March 28, 2012
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ANP announced mourning day tomorrow following the killing of its activist ,Zain-ul-Abden in Karachi . Black flag would be hoisted on all ANP offices including provincial secretariat . On the other hand , ANP chief Asfand yar Wali strongly condemned the incident ,saying that Partly worker would not be left alone . However ,he urged [...]
March 28, 2012
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A group spear-headed by former basketball great Earvin “Magic” Johnson agreed to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team for a record $2 billion, team owner Frank McCourt announced on Tuesday, capping a two-year drama that started with McCourt’s divorce and wound its way through bankruptcy court. The buyers under the deal, unveiled hours before [...]
March 28, 2012
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French energy giant Total resorted to a mini-submarine Wednesday in an increasingly desperate bid to plug a huge gas leak at a North Sea rig but played down fears of a massive explosion. An expert warned that gas pouring from the Elgin platform could ignite with catastrophic consequences if it came into contact with a [...]
March 28, 2012
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It was one of those parties where the who’s who of India dropped by to celebrate something very special. From Bollywood to sports, socialites and even politicos arrived at this spectacular do hosted by Mukesh and Nita Ambani to felicitate Sachin Tendulkar for scoring his 100th hundred. Bollywood musician Pritam opened the show, premiering a [...]
March 28, 2012
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Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan said Tuesday that Syria has agreed to a ceasefire plan, but some implementation details remain to be worked out. Annan, who’s been tasked with mediating an end to the Syria violence, received U.N. Security Council backing last week for a six-point proposal to ease the crisis. “I indicated that I [...]
March 28, 2012
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Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan Tuesday said that the role of the chief executive of the largest province of the country as an instigator is deplorable and it may harm the federation. “Politics of anarchy, disruption and selfishness may cause a vital blow to the national interests”, she said while [...]
March 28, 2012
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An activist of ANP Zain-ul-Abiden killed in Karachi. According to Aaj news, Zain-ul- Abiden came under attack near board office in Nazimabad area of the metropolis where he succumbed to his injuries on spot. ANP Spokesperson confirmed the incident and demanded that culprits should be brought to book. On the other hand, Firing incidents have [...]
March 28, 2012
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The son of a former Bangladesh prime minister went on trial in absentia on Wednesday over charges he was involved in a 2004 attack that killed at least 20 people and injured the current prime minister. Tareque Rahman, 46, the influential eldest son of Khaleda Zia, refused a court summons to return to Bangladesh from [...]
March 28, 2012
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Supreme Court will take up the petition of Former ambassador Husain Haqqani on March 29 (tomorrow) regarding his testimony via video link from London. A 10-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry will take up Haqqani’s petition, which asks that he should be allowed to record his statement with the commission via a [...]
March 28, 2012
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Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) authorities still owe dues to some of the Pakistani players and coach who participated in the booming inaugural BPL. The BPL ran from February 9th to the 29th and was won by a star studded Dhaka Gladiators team who had some big international names such as Saeed Ajmal, Shahid Afridi, Rana Naved, Azhar Mahmood and Imran [...]
March 28, 2012
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Two people including a German embasssy worker found dead from the Rawal dam, Islamabad on Wednesday. Officials added that the bodies of the deceased consul-worker and the other man, who is yet to be identified, have been sent to a hospital for postmortem. According to reports, the watchman at Rawal Dam saw the two bodies [...]
March 28, 2012
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Chief of army Staff General Ashfaq Pervaiz Kayani met General James Mattis, the head of US Central Command, and General John Allen, the US commander in Afghanistan, Aaj news reported. General Kayani rejected the report on Salala checkpost incident, Sources said. Two top US generals on Wednesday were due to hold talks with the Pakistan [...]
March 28, 2012
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Surgeons from the University of Maryland Medical Center on Tuesday detailed what they said was the world’s most comprehensive face transplant – allowing a 37-year-old man to emerge from behind a mask 15 years after a gun accident almost killed him. Richard Norris of Hillsville, Virginia, was shot in the face in 1997 and lost his nose, lips and most [...]
