Sunday, June 9, 2013

news 9-6-13

Pakistani-American leader urges expanded trade ties with United States

Business Recorder - ‎30 minutes ago‎
image WOODBRIDGE: Backing the new Pakistani government's call for economic diplomacy to advance international relations, a leading Pakistani-American businessman has urged expansion in US-Pakistan trade and investment ties.

US drone strike irks Nawaz, says it violates country's sovereignty and ...

India Today - ‎21 minutes ago‎
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has called US drone attacks in Pakistani territory as "unacceptable" and violates the country's sovereignty and international laws.

Highlights of US-China talks

NDTV - ‎1 hour ago‎
Cyber security: Obama described the types of problems the U.S. has faced from cyber intrusions and intellectual property theft officials believe is coming from inside China.

IMF team to hold talks from 19th onwards

Business Recorder - ‎1 hour ago‎
image ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) team is scheduled to visit Pakistan in the third week of the current month as part of routine Post Programme Monitoring (PPM), Finance Minister Ishaq Dar stated on Saturday while talking to the media ...

'Access to information key to bright future'

The Express Tribune - ‎1 hour ago‎
Pakistan's future hinges upon information technology. Access to information and communications technology should be made more affordable, especially for the children.

Afghan 'insider attack' kills Isaf soldiers in Paktika

BBC News - ‎17 hours ago‎
Three international soldiers have been killed in a possible insider attack in eastern Afghanistan, officials from the Nato-led force say.

Nelson Mandela health: Former South African leader, 94, spends second night ...

Daily Mail - ‎12 minutes ago‎
Nelson Mandela has spent a second night in hospital receiving treatment for a lung infection. The 94-year-old former South African president was admitted to a hospital in Pretoria in the early hours of yesterday in a 'serious but stable condition', current ...

Thousands defy Turkey prime minister

Independent Online - ‎20 minutes ago‎
A protester places some trash into a fire in central Ankara, June 9, 2013. Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party on Saturday ruled out early elections as tens of thousands of anti-government demonstrators defied his call for an immediate end to ...

Modi comes a step closer to realise his PM dream as BJP decides to appoint him ...

India Today - ‎11 minutes ago‎
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi may soon be one step closer to his prime ministerial dream as he is all set to be appointed the in-charge of the party's campaign committee.

15000 kg of explosives seized in Peshawar

The News International - ‎12 hours ago‎
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar Police on Friday night claimed to have recovered 15,000 kilograms of explosive material during a raid on a godown on Ring Road near Motorway.

New interior minister: Nisar shuns protocol on first day of office

The Express Tribune - ‎3 hours ago‎
In the first sign of a break from the past, newly-appointed Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan reached his office without any protocol on Saturday, in sharp contrast to his predecessor Rehman Malik who would always be escorted by a police convoy...

Reviewing elections: Judicial panel satisfied with election staff performance

The Express Tribune - ‎2 hours ago‎
The National Judicial Policy Making Committee (NJPMC) has expressed satisfaction with the performance of returning officers (ROs) and district returning officers (DROs) during the election process.

Posted by Shoaib-ur-Rehman Siddiqui

Business Recorder - ‎59 minutes ago‎
image ISLAMABAD: Chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Saturday announced to join Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's (PML-N) government in the Centre.

Grid station catches fire

The News International - ‎4 hours ago‎
OBSOLETE power distribution system deprives one fifth consumers of power supply, as Johar Town Grid Station caught fire due to overloading.

Regulation: No CNG for 'unsafe buses'

The Express Tribune - ‎7 hours ago‎
Those vehicles with their CNG cylinders installed under the passenger seat or in the boot will not be given CNG. By Our Correspondent.

Food security top priority: Bosan

Pakistan Observer - ‎1 hour ago‎
Sunday, June 09, 2013 - Islamabad—Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research (MinNFS&R), Sikandar Bosan here on Saturday said that self-sufficiency in food and development of agriculture sector was the top priority of the government.

