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Interior Ministry orders high security alert on the occasion of Eid

Business Recorder - ‎1 hour ago‎
image ISLAMABAD: Interior Ministry has issued orders to all the law enforcement agencies for high security alert on the occasion of Eidul Fitr while a special monitoring cell has been established at the ministry for coordination between the centre and the ...

Three shot dead in Karachi

The Nation - ‎1 hour ago‎
At least three persons were killed and another sustained injuries in firing incidents the city on Wednesday. According to police, a 70-year-old man, identified as Muhammad Rafiq, was gunned down near Farooqia Mosque situated in sector 11 of New Karachi.

Vodafone offers free Sky Sports to support slow 4G rollout

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎6 minutes ago‎
Both operators will introduce their 4G services in London on the same date, 29 August, and deliver coverage in the same 13 cities by the end of the year.

62 Syrian rebels killed by army in ambush attack

Al-Bawaba - ‎44 minutes ago‎
A Syrian man rides his motorbike past the Sunni Grand mosque on August 1, 2013 in the city of Qusayr, in Syria's central Homs province.

Whatsapp Launches Voice Messaging

Indiatimes.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
Whatsapp, arguably the most loved messenger service surely had the advantage of time on its side. Being one of the very first messenger apps, Whatsapp quickly rose to fame and became the most loved app.

Drone strike kills seven militants in Yemen amid al-Qaeda terror plot threat

National Post - ‎37 minutes ago‎
SANAA, Yemen - A suspected U.S. drone strike killed seven alleged al-Qaeda militants Wednesday in southern Yemen, security officials and residents said, as the Arab nation remained on high alert following threats of a terror attack targeting Western of ...

Four Israeli Troops Hurt in Overnight Blast Along Lebanon Border

Bloomberg - ‎12 minutes ago‎
Four Israeli soldiers were injured in an explosion along the border with Lebanon overnight, the military said. Lebanon's army said they were operating inside Lebanese territory.

Obama cancels Moscow summit with 'Cold War thinking' Putin in rare diplomatic ...

National Post - ‎10 minutes ago‎
LOS ANGELES - In a rare diplomatic rebuke, President Barack Obama on Wednesday canceled his Moscow summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

2 killed, 15 injured in blast in Mastung

Associated Press of Pakistan - ‎2 hours ago‎
ISLAMABAD, Aug 7 (APP): At least 2 people were killed and 15 others wounded when a powerful blast went off near local shopping center of the crowded market in Mastung district of Balochistan,a private news channel reported.

CRS supports victims of Pakistan floods

Vatican Radio - ‎11 minutes ago‎
(Vatican Radio) Relief efforts continue in Pakistan and Afghanistan after floods caused by heavy monsoon rains inundated parts of the region earlier this week.

Musharraf's aides summoned for questioning

Business Standard - ‎2 hours ago‎
Pakistan's main investigation agency has summoned several of Pervez Musharraf's aides for questioning in connection with a case of high treason filed against the former military ruler.

Punitive action: Election Commission repeats warning to political entities

The Express Tribune - ‎9 hours ago‎
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday warned political groupings for the second time in a fortnight that they would be barred from parliamentary elections in the future if they failed to submit their asset records by the end of August.

Posted by Parvez Jabri

Business Recorder - ‎4 hours ago‎
image ISLAMABAD: Trans Asia Refinery Ltd (TRL) would build a refinery in Pakistan at Port Qasim having capacity to produce more than 100,000 barrels a day and 4 million tons of petroleum products every year.

Ensuring transparency: Meeting reviews framework of INGOs

The Express Tribune - ‎8 hours ago‎
The committee decided to undertake a consultative process with all stakeholders in public and private sector. By Our Correspondent.

Mark Carney is saying invest your money, but there are still risks

The Guardian - ‎19 minutes ago‎
Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England at the quarterly inflation report. Photograph: Pool/Getty Images. Get out there and spend.

Commercial banks directed to keep maximum cash in ATMs

The News International - ‎1 hour ago‎
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has directed all the commercial bank to keep maximum cash in automated teller machines (ATMs) so as to facilitate masses on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, Geo News reported.