March 28, 2012
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Shane Watson and Michael Hussey leads Australia to victory in the first Twenty20 international against hosts West Indies in St Lucia. Both Watson and Hussey hit half centuries with the former – who stood in as skipper for injured captain Michael Clarke during the one day series but stepped down for this format – scoring [...]
March 28, 2012
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India “cannot just rupture” ties with Iran, Trade Minister Anand Sharma said on Wednesday, adding New Delhi will discuss oil imports from Tehran at a meeting of emerging world powerhouses. India could yet be exempted from tighter US sanctions on buyers of Iranian crude, and New Delhi would like to be judged on the size [...]
March 28, 2012
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The country’s services trade deficit continued to widen. It reached nearly $ 2 billion, registering a notable increase of 149 percent, during the first eight months of FY12 primarily driven by high payments of transportation, travel and absence of CSF inflows. Economists said non-payment of Coalition Support Fund (CSF) and rising payment of transportation and [...]
March 28, 2012
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Nurses and paramedical staff of Jinnah hospital protest outside press club and demanded the government to ensure their employment confirmation. According to our reporter Saad Bukhari, The nurses and paramedics marched towards the governor house but police used water canon and tear gas to dispersed them. Police also arrested many protesters while traffic jam was [...]
March 28, 2012
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After a bribery scandal, the Indian Army Chief is back in the headlines after reportedly writing to the Prime Minister saying that the country’s security is at risk due to obsolete equipment, delays in obtaining equipment and in some cases the lack of it. His allegations resulted in the adjournment of the Rajya Sabha as [...]
March 28, 2012
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U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Tuesday it was important for NATO-led forces to continue implementing their strategy to end the conflict in Afghanistan despite growing signs of public fatigue after 10 years of war. “We cannot fight wars by polls. If we do that we’re in deep trouble,” Panetta told a news conference [...]
March 28, 2012
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World number one Novak Djokovic and second ranked Rafa Nadal moved into the quarter-finals of the Sony Ericsson Open with straight set victories on Tuesday. Djokovic, a 7-5 6-3 winner against Richard Gasquet, had a game on his hands in the opening set when he was broken in the fourth game by a fine backhand [...]
March 28, 2012
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“Titanic” director James Cameron hit the red carpet in London on Tuesday for the launch of the Oscar-winning film’s 3D version, as the 100th anniversary of the legendary ship’s sinking approaches. The US filmmaker jetted into the British capital fresh from his seven-mile (11.2 kilometre) submarine dive to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, the [...]
March 28, 2012
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More than two-thirds of Americans disapprove of the way President Barack Obama is handling high gasoline prices, although most do not blame him for them, according to a Reuters/Ipsos online poll released on Tuesday. Sixty-eight percent disapprove and 24 percent approve of how Obama is responding to price increases that have become one of the biggest issues in the 2012 presidential [...]
March 28, 2012
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Karachi Transporters Itehad demanded the government to provide compensation of buses being blazed during the violence in the city within three days, Aaj news reported. Talking to Aaj news President KTI Irshad Bukhari said that 500 vehicles including buses, minibuses and coaches that are registered under KTI’s umbrella have been torched over the past four [...]
March 28, 2012
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Yemen urged Pakistan on Tuesday to free one of Osama bin Laden’s injured widows, saying Yemen-born Amal al Sadeh and her four children were not guilty of any crime. Interior Minister Rehman Malik said earlier this month that Bin Laden’s three widows, including Sadeh, would be put on trial for entering and living in the [...]
March 28, 2012
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A 300-pound (136-kg) bronze statue of the Lorax, a character from the Dr. Seuss book and hit movie of the same name, has been stolen from the late author’s San Diego estate, police said on Tuesday. The 3-foot-high (1-meter) statue of the Lorax standing on a tree stump with his arms outstretched was reported missing [...]
March 28, 2012
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After a mourning day in the city of Lights, the situation came to normalcy as schools, offices and markets reopened here on Wednesday. Regular vehicular movement was seen on the roads, petrol pumps and CNG stations also opened giving a major relief to motorists. The situation arises On Tuesday when Armed men barged into the [...]