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  • Pakistan Election Results: Army Magic? Nawaz Sharif’s Big Win Claim After Imran Khan Alleges Rigging | world news

    New Delhi: Nawaz Sharif, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, on Friday appealed to other political parties to come together and form a stable coalition government to restore Pakistan, saying all institutions should cooperate to help the country overcome its challenges. Sharif, who served as the premier three times, spoke to his supporters of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) at the party’s headquarters in Lahore. He said his party respects the verdict of all parties, including the independent candidates who are backed by the imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party.

    He said it was necessary for all the political parties to join hands and form a government to bring Pakistan out of its troubles. “We cannot keep having elections,” he said. “We were all together yesterday but we did not speak to you because the results were not out.”

    “We are asking everyone today to join us in rebuilding this wounded Pakistan,” he said as the country seemed to be heading towards a hung parliament. “Our only goal is a prosperous Pakistan and you know what we have done in the past.”

    He said all the institutions should work together to help Pakistan get out of this crisis. “Everyone should sit in peace and harmony and take Pakistan out of the difficulties,” he said.

    Sharif said he has assigned his younger brother and PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif to contact the Pakistan Peoples’ Party’s Asif Ali Zardari, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) chief Fazlur Rehman and Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui to form a coalition government. .

    The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) data shows that results of 139 constituencies have been announced, which include 55 independents (mostly supported by PTI), PML-N 43, PPP 35 and other seats going to smaller parties.

    The counting of votes is still ongoing after Thursday’s general election which was tainted by accusations of rigging, occasional violence and a nationwide mobile phone blackout.

    To form a government, a party must secure 133 seats out of 265 in the National Assembly. One seat’s election was delayed after the death of a candidate. Overall, 169 seats are required to obtain a simple majority out of its total 336 seats, which include the reserved seats for women and minorities.

    Sharif Has Pak Army’s Blessing

    The Pakistan Army has a strong influence on the country’s politics and has been accused of tampering with elections to favor its preferred candidates. In 2018, the Pakistan Army effectively selected Imran Khan, a former cricketer-turned-politician, to replace Nawaz Sharif as the head of the PML(N).

    Imran Khan became the prime minister after Nawaz Sharif was convicted, but Nawaz Sharif was later allowed to leave the country and returned in October 2023, when suddenly all the charges against him were dropped. Experts have suggested that Nawaz Sharif has the army’s backing this time. In the Pakistan election 2024, Pakistan Army chief general Asim Munir will consolidate his power over the political leadership of the country. The elections are significant as for the first time in Pakistan’s history, a civilian leader (Imran Khan) posed a threat to the army’s supremacy.

    Former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria told news agency ANI that the elections are the most rigged and the most predictable, because the army is meddling with the process to get the government it wants. He said that it is widely anticipated that Nawaz Sharif and his PML-N party will be the army’s pick. He said that this is quite accurate.

  • Manhunt for suspect in fatal shooting of deputy and wounding of another in Tennessee

    Manhunt for suspected cop killer in Tennessee


    Manhunt underway in Tennessee for suspect accused of killing sheriff’s deputy

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    Authorities in eastern Tennessee were searching early Friday for a suspect they say was involved in a shooting that killed one sheriff’s deputy and wounded another.

    Warrants have been issued for 42-year-old Kenneth Dehart, who is wanted on suspicion of first degree murder, attempted first degree murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm after the Thursday evening shooting, Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong said in posts on the department’s Facebook page.

    Deputy Greg McCowan was killed in the shooting during a traffic stop. A female officer was shot in the leg and returned fire. She was being treated at a hospital, Berrong said.

    “This is the hardest thing I’ve ever done. We had an officer killed tonight,” Berrong said during a news conference in which he was visibly upset. “I’m so sorry that we’ve lost a young man. I talked to his family earlier. I apologized for not protecting him.”

    A $10,000 reward has been offered, Berrong said.

    “We’re going to get this man off the streets of east Tennessee and put him behind bars,” he said.

    Multiple law enforcement agencies were involved in the hunt for Dehart, who should be considered armed and dangerous and shouldn’t be approached if spotted, the sheriff’s office said.

    The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation was among the agencies involved in the search. The agency added Dehart to its Most Wanted list following Thursday’s shooting.

    MOST WANTED ALERT: Kenneth DeHart has been added to the #TNMostWanted list. He’s wanted by the TBI and the Blount County…

    Posted by Tennessee Bureau of Investigation on Thursday, February 8, 2024

    Dehart was last seen in the city of Maryville, the agency said on social media.

    Maryville is in Blount County and located about 17 miles south of Knoxville.

