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Punjab Assembly presents fiscal budget Rs 897 billion
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Shahrukh Jatoi writes letters to Human rights activists against ATC decision
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SBK university closed for indefinite period after bomb attack: Quetta
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Bahria Town owner Malik Riaz accused of murder
A petition to register a case against Malik Riaz has been submitted in the Supreme Court today on Thursday. Aaj News reported. Malik Riaz is a real-estate tycoon of Pakistan and the owner of Bahria Town housing schemes. He is also a key figure in a recent corruption scandal brought forward against Dr Arsalan Iftikhar, the son of [...]
Pakistan clinches first ODI against Sri Lanka
KANDY: Pakistan managed a comfortable victory over the Sri Lankan team in the first One Day International held on Thursday. The Pakistani team easily chased the the target of 135 with Umar Akmal and Mohammad Hafeez pioneering the batting with 36 (n.o) and 37 runs respectively. Earlier the Pakistani team held the Sri Lanka team [...]
China cuts interest rate in order to address faltering growth
BEIJING: China delivered twin surprises on interest rates on Thursday, cutting borrowing costs to combat faltering growth while giving banks additional flexibility to set competitive lending and deposit rates in a step along the path of liberalization. China’s first rate cut since the global financial crisis underlined heightened concern among policymakers worldwide that the euro area’s deepening debt problems are threatening [...]
Pak-US vital negotiations to restart from tomorrow
ISLAMABAD: Talks with respect to untying tension between Pakistan and the USA have been reported to restart from tomorrow. Reports have indicated that formal negotiation process would start in Islamabad from Friday. Both the countries have been reported to work under a package in order to resolve the NATO supply issue. Reports have also suggested that [...]
Zardari urges Chinese govt to help improve Energy sector
BEIJING: President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday called for greater Chinese investment in infrastructure development, particularly in mega energy projects, and proposed setting up of an Energy Fund for mega projects, including hydro-power projects. President Zardari, in his meeting with President Hu Jintao on the sidelines of the SCO summit, called upon the Joint Energy [...]
Myanmar government orders probe into Muslims massacre
YANGON: Myanmar’s government has appointed a minister and senior police chief to head an investigation into the killing of 10 Muslims by a Buddhist mob that has stoked communal tensions in the country’s Westernmost state. The government has been quick to respond to Sunday’s killings by a group of vigilantes who were angered by reports of [...]
Fire incident within Services Hospital; 6 toddlers dead
LAHORE: A fire broke out within the Nursery Ward of the Services Hospital on Thursday, claiming the lives of six and burning the rest of the toddlers. According to reports from AAJ TV correspondents, the fire erupted as a result of an electric short-circuit incident within the Services Hospital, located on the Jail Road of [...]
Villarreal coach dies a day after joining office
VALENCIA: Villarreal coach Manuel Preciado died of a heart attack Thursday, one day after joining the team. He was 54. The team said Preciado was in Valencia when he was stricken early Thursday. “We are all shocked,” Spain coach Vicente del Bosque said from Poland, where he is preparing his team for the European Championship. “We were having breakfast and we were [...]
Blast in Quetta claims 14 lives; several injured
QUETTA: A blast near the Satellite town area in Quetta has claimed almost 14lives with several others injured as a result of the unfortunate incident. The blast took place near the “Bank Chowk” on Thursday afternoon. Reports have indicated that an approximate number of 40 individuals were injured as a result of the blast. 3 of [...]
U.S. Secretary Panetta makes rigid remarks about Pakistan
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Thursday the United States was reaching the limits of its patience with Pakistan because of the safe havens the country offered to insurgents in neighboring Afghanistan. It was some of the strongest language used by a U.S. official to describe the strained ties between Washington and Islamabad. “It is difficult to achieve peace in Afghanistan as long as there [...]
