july 2014 current affairs pakistan

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July 16: Security forces and the Bajaur political administration agreed to postpone a planned military operation in border areas of Mamond tehsil in

Bajaur after tribal elders announced formation of a grand quami lashkar (militia) to combat militants.

July 16: The Jamaati!slami challenged the ne"lypassed #rotection of #akistan $ct (##$) %&' as ultra *ires before the Supreme +ourt.

July 16: The ,ational $ssemblys Standing +ommittee on -a" and Justice rejected "ith a ' *ote a bill seeking status of national language for regional

languages. The bill "as mo*ed by #M-, la"maker Mar*i Memon.

July 16: The /oreign and +ommon"ealth 0ffice (/+0) of the 1nited 2ingdom claimed that representati*es from #akistan "ere accused of rape and child

abduction.

3eports said #akistans go*ernment partially lifted immunity in one case so the diplomat could be inter*ie"ed by police4 there is no legal obligation to

comply "ith the British request.

July 17: T"o suspected terrorists and an official of an intelligence agency "ere killed during an operation near 3ai"ind 3oad to capture some suspects.

The incident took place a couple of kilometres from the Jati 1mra residence of #rime Minister ,a"a5 Sharif.

July 17: 3etired Maj Shabbir $hmed assumed charge as head of the ,ational $ccountability Bureau Sindh. 6e had held the same post form May %&'' to

July %&'%.

July 17: #akistan lost the chance of holding the !slamic 7e*elopment Banks top post of e8ecuti*e director for a full threeyear term and "ill no" share

its tenure "ith three other countries9 $fghanistan the Maldi*es and Bangladesh.

#akistan has the majority *otes among the constituency members. !t has %.:'; *otes follo"ed by Bangladeshs '.&< (Mu5affargarh).

July 18: The T$#! countries ? Turkmenistan $fghanistan #akistan and !ndia ? signed the operational agreement for laying do"n the transborder

'>@:kilometrelong pipeline starting from the Aolotan0sman gas field in Turkmenistan and ending in !ndia after passing through $fghanistan and

#akistan.

July 18: $ steering committee of the 6igher ducation +ommission for support of !7#s from ,orth Ca5iristan announced free education along "ith

3s:&&& monthly stipends to the displaced students in all the major public sector and some pri*ate uni*ersities of the pro*ince.

July 21: $ fact finding mission of the 6uman 3ights +ommission of #akistan concluded that the 3angersled 2arachi operation launched in September last

year had failed to achie*e its targets.

July 21: The Supreme +ourt reinstated 6ajj #olicy %&' declaring the decision of -ahore 6igh +ourt (-6+) against the allocation of a quota of ':&&&

pilgrims to 6ajj group organisers as null and *oid.

July 21: The 2hyber #akhtunkh"a go*ernment launched 3s. ' billion !slamic Micro /inance Scheme to pro*ide loans to around '>&&&& people for

medium and small businesses.

The scheme "ill be implemented through the sole publicsector bank operating in the pro*ince Bank of 2hyber.

July 22: #ro*incial Minister for 6igher ducation Mushtaq Dhani replaced Shah /arman as minister for information of 2hyber #akhtunkh"a go*ernment.

July 22: !slamabad 6igh +ourt +hief Justice Muhammad $n"ar 2han 2asi set aside the prime ministers order of turning do"n ministers order of turning

do"n recommendations of the +entral Selection Board (+SB).

July 23: Senior la"yer Syed Mubarak 3a5a 2a5mi soninla" of "ellkno"n 5akir $llama Talib Johari "as shot dead.

July 23: The singleengine plane of '>yearold $merican#akistani pilot 6aris Suleman "ho "as attempting a "orld record of tra*elling around the

"orld in @& days to raise money for the education of underpri*ileged children in #akistan crashed in the sea on his "ay from 6a"aii to +alifornia.

July 23: #akistan !nternational $irlines (#!$) the countryEs national flag carrier is currently operating "ith just '= air"orthy planes out of a total fleet of

@ and needs ne" aircraft to sur*i*e #!$ chairman Muhammad $li Darde5i told the Senate Standing +ommittee on 3ules #rocedures and #ri*ileges.

July 24: /ormer chief justice !ftikhar Mohammad +haudhry ser*ed a 3s%& billion defamation notice on #akistan Tehreeki!nsaf (#T!) chief !mran 2han.