For CDA, commercialisation trumps cleanliness

The Express Tribune - ‎1 hour ago‎
Civic agency to shift public dumping site in Sector I-12 to undisclosed location. PHOTO: AFP/FILE. ISLAMABAD: A few weeks ago, while inaugurating the 'Clean and Green Islamabad Campaign' at Sector I-9, Capital Development Authority (CDA) Chairman ...

Khaqan seeks viable plan to tackle UfG menace

Business Recorder (blog) - ‎5 hours ago‎
Minister for Petroleum Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Saturday ordered his ministry to quickly devise a viable plan to overcome the loss of ''unaccounted for gas''.

Aussie batsmen uncertain ahead of Ashes

WA today - ‎25 minutes ago‎
Stand-in skipper George Bailey admits there's no magic tonic for Australia's batting woes a month out from the Ashes. Bailey stopped short of declaring a confidence vacuum in the line-up but said Australia's batsmen are unsure of themselves as their ...

Serena Williams gets second French Open win 11 years after first

Hindu Business Line - ‎2 hours ago‎
Wikipedia World number one Serena Williams squared the circle at the French Open on Saturday as she won her second Roland Garros women's trophy 11 years after her first.

POA interim committee takes stern action against violators

Pakistan Observer - ‎1 hour ago‎
Sunday, June 09, 2013 - Islamabad—The Interim Committee of Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) has disaffiliated the federations, which attended a meeting convened by Lt.

Siddiqui vows full security for foreign football teams

The News International - ‎4 hours ago‎
KARACHI: Commissioner Karachi Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui said on Saturday that foolproof security would be provided to the teams featuring in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Under-16 Championship Qualifiers here at the People's Sports Complex ...

I am not trying to be clever in my films: Ayan Mukerji

Times of India - ‎20 minutes ago‎
Ayan Mukerji, who is cherishing the success of Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani claims that he never tries to be intelligent in his films. On being asked about the complexities in relationships, he said, "I am not trying to be clever with my film and not trying to explore ...

Reading Gatsby in Pakistan

The Express Tribune - ‎35 minutes ago‎
Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby, Joel Edgerton as Daisy Buchanan's husband Tom and Elizabeth Debicki as Jordan Baker. PHOTO: BAZMARK FILM III PTY LIMITED.

Producers of Paris Jackson film debut will pay up for her role in animated flick

New York Daily News - ‎1 hour ago‎
Paris Jackson may have more star power than ever. Days after Michael Jackson's daughter was rushed to the hospital following a suicide attempt, movie producers said they will do “anything it takes” to keep her on an upcoming film project, sources told TMZ.

Measles claims two more lives in Punjab

Business Recorder (blog) - ‎2 hours ago‎
There is no let up in measles outbreak, as two more children lost their lives on Saturday, raising the death toll on account of this disease to 145 across the province.

982 diagnostic centres established for TB patients

The News International - ‎19 hours ago‎
ISLAMABAD: A total of 982 microscopy centres have been established across the country to provide free of cost diagnostic facility to tuberculosis patients.

From Larry Page to Mark Zuckerberg: Who said what on PRISM leaks?

Firstpost - ‎44 minutes ago‎
On Friday, the Washington Post reported about a secret US government programme, called PRISM, which the US government was reportedly using to keep a tab on the central servers of US-based Internet companies.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Golden brown Version Leaked Online

Gizbot - ‎17 hours ago‎
Samsung announced Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 earlier this year, the tablet is to release world wide, starting this month. It was initially thought that the device would only be available in white, but now it seams that smartphone will come in golden brown colour variation...

National Aquarium Celebrates World Oceans Day

Frederick News Post (subscription) - ‎17 hours ago‎
National Aquarium, Washington, D.C. celebrates our planet's oceans and their aquatic treasures with a series of activities on World Oceans Day.

Asteroid's close shave with Earth

Herald Scotland - ‎49 minutes ago‎
AN asteroid the size of a small truck zoomed passed Earth, at a distance four times closer than that the moon. AN asteroid the size of a small truck zoomed passed Earth, at a distance four times closer than that the moon.

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