Sri Lanka struggling at 41-5 in first ODI against Pakistan
PALLEKELE: Sri Lankan team won the toss and elected to bat first at the Pallekele ground in the first One Day International (ODI) on Thursday. The venue was tipped to be a batsman’s paradise but turned out to be a nightmare for the Sri Lankan batsmen. Rangana Herath, the left arm spinner, has made a [...]
NATO airstrike kills 18 civilians in Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s president said Thursday that 18 people killed in a NATOairstrike in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday were all civilians. NATO has so far said it has no records of civilian deaths from the pre-dawn strike Wednesday on a house in Logar province. The NATO and Afghan troops were going after a local Taliban leader when the international coalition says [...]
Kohistan suo moto: Accused girls are well and alive: HR activists
A team of Women’s rights activist was on a visit to Kohistan’s tribal area where it was believed that a local tribunal has sentenced Five (5) women to death on charges of adultery and fornication. Aaj News reported. According to various reports of local news channels, Fauzia Saeed and Farzana Bari two of the activists [...]
Muslim man killed over water dispute in India
According to the police, a middle-aged man was killed over filling water from a municipality tap in an Uttar Pradesh town of India. A man named Yaseen Khan, aged 40, was filling water from a municipality tap in Siddharthanagar, late Wednesday, local police said. With long queues to fill water, tempers were high as water had [...]
Facebook to disappear like Yahoo in 5 to 8 years
The world without Facebook sounds unbelievable, but after its sliding stocks a hedge fund manager has predicted that Facebook will “disappear” in five to eight years. According to Eric Jackson, the founder of Ironfire Capital, said, “In five to eight years they are going to disappear in the way that Yahoo has disappeared.” “Yahoo is still making money. It’s still [...]
Al-Qaeda still a threat, spreading geographically: Clinton
ISTANBUL: Al-Qaeda is still a serious and imminent threat as it is spreading geographically, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday. “The threat has spread, becoming more geographically diverse,” Clinton said ahead of a counterterrorism meeting. “We will always maintain our right to use force against groups such as al-Qaeda that have attacked us [...]
Arsalan Iftikhar corruption case; CJ steps down from bench
A three-member bench of the Supreme Court resumed the hearing of a graft case against Arsalan Iftikhar. Aaj News reported. The bench was headed by father of the accused Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudry. During the case proceedings, CJ Iftikhar Chaudry, decided to step down from the bench hearing his son’s case. Earlier, Attorney General [...]
Russia, China oppose military intervention in Mideast, Iran
Leaders of a grouping led by Russia and China on Thursday issued a statement opposing military intervention in the Middle East, a day after opposition claims that Syrian forces had killed 100 people. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) also called for a “peaceful resolution of the Syrian problem through political dialogue” in a statement released [...]
Sindh budget to have Rs221B development outlay
The Sindh government’s total development outlay for the FY-2012-13 has been finalised at Rs221 billion, with allocations of Rs161 billion for provincial government schemes, Rs20 billion for district government projects and Rs37 billion for foreign-funded (loans/grants) schemes, documents showed on Wednesday. The proposed allocation for provincial government schemes is over 46 percent higher than outgoing [...]
Wapda to construct 375MW powerhouse at Warsak
The Pakistan Water & Power Development Authority (Wapda) has agreed in principle to construct another powerhouse of 375MW at Warsak in addition to the existing power station of about 250MW. Resultantly, the generation capacity of Warsak power station will rise to 525MW. The decision to this effect was made in a meeting presided over by [...]
Commuters suffer as CNG strike enters day two
The shutter down strike on sale of CNG called by All Pakistan CNG Association has entered its second day today on Thursday. Aaj News reported. Commuters were left under a burden of problems as CNG was not available today for a second day all over Pakistan. Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) is the most consumed alternative [...]
US defence secretary Panetta visits Kabul on unannounced visit
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrived in the Afghan capital on an unannounced trip Thursday, a day after a suicide bombing attack and an alleged errant NATO air strike. Before his arrival, Panetta told reporters that he wanted to hear an assessment from commanders about a recent rise in insurgent attacks and plans for troop withdrawals. Panetta said an [...]
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