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July 28: The Supreme +ourt obser*ed that litigation bet"een t"o former chairmen of the #akistan +ricket Board (#+B) ,ajam Sethi and Muhammad

Gaka $shraf had caused immense harm to the board and the game of cricket at the domestic and international le*el.

July 28: The uropean 1nion (1) stopped #akistan !nternational $irlines from bringing cargo to the member states o"ing to security concerns.

July 28: The first e*er title of Master +hef #akistan based on British TH sho" "as "on by $mmara ,oman an amateur cook. Master +hef a cooking

reality sho" originating from Britain "ent global "ith national *ersions including Master +hef 1S Master +hef $ustralia Master +hef !ndia and no"

Master +hef #akistan etc.

July 31: $t least %@ picnickers dro"ned in rough seas off 2arachi during the id holiday "ith the authorities blaming people for ignoring a "arning

against s"imming during the monsoon season.

July 31: 7efence Secretary retired -t Den $sif Aasin Malik retired on completion of his contract.

July 31: The go*ernment appointed 6abibur 3ehman 2han as head of the 0*erseas #akistanis /oundation (0#/).

Aug 01: $ '=member task force "ith Sherry 3ehman senior #akistan #eoples #arty leader and former ambassador to the 1nited States as its con*ener

and M#$s and educationists as members "as formed to accelerate progress of education reforms being implemented in Sindh.

Aug 01: 1S Special 3epresentati*e for $fghanistan and #akistan 7aniel /eldman currently *isiting 2abul assumed the charge of office after his

predecessor $mbassador James 7obbins concluded his tenure on July @'.

Aug 04: The ,ational $ssembly called for an emergency session of the 0rganisation of !slamic +ooperation (0!+) to take Ieffecti*e action against the

!sraeli in*asion of Da5a after the go*ernment managed to skip an opposition sought debate on its contro*ersial mo*e to call in troops in !slamabad

"ithout any judicial o*ersight.

Aug 04: /aqir Jamshed $hmad Desu 7ara5 leader of the #akistan Seraiki #arty (#S#) and his companion "ere killed in a bomb blast in 2ulachi.

Aug 04: The go*ernment appointed retired -t Den Mohammad $lam 2hattak as the defence secretary.

Aug 04:The Supreme +ourt denied retired Justice !ftikhar Muhammad +haudhry access to the official record of a contempt case "hich he as chief justice

had initiated against #T! chief !mran 2han.

Aug 04:,e" reser*es of gas and condensate "ere found in Sindhs Sanghar district.

The ##- operator of Block %:


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6e "as presented "ith three a"ards by Deneral Sir #eter Call +hief of the Deneral Staff at the 3oyal Military $cademy Sandhursts annual The

So*ereigns #arade.

Aug 09:7a"n ne"spaper appointed Mr Muhammad $li Siddiqi as the ne"spapers first internal ombudsman to be called 7a"n 3eaders ditor (73).

Aug 11:#akistan Tehreeki!nsaf (#T!) +hairman !mran 2han named the former +hief Justice of #akistan !ftikhar Mohammad +haudhry former caretaker

chief minister ,ajam Sethi retired senior judge of the Supreme +ourt 2halilur 3ehman 3amday and three senior ser*ing officials of the lection

+ommission of #akistan (+#) as ha*ing played a role in the rigging.

Aug 11:Making history the ,ational $ssembly put the go*ernmentEs top audit official $uditor Deneral of #akistan ($D#) in the dock charging him "ith

misconductE for ha*ing recei*ed more than 3s.< million in "hat it called e8cess salary and pri*ilegesE in about three years and demanding his remo*al

through a presidential reference to the Supreme Judicial +ouncil.

Aug 11: The lection Tribunal in 2arachi declared the election of Dhulam Murta5a Jatoi a member of the national assembly *oid and held that the

"inning candidate "as not sagacious righteous nonprofligate honest and $meen.

The runnerup a candidate of the #akistan #eoples #arty "as declared to ha*e "on the ,$%'' a ,ational $ssembly seat in ,aushahro /ero5e.

Aug 11:Maulana /a5lur 3ehman "as elected unopposed chief of the Jamiat 1lemai!slam for the fourth threeyear term.

Maulana $bdul Dhafoor 6aideri retained the post of general secretary.

Aug 11:The Supreme +ourt restored #er*e5 3athore as acting chairman and 2amaluddin Tipu as member of the #akistan lectronic Media 3egulatory

$uthority (#emra).