CM Punjab orders to build a new prison in Lahore

The Express Tribune - ‎8 hours ago‎
LAHORE: Chief Minister of Punjab Shahbaz Sharif ordered for the construction of a new jail in Lahore due to overcrowding at existing jails, Express News reported on Wednesday.

Ashes batsmen under investigation - report

The News International - ‎8 minutes ago‎
SYDNEY: Cricket officials are investigating whether players in the Ashes series have been using silicone tape on their bats to avoid nicks being detected by "Hot Spot" technology, an Australian TV station reported Wednesday.

Khurram Manzoor, Faisal recalled for Zimbabwe Tests

DAWN.com - ‎11 hours ago‎
LAHORE, Aug 6: Discarded Test opener Khurram Manzoor along with veteran Younis Khan, Imran Farhat and Faisal Iqbal were named in a 15-member Test squad as the national selection committee on Tuesday announced separate squads for all three ...

Proteas move to fifth in T20 rankings

Sport LIVE - ‎39 minutes ago‎
South Africa has leapfrogged England into fifth position on the ICC T20 International Rankings table, after securing a 2-1 series victory over Sri Lanka in Hambantota on Tuesday.

Working group recommendations: KP government approves health sector reforms

The Express Tribune - ‎19 hours ago‎
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government has approved revamping the health sector to effectively address the problems of preventive and curative diseases.

China's H7N9 bird flu spreads human-to-human

GlobalPost
46 minutes ago
Written by
Jill Langlois
Chinese scientists have discovered the first case of human-to-human transmission of the H7N9 bird flu. Bird flu spread1 Enlarge. A woman wears a face mask as she walks past a poster showing how to avoid the H7N9 avian influenza virus by a road in ...

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1

PC Magazine - ‎32 minutes ago‎
Can function as universal remote control. Runs Android 4.2.2. Bright display with good viewing angle. Relatively lightweight. Cons Some performance issues.

Home ministry asks DoT to form technical committee to examine spoofed calls

Business Standard - ‎32 minutes ago‎
The Intelligence Bureau of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has requested the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to form a technical committee to examine the spoofed calls made by foreign intelligence officials, especially Pakistanis, by using ...

Facebook turns tables on profile stalkers with News Feed tweak

Register
3 hours ago
Written by
Kelly Fiveash
Facebook has tweaked its News Feed ranking algorithms in a bid to get users spending more time gazing at memes and cat pictures. Mark Zuckerberg's free-content ad-network admitted that the way it had ranked updates posted on Facebook "isn't perfect".

Why 'Compliance Cars' Turned Out To Be Good For Electric-Car Buyers

Green Car Reports
17 minutes ago
Written by
John Voelcker
But it turns out that they've unexpectedly produced a benefit for all electric-car buyers: lower prices. Recent price reductions to "move the metal," as Detroit would say, have made plug-in electric cars surprisingly cheap--and led to shortages of some models.

Motorola's Moto X is colorful, but not iPhone killer -reviewers

Reuters - ‎2 hours ago‎
Wed Aug 7, 2013 12:03pm IST. Aug 7 (Reuters) - Motorola's "Moto X", the cellphone maker's first flagship device since Google bought the company in 2012, stands out in a crowded market due to its customizable colors and materials, yet stops short of being ...

Reaching for the stars

Bangkok Post - ‎13 hours ago‎
Since 2013 is the Year of the Comets and International Year of Water Cooperation, as declared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco), it is a good chance for kids and the public to explore the amazing world of ...

2012 One of Warmest Years on Record

Daily Beast - ‎1 hour ago‎
Another reason to write off 2012. Last year was one of the 10 warmest years on record, researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Tuesday.

What Happens When The Sun's Magnetic Field Flips?

Huffington Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
Look out, planet Earth. NASA predicts that in the coming months, the sun's magnetic field will flip and change polarity. The field reversal is a major change for the universe, but Earthlings ought not be concerned.

Dolphin Memory May Be Even Better Than Elephants

Huffington Post
1 hour ago
Written by
Jessica Leader
WASHINGTON -- Forget elephants. Dolphins can swim circles around them when it comes to long-term memory. Scientists in a new study repeatedly found that dolphins can remember the distinctive whistle - which acts as a name to the marine mammal - of ...

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