Saturday, August 17, 2013

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Agenda of goldsmith will be buried on Aug 22, incompetent KP govt. to collapse ...

Business Recorder - ‎1 hour ago‎
image D.I.KHAN: Chief of Jamit-e-Ulma-e-Islam (JUI-F), Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that the agenda of Goldsmith would be buried on August 22 when the people will vote in the by-elections in favour of JUI-F candidates adding that incompetent KPK ...

Land routes to Narowal inundated as Nala Dek gives way under flood waters

The Express Tribune - ‎3 hours ago‎
Prime Minister flies over some flooded areas, directs rehabilitation of land routes, providing aid to flood affectees. By Web Desk / APP.

Security 'clears Cairo mosque'

BBC News - ‎7 minutes ago‎
Egyptian security forces say are reported to have cleared a mosque in Cairo where Muslim Brotherhood supporters had barricaded themselves in.

Russian duo records longest spacewalk

RT - ‎2 hours ago‎
Russian cosmonauts Fyodor Yurchikhin and Alexander Misurkin have set a record for the longest-ever spacewalk, lasting 7 hours and 29 minutes.

Tragedy at Lawis Ledge: 31 dead, 171 still missing as ships collide

Philippine Star - ‎54 minutes ago‎
Volunteers join the search for passengers of M/V St. Thomas Aquinas that sank off Talisay, Cebu late Friday night after colliding with M/V Sulpicio Express 7, whose bow was damaged as a result of the impact.

Turkey's Erdogan Says Kurds Have Not Withdrawn As Agreed

Carbonated.tv - ‎4 hours ago‎
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has said the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has failed to withdraw its fighters from Turkey as agreed, a condition for Kurdish rights to be expanded as part of a peace process.

Iraqi premier warns weapons and fighters flowing into Syria are now making ...

Victoria Times Colonist - ‎16 minutes ago‎
Mourners unload the coffin of Imad Younis, 22, who was killed in a car bomb attack, in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013.

FORTY pythons discovered in motel room where five children - including an ...

Daily Mail - ‎34 minutes ago‎
Forty ball pythons were discovered in a motel room in Brantford, Canada Thursday where five children including an infant were staying.

Foreign minister meets with US peace envoy

Petra News Agency - ‎22 minutes ago‎
Amman, August 17 (Petra) - Minister of Foreign and Expatriates Affairs, Nasser Judeh, on Saturday met with U.S. special Middle East peace envoy Martin Indyk and discussed with him current Palestinian-Israeli peace negotiations.

Construction workers killed in Afghan attack

Tehran Times - ‎2 hours ago‎
c_330_235_16777215_0___images_stories_edim_03_afghan(18).jpg Ten people have been killed in an attack on a road construction workers' camp in the western Afghan province of Herat, while five members of a family died in a separate roadside bomb ...

Ready to face litigation: Altaf Hussain

Frontier Post - ‎12 minutes ago‎
LONDON (Online) - Addressing the zonal committee of party in Hyderabad and Mirpur Khas via telephone, MQM chief Altaf Hussain said that the workers should not get worried if the British police arrest him.

Unasked questions

Hindustan Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
The killing of five Indian soldiers on the Line of Control (LoC) is abominable. It's also unforgiveable. There can be no contrary view about this.

CJP takes notice of Islamabad incident

South Asian News Agency - ‎9 minutes ago‎
ISLAMABAD, (SANA): Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhamamd Chaudhry has taken notice of the standoff which took place in the federal capital on Thursday.

CJP takes notice of Islamabad firing incident

Business Recorder - ‎1 hour ago‎
image ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has taken notice on a petition filed by Tariq Asad Advocate Supreme Court against the media/all channels which telecast the occurrence of August 15, 2013 in which a person ...

Trade deficit rises by over 6pc

The News International - ‎11 hours ago‎
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's trade deficit stood at $1.72 billion in the first month of FY 2013-14 - against $1.621 billion in the same period last year - thus increasing the balance by 6.07 percent,the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) said on Friday.

Sindh sets Rs3,450 wheat price for 100kg

The Nation - ‎16 hours ago‎
KARACHI - The Sindh government on Friday fixed official wheat prices at Rs3,450 for 100kg for flour mills and chakies. Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah while chairing a meeting of food department gave approval of official release price of the wheat ...

