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Thursday, August 1, 2013

A Pakistani television program gives live babies for adoption

One of the most watched programs on television Pakistani babies given up for adoption from a local charity, Chhipa, whose head has defended the initiative, saying it will not stop. "It's a way to raise public awareness about the need for Pakistan to abandon not babies like animals, "said Ramzan Chhipa, director and founder of the association that bears his name and is dedicated to many charitable activities. The program in question meets every night to millions of viewers under thebaton of Aamir Liaquat Hussain, the largest Asian country TV star, mixing religion and entertainment in a cocktail that has been very successful. The program, a sort of quiz about Islam in the public receives all kinds of awards (vehicles, or appliances, especially), joined in recent days a new attraction, the direct delivery of babies to new parents. "The two cases so far have been families who had studied and had made their request, like thousands of others, although they did not know they were going to give the child much less that it would live," said Chhipa. "Tomorrow or will another baby, a boy who just found in the trash , "he added, emphasizing that in the future will continue to bear children on television" if we continue to call ". Chhipa stressed that his organization does not receive any grant from the program or channel and that theinitiative is purely charitable and social awareness. In the two previous occasions, the children were taken in arms by the presenter, as a check or a voucher for a microwave , and have been delivered to new parents who were surprised by the public. The issue, which has been well received in the international media but has gone largely unnoticed in the local press, has generated some criticism in social networks. "It's embarrassing," wrote one netizen on the profile of the Association, and accused Chhipa to "save babies with one hand and fighting over the other cheap publicity". Sources of Unicef ​​in Pakistan recognized the lack of reliable statistics on the abandonment of children in a country where there are no regulations on adoption that is comparable to that of the western states. "We found or bring us more than a dozen babies a month," said the philanthropist, who said that in each case are brought into contact with the local police but not trying to find biological family, but given the child to other parents. The controversial magazine 'Amman Ramadan' (Peace in Ramadan), who daily filled more than six hours 'prime time' in Geo chain, is the extended version of religious entertainment program Liaquat Hussain has throughout the year on the same channel. This star air screens with televangelist has received some criticism for questionable force to levels staging religious disclosure intentions entertainment. In his program has come to show live conversion to Islam of Hindu citizens much to the amusement of the public and the ulama always present with him on set. Various organizations defending human rights, both local and international, forced conversion reported annually members, often women, religious minorities in the country. Blessed aspect and supposedly learned in Islam, Liaquat , who calls himself doctor, was two years ago in the eye of the controversy over a video taken during a break from recording the program in which so little devoted joked about the ulema the set. "A teacher who does not teach, a doctor untitled, part priest and part 'prima donna." Is, ultimately, a star that could only arise in Pakistan, "wrote columnist Asad Rahim Khan on Monday in the local newspaper Express Tribune.

More civilians killed in Afghanistan and less foreign military

A total of 1,319 civilians were killed in the war in Afghanistan in the first half of the year , and another 2,533 were wounded. These are staggering statistics that the Mission United Nations Assistance in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has announced on Wednesday, and constituting an increase of 23% over the same period last year. In contrast, military casualties among international troops have been reduced compared to 2012, partly because the number of foreign troops in Afghanistan has also decreased dramatically and left field are retiring and have delegated most combat operations to Afghan security forces. Until June, 95 foreign soldiers have died in Afghanistan, according to the website iCasualties-reference in the computation of low-miliary, compared to 222 last year. The difference represents a decrease of almost 60%. According to the Annual Report on the protection of civilians in armed conflict in Afghanistan, UNAMA, most civilian casualties, 74%, the insurgency caused while international troops and Afghan security forces were responsible for 9% . in 12% of cases, civilians were caught in an exchange of fire between Taliban and pro-government forces, which makes it difficult to determine which of the two sides caused low. And 5% of remaining victims is also difficult to attribute them to someone, and who died or suffered injuries from unexploded shells left. Among the data released by the United Nations, it focuses on the large number of victims who have registered this year among women and children . In just six months, 760 children were injured or killed, 30% more than in 2012. And a total of 347 women. Likewise also shocking the large number of casualties caused by so-calledimprovised explosive devices, a sort of landmines that the Taliban often hide in the ways to attack international forces or the Afghan security but take away the lives of innocent civilians, as evidenced by the statistics.A total of 443 civilians were killed between January and June this year because of these artifacts, and 917 were wounded, most amputees .That means that every day in Afghanistan an average of two people die because of these lethal devices, and about five more are injured. These figures contrast with those of military casualties among international troops, which have been declining steadily since 2010, when they reached their highest number, with 711 soldiers killed in just 12 months. During the first half of this year, have died 95 foreign militaries . However, the figures are much higher among Afghan security forces. Afghan Interior Minister, Ghulam Mujtabo Patang, reported last week that 2,748 Afghan policemen have been killed since March 21, when the Afghan New Year begins. There are no public figures last year to buy because until 2012 the Home Office refused to provide statistics of casualties. Anyway, the numbers of civilian and military casualties among Afghan security forces show that the war continues in China.

The iPhone could recognize fingerprints

According to the site  9to5Mac the latest beta version of iOS could include a scannerfingerprints for the new iPhone, which would be located on the home button.  The program, according to the article, would be able to read the fingerprint  of an iPhone user when the client hold the smartphone with one hand. The site mentions that there is a  folder called "BiometricKitUI" tutorial which has data use this function and indicates: " Picture of a person holding an iPhone with your left hand while playing the Home button with your thumb." In turn, the newspaper  The Washington Post notes that there is speculation that Apple will include biometric scanning on their devices since the company acquired mobile security firm AuthenTec last July. 

Photo Messi with a woman in Las Vegas "is false"

Lionel Messi was involved in a crisis with his wife, Antonella Roccuzzo, by the appearance of two compromising photographs that have been taken at a party hosted by Brazilian star Ronaldo in a hotel in Las Vegas . However, at the time of testing, "The Flea" would be freed from sin. All this would have been a good job of photomontageThe images published on Tuesday by an Argentine newspaper, on alleged infidelity crack of Barcelona, ​​went around the world. But there are those who take the trouble to compare and acquit. One was the photographer Miguel Morenatti contributor  Ace, whodiscovered that the photographs were faked with a dancer using old photos of the player. One of them, which shows "The Flea" with his son Thiago eight months and looking down, is similar to that found on the neckline of a voluptuous blonde woman , taken from a cover of the magazine  Hello!  in that the player watches his child. For Spanish photographer, the image was armed with Photoshop program, and the "work" was so sloppy that you can see the head of the son of the front  in the original photo. While touring beneficial for the United States, Messi was on the birthday of "Phenomenon" Ronaldo, held at the Encore Hotel pool in Las Vegas and in broad daylight. He was joined by other players, friends of Brazilian women, but no actual records that show in intimate contact with any of them.