Aug 11: Minister for #lanning 7e*elopment and 3eforms $hsan !qbal announced *arious projects including a 3s'& billion ndo"ment /und for

promotion of education in the country.

Aug 11: #akistan Hision %&%: un*eiled by #rime Minister ,a"a5 Sharif ga*e '&point agenda for adding %:&&& mega"att electricity into national grid

till %&%: in order to o*ercome lingering crisis in the country.

Aug 12: #rime Minister ,a"a5 Sharif requested the Supreme +ourt to announce a commission to in*estigate #T!s allegations about the rigging in the

May %&'@ general elections in a bid to resol*e the pre*ailing political crisis.

Aug 12: The #unjab police rounded up do5ens of officebearers and acti*ists of #akistan Tehreeki!nsaf in se*eral districts of the pro*ince during a

crackdo"n.

Aug 12: The #akistan Tehreeki!nsaf (#T!) and #akistan $"ami Tehreek (#$T) reached a fourpoint accord under "hich they "ill jointly hold the planned

$ug ' march.

Aug 12: +hief Minister Shahba5 Sharif inaugurated Nainchi signalfree junction project.

The scheme completed "ithin '>& days at the busiest point of /ero5epur 3oad "ill benefit more than %&&&&& *ehicles daily sa*ing fuel "orth 3s %

billion annually.

Aug 12: Minister of State for !nformation and Technology $nusha 3ehman and State Minister for ,ational 6ealth Ser*ices 3egulation and +oordination

Saira $f5al Tarar inaugurated the operation of $5adi Train at Margalla Station !slamabad.

Aug 14: !nterior Minister +haudhry ,isar $li 2han finally announced the go*ernments decision to allo" in principle both the #akistan Tehreeki!nsaf

(#T!) and the #akistan $"ami Tehreek (#$T) to march on the capital.

Aug 14: #akistan ,a*y took o*er the command of the multinational na*al counterterrorism coalition force from the 12 3oyal ,a*y.

The change of command of +ombined Task /orce':& took place at the 1nited States ,a*al /orces +entral +ommand 6eadquarters in Bahrain and

+ommodore Sajid Mahmood took o*er command of +T/':& from +ommodore Jeremy Blunden of the 3oyal ,a*y.

Aug 14: 0n the


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July 18: The 8ecuti*e +ommittee of the ,ational conomic +ouncil (cnec) formally appro*ed t"o major projects the Dadani #o"er #ark infrastructure

de*elopment project and 3s%:.: billion for the first phase of the Dreater 2arachi Cater Supply Scheme.

July 19: The State Bank of #akistan (SB#) left its key policy rate unchanged at '& per cent for the fourth consecuti*e time.

The rupee has remained stable in recent months as the country has rebuilt its foreign e8change reser*es follo"ing the successful sale of the L%billion

urobond auction of @D and D spectrum licences and injection of cash from bilateral and multilateral lenders.

July 22: The federal go*ernment appro*ed a proposal to float t"o special economic 5ones in Sindh "hich "ill pro*ide guarantees to in*estors under theSpecial conomic Gones $ct of %&'% because under the said la" any incenti*es e8tended to in*estors cannot be "ithdra"n "ithout an act of parliament.

July 24: #lanning and 7e*elopment Secretary 6assan ,a"a5 Tarar blamed #akistans failure to meet the Millennium 7e*elopment Doals (M7Ds) on lo"

sa*ings and financial crisis.

#akistans sa*ings "ere only at '@.% per cent almost :& per cent less than its neighbours such as Bangladesh Sri -anka !ndia and !ndonesia. Mr Tarar

said that the national sa*ings of Bangladesh are currently at %= per cent.

July 24: Best"ay +ement -imited (-#+-) sealed the deal for buyout of >:.F< per cent shares in -afarge #akistan +ement -imited for purchase

consideration of L%'F million.

Aug 11: The stock market suffered its largest e*eroneday drop in share prices "ith the 2S'&& inde8 "itnessing a free fall of '@&=.&= points or ..:


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July 28:Shahid Sajjad a distinguished artist and the countrys premier sculptor passed a"ay. 6e "as >>.

July 28: $shraf -iaquat $li 2han the elder son of slain #M -iaquat $li 2han and former Sindh go*ernor Begum 3aana -iaquat died. 6e "as >>.

6e "as born in Simla !ndia on 0ctober @ '=@>.

