July 2, 2012
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KARACHI: Police arrested two terrorist allegedly belonging to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Monday. According to the Police, the TTP activists were wanted for the murder of an Additional Sub-Inspector (ASI) Nadeem Abbasi. Police arrested the two TTP target killers from the Peerabad area during an operation on Monday. Police have identified the accused to [...]
July 2, 2012
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ISLAMABAD: Cabinet’s Defence Committee (CDC) has been called on Tuesday in order to discuss the re-opening of NATO supply routes. Other strategic talks with respect to peace within the region would also be discussed within the meeting. According to reports, Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ahsraf would head the meeting. The other members who would be [...]
July 2, 2012
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Monday said the government despite its financial constraints would ensure provision of funds for public welfare programmes in Balochistan. The Prime Minister was chairing a meeting on issues relating Balochistan, at the Prime Minister’s Secretariat here. The Prime Minister mentioned the financing of mega projects particularly Gwadar Ratu [...]
July 2, 2012
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chief Imran has stated that he is willing to resolve the Young Doctors issue if Punjab government is unable to do so. He made this statement while talking to media reporters on Monday. Imran Khan talked about the disturbing doctors strike within the province of Punjab and questioned why the Punjab government [...]
July 2, 2012
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A survey carried out by Global Attitudes Project of PEW Research Center adjudged Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chief Imran Khan to be the most popular leader within Pakistan. As per the survey, Imran’s popularity increased by 18 percentage points over the last two years with excessive response and enhanced recognition from the youth of Pakistan. The survey [...]
July 2, 2012
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KIEV: Spain’s Fernando Torres was awarded the Golden Boot award after his side’s emphatic victory Italy in Euro 2012 final on Sunday. The Chelsea star was awarded the the Golden Boot for his three goals and one assist in the European tournament. The 28 year old scored a brace against Republic of Ireland while his [...]
July 2, 2012
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KARACHI: The Sindh High Court granted a 15 day protective bail to Ali Musa Gilani on Monday and further ordered him to appear in the respective court. After reaching the Sindh High Court, Musa Gilani consulted his counsel and appeared in the Court, accompanied by Prosecutor General Sindh, Shahadat Awan and other friends. The counsel [...]
July 2, 2012
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The much awaited monsoon has arrived. The cloudy sky and rain is always pleasant after a long and scorching summer. But this season comes with a major issue of Fungal infection. It is very important to look after the skin during rainy season to prevent any major fungal infection. Enjoying the rainy season but your skin is not getting [...]
July 2, 2012
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Despite the ‘successful’ Drone campaign according to US, allegedly helping them deliver lethal blows to senior Al-Qaeda leadership and the Haqqani network in the tribal areas of Pakistan, patience wears thin in the US camp. US Defense Secretary Panetta threatened Pakistan recently on a visit to Kabul saying, “Haqqani safe havens still exist on the other side [...]
July 2, 2012
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Peshawar: PHF announces squad of 20 for London Olympics. Final apparent for the team were goal-keepers, Imran Shah and Imran Butt, Full backs, Muhammad Irfan, Suhail Abbas, Kashif Shah and Muhammad Imran. Half-Backs are Rizwan Junior, Fareed Ahmed, Rashid Mehmood, Touseeq and Waseem Aahmed. The forwards consisted of Muhammad Waqas Shareef, Umer Boota, Shakeel Abbasi, Husseen Khan, [...]
July 2, 2012
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Los Angeles: Tom Cruise is gearing up to file for a joint custody of 6 year old Suri Cruise. While Katie Holmes insists on having a sole legal custody and primary physical custody of their daughter. Tom Cruise is deeply grieved for his 5 years marriage coming to an end. Katie Holmes filed for divorce in New York. [...]
July 2, 2012
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ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office spokesperson on Monday said dialogues between Pakistan and US continued on a progressive path but not reached any final decision yet. Talking to Aaj news FO spokesperson Moazzam Khan said that progress has been made in the talks with the United Sates for normalization of relations. He stated that the US sides had held talks with [...]
July 2, 2012
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COLOMBO: Heavy showers delayed the start of the post-lunch session on the third day of the second Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Colombo on Monday. Sri Lanka, replying to Pakistan’s 551-6 declared, were 70-1 at lunch with Tillakaratne Dilshan on 46 and Kumar Sangakkara on 22. Wet weather allowed just 44 overs to be bowled on [...]
July 2, 2012
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Apple Inc. settles its dispute with a Chinese company over the trademark of iPad in China for $60m (£38m). A Chinese firm has claimed the rights of the name “iPad” as they have reported to registered the name in 2000. However, Apple had insisted that it had acquired the worldwide rights for the name in [...]
July 2, 2012
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PESHAWAR: The doctors in Balochistan and KP on Monday closed down out-patient department (OPDs) in protest against the detention of Punjab young doctors. They demanded to ensure acceptance of their demands, if he wants them to call off their strike. Young Doctors Association (YDA) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) condemned the action against doctors chanting slogans against the government of Punjab with [...]
July 2, 2012
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NAIROBI — Four foreign aid workers kidnapped in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp were released overnight in southern Somalia after a short gunfight, and were safe with the Kenyan army, officials said Monday. “They are safe in our hands, they have been freed,” Kenyan army spokesman Cyrus Oguna told AFP, adding that the two men and [...]
July 2, 2012
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London: Barclays bank chairman resigns over rate rigging scandal at the company. Resignation was confirmed by Marcus Agius. He is allegedly stepping down from the position after the British banking giant was last week fined for attempting to manipulate inter-bank lending rates. In his statement, Mr Agius said: “The buck stops with me.” Barclays’ chief executive Bob [...]
July 2, 2012
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ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court on Monday resumed the hearing in the dual nationality case, Aaj news reported. The court will hear three cases today including Dual Nationality case against parliamentarians, Ephedrine case against Musa Gilani and Makhdoom Shahbuddin and Contempt of court case against Babar Awan. A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, will [...]
July 2, 2012
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KIEV — Spain confirmed their status as one of the greatest national teams in football history by overwhelming Italy 4-0 in Sunday’s Euro 2012 final in Kiev to retain their European crown. Vicente del Bosque’s team became the first side to successfully defend a European Championship title, as well as the first to win three [...]
July 2, 2012
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LAHORE: After an uncontrolled strike of the Young doctors across Punjab, Army doctors took over the duties on Monday and began treatment of the neglected patients, Aaj news reported. Army doctors along with other senior doctors have started treating the patients at Mayo and Services Hospital in Lahore, however, the arrangements appear insufficient as compared [...]
July 2, 2012
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BAMAKO: Al Qaeda-linked Mali militants armed with guns and pick-axes continued to destroy ancient mausoleums in the famed city of Timbuktu on Sunday, the second day of attacks on the UNESCO heritage sites, witnesses said. The Salafist Ansar Dine group considers the shrines of the local Sufi version of Islam to be idolatrous. Sufi shrines [...]
July 2, 2012
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LAHORE: Punjab law minister, Rana Sanaullah on Monday said situation in hospitals is under control now and 2,000 new doctors will be appointed soon. Talking to media, Rana said the degrees of protesting doctors would be cancelled on top of sending them to jail for the defying their duties. He rejected the claim of harassment and any kind of torture [...]
July 2, 2012
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ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf Imran Khan has condemned the obvious collusion/muk muka between the Zardari regime and the house of Sharifs. Referring to a statement of NAB Chairman in which he has said that President Zardari has barred him from reopening Nawaz Sharif cases, Imran Khan said that what more evidence is needed of [...]