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Gilani family submits account details in Ephedrine case

The Nation - ‎1 hour ago‎
Family members of former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani submitted details of bank accounts of clients in the ANF court. Earlier today, Anti-Narcotics Court resumed hearing the ephedrine quota case.

DG IB, Interior Secretary visit Lyari

DAWN.com - ‎44 minutes ago‎
Security officials cordon off Lyari area after fire-exchange between two groups, in Karachi on Thursday, July 04, 2013. - Photo by PPI/File.

Pakistan: Successor to be appointed for President Asif Ali Zardari

gulfnews.com - ‎17 minutes ago‎
Islamabad: While the five-year term of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari is due to end on September 8, a successor will be elected early next month by an electoral college comprising federal and provincial lawmakers.

Mobile Review: Nokia Lumia 720 is a mid-range bonanza

Daily News & Analysis - ‎2 minutes ago‎
The Nokia Lumia 720 has hit the markets last month and a lot of people are wondering if it's worth the money. The smartphone is the technology giant's mid-range Lumia smartphone that seems to conveniently fall good on the pockets with its decent price of ...

Live Score, 1st Ashes Test: England vs Australia, Day 4

IBNLive - ‎13 minutes ago‎
England were 326 for 6 with a lead of 261 runs in their second innings at the end of third day's play and would look to pile on the runs before Australia bat.

Bollywood bids goodbye to Pran

Indian Express - ‎46 minutes ago‎
Amitabh Bachchan looked somber in white as he attended veteran actor Pran's funeral meet this afternoon in Mumbai. (IE Photo: Amit Chakravarty).

Baby dies as migrant ship sinks in Indian Ocean

Indian Express - ‎4 hours ago‎
A baby boy died and eight people were missing after a boat carrying asylum seekers from Indonesia to Australia began sinking Saturday in the Indian Ocean, officials said.

'Snowden's personal saga comes at bad moment for Russia-US relations'

RT - ‎13 minutes ago‎
With opposition to Russia practically an innate precondition of the American political system, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden seeking refuge in Moscow can only worsen the bilateral relationship, NYU Professor Stephen Cohen tells RT.

Paris train derailment not caused by human error, minister says

Globe and Mail - ‎51 minutes ago‎
Human error did not cause a train derailment that left six people dead outside Paris on the eve of a busy holiday weekend, the French transport minister said Saturday.

Mercosur condemns 'attack' on Evo Morales, US on spying

Buenos Aires Herald - ‎24 minutes ago‎
President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was attending today's Mercosur Summit in Montevideo, Uruguay's capital city. US illegal spying programmes in regional countries and a statement condemning the Evo Morales' plane spat, on the presidents' agenda.

Pamplona Bulls Trample Trapped Runners

Sky News - ‎35 minutes ago‎
One man is seriously injured and many others trampled on as runners become trapped and unable to escape the Pamplona bulls. 2:40pm UK, Saturday 13 July 2013.

Dar assures PAF Chief of meeting financial needs of armed forces

Business Recorder - ‎27 minutes ago‎
image ISLAMABAD: Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt called on the Finance Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar in his office on Saturday.

Video: Malala Yousafzai calls for free education for all

Belfast Telegraph - ‎48 minutes ago‎
Malala Yousafzai demanded world leaders provide free compulsory schooling for every child during her address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Strategy being made to check line losses, power theft: Shahbaz

Business Recorder - ‎2 hours ago‎
image LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif has said that the government is working on war footing to overcome energy crisis and emphasized the need for checking line losses and power theft for this purpose.

Lal Masjid: Case not registered against Pervez Musharraf

The News International - ‎3 hours ago‎
ISLAMABAD: The case against former president, General (retd) Pervez Muhsrraf in respect to the Lal Masjid operation has not been registered.

Rs7bn given to keep PIA afloat

DAWN.com - ‎11 hours ago‎
ISLAMABAD: Having decided in principle to divest up to 30 per cent stakes and transfer its management, the government on Friday injected another Rs7 billion into the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) after it was informed that more than 70 per cent of its ...

FBR gathers data about all dual nationals

The News International - ‎8 hours ago‎
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Friday started collecting details of all those officials who possessed dual nationalities.