Aug 01:3etired Brigadier ,ia5 $hmed "ho played a *ery acti*e role in negotiations bet"een Deneral #er*e5 Musharraf and ,a"a5 Sharif "hile the latter

"as in e8ile died at the age of F&.

Aug 03: Heteran politician and the last cro"n prince of the princely state of S"at Miangul $urang5eb passed a"ay in !slamabad. 6e "as F


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July 17:$ Malaysian airliner carrying %=: people from $msterdam to 2uala -umpur crashed in rebelheld east 1kraine.

1kraines go*ernment and pro3ussian insurgents traded blame for the disaster.

July 17: The Corld #unjabi +ongress nominated ne" officebearers for its !ndian chapter. The ne" leaders are9 #rof 7eepak Manmohan Singh (director

#unjabi +entre #unjabi 1ni*ersity #atiala) president4 7r Haneeta (Sahitya $"ard Cinner ,e" 7elhi) *icepresident4 #rof 3a*ail Singh (1ni*ersity of

7elhi) general secretary4 Durbhajan Dill (eminent "riter) secretary4 and Heer 7a*inder Singh 6akam Cala in charge #ress and #ublicity.

July 17:Sri -anka appointed a highpo"ered three member panel of international e8perts to ad*ise the post"ar commission appointed last year to

in*estigate the complaints of missing persons in Sri -anka. The mandate of the commission "as e8panded to include an inquiry into the "ar crimesallegedly committed by the -iberation Tigers of Tamil elam.

July 17: $ crater "as disco*ered in 3ussias Siberia region. 3ussian scientists belie*e the countries.

July 17: Thailands military go*ernment ga*e permission for former #rime Minister Aingluck Shina"atra to tra*el o*erseas for the first time since it

o*erthre" her go*ernment in May.

July 17: The 1nited States began a joint na*al e8ercise "ith South 2orea as the South 2orean president #ark Deunhye urged her forces to Iretaliate

"ith a strong initial countermeasure if ,orth 2orea pro*oked the country militarily.

July 17: 2yushu lectric #o"er +ompanys Sendai plant a nuclear plant in Japan cleared an initial safety hurdle that could make it the first nuclear

facility to restart under ne" safety regulations designed after the %&'' /ukushima disaster.

July 17: The $ustralian go*ernment repeated la"s requiring large companies to pay for carbon emissions fulfilling a key election promise of #rime

Minister Tony $bbott.

The Senate *oted @= to @% to repeal the socalled carbon ta8 after Mr $bbotts conser*ati*e go*ernment secured the support of se*eral independent

senators.

July 18: !srael intensified its land offensi*e in Da5a "ith artil'ery tanks and gunboats and "arned it could Isignificantly "iden an operation.

July 18: The +olombo 6igh +ourt sentenced Sampath +handrapushpa Hidana #athirana a politician belonging to Sri -ankas ruling party to %& years

rigorous imprisonment on charge of murdering a British Muslim tourist.

July 18: 1S #resident Barack 0bama announced to ha*e seen e*idence to suggest that 3ussianObacked separatists fired the surfacetoair missile "hich

brought do"n a Malaysian airliner in 1kraine.

July 18:$n !talian appeals court acquitted former #remier Sil*io Berlusconi in a se8forhire case re*ersing a lo"er court con*iction that had carried a

se*enyear prison sentence and a lifetime ban on holding political office.

July 18: #eople around the "orld celebrated IMandela 7ay for the first time since the iconic South $frican leaders death by doing good deed on "hat

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Shanghai authorities shut an 0S! plant a supplier to Mc7onalds and 2/+ in +hina for mi8ing outofdate meat "ith fresh product relabelling e8pired

goods and other quality problems.

July 22: Turkish authorities arrested scores of senior police officers on suspicion of illegally ea*esdropping on top officials including #rime Minister 3ecep

Tayyip rdogan.

July 22: The reformminded go*ernor of Jakarta Joko Cidodo "as declared the "inner of !ndonesias presidential election. 6e "ill no" lead the "orlds

thirdbiggest democracy.

July 22:1 foreign ministers agreed to speed up "ider sanctions against 3ussia and to e8amine tougher measures after the do"ning of Malaysian$irlines flight M6'> allegedly by proMosco" rebels.

$t a meeting in Brussels the 1 foreign ministers for the first time raised the possibility of restricting 3ussian access to uropean capital markets

defence and energy technology asking the e8ecuti*e uropean +ommission to draft proposals.

