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Taylor Swift’s new album to be launched on Oct 22

August 15, 2012 | 0 Comment

Multi-platinum superstar Taylor Swift is releasing her fourth studio album called “Red” on Oct. 22. She announced the upcoming worldwide release during a live web chat from Nashville, Tenn., on Monday before a living room full of fans. She said she named it “Red” because of all the different emotions she explores on the album. [...]

U-19 cricket World Cup: Pakistan to face New Zealand tomorrow

August 15, 2012 | 0 Comment

CANBERRA: The Under-19 cricket World Cup will witness Pakistan and New Zealand clash on Wednesday. Both the teams are considered to battling for supremacy within Group B as they have already qualified for the quarter final of the event. The match would be tough for both Pakistan and New Zealand considering that they have faced [...]

Prince Philip hospitalised

August 15, 2012 | 0 Comment

LONDON: Prince Philip, the 91-year-old husband of the Queen, was taken to hospital in Scotland on Wednesday after a recurrence of a bladder infection, Buckingham Palace said, the third time he has been hospitalised in less than a year. Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, fell ill while the couple were staying at Balmoral, their Scottish [...]

Eve of Independence Day…

August 15, 2012 | 0 Comment

Nation Celebrated the 66th Independence Day of Pakistan with great enthusiasm across the country. Children with painted flag on their faces celebrating the 65th Independence of Pakistan.. KARACHI: The hoardings near the Quaid-e-Azam Mausoleum, exhibiting the National flag. Students making a huge national flag during the ceremony at Mazar e Qaid. LAHORE: Courtesy: APP/ Reuters

90,000m tons of jet fuel headed to U.S. from Asia

August 15, 2012 | 0 Comment

SINGAPORE – At least 90,000 metric tons (99,207 tons) of jet fuel are set to be shipped from Asia to the U.S. West Coast from late-August to fill a supply shortfall after a fire shut a crude unit at California’s second-largest refinery, traders and shipbrokers said on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley and Chevron Corp have each fixed a medium-range vessel to carry about 30,000 [...]

Eid shopping gains momentum in twin cities

August 15, 2012 | 0 Comment

LAHORE: The city witnessed Eid shopping getting momentum with every passing day ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr at almost all the markets which clogged traffic at roads leading to main commercial centres. Families were seen busy buying ready to wear garments as well as shoes and accessories. Makeshift stalls of mehndi and bangles have been drawing big [...]

Court orders action against Shahbaz, Hamza Shahbaz

August 15, 2012 | 0 Comment

LAHORE: Additional District and Sessions Judge, Lahore ordered Punjab police to take an action against CM Punjab Shahbaz Sharif and his son Hamza Shahbaz in Ayesha Ahad Malik case, Wednesday. The court heard the case of Ayesha Malik seeking registration of a case against Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and his son MNA Hamza Shahbaz on charges of extending [...]

Pakistan frees 55 Indian prisoners for I-day

August 15, 2012 | 0 Comment

KARACHI: Pakistan on Wednesday released 55 Indian fishermen, 15 of them teenagers, as a “goodwill gesture” to mark independence day in India. The release is part of an understanding between the nuclear-armed rivals to free citizens who mistakenly stray into each other’s waters. “Some 55 Indian fishermen have been released from our jail on the [...]

Seven US mosques attacked in last few days

August 15, 2012 | 0 Comment

WASHINGTON: In the past few days, there have been seven cases of vandalism and attacks on mosques across Unites states, which have sent a tremor of fear through America’s Muslim community. The incident including deadly shooting spree in a Sikh gurdwara in Wisconsin on Aug. 5, the other seven incidents were mosque defacement. On August 6th, a mosque [...]

Afghan-Pakistani team to probe border shelling

August 15, 2012 | 0 Comment

KABUL: Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to send a joint military team to investigate a recent surge in cross-border attacks that have soured relations between the two neighbours, Kabul said Wednesday. Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari took the decision on the sidelines of an Organisation of Islamic Cooperation summit in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, Karzai’s office said. [...]

PAF trainee jet crashes near Bhakkar

August 15, 2012 | 0 Comment

THAL: Pakistan Air force (PAF) training aircraft ‘Mirage’ crashed near Thal in Punjab due to technical reasons. Pilot of the aircraft is safe. The aircraft landing gear suffered damages. The jet caught fire during a routine operational training mission. No loss to civilian life or property on ground has been reported. Air force teams reached [...]

NRO review plea: SC refuses to form a larger Bench

August 15, 2012 | 0 Comment

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused the government plea to form a larger bench in the review petition of National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) implementation case, reported Aaj news. A five-member special bench comprising Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, Justice Sarmad Jalal, Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Athar Saeed. During the hearing, Attorney General Irfan [...]

World Muslim body mulls suspending Syria

August 15, 2012 | 0 Comment

BEIRUT: An emergency summit of the 57-member Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) began with a proposal to suspend conflict-wracked Syria, a move strongly opposed by Iran. A draft final statement obtained by AFP said the summit “approves the suspension of Syria’s membership,” a measure recommended by a preparatory ministerial meeting held Monday in the western Saudi city [...]