August 3, 2012
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The enraging feud between the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz continued as the PTI Chief lately challenged Nawaz Sharif to answer his 11 questions live in front of the public. This latest episode emerged when Imran Khan was found tweeting against the PML-N on Friday. “I have asked Nawaz Sharif to have courage to [...]
August 3, 2012
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LAHORE: Former Chief Minister Punjab Dost Mohammad Khosa has clarified that he and his father have not resigned from Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) party membership.He made this statement while addressing a press conference late on Friday. “The decision to resign is still pending and it would finally be decided by my father (Zulfiqar [...]
August 3, 2012
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RAWALPINDI: Field General Court Martial (FCGM) proceedings against Brigadier Ali Khan, Major Inayat Aziz, Major Iftikhar, Major Sohail Akbar and Major Jawad Baseer have concluded. According to ISPR, all the accused have been proved guilty and convicted for having links with militant organization, Hizbut Tahrir. The FCGM sentenced five year rigorous imprisonment to Brig. Ali [...]
August 3, 2012
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Karachi, 2nd August 2012: This summer’s much awaited super-hero flick finally made its screen debut today at Karachi Atrium Cinemas. The Dark Knight Rises which is the 3rd and final instalment of the Dark Knight movie trilogy attracted a lot of celebrities from the entertainment industry of Pakistan who were all excited to discover the [...]
August 3, 2012
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Taiwan smartphone maker HTC Corp. reported Friday a 58 percent drop in second quarter profit year-on-year, its third consecutive quarterly decline as intensifying competition from Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. hurt sales. HTC said profit amounted to 7.4 billion New Taiwan dollars ($248 million) from revenue of NT$91 billion in the three months through June. It reported a 70 percent drop [...]
August 3, 2012
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LAHORE: Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has stated that the upcoming elections would be transparent, neutral and that Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) would emerge victorious out of them. He made this statement while talking to media representatives at Evacuee Trust Property Board Chairman’s residence on Friday. “PPP shut down all its opponents within Multan when [...]
August 3, 2012
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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has declared the New Contempt of Court law as unconstitutional, Friday , Aaj news reported. Immunity for public office holders under new contempt of court law Unconstitutional, SC declared. The court today concluded the hearings in the case against new contempt of Court Law and reserved verdict here on Friday. Supreme [...]
August 3, 2012
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Los Angeles – Rupert Sanders’ wife has banned him from directing Snow White and the Huntsman 2. The 41-year-old filmmaker was lined up to return to the helm for the sequel but Liberty Ross has warned him to stay away if he wants to save their marriage following the revelation he cheated on her with [...]
August 3, 2012
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A Mongolian court has jailed former president Nambaryn Enkhbayar for four years for corruption, a move that could threaten the government’s fragile coalition and increase uncertainties for foreign investors. Resource-rich Mongolia is in the middle of a mining boom that is set to transform its tiny economy, but political uncertainties have threatened to overshadow its [...]
August 3, 2012
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Apple Inc asked a U.S. judge on Thursday to punish Samsung Electronics Co Ltd for a Samsung attorney’s conduct by ordering that the South Korean company has infringed Apple’s phone design patents, according to a court filing. However, Samsung called Apple’s demand “frivolous” and “unprecedented” in a legal brief filed later in the day. Trial began this week in high [...]
August 3, 2012
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LONDON: Pakistan face a potentially huge game against hosts Britain in the London Olympics 2012 Men’s Field Hockey Tournament at Riverbank Arena, Olympic Park here on Friday (today). After a disappointing show in the 2-2 draw with South Africa, the pace of the game will be important for Britain against a Pakistan side who like [...]
August 3, 2012
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NEAR ALEPPO, Syria: Kofi Annan has resigned as UN-Arab League envoy for Syria, complaining that his April peace plan had not received the support it deserved from major powers. As the Syrian army deployed fighter jets against rebels armed with tanks around the commercial capital Aleppo, the former UN chief regretted an “increasing militarisation” of [...]
August 3, 2012
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According to sources, Samsung Electronics is set to take the wraps off a sequel to its popular Galaxy Note smartphone at an event on August 29, about two weeks before the possible debut of Apple’s new iPhone. The two arch rivals are bracing for a full-blown battle with the expected rollouts of the two key models coming as they [...]
August 3, 2012
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LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) suspended the provincial assembly membership of Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) minority MPA Rana Asif Mahmood, while hearing the dual nationality case on Friday. The MPA had admitted before the court that he possessed a Canadian passport as he is a Canadian national but argued that he was [...]
August 3, 2012
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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has concluded the hearings in the case against new contempt of Court Law and reserved verdict here on Friday. The court is likely to announce its short verdict today at 3.30pm. Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and four other judges Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain, Justice Jawwad S Khawaja [...]
August 3, 2012
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KARACHI: Families and government officials in Karachi welcomed home on Thursday seven Pakistani crews’ members released by Somali pirates following a $1.1 million ransom payment after being held hostage for 20 months. The Pakistani crew along with 14 other South Asians and an Iranian on a Malaysia-registered ship were captured by the pirates in the [...]