified cooperation in the areas of counter terrorism, progress in bringing the fugitives of the Mumbai terrorist attack case to justice and a revised bilateral visa agreement as some of the priorities.
 

According to details, the spy plane fired two missiles at a house near Mir Ali area of North Waziristan, killing ten people and injuring several others.

Panic spread in the area after the attack as drones are still flying over Mir Ali.
 

Federal cabinet has formed six-member committee for recovery of missing persons.

Session of Federal Cabinet was held in Islamabad with the chair of PM Yousaf Raza Gilani who ordered to form six-member committee to recommend reasonable solution to the Balochistan issue.

Addressing a press conference after the meeting, Qamar Zaman Kaira said that only executive authority is entitled to impose emergency in Balochistan. Military operation is improper for Baloshistan issue; rather complicated issues may be resolved with political dialogue and democratic strategy, he advocated.

He said that the option of dialogue remained open in every era; the people equipped with sophisticated arms should leave their weapons and come on the table of dialogue. That is the sole way to peace and prosperity, he concluded.

Japan s Shigeru Miyamoto, considered the father of the modern video game, has been awarded Spain s Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities.

Miyamoto, 59, is the author of the Mario Bros. series that has become one of the most marketed video game sagas in history.

Asturias award organizers praised Miyamoto, saying he converted "the video game into a social revolution and has managed to popularize it among a sector of the population that had not previously accessed this kind of entertainment, while also making it a medium capable of bringing people together regardless of sex, age or social or cultural status."

Wednesday s award is one of eight handed out yearly by a foundation named for Spain s Crown Prince Felipe. Others categories include arts, sports and scientific research.
 

The two ex-employees are accused of forging records, stealing goods and creating ghost distributors across the country to defraud Reebok over five years.

A Reebok India spokesman said an FIR (first information report) had been lodged with police on Tuesday against former managing director Subhinder Singh Prem and former chief operating officer Vishnu Bhagat over the alleged scam.

Reebok s parent company, the German sports giant Adidas, said it would co-operate fully with the Indian authorities.

"We are given to understand that our criminal complaint has been registered for investigation by the Indian law enforcement authorities," Adidas said in a statement.

Both men were dismissed in March when the fraud was first discovered, local reports said. They were not immediately available for comment.

Police in Gurgaon, a booming satellite city outside New Delhi, are investigating the complaint, which accuses the men of falsifying sales records and passing off genuine goods as defective products in order to sell them on.

Last month Adidas bosses in Germany warned that 2012 earnings were likely to be hit by the discovery of "commercial irregularities" at the Indian branch of its Reebok subsidiary.

Adidas said at the time that "maximum negative impact could be up to a pre-tax amount of 125 million euros ($158 million)."

Addressing a ceremony held to inaugurate CDA development projects Gilani said that gone were the days when governments were changed through conspiracies. He said present government enjoys popular mandate.

“PML-N leaders have learnt no lesson from the past and I don’t know what they will do in case they come to power once again,” Gilani said.

‘Great people always have a large number of enemies’, he quoted the saying.
 

Stocks in the local capital market spiraled down Wednesday but stayed above 14,000 points, with investors wary after a fall was seen across global markets, dealers said.

The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) benchmark 100-index ended 0.77 percent, or 109.26 points, down at 14,032.82 on volume of 138.76 million shares, compared to Tuesday s close of 14,142.08.

"Investors remained cautious due to volatility in global markets," said a dealer.
 

Talking to the media in Peshawar, Fazlur Rehman said that the government would sabotage the national unity with the restoration of Nato supply. This decision of the ruling class may ignite civil war in the country, he warned.

He said that the policies of the government are responsible for chaotic condition in Karachi.

All agreements with the US have become outdated. It is ripe time that the government should make it clear to the US that “We have been no more partner of the US in war on terror.”

He accused that the ANP is working on international agenda to amalgamate the Fata with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

While opposing military operation in Karachi, Fata and Balochistan, he said that restoration of peace and tranquility is only possible with unanimous decision of political parties by dialogue.

Many fans, some wearing Chelsea blue jerseys, cheered as their hero ran through the center of Swindon on Wednesday. The 34-year-old waved as he trotted along with the torch.

Drogba announced on Tuesday that he was quitting Chelsea, just days after scoring the winning penalty shot in the club s dramatic Champion s League final win over Bayern Munich. He is pursuing a career elsewhere.

The British media have reported that Drogba s next move will take him to China. He hasn t confirmed that, but has said if Chelsea need him once his playing days are over, he would be happy to answer their call.