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Lyari mafia kills three in Kharadar

The News International - ‎2 hours ago‎
Riding over 20 motorcycles, Lyari gangsters, armed with submachine guns and pistols, opened indiscriminate fire at bystanders in the Old City Area of Kharadar on Friday, killing three people including a woman and critically wounding at least seven others, ...

Pakistan-US conference in Dubai a major success: Javed Malik

The News International - ‎2 hours ago‎
DUBAI: The election of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has had a very positive impact on investor confidence and is a major source of encouragement for foreign investors, this was stated by Adviser to President PML-N, Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and former ...

Opposition raps 'huge' supple budget

DAWN.com - ‎5 hours ago‎
LAHORE, June 28: The Opposition in the Punjab Assembly censured the treasury benches on Friday for tabling a huge Rs82.38 billion supplementary budget in the assembly that stands almost 75 per cent of Balochistan's regular budget.

Govt to formally seek IMF bailout today

DAWN.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
ISLAMABAD: The government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday entered into policy level talks over a new bailout package under an Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Pakistan's balance of payment support to repay international liabilities ...

US President barack Obama to laud 'recovering' South African icon Nelson ...

gulfnews.com - ‎26 minutes ago‎
JOHANNESBURG: Barack Obama will express “profound gratitude” for Nelson Mandela Saturday, as his hero's battle for life adds a emotional edge to his first visit to South Africa as president.

Canada wants legal protection for its investment

The News International - ‎2 hours ago‎
KARACHI: Greg Giokas, Canadian high commissioner, has said that his country wants legal protection for investment made in Pakistan because one of the projects on which $400 million were spent is now in the international arbitration.

California gay marriage ban lifted

ITN - ‎48 minutes ago‎
The winners in the US Supreme Court case that overturned California's same-sex marriage ban, tied the knot just an hour after the ruling.

American killed during clashes in Egypt

Sky News Australia - ‎18 minutes ago‎
Updated: 17:32, Saturday June 29, 2013. American killed during clashes in Egypt. An American was among two people killed in Egypt's second city of Alexandria on Friday as clashes erupted during rival demonstrations for and against Islamist President ...

VIEW : Pakistan's new government and Afghan policy — I — Farakh A Khan

Pakistan Daily Times - ‎10 hours ago‎
The former UK Foreign Minister David Miliband in his article “How to end the war in Afghanistan” claimed that “Neither the UK nor the US started the war in Afghanistan.

South Korea stops anti-North Korea leaflet launch

NDTV - ‎40 minutes ago‎
Seoul: South Korean police on Saturday stopped a planned launch of anti-Pyongyang leaflets following a threat of violent retaliation by the North.

Bombs hit Iraq funeral and football stadium, killing 22

NDTV - ‎2 hours ago‎
Ramadi: A series of bombs near a bakery, at a funeral, inside a senior police officer's car and at a football stadium killed at least 22 people across Iraq on Friday, police and medics said.

Corruption has crossed all limits: Supreme Court

The News International - ‎37 minutes ago‎
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday observed that corruption had crossed all the limits and the corrupt saved one another. A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, expressed these views while ...

Operation cleanup: Take down flags, banners within 15 days, parties told

The Express Tribune - ‎2 hours ago‎
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has ordered all political parties to remove all flags and banners that were put up as part of the election campaign early last month.

Offshore oil, gas exploration: PPL, UK firm to carry out study

DAWN.com - ‎48 minutes ago‎
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) and Orion Energy, a UK-based oil and gas exploration company, entered into an agreement here on Friday to undertake a joint feasibility study aimed at developing offshore oil and gas potential in the entire ...

WHT on wheat import to be cut

DAWN.com - ‎41 minutes ago‎
ISLAMABAD: Minister for National Food Security Sikandar Hayat Bosan has hinted out at government's intention to reduce withholding tax on wheat import to meet the demand of importers.

Petrol gets costlier by Rs. 1.82 a litre

CarDekho
1 hour ago
Written by
Amit Sharma
The depreciation value of rupee against Dollar has made imports costlier, which leads to price hike of the essential products. Yesterday, the Oil marketing companies has increased the petrol prices by Rs.