  • After Haldwani, Clashes Erupt In Bareilly After Muslim Cleric Detained Over ‘Jail Bharo’ Call In Gyanvapi Case |

    New Delhi: Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh witnessed a massive protest on Friday as thousands of supporters of cleric Tauqeer Raza Khan, the head of Ittehad-e-Millat Council, came out on the roads after the police detained the Muslim leader for his ‘Jail Bharo’ (fill the jail) call over the Gyanvapi case. The situation turned violent in the Shahmat Ganj area where stones were hurled, injuring one person, the police said. The District Magistrate said the police are probing the incident and will file a case.

    Cleric Tauqeer Raza Khan had urged his followers to join him in surrendering to the police on Thursday as part of his ‘fill the jail’ movement over the Gyanvapi case.

    #WATCH | Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh | Chief of Ittehad-e-Millat Council, Bareilly Sharif, Maulana Tauqeer Raza detained by Police. He had given a call for ‘Jail Bharo’ over Gyanvapi matter. pic.twitter.com/pLunB4wltv
    — ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 9, 2024

    The cleric also made provocative statements against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Dhami and others over the Haldwani violence. He said, ‘Dhami has gone mad. If you run a bulldozer on our houses, we will protect ourselves. We have the legal right, if you attack us, we will kill you. This is our legal right. Now we will not tolerate any bulldozer.’

    Cleric Blames Police, Admin For Haldwani Violence

    Maulana also blamed the police and administration for the violence in Haldwani. Tauqeer said that no crime was committed in the madrasa-mosque. In such a case, the matter should have gone to the court, but instead they were demolished. Now Muslims will not let the bulldozer run.

    Cleric Lashes Out At Supreme Court

    Maulana Raza also lashed out at the Supreme Court. He said, ‘Our problem is more than that the Supreme Court is not taking cognizance of the diseases spread in the country. The bulldozer operation takes place. In such a case, it is the responsibility of the Supreme Court that if someone has committed a crime, he should be arrested, but if no crime has been committed in his building, then it should not be demolished.’

    The cleric said in his provocative speech, ‘Bajrang Dal-Shiv Sena want to ruin our country. We will not stop against their dishonesty. We have started this movement from Bareilly and we will run this movement in the whole country, God willing.’

    Cleric Tauqeer Raza Khan is a scholar of the Barelvi sect of Sunni Muslims. He also has his own organization, named Ittehad-e-Millat Council. He was earlier a member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, but later separated saying that the Deobandi Muslims discriminated against him. After that, Maulana formed his own All India Muslim Personal Law Board (Jadid).

  • Crime graph increasing in Gariaband: More than 60 cases registered in 40 days, robbers raid soldier’s house after robbery in petrol pump, abscond after looting cash and jewelery at knifepoint

    Purushottam Patra, Gariaband. Due to continuously increasing incidents in the city, an atmosphere of fear is being created. More than 90 crimes have been registered in the police station in the 40 days of the new year. A week after the petrol pump robbery, miscreants raided the city constable’s house and looted Rs 45,000 at gunpoint and ran away. On the same night, a young man from Amjhar also became a victim of theft while on the road. Police have registered the case and are searching for the accused.

    Let us tell you that the police is searching for Naqab Posh in connection with the robbery of Rs 15,000 at gunpoint in Jai Lakshmi Petrol Pump on February 2. Here on Thursday night, three masked men raided the house of city soldier Bhojraj living in Keshodar and looted Rs 45 thousand along with Rs 2500 cash and some jewellery. Meanwhile, three masked men, besides stabbing Bhojram with a machete near his head, also attacked him with a knife on his back. He has got five stitches on his back. The police have registered a case in the police station against the accused of this robbery and have started investigation. A few hours before this incident, mobile phone and cash were stolen from a youth of Amjhar on Keshodar road. Kotwali police has registered a case of theft against unknown accused.

    An atmosphere of fear is being created due to continuous incidents.

    With the beginning of the new year, more than 90 crimes have been registered in the police station in the last 40 days. This crime figure is more than the incidents that have occurred so far. Be it the theft of Rs 50,000 kept in a bike in front of Canara Bank in Palika Gali on 19th January or the attack on an Atmanand School student with a sharp object by two accused while returning home after a minor dispute in the school on 2nd February, at the petrol pump on the same day. An incident of robbery also took place. After these incidents, there is fear in the Kotwali area.

    The number increased due to cases being registered under Naya Savera.

    Gariaband SDOP Pushpendra Nayak said that under Naya Savera, action is being taken by continuously running a campaign against drug abuse. Continuous action is being taken by confiscating illegal liquor and illicit drug paraphernalia, due to which the number of recorded crimes has increased. Those who commit crimes like robbery and theft will soon be caught. Our team is working day and night on this. It has happened. Will reveal soon.

