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“Nawaz and Shahbaz are Kings of corruption in Punjab” – Sharjeel Memon

KARACHI: Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon has stated that the roots of corruption in Punjab have been sown be Nawaz and Shahbaz Sharif. He stated that Nawaz and Shahbaz are the kings of corruption in Punjab. Sharjeel Memon made this statement while talking to media representatives on Saturday. Blaming the Sharif brothers for the [...]

“Disgracing the company won’t produce cash” – Vijay Mallya

NEW DELHI: Kingfisher with its pilots on strike and causing disrupting flight schedules, the airline’s promoter Vijay Mallya on Saturday asked the disturbed employees not to talk to the media or “abase” the company, saying it would influence the recapitalization exertion. “I really hope that good sense will prevail. I am doing my best. If some of you think that [...]

Suicide bomber kills 4 in Syria

A suicide bomber blew up his car in a central Syrian town on Friday, killing three civilians and one security officer, Syria’s state news agency said. SANA said the attacker, who camouflaged the bomb with onions, detonated the explosives in the town of Muhrada. The anti-regime Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the bomb targeted the local military security [...]

Handicapped daughter buried alive by father: Khanewal

KHANEWAL: The “Banu Quraish” era prior to the advent of Islam was activley involved in burying alive their new born daughters as women were seen a sign of disgrace. This practice is also common in India whereby the fetus is aborted because it is a female (Female Foeticide). Such a dreadful event was lately witnessed [...]

Taliban polio ban puts 240,000 Pakistani kids at risk

PESHAWAR: A Taliban ban on polio vaccinations will put 240,000 children at risk in afflicted northwest Pakistan if an immunization campaign does not start by next week, officials warned on Friday. As a protest against US drone attacks Local Taliban and Pakistani aggressor Hafiz Gul Bahadur have banned polio vaccinations in Waziristan. They have adjudged [...]

Kevin Pietersen considering a come back!

England’s batsman Kevin Pietersen’s retirement took another twist when he revealed on Friday that he would consider coming back to all three formats, as long as his schedule was eased. This announcement from Kevin Pietersen appears as a good news for ECB and it is being considered that Pieterson’s come back will open the door for an [...]

New office timings to be observed during Ramadhan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has approved new office timings for the holy month of Ramadhan. Federal government offices working on a five-day time table per week would have to work from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. from Monday to Thursday and 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.on Friday. Government offices working on a six [...]

Contempt notice against Indian PM Manmohan Singh

CALCUTTA: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh received a shock as the Calcutta High Court issued a contempt notice against him and other officials over an incident in which a 10-year-old student was made to lick urine as punishment for bed-wetting. A division bench in Calcutta on Friday directed a petitioner to serve a contempt notice [...]

72 MW “Khan Khwar” hydro-power project inaugurated by PM

Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf laid down the stone of Khan Khwar Hydro-power project on Saturday. Addressing the inauguration ceremony of the 72 megawatt Khan Khwar hydro-power project, PM Ashraf said that critics should at least praise the good work of the government. The hydro-power project has been built Khan Khwar, a right bank branch [...]

Kofi Annan shocked at Syrian Army’s barbarity.

The head of the UN monitoring mission in Syria has said that helicopters and tanks were used to shell a town in the centre of the country before a massacre that is believed to have killed more than 140 people on Thursday. The US, France and UK all condemned the violence and called for co-ordinated [...]

Liverpool confirms: Maxi Rodriguez has left the club

Maxi Rodriguez has left Liverpool and returned to Argentina to re-sign his former club - Newell’s Old Boys. A statement on the club’s official website confirmed the news: “Liverpool Football Club can today confirm that Maxi Rodriguez has joined Newell’s Old Boys in Argentina.” The 31-year-old midfielder never established himself as a regular in the first-team [...]

CNG prices increased by Rs 1.29/kg

ISLAMABAD: According to sources, the government has recently announced to increase the prices of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) by Rs 1.29 per kilogram on Saturday. The price hike has been implemented for Region 1 and Region 2. Region 1 includes KPK and Balochistan province while region 2 includes Sindh and Punjab provinces. After the increased [...]

Sylvester Stallone’s son found dead under mysterious conditions

LOS ANGELES: The 36-year-old son of Sylvester Stallone was found dead in his Los Angeles home Friday, leaving the actor grief-stricken as authorities investigated the cause, a publicist and authorities said. Sage Stallone was found unresponsive by an employee and a relative. There were no signs of foul play or trauma, and no suicide note was found, [...]

Jennifer Lopez follows Steven Tyler’s lead off “American Idol”

Earlier this week Aerosmith front-man Steven Tyler announced he’s leaving ‘American Idol ‘ to concentrate on music and now Jennifer Lopez hinted at her “Idol” departure on a TV show. Ryan Seacrest, posted the news on his Twitter page Friday morning: “It’s confirmed: Jennifer Lopez is leaving “American Idol” after two seasons as a judge on [...]

Tata chief keeps high hopes for Nano

The head of India’s vehicle-to-steel conglomerate Tata Group says he still has high hopes for the Nano, billed as the world’s cheapestcar, despite a slow sales start. “The fundamental economies of the Nano… will continue to establish itself in the Indian market with a wider sales and service network,” Tata chairman Ratan Tata said in the firm’s annual report released on [...]

Quetta Strike: ANP workers among 10 injured in firing

QUETTA: Over 10 people including Six ANP workers were seriously injured in a firing incident in Quetta amid Strike in the provincial capital, on Saturday. According to police, strike was being observed in Quetta against the bomb blast at Awami National Party (ANP) rally that killed six persons on Friday. In the same backdrop, the [...]

Blast kills 22 including MP, wounds 100 at Afghan wedding

MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan – A suicide bomber blew himself up at a wedding reception in northern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing at least 22 people including a prominent MP, and wounding 100 others, police said. The death toll makes Saturday’s attack one of the most lethal in the country for months. Influential Afghan lawmaker Ahmad Khan Samangani, who hosted the party, was among [...]

SC to hear Contempt Law Case on July 23

ISLAMABAD: Admitting all petitions challenging the recently passed Contempt of Court Act 2012, the Supreme Court of Pakistan issued notice to Prime Minister and Attorney General along with ten others respondents. A three-judge SC bench, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, fixed July 23 for hearing all the petitions filed against the new law. [...]

 
 
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