Circular debt may jump to Rs700 bn if theft, costs not controlled

The News International - ‎36 minutes ago‎
ISLAMABAD: The energy strategy to be unveiled by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in his televised speech to the nation after his return from China promises to reduce loadshedding from the existing 12-18 hours to 6-8 hours during the month of Ramazan.

National Savings Schemes interest rates reduced

The News International - ‎4 hours ago‎
ISLAMABAD: The government has slashed down interest rates on various products of National Savings Schemes (NSS) in line with reduction in discount rate policy unveiled by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).

Former Pak skipper Butt admits to spot-fixing

Newsbullet - ‎1 hour ago‎
PIC: AFP Karachi: Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has for the first time publicly admitted that he indulged in spot-fixing during the Test series against England, in 2010, and has apologised to his fans for his act.

National Games declared open

The Nation - ‎5 hours ago‎
ISLAMABAD -Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq declared the National Games open amid colourful and impressive grand opening ceremony held at Pakistan Sports Complex Jinnah Stadium on Friday.

POA interim body changes name of Games

The Nation - ‎5 hours ago‎
ISLAMABAD -Lahore High Court (LHC) orders forced the POA interim committee to change the name of the 32nd National Games to National Games 2013.

Gayle achieves bonus - point goal

ESPNcricinfo.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
Apart from setting up a six-wicket win against Sri Lanka on Friday, Chris Gayle's dominating innings also helped West Indies grab a bonus point - a target that Dwayne Bravo had clearly set for his opener.

'Terminator' reboot poll: Who should replace Arnold Schwarzenegger?

Los Angeles Times - ‎7 hours ago‎
Paramount hasn't said whether Arnold Schwarzenegger will be back for the upcoming Terminator reboot film, so Hero Complex offers up some suggestions on who might be a good replacement.

Tehzeeb festival showcases Pakistan's musical talent

The News International - ‎2 hours ago‎
The Tehzeeb music festival continued for the second and final day at a local hotel on Friday with a demonstration of the tremendous musical talent that lies hidden in our midst.

With $387m, USAID hopes to improve maternal, child health

The Express Tribune - ‎2 hours ago‎
This programme is a five-decade-old tradition of US support to Pakistan. PHOTO: FILE. KARACHI: Promising to improve healthcare in Pakistan, the US forges an initiative of $387 million, under the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) programme, launched by ...

Another life lost to measles

The Nation - ‎5 hours ago‎
LAHORE - One more measles patient breathed her last at a hospital in Faisalabad on Friday, taking the death toll till today to 181 including 84 in Lahore.

'Negligence' claims infant's life

The Nation - ‎5 hours ago‎
RAWALPINDI - The parents and relatives of eight-day-old infant died at the Holy Family Hospital (HFH) due to negligence of doctors on Friday, held a protest demo outside the hospital by placing the dead body in the middle of road blocking vehicular ...

Mobilink, Nokia to launch Lumia 720, 520

Pakistan Observer - ‎3 hours ago‎
Saturday, June 29, 2013 - Karachi—Mobilink has launched Nokia Lumia 720 and Nokia Lumia 520 exclusively for its customers across Pakistan.

BlackBerry posts larger-than-expected loss, shares plunge

IBNLive - ‎31 minutes ago‎
Toronto: Shares of BlackBerry plunged nearly 30 per cent Friday after the company posted a loss and warned of future losses despite releasing its make-or-break new smartphones this year.

Facebook to remove ads on pages having offensive content

Zee News - ‎53 minutes ago‎
Facebook to remove ads on pages having offensive content London: Social media giant Facebook has decided that it will review its advertising system in order to avoid placing adverts on pages having offensive content.

Voyager surfs Solar System's edge

BBC News - ‎Jun 27, 2013‎
Ed Stone cannot say when the Voyager-1 spacecraft will leave the Solar System, but he believes the moment is close. The latest data from this extraordinary probe, reported in this week's Science journal, suggests it is surfing right on the very edge of our ...

Shockwave from the 10000 tonne Russian meteor was so powerful it 'travelled ...

Daily Mail - ‎14 hours ago‎
The shockwave from a meteor that exploded over Russia's Ural Mountains was so powerful that it travelled twice around the earth, scientists have said.

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