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Visa Scandal: Abid Chaudhry sent to jail on 14 days remand

August 4, 2012 | 0 Comment

LAHORE: Olympic Visa scandal accused Abid Chaudhry was ordered to be sent to jail by a local Court in Lahore on 14 days physical remand. These instructions were given by the COurt on Saturday. Earlier on Saturday, Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) officials appeared in the Court along with Abid Chaudhry. The FIA was granted a [...]

Serena Williams creates record after winning gold at Olympics 2012

August 4, 2012 | 0 Comment

LONDON: Serena Williams won her first Olympic tennis women’s singles gold on Saturday with a 6-0 6-1 demolition of Russia’s Maria Sharapova on Wimbledon’s Centre Court. With the victory, Serena created a record; Williams became the first woman to win all four Grand Slams and a gold medal in both singles and doubles. The unstoppable [...]

MetroPCS starts selling phone with TV tuner in U.S

August 4, 2012 | 0 Comment

In time for the Olympics, MetroPCS is selling the first phone that can receive local TV signals in U.S, potentially lendingTV stations some relevance in the age of the smartphone. MetroPCS Communications Inc., the country’s fifth-largest cellphone company, started selling the Samsung Galaxy S Lightray 4G for $459 on Friday. It has a built-in, extendable antenna that can receive special TV signals, broadcast [...]

Veena Malik launches “MERI SAJNI” Magazine

August 4, 2012 | 0 Comment

Bollywood actress Veena Malik unveiled the first look of “MERI SAJNI” Magazine in Delhi. She is very excited about the magazine in which she is on the cover page. The leading Hindi Magazine “MERI SAJNI” is based on Women’s Lifestyle. Veena Malik is very frantic about the launch of Magazine and she said, “I feel [...]

Arnold Schwarzenegger to become a professor in Californian university

August 4, 2012 | 0 Comment

The actor and former governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger announced that he plans to lecture internationally, not just at his university’s campus, which will be located in California. Schwarzenegger announced to become a professor and to establish the University of South California, Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy; a university will be named after [...]

Multan: Blast in fireworks warehouse; six people dead

August 4, 2012 | 0 Comment

Six people were killed while a dozen were injured in a blast that occurred near Hussain Agahi Chowk in Multan, Saturday morning, Aaj News reported. According to sources, the blast occurred in a warehouse that was used for storage of fireworks and material that is used in making fireworks. The warehouse was located close to [...]

Olympics: Pakistani athlete Liaquat Ali takes fourth position in 100m dash

August 4, 2012 | 0 Comment

Pakistani athlete runner, Liaquat Ali, took fourth place in the 100 meter men’s preliminary race event of the Olympic Games but failed to qualify for the next round. Ali who is a Pakistan Army soldier finished his run in 10.90 seconds falling short of his personal best of 10.55 seconds. He missed the third position [...]

Low vitamin D levels increases risk of death: Study

August 4, 2012 | 0 Comment

According to a study, older adults with low vitamin D levels especially those who are weak, have an increased risk of death. Researchers from the Oregon State University analyzed data from a survey of more than 4,300 U.S. adults older than 60. The researchers found that, those with low vitamin D levels had a 30 [...]

Syrian TV anchor kidnapped and executed: NGO

August 4, 2012 | 0 Comment

Syrian television presenter Mohammed al-Saeed, kidnapped from his Damascus home in mid-July, has been executed, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Saturday. “The television presenter, a well-known figure on state TV, has been executed, and the Al-Nusra Front has claimed responsibility for the killing,” the Observatory’s Rami Abdel Rahman told AFP. Al-Nusra, a [...]

Salman Khan to replace SRK in ‘Ek The Tiger’

August 4, 2012 | 0 Comment

Shahrukh Khan was the first choice to play the leading role of ‘Ek Tha Tiger’, admits film’s Director, Kabir Khan. Recently, the Director confirmed the news saying that Producer of ‘Ek Tha Tiger’, Aditya Chopra, had approached Shahrukh Khan first for the movie. “I didn’t meet Shahrukh, but yes, Adi (producer Aditya Chopra) did approach [...]

Team Pakistan sweeps international debating championship

August 4, 2012 | 0 Comment

Zainab Hameed, Azeem Liaquat and Ahmed Shujaan are three students from Pakistan have won an international debating competition. Teenage students belonging from Karachi and Lahore were participating in this competition as team Pakistan and successfully occupied the top two slots at the end of the competition. 15 year old Zainab Hameed from Karachi Grammar School, [...]

23 senior officials transferred, posted by FBR

August 4, 2012 | 0 Comment

In a major reshuffle in tax machinery, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has transferred and posted 23 senior officials of Inland Revenue Service and Pakistan Customs Service (BS-20/21) with immediate effect. In this connection, the FBR has issued a notification here on Friday. According to the notification, Muhammad Anees (Pakistan Customs Service BS-21) has [...]

Energy sector: $280mn US assistance released to Pakistan

August 4, 2012 | 0 Comment

The US Congress has released 280 million dollars as new US assistance to support Pakistan’s energy sector, said US Embassy here on Friday. The funds will support improvement of Mangla Dam and infrastructure support and due diligence work of the Kurram Tangi Dam project. The US efforts to fund large-scale infrastructure are expected to add [...]