July 22:British #rime Minister 7a*id +ameron called for a "orld"ide ban on female genital mutilation (/DM) and child marriage as he launched the first

1,backed IDirl Summit on issues that affect millions around the globe.

Mr +ameron announced that parents in Britain "ould face prosecution for failing to pre*ent their daughters from being subjected to /DM.

July 22:$ 1S federal appeals court ruled that the federal go*ernment may not subsidi5e health insurance plans for people in @< states that decided not

to set up their o"n marketplaces under the la".

July 23: The 1nited ,ations launched an international inquiry into human rights *iolations and crimes that may ha*e been committed by !srael during its

military offensi*e in the Da5a Strip.

The 1, 6uman 3ights +ouncil condemned the !sraeli assault "hich in*ol*ed disproportionate and indiscriminate attacks including aerial bombing of

ci*ilian areas collecti*e punishment and the killing of more than


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July 25: $n $merican Ipeace ambassador 3on McDerity a


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daylight.

Aug 08:Cest $fricas bola epidemic constitutes an international health emergency and the *irus "hich has killed nearly '&&& people could continue

spreading for months the Corld 6ealth 0rganisation (C60) said.

Aug 08: $fghanistans ri*al presidential candidates agreed in "riting to "ork together to form a go*ernment of national unity follo"ing meetings "ith 1S

Secretary of State John 2erry.

Aug 09:Tens of thousands of pro#alestinian demonstrators marched through central -ondon urging Britain to take a tougher line against !srael o*er its

military assault on Da5a.

The #alestinian Solidarity +ampaign said ':&&&& people attended the march the third major demonstration for Da5a in -ondon in the past four "eeks.

Aug 09: $n gyptian court dissol*ed the /reedom and Justice #arty (/J#) the political "ing of the banned Muslim Brotherhood.

Aug 12: The 1, refugee agency accused Sri -anka of breaking international la" in its gro"ing campaign to kick out #akistani asylum seekers "ithout a

fair hearing.

Aug 12: uropes final robot cargo ship to the !nternational Space Station (!SS) docked "ith its target as scheduled.

Aug 12: The 1S and $ustralia signed an agreement that "ill allo" the t"o countries militaries to train and "ork better together as 1S Marines and

airmen deploy in and out of the country.

Aug 12: The Corld 6ealth 0rganisation authorised the use of e8perimental drugs to fight bola as the death toll topped '&&& and a Spanish priest

became the first uropean to succumb to the latest outbreak.

Aug 12: $ +hinese 5oo un*eiled ne"born panda triplets billed as the "orlds first kno"n sur*i*ing trio in "hat it hailed as a Imiracle gi*en the animals

famously lo" reproducti*e rate.

Aug 12: !ndian #rime Minister ,arendra Modi on a second *isit to Jammu and 2ashmir condemned the Icontinuing pro8y "ar by #akistan.

Aug 13: Maryam Mir5akhani an !ranianborn mathematician became the first "oman to "in a prestigious /ields Medal "idely *ie"ed as the ,obel

#ri5e of mathematics.

Aug 14: +olumbia 1ni*ersitys Draduate School of Journalism announced this years "inners of the oldest a"ard in international journalism the Maria

Moors +abot #ri5e for e8cellence in reporting on -atin $merica and the +aribbean.

+olumbia said those being honoured include /rank Bajak chief of $ndean ne"s for The $ssociated #ress4 Tracy Cilkinson Me8ico bureau chief for The -os

$ngeles Times4 #aco +alderon cartoonist "ith l 6eraldo de Me8ico and Diannina Segnini until recently the editor of the in*estigating team of -a ,acion

in +osta 3ica.

$ special citation is being gi*en to in*estigati*e journalists Tamoa +al5adilla and -aura Ceffer for "ork they did at 1ltimas ,oticias of Hene5uela.

Aug 14: The 1nited ,ations announced its highest le*el of emergency for the humanitarian crisis ignited by the ad*ance of !slamic State (!S) militants

across much of !raqs north and "est.

Aug 14: Bra5ilian presidential candidate duardo +ampos died "hen his campaign jet slammed into houses in Santos city in bad "eather killing all

se*en people on board and setting buildings alight.

