April 13, 2012
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J.K. Rowling would be launching her first adult novel “The casual vacancy” hoping that it would have the magic touch. Little, Brown & Co, publisher of the book, announced the name of the book along with an abstract on Friday. The publisher further stated that the book would be available globally on September 27. The book [...]
April 13, 2012
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Renowned French designer Phillipe Starck, on Friday, disclosed that he is working on a “revolutionary” project with US computer monster Apple. He further stated that the project will make its way out in the market by Christmas. Starck said that the project was “fairly revolutionary”. The designer acknowledged the fact that he was working with [...]
April 13, 2012
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Microsoft’s highly sold gaming device Xbox 360 is rumored to have a successor that would be more powerful than the wildest imaginations of Xbox fans and gamers. With the Xbox 360 now in its seventh year on the market, the ardent gamers are getting increasingly excited about the prospect of its successor, and the rumor [...]
April 13, 2012
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As protests continue in Lyari. Lea market and its localities remained under siege all day. The residents of Lyari demonstrated their anger over the biased conduct of search operations being carried out for weeks, discriminating their rights. Unidentified men on rooftops fired shots at a bus stop resulting in one person’s death while 5 others [...]
April 13, 2012
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Karachi is a home to around 1.5 million child laborers, contributing to their family income, through engagement in wide range of units including auto workshops, cottage industries, road side hotels and homes. According to a report compiled by Sahar Foundation these young souls could also be witnessed working as loaders at different shopping centers, particularly at vegetable and fruit markets [...]
April 13, 2012
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GUJRANWALA: Five people including two children were died and several others injured in a building collapse in Satellite Town, Gujranwala on Friday. The building of a three story departmental store was collapsed due to the gas explosion in the basement. Seven people were rescued after the collision while two children and two men scummed to their [...]
April 13, 2012
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QUETTA: Zulfiqar Magsi, Governor Balochistan, raised high concern for his province saying that he suspected a civil war to erupt if the bloodshed continued within the province as a result of target killings. Convening a meeting with his provincial members and the Hazara democratic members, the governor, threw vast questions upon his cabinet members by [...]
April 13, 2012
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Five Federal Minister and six State Ministers took oath in the recent cabinet reshuffle on Friday. The five Federal ministers belonging to the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) included: Raja Pervez Ashraf, , Qamar Zaman Kaira, Nazar Muhammad Gondal, Rana Farooq Saeed and Farzana Raja. The oaths of the new Ministers were administered by President Asif [...]
April 13, 2012
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A Japanese “black widow” who killed three men after dating them for their money was sentenced to death on Friday in a case known by the name of the female spider that eats its partner after mating. Kanae Kijima, 37, was convicted of murdering the three men, aged 41, 53 and 80, whom she met [...]
April 13, 2012
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A match in Pakistan’s domestic Twenty20 competition last month is under scrutiny over allegations of foul play and under-performance by some players, an official said. Karachi Zebras lost the Super Eight tournament game by 31 runs against a weakened Peshawar Panthers side missing injured star Pakistan paceman Umar Gul. The win lifted Peshawar to the semi-final and relegated Karachi. [...]
April 13, 2012
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With hopes of a better economic future of the two countries, India has announced that it will allow Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from Pakistan, making it easier for aspiring companies to invest or set up their businesses in the fast growing market of India. Liberalizing heavily restricted trade and investment flows is now the driver of [...]
April 13, 2012
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LONDON: Flights at Britain’s second largest air hub, London’s Gatwick Airport, were disrupted on Friday when a hot-air balloon strayed into its airspace, a spokeswoman said. Five departing flights were affected after airspace was shut on safety grounds at the airport in Sussex, to the south of London, she said. “Airspace was shut for safety reasons after a [...]
April 13, 2012
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Pakistani students seeking to acquire a Visa for UK will go through newly formed language based tests after border checks revealed that almost 40 per cent of student applications from Pakistan contained false or misleading information. The British Home Office pilot scheme has increased the number of applications being rejected because of the increasing number [...]
April 13, 2012
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DUBAI: The executive board meeting of International Cricket Council (ICC) will commence on April 14, Saturday. The Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Zaka Ashraf has reached Dubai earlier on the previous day, were he is likely to meet Head of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), Mustafa Kamal. According to the officials, “The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) remains optimistic [...]
April 13, 2012
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NEW YORK: Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan was detained at New York airport for two hours Thursday after which India demanded an apology from US immigration authorities, sources said. Bollywood actor SRK was stopped at the airport when he arrived to visit Yale University. While the officials reportedly excused for the incident. Khan, who was detained [...]
April 13, 2012
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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme court adjourned the hearing of PM Gilani’s Contempt of court case till April 16 and directed AG Irfan Qadir to assist the case from Thursday (April 19), Aaj news reported. After the appointment of new attorney General by the Prime Minister, The court slammed the decision when the hearing resumed today. Justice Nasir ul Mulk [...]
April 13, 2012
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North Korea’s long-range rocket apparently crashed into the sea a few minutes after launch on Friday, US and South Korean officials said, dealing a blow to the prestige of the reclusive and impoverished state as well as to its new leader. “South Korean and US intelligence understand that North Korea’s missile launch failed,” a spokesman [...]
April 13, 2012
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Washington said Thursday it seeks enduring and well-defined relations with Islamabad after Pakistan’s parliament backed new guidelines on ties which ban the transport of arms across its soil to Afghanistan. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said the United States had “seen that the Pakistani parliament has approved” the 14-point framework for revised terms of engagement [...]
April 13, 2012
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President Asif Ali Zardari has congratulated the Prime Minister, the Parliament, all the political parties in the ruling coalition, opposition and independents and the Parliamentary Committee on National Security over the unanimous adoption of recommendations of PCNS for new terms of engagement with US/NATO/ISAF in the Joint Sitting of Parliament on Thursday. Spokesperson to the [...]
April 13, 2012
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KARACHI: Chief Minister Sindh, Syed Qaim Ali Shah, held a meeting with CEO of Oracle Coalfields of UK, Shahrukh Khan, at the CM House here on Thursday and said the government is fully committed for development of Thar Coal which has the potential of turning the country’s economy around. He said the Thar Coal resources [...]
April 13, 2012
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani will pay an official visit to the United Kingdom next month. “Prime Minister Gilani will hold wide ranging talks with his British counterpart and other leaders focusing on further strengthening bilateral ties and enhancing strategic dialogue during his official to UK,” said Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit in his [...]