KSE breaches 23000-point mark on foreign buying

The News International - ‎8 hours ago‎
The Karachi Stock Exchange benchmark 100-index on Friday closed to an all-time high of 23,037.32 points with an increase of 290.19 points on institutional and foreign buying; however volumes remained low, dealers said.

Plan to import locomotives dropped

The News International - ‎8 hours ago‎
ISLAMABAD: The much-trumpeted project to purchase 150 locomotives from foreign companies this fiscal year has been abandoned, as Federal Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique has decided to manufacture new engines locally and repair the old ...

Port Qasim handles 76595 tons of cargo

The News International - ‎8 hours ago‎
Port Qasim handled a cargo volume of 76,595 tons during the last 24 hours that included 53,870 tons of imports and 22,725 tons of exports, the Port Qasim Authority reported on Friday.

MS Dhoni: The magician who pulls out magnanimous Houdini Acts at will

Cricket Country
8 hours ago
Written by
Abhishek Mukherjee
On July 11, 2013 MS Dhoni pulled off yet another miraculous win in the most nonchalant of manners. Abhishek Mukherjee ponders on whether the maddeningly unperturbed body-language of the Limited-Overs Legend.

Cricket: Pakistan register 7-run win over Guyana

The Express Tribune - ‎20 hours ago‎
Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal was the star as he claimed five for 37 to help his side clinch a seven-run victory against Guyana in a practice match at Bourda, ahead of the series against the West Indies, according to ESPNcricinfo.

Russell Brand annoys rug seller

The Nation - ‎12 hours ago‎
Russell Brand infuriated a rug seller in Los Angeles by doing yoga in front of him. The 38-year-old comedian, who practices Ancient Indian relaxation techniques, began meditating at a Persian rug stall placing himself on a 6ft by 4ft carpet piece, and was so ...

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag mints Rs8.5 crore on opening day

Daily News & Analysis - ‎2 minutes ago‎
A paid preview of the movie on Thursday minted Rs1.5 crore, and the buzz for the movie only ended up getting a boost. Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, deemed a moving and inspirational tale of life of Indian sprinter Milkha Singh, ...

Diesel fumes pose high risk to diabetics

The News International - ‎5 hours ago‎
ISLAMABAD: Exposure to diesel fumes, for even few hours, is putting diabetics at a higher risk of developing respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, a study has found.

Child Health Authority being set up, says minister

The News International - ‎8 hours ago‎
Minister for Finance, Excise & Taxation Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman has said that the government is focusing on the health of infants and mothers and Rs2 billion have been provided in the budget for this purpose.

Twitter Will Hand Over Identities Of Anti-Semitic Tweeters

Huffington Post UK - ‎9 minutes ago‎
Twitter has agreed that it will reveal the identities of users who posted anti-Semitic messages after a lengthy court battle. French news agency AFP reported that the microblogging website has agreed to hand over to French authorities details about the users to ...

Microsoft to build national broadband highway in Pakistan

Indiantelevision.com - ‎Jul 11, 2013‎
NEW DELHI: Microsoft is in the process of drawing up a comprehensive plan for a national broadband highway in Pakistan. Microsoft country manager in Pakistan Amir Rao told newspersons that the country needs sustainable infrastructure for its economy if ...

PMNH finds unique fish specimen living without water

The News International - ‎5 hours ago‎
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Museum of Natural History (PMNH) has brought about 40 specimens of a unique fish recovered recently that can live without water to its fish repository section, for identification and research.

From Print Edition

The News International - ‎8 hours ago‎
PUNJAB University Institute of Communication Studies (PU-ICS) In-charge Chairperson Dr Noshina Saleem presented her paper on “Framing US Policy Regarding Terrorism in Responsibility-Sensational Media Matrix: A Pakistani Case Study” at a ...

Hubble Discovers Mysterious Blue Planet that Rains Glass

Cleveland Leader - ‎9 minutes ago‎
63 light years away from Earth lies a deep blue colored planet that astronomers have dubbed HD 189733b. It looks very similar to our own planet from a far, but a closer look reveals some significant differences.

Boston Dynamics Develop Robot Dubbed Atlas for DARPA

TopNews Arab Emirates - ‎16 minutes ago‎
Boston Dynamics Develop Robot Dubbed Atlas for DARPA As per reports, the Boston Dynamics robotics firm has developed a new robot called Atlas for the US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) challenge.

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