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  • Elon Musk Plans To Stop Using Phone Number And Rely Solely On X For Texts And Calls |

    New Delhi: Renowned tech billionaire Elon Musk has made headlines once again, this time with his announcement to discontinue the use of his phone number in favor of relying solely on the social media platform

    “In a few months, I will discontinue my phone number and only use X for texts and audio/video calls,” Musk wrote on These features were first launched in October last year. Since then, Musk has been actively advocating for X to expand into a comprehensive application. (Also Read: Instagram Could Introduce AI-Assisted Messaging For Writing Messages: Report)

    In a few months, I will discontinue my phone number and only use X for texts and audio/video calls — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 9, 2024

    The app introduced a preliminary version of its audio and video calling feature last year, which was initially accessible to only a few users. Last month, the microblogging platform rolled out the feature to make audio and video calls directly from the app for Android users. (Also Read: Apple Rolls Out Redesigned iCloud App For Windows)

    Reacting to Musk’s post, several users shared their thoughts. “Elon in 2027 – I am no longer using my phone to text or for audio visual. I am using my brainwaves and neural flonk link 47.2,” a user wrote.

    “Will it be encrypted or will the alphabet agencies be listening,” another user said. One more user mentioned, “Where will you receive OTPs for bank transactions?”. Meanwhile, X has topped Apple’s App Store charts in terms of downloads.

    “X is now the #1 most downloaded app of any kind!,” Musk posted.

    As Musk continues to push the boundaries of innovation, his decision to embrace (With IANS Inputs)

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  • Microsoft will do layoffs again, 104 tech companies have laid off more than 28 thousand employees.

    Microsoft has recently announced layoff of employees from its gaming division. Under this retrenchment, 86 employees from Skylanders maker Toys for Bob and 76 employees from Call of Duty: Vanguard maker Sledgehammer Games are also said to have lost their jobs. In the first month of this year itself, more than 6,000 employees have been laid off from the gaming sector globally.

    Microsoft is laying off so many employees

    Microsoft said in late January that it would cut 1,900 jobs from its X-Box, Activision Blizzard and ZeniMax (Bethesda) teams. Let us tell you that in California, due to the 1988 law, it is mandatory for companies to give 60 days notice about reduction of employees. At present, there is no information available as to what assistance the company will provide to the employees affected by the retrenchment. Last year, 10,500 employees working in the gaming sector lost their jobs.

    So many employees were laid off last month

    According to data from Layoffs, a website that tracks layoffs, between January 1 and January 31 this year, 104 tech companies around the world have laid off more than 28,970 employees. Google has also decided to fire more than 1,000 of its employees last month. Under this retrenchment, the company is firing employees from Pixel, Nest, Fitbit, Google Assistant and Core Engineering Division.

  • Las Vegas airports brace for mad rush of Super Bowl travelers

    Las Vegas airports brace for Super Bowl travelers


    Las Vegas airports brace for mad rush of Super Bowl travelers

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    Las Vegas — An estimated half-a-million fans are flooding the Las Vegas Strip for Super Bowl LVIII, and Harry Reid International Airport has added 60 extra flights this weekend to handle the influx of visitors.

    Security is being stepped up, with thousands of local, state and federal officers working to secure Sin City.

    “Sunday is the Super Bowl, but Monday is our Super Bowl,” Harry Reid International Airport Supervisory TSA Officer Guadalupe Castillo said. “We have officers that have been deployed from across the nation to join us here and assist us and making sure that passengers get through securely.”

    About 10 miles from Allegiant Field, Henderson Executive Airport rolled out 18 extra acres of overflow parking for private jets. They expect eight times more jets than average to park here. About 1,100 have been given slots to take off and land at three area airports. That is likely a new record, according to Clark County Aviation Director Rosemary Vassiliadis.

    “We will be 100% full at any given time,” Vassiliadis said.

    All eyes will be on whether pop superstar Taylor Swift will be in Las Vegas to cheer on her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. Swift has a concert in Tokyo on Saturday night as part of her Eras Tour, but should in theory have enough time to make it in time for the game thanks to the 17-hour time difference.

    Several airlines have added extra Swift-themed flights this week. American Airlines listed flights from Kansas City to Las Vegas on Friday and Saturday with the flight number 1989 — a reference to Swift’s birth year and the name of one of her most successful albums.

    And when asked if there would be room for Swift’s private jet from Japan, Vassiliadis responded with a laugh, “I can only imagine there is.”

    Super Bowl LVIII will air on CBS and Nickelodeon and stream on Paramount+ on Feb. 11 from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET.

    Kris Van Cleave

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    Kris Van Cleave is CBS News’ senior transportation and national correspondent based in Phoenix.