July 12, 2012
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ASO: Heavy rain triggered flash floods and mudslides in southern Japan on Thursday, causing at least 15 deaths and leaving 11 more people missing. Television footage showed residents wading through muddy, knee-deep water on streets. Others shoveled out mud from their homes. Local officials said damage was concentrated in Kumamoto and neighboring Oita states on [...]
July 12, 2012
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LAGOS: A truck carrying fuel caught fire and exploded in Nigeria on Thursday after it veered off the road into a ditch, killing at least 95 people who had rushed to the scene to scoop fuel that had spilled, an official said. At least 50 others were injured in the incident in the oil-rich southern [...]
July 12, 2012
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ISLAMABAD: The Interior Ministry has submitted in the National Assembly, the list of people that have been arrested with the help of Interpol. The details were submitted on Thursday within the NA session headed by Deputy Speaker Faisal Kareem Kundi. The Interior Ministry stated that Hamesh Khan along with 28 others were arrested with the [...]
July 12, 2012
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ISLAMABAD: Earthquake tremors were felt within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad and other cities of Punjab on Thursday. According to sources, the intensity of the earthquake on the Richter scale was 6.1. The earthquake tremors were also felt in Peshawar, Swat, Malk Waal, Gilgit, Hunza, Lahore and other areas of Punjab as well. The epicenter of the [...]
July 12, 2012
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In today’s world females do not bother thinking much about their friends, spouses or family as the most part of females fascination are dedicated to social media and they can’t live without it. A new study shows that women are struggling for this `addiction’ and the ratio in females is two fold than in men. [...]
July 12, 2012
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KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has stated that in order to conceal the fraud and treachery of one person, the entire nation’s system is being destroyed. He made this statement while addressing the lawyers of Karachi Bar Council on Thursday. Imran added that the Chief Justice’s position was also being trembled in the entire [...]
July 12, 2012
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GERMANY: European Jewish and Muslim groups have joined forces to defend circumcision for young boys on religious grounds after a German regional court ruled it amounted to bodily harm. A joint statement says the practice is fundamental to their faiths and calls for it to be awarded legal protection. Thousands of Muslim and Jewish boys [...]
July 12, 2012
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ISLAMABAD: In its short verdict Supreme Court ordered PM Raja Pervaiz Ashraf to submit his reply by July 25, else will take action against him In its order, the court stated that, PM has no choice but to write the letter, and he does not need any summary for it. The order, also hinting at a contempt of court [...]
July 12, 2012
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LONDON OLYMPICS: Home Secretary Theresa May is set to address the issue of additional Olympics security as it emerged that an extra 3500 troops have been put on standby for London Olympics. The extra troops are in addition to the 13,500 who are already being brought in for the games and news of the reinforcements comes amid fears private contractor G4S will [...]
July 12, 2012
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LAHORE: Power shortfall has crossed 4,000MW against 3,000MW a day earlier amidst highly humid weather due to rains in upper Punjab, leaving the consumers into a terrible state of affairs altogether. According to the Energy Management Cell, demand for power remained 17174MW against a supply of 13,109MW in the system. Accordingly, the power shortfall was [...]
July 12, 2012
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ISLAMABAD: After the consent of President Asif Ali Zardari to the contempt of court amendment bill, it became a law providing exemption to higher government authorities. President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday accorded assent to the Contempt of Court Bill 2012, making it into a law. The law would exempt top government figures including President, Prime [...]
July 12, 2012
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Comic-Con isn’t even underway yet, but it’s already making news, and in the worst possible way. A 53-year-old woman was struck by a vehicle and killed while crossing the street to line up for Hall H on Tuesday. Lionsgate and Summit Entertainment has issued a joint statement regarding the death of a 53-year-oldTwilight fan, identified [...]
July 12, 2012
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ASEAN: The Obama administration pressed Beijing today to accept a code of conduct for resolving territorial disputes in the resource-rich South China Sea. US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ annual conference, where several governments have expressed [...]
July 12, 2012
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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme court likely to decide wether or not to convict Malik Riaz by July 13 (tomorrow) in the contempt of Court case against him, Reported Aaj news. During the hearing of the Contempt of court Case against property tycoon Malik Riaz, his counsel Dr Basit argued before the court that the case of his [...]
July 12, 2012
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LAHORE: Masked gunmen stormed a house and killed nine police cadets in Rasool Park,Ichra area of Lahore today, police said, the second attack on security forces claimed by the Taliban in relatively peaceful Punjab province in four days. Lahore city police chief Aslam Tareen said eight policemen were also wounded. “At around 6am, masked gunmen on [...]
July 12, 2012
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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has sought replies from a private TV channel owner and two TV anchorpersons by July 25 in response to a petition. The petitioner had urged the apex court to initiate contempt proceedings against them over an allegedly planted interview of business tycoon Malik Riaz broadcast on June 13. On the last [...]
July 12, 2012
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The World Championships Committee of the World Boxing Association (WBA) officially announced on Wednesday its decision to reinstate Amir Khan as “super champion” who may be able to unify titles with WBC champion Danny Garcia on Saturday. Khan will meet unbeaten American Danny Garcia, the reigning World Boxing Council champion, on Saturday to unify the crowns [...]
July 12, 2012
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QUETTA: Anti-terrorism court (ATC) issued a non bailable arrest warrants for several officials of the regime of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in a case involving the 2006 killing of Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti. The court also issued arrest warrants for former Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao, former Governor Balochistan Owais Ahmed Ghani, former Chief [...]
July 12, 2012
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TRENTON – An Israeli citizen, Levy Izhak Rosenbaum, who three years ago was arrested for brokering illegal kidney transplants was sentenced on Wednesday to 30 months imprisonment, becoming the first person convicted over illegal organ sales in the US. Levy Izhak Rosenbaum, 61, previously pleaded not guilty to brokering the kidney transplants in exchange for at [...]
July 12, 2012
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Google has started to roll-out over-the-air Android 4.1 Jelly Bean updates, with HSPA+ Galaxy Nexus devices getting the upgraded operating system first. The company then plans to upgrade the software on the rest of the Galaxy Nexus models, Nexus S smartphone and Motorola Xoom tablets. The Google Nexus 7 7-inch tablet will ship with the OS [...]
July 12, 2012
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QUETTA: Bodies of seven kidnapped miners were found from the suburban area of Degari on Thursday. According to sources, the deceased were identified as Deen Mohammad, Ahmedullah, Kashir Khan, Khan Mohammad, Mohammad Nawaz, Abdul Ahmed and Mohammad Akbar. They belonged to Swat in Khyber Pakhtunkwa province. It is pertinent to mention that unidentified gunmen had kidnapped [...]
July 12, 2012
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LAHORE: Lawyers on thursday boycotted the courts across Punjab, after the statement of Lahore High Court Bar Association (LBA). They are opposing the relaxation of a law governing contempt of court and decided to boycott court proceedings on Thursday (today). On, Wednesday lawyers also pledged to oppose the proposed bill that will allow members of parliament to have [...]
July 12, 2012
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SKARDU: The death toll in Army’s Helicopter crash in Skardu raised to Seven on Thursday. Earlier on Wednesday evening, An Army aviation helicopter crashed near Skardu airport. Five individuals including the pilot have been reported dead and three have been reported injured as a result of the incident. According to ISPR, the helicopter was on a [...]