Aug 14: The southern !ndian state of Tamil ,adu passed legislation upholding the right of men to "ear traditional "raparound garments kno"n as

Idhotis in fancy clubs and end "hat la"makers called Isartorial despotism.

Aug 15: The leader of -ebanese group 6e5bollah 6assan ,asrullah described the radical !slamist mo*ement that has sei5ed territory in !raq and Syria

as a gro"ing monsterE that could threaten Jordan Saudi $rabia 2u"ait and other Dulf states.

Aug 15: #anama celebrated the '&&th anni*ersary of its famous canal "ith a ceremony and gala e*en as it scrambled to make up lost time by enlarging

it to maintain its competiti*eness in the %'st century.

The canal an engineering master"ork that transformed global commerce opened on $ugust ': '=' connecting the $tlantic and #acific 0ceans and

sa*ing ships the long dangerous trip around South $merica.

Aug 15: Boko 6aram !slamists kidnapped scores of people from fishing communities in ,igerias e8treme northeast hauling some of the hostages a"ay

on boats across -ake +had.

Aug 15: !raqis and foreign brokers alike breathed a sigh of relief after #rime Minister ,uri alMaliki stepped aside.

Aug 15: !ndias ne" right"ing premier ,arendra Modi announced an end to So*ietstyle economic planning in an !ndependence 7ay speech as he

pressed ahead "ith o*erhauling cumbersome go*ernment policymaking.

Aug 15: 1S uni*ersities dominated the top %& in an annual ranking of global educational institutions released by a +hinese organisation "ith 6ar*ard

remaining in first place ahead of Stanford.

The top %& in the %&' $cademic 3anking of Corld 1ni*ersities included only four non$merican institutions all from urope including +ambridge in fifth

place and 08ford in joint ninth.

Aug 15: $ Sri -ankan court ordered authorities to stop deporting #akistani asylum seekers.


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Trade & Econoy

July 17:Microsoft +orp "ill slash up to 'F&&& jobs or ' per cent of its "orkforce this year.

Major job cuts by tech firms

6ere are some of the major job cuts announced by technology companies in recent years9

e(lett#acard

ay 2014:The personal computer maker announced to cut as many as '&&& by about : per cent this year.

oogle )nc

arc, 2014: The search giant said it "ould cut '%&& jobs or '&pc of the "orkforce at its then Motorola Mobility unit on top of the &&& it eliminated

in $ugust %&'%.

Tea! )n!truent! (January %&')9 The chipmaker said it "ould cut ''&& jobs or about @pc of its global "orkforce.

ynga )nc (January %&')9 The game de*eloper said it "ould shed @' jobs or ':pc of its "orkforce to slash costs.

Acer (,o*ember %&'@)9 The Tai"anese computer maker said it "ould cut >pc of its global "orkforce of F&&&.

-roadco or% (0ctober %&'@)9 The chipmaker said it "ould cut up to '':& jobs.

-lac-erry (September %&'@)9 The smartphone maker said it "ould cut :&& jobs or more than a third of its global "orkforce. +isco Systems ($ugust

%&'@)9 $nnounced &&& job cuts or :pc of its "orkforce.

A+ )nc ($ugust %&'@)9 The company said a restructuring "ould lil(ely reduce its "orkforce by '&pc. $0- had :.: per cent climb since the company announced record

quarterly earnings at the start of $ugust.

$t the close of trade Berkshire $ shares "ere up L@:&& or '.Fpc to L%&%F:&.&&.

'ituarie!

July 17: 6ein5 Gemanek "ho briefly put $ustria in the *anguard of uropean computing in the '=:&s "ith his IMay Bree5e the first computer on

mainland urope to run purely on transistors instead of *acuum tubes died at the age of =.

July 31: Julio Drondona the *eteran president of the $rgentine /ootball $ssociation ($/$) and /!/$ *ice president died at the age of F%.

July 31: $hed Gaqout a former #alestinian national team player "as killed by an !sraeli bomb that hit his apartment in Da5a.

July 31:1S documentary film director 3obert 7re" considered the father of $merican cinema *erite died. 6e "as =& years old.

Aug 04: 7ick Smith 6olly"oods preeminent master of film makeup "ho made a young 7ustin 6offman look like a '%'yearold man and "ho made

-inda Blairs head spin in The 8orcist died. 6e "as =%.

Smith "ho "as entirely selftaught de*ised many of the inno*ations that redefined mo*ie makeup artistry including ne" "ays to create agelined faces

and to depict blood spurting from bullet "ounds. *en his formula for fake blood using corn syrup and food colouring has become the 6olly"ood

standard.