Better policies can attract foreign investment: FCCI

PakistanToday.com.pk - ‎1 hour ago‎
FAISALABAD - Foreign investment can increase with better policies as Pakistan is a viable investment destination and the government should take steps to attract maximum foreign investment.

Shipping activity at Port Qasim

Business Recorder - ‎8 hours ago‎
image KARACHI: Five ships arrived at Port to load/offload containers at QICT, palm oil at LCT furnace oil at FOTCO, fertilizer at FAP and paraxylene at EVTL, on 16th August, 2013.

Govt to generate energy by tyres recycling, claims minister

The News International - ‎11 hours ago‎
Industries Minister Ch Shafique during Punjab Assembly proceedings on Friday claimed that the government would make efforts to establish units for generating energy, including recycling of the worn off tyres.

Umar Akmal ruled out of Zimbabwe tour

The News International - ‎2 hours ago‎
KARACHI: Pakistan on Saturday suffered a blow ahead of their tour of Zimbabwe starting next week with dashing batsman Umar Akmal ruled out due to a back complaint.

Pakistan tour survives as Zimbabwe stand-off ends

The News International - ‎5 hours ago‎
HARARE: Zimbabwe's cricketers have returned to training after a brief stand-off with Zimbabwe Cricket over unpaid wages and the value of future contracts, ensuring that Pakistan's tour of the country will go ahead as planned.

Football: Pakistan eager to play Afghanistan in Kabul

The Express Tribune - ‎3 hours ago‎
Afghan Football Federation secretary Sayed Aghazada said the match was major moment in his country's sporting history. By AFP.

Sturridge strikes to seal Liverpool win

Myjoyonline.com - ‎59 minutes ago‎
Liverpool secured their first opening-day victory at Anfield since 2001 as goalkeeper Simon Mignolet marked his debut with a dramatic late penalty save to deny Stoke a point.

Azarenka advances to Cincinnati semis

The News International - ‎40 minutes ago‎
CINCINNATI, Ohio: Victoria Azarenka defeated former number one Caroline Wozniacki 6-3, 7-6 (7/5) on Friday to reach the Cincinnati Masters semi-finals against Jelena Jankovic.

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan remembered

Business Recorder - ‎18 hours ago‎
The pride of Pakistan and the magical voice of subcontinent Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan remembered on his 16th death anniversary on Friday.

Mob vandalizes art exhibition in Ahmedabad

Hindustan Times - ‎11 hours ago‎
More than a dozen men allegedly associated with the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajarang Dal vandalized an art gallery in Ahmedabad where exhibition of Pakistan artists' paintings was held.

Veena Malik gets her body painted

The News International - ‎54 minutes ago‎
LONDON: Pakistan's controversial actress, Veena Malik has once again come under media spotlight after getting her body painted from a Finnish artist, Geo News reported Saturday.

Allied departments to carry out activities

The News International - ‎11 hours ago‎
As many as 14 district allied departments would be given roles and responsibilities to carry out activities in connection with Anti-Dengue Fever Day being observed tomorrow (Sunday) on the directives of the Punjab government.

Smoking ban at American University will now cover outdoors, too

Washington Post (blog) - ‎Aug 16, 2013‎
American University's ban on smoking went into effect Thursday throughout its Northwest Washington campus except for three outdoor spots, where smokers will be able to light up a few more months to help them through the transition.

Driving licence centre opened

The News International - ‎Aug 15, 2013‎
CHIEF Traffic Officer Sohail Chaudhry on Thursday inaugurated Licence Facilitation Centre at K-Block Commercial Market, DHA, Ghazi Road.

Samsung to unveil 'smartwatch' next month

Channel News Asia - ‎2 hours ago‎
South Korea's Samsung Electronics will unveil its new Galaxy Gear "smartwatch" early next month, ahead of Apple's iWatch, Bloomberg news and a fan site said Saturday.

Olinguito: 'Overlooked' mammal carnivore is major discovery

BBC News - ‎5 hours ago‎
Scientists in the US have discovered a new animal living in the cloud forests of Colombia and Ecuador. It has been named olinguito and is the first new species of carnivore to be identified in the Western hemisphere in 35 years.

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