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South Africa beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets in world Twenty20

September 20, 2012 | 0 Comment

South Africa beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets in a Group C match of the World Twenty20 on Thursday, sending their African neighbours out of the event. Jacques Kallis took 4-15 as Zimbabwe were restricted to 93-8 before South Africa’s openers surpassed the low total without losing a wicket in 12.4 overs at Mahinda Rajapaksa stadium. Sri Lanka, who beat [...]

Samsung says it will add iPhone 5 to court case

September 20, 2012 | 0 Comment

Samsung Electronics says it plans to add the iPhone 5, set to be released Friday, to the list of Apple devices that it claims infringes its patents in a California court case. The jury in the case, in federal court in San Jose, ruled a month ago that Samsung’s patent claimsagainst earlier iPhones were baseless, but Samsung is set to appeal. The [...]

HTC introduces two new windows smartphone

September 20, 2012 | 0 Comment

HTC Corp unveiled on Wednesday two smartphone models running Microsoft Corp’s Windows Phone 8 software and said the devices would be available in November through multiple wireless service providers around the world. The two brightly colored phones — the Windows Phone 8X and the Windows Phone 8S — will pit HTC directly against key Microsoft partner Nokia, which earlier this month [...]

US warns its citizens against travelling to Pakistan

September 20, 2012 | 0 Comment

The United States government has issued a warning to its citizens all over the world this Thursday, telling them to avoid traveling to Pakistan, Aaj News reported. Pakistan is currently in a state of protest against an anti-Islam film made by a person living inside United States of America. The warning issued by the State [...]

Anti-Islam film: Thousands protest near red zone in Islamabad

September 20, 2012 | 0 Comment

ISLAMABAD: Over 15,00 protesters marching towards the red zone in the federal capital Islamabad, meanwhile army has called on to protect the diplomatic enclave from any expected mishap. Police fired live rounds and tear gas Thursday to break up a crowd of around 15,00 students ad civilians, many armed with wooden clubs, protesting in Islamabad [...]

Nationwide strike paralyzes life in India

September 20, 2012 | 0 Comment

Schools, shops andgovernment offices were shut in some Indian states on Thursday as protesters blocked road and rail traffic as part of a one-day nationwide strike against sweeping economic reforms announced by the government last week. The main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), joined by smaller parties from both the political left and right, called for the strike to protest [...]

PIA fined Rs1.4 crore for stranding passengers on Washington airport

September 20, 2012 | 0 Comment

According to foreign news agency, Pakistan International Airline (PIA) has been fined by the US Department of Transport for stranding their passengers. Never before in aviation history, such a fine has been imposed on any International Airline. The U.S Department of Transportation has issued a $150,000 (approx Rs 1.4 Crore) fine against Pakistan International Airlines [...]

Zulfiqar Mirza gearing up for a major role in Sindh: sources

September 20, 2012 | 0 Comment

KARACHI: Moving towards a reconciliation process, President Asif Ali Zardai and the former Interior Minister Sindh Zulfiqar Mirza met twice this week, sources said. President Asif Ali Zardari visited Mirza House located in DHA, Karachi on Wednesday and inquired after the health of ailing National Assembly Speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza. Former Sindh home minister Zulfiqar [...]

Transport, Petrol, CNG stations to remain closed on Friday

September 20, 2012 | 0 Comment

KARACHI: All Pakistan CNG Association (APCNG) , All Pakistan Transport owners federation and Petrol dealers association announced a nation wide strike tomorrow (Friday) on the day of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), Aaj news reported. Chairman APCNG Ghayas Paracha said that, to mark the day of Ishaq e Rasool (SAWW) all the CNG stations will remain shut in Sindh, [...]

Malik disqualified but ‘respects’ Supreme judiciary

September 20, 2012 | 0 Comment

ISLAMABAD: After disqualification from the Supreme court on Wednesday Rehman Malik once again bow down his head before judiciary saying that he accepts the Supreme court’s verdict. Talking to media outside the ape court, Malik said he always respects judiciary but did not give any further comments, however his lawyer stated that he is not being disqualified from next elections. He [...]

11 parliamentarians disqualified in dual nationality case

September 20, 2012 | 0 Comment

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court here Wednesday disqualified 11 parliamentarians holding dual nationality under article 63 (1C). The members who were disqualified include Rehman Malik, Farha Naz Ispahani, Zahid Iqbal, Jamil Malik, Farhat Mehmood Khan, Nadia Gabol, Amna Buttar, Ahmed Ali Shah, Wasim Qadir, Naeem Qasim, Ashraf Chauhan and Muhammad Ikhlaq. According to Aaj news, The [...]

Blast kills eight, injures 25 in Peshawar

September 20, 2012 | 0 Comment

PESHAWAR: A bomb targeting a Pakistan Air force (PAF) vehicle instead struck a passenger van on Wednesday in a city in the country’s northwest, killing at least eight civilians, authorities said. Police official Tahir Ayub Khan said the afternoon blast on the outskirts of Peshawar wounded another 27 civilians, plus three air force officers in the targeted [...]