6e shared an $cademy $"ard for best makeup in '=F: "ith #aul -eBlanc for $madeus. !n that film Smith did "hat he considered his finest "ork

creating the skin and hair that transformed actor /. Murray $braham into the aging composer $ntonio Salieri the embittered ri*al of Colfgang $madeus

Mo5art.

Aug 04:James Brady the Chite 6ouse press secretary "ho "as "ounded during the '=F' assassination attempt on #resident 3onald 3eagan died.

Brady "as >@.

Aug 09:The former 7ynamo 2ie* and So*iet international midfielder $ndrei Bal died at the age of :


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Aug 11: /amed +roatian goalkeeper Hladimir Beara "ho secured a '=:% 0lympic sil*er for the former Augosla*ia national team died aged F:.

Aug 12: 3obin Cilliams the actor "hose madcap comic style made him one of tele*ision and films biggest stars "as found dead after an apparent

suicide at his home in ,orthern +alifornia. 6e "as ' defeat by Dermany.

July 27:#ablo $ndujar of Spain "on his first title in more than t"o years beating Juan Monaco of $rgentina in the S"iss 0pen final.

July 28: Topseeded John !sner "on his second straight $tlanta $T# title "ith a *ictory o*er unseeded !sraeli 7udi Sela.

July 28:Hincen5o ,ibali became the first !talian to "in the Tour de /rance since the late Marco #antani.

Aug 02: Belgiums 7a*id Doffin claimed his first $T# Tour title by beating 7ominic Thiem to "in the 2it5buehel +up.

Aug 02:T"o years after "inning the inaugural 0lympic title the @'yearold ,icola $dams also became the first female +ommon"ealth Dames bo8ing

champion.

Aug 03:ngland triumphed in the +ommon"ealth Dames medals table for the first time in %F years. #akistan could "in only four medals "ith three

Sil*er Medals and one Bron5e Medal.

Aug 04: Corld number one Serena Cilliams beat $ngelique 2erber in the final of the Stanford +lassic.

Aug 08: 7idier 7rogba announced his retirement from international football after '% years playing for the !*ory +oast.

Aug 11:JoCilfried Tsonga beat second seeded 3oger /ederer to cap a scintillating march to the 3ogers +up title. The '@thseeded /renchman "on his

first $T# Tour title of the season and ''th o*erall.

Aug 11: /ormer "orldrecord holder $safa #o"ell "on a '&&metre race in Bra5il in '&.&% seconds his fastest mark of the year.

Aug 14: 3oger /ederer became the first man to "in @&& matches at the $T# Masters '&&& le*el.

Aug 14: lmira $lembeko*a of 3ussia kept up a national tradition "hen she strode to *ictory in the %&km "alk at the uropean $thletics +hampionships.

$lembeko*a finished in 'hr %>min :


12/12

0n July @' a +hinese in*estigati*e journalist 6u Shull "hose "ork led to the ouster of corrupt officials and a +hinese en*ironmental la"yer are among

this years si8 recipients of the 3amon Magsaysay $"ards often regarded as $sias *ersion of the ,obel #ri5e.

Jac.ue! alli!

0n July @' South $fricas Jacques 2allis retired from all international cricket as one of the games greatest allrounders admitted that a s"ansong at the

Corld +up ne8t year "as a bridge too far.

#lace! in Ne(!

;a!,ington /

n Aug 04* do5ens of "orld leaders descended on Cashington for the start of #resident Barack 0bamas first major 1S$frica summit focused on trade

ties but also o*ershado"ed by "ar and disease.

Some :& countries sent highle*el delegations led by @: presidents nine prime ministers three *ice presidents t"o foreign ministers and a king to the

three days of talks and ceremony in the 1S capital.

aiduguri* Nigeria

n Aug 12*military "i*es in the resti*e ,igerian city of Maiduguri took to the streets burning tyres to pre*ent their husbands deployment to fight Boko

6aram.

$bout @&& "omen and :&& children gathered at the gates of a military base in the Borno state capital claiming that their spouses "ere illequipped to

take on the !slamist militants.

+ondon

0n July %% British #rime Minister 7a*id +ameron called for a "orld"ide ban on female genital mutilation and child marriage as he launched the first 1,

backed IDirl Summit on issues that affect millions around the globe.

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