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Baloch's murder: Nabeel's implication bid to save real culprits: MQM

Business Recorder - ‎16 minutes ago‎
ISLAMABAD: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has termed the implication of its sitting Member National Assembly (MNA) Nabeel Gabol in Zafar Baloch murder case an attempt to save the skin of real culprits.

Fair trial most litigated human right: CJP

Business Recorder - ‎15 minutes ago‎
LAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that we can ensure the right of "access to justice to all" by proper implementation of right of "fair trial".

Japan's gaming market is a world apart

Channel News Asia - ‎11 minutes ago‎
The latest version of blockbuster videogame Grand Theft Auto may have stoked a worldwide buying frenzy, but the ultra-violent offering is likely to be a minnow in Japan's vast gaming market.

Kenya scrambles to identify hostages as stand-off continues at Nairobi shopping ...

ABC Online - ‎7 minutes ago‎
Kenya's interior ministry is trying to identify the hostages still being held by Al Shabaab militants at a shopping centre in the capital Nairobi, nearly 24 hours after gunmen stormed the mall and shot dead at least 39 people.

It's up to Gurunath Meiyappan to defend his position, says N Srinivasan

Indian Express - ‎1 hour ago‎
BCCI president Srinivasan spoke to The Sunday Express and said that he had nothing to do with Meiyappan and that the law would take its own course.

Bo Xilai, Chinese official at centre of scandal, found guilty; given life term

NDTV - ‎1 hour ago‎
Beijing: Bo Xilai, the pugnacious Chinese politician whose downfall shook the Communist Party, was sentenced to life in prison Sunday after a court found him guilty of bribetaking, embezzlement and abuse of power in a failed attempt to stifle murder ...

H-bomb nearly detonated on East Coast in 1961, author writes

Los Angeles Times - ‎2 hours ago‎
A U.S. hydrogen bomb nearly detonated on the East Coast in 1961, with a single switch averting a blast that would have been 260 times as powerful as the device that flattened Hiroshima, a newly published book says.

Sixty-five people killed in Iraq suicide attacks after bomber targets funeral

Irish Independent - ‎2 hours ago‎
A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden car near a funeral tent packed with mourners and another bomber on foot blew himself up nearby in a Shi'ite part of Baghdad yesterday evening, the deadliest assault in a day of attacks that claimed at least 65 ...

3 US troops killed in attack in Afghanistan

Kansas City Star - ‎6 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON - The Defense Department says the three troops killed Saturday in eastern Afghanistan by an Afghan wearing a security forces uniform are Americans.

Will Assad pay only for chemical attacks?

Arab News - ‎7 hours ago‎
THE recent Russian proposal aimed at preventing the United States from launching an attack on Syria - as punishment for the chemical weapons attack that killed hundreds of civilians - accepted by Damascus and Tehran and welcomed by Washington ...

Mullah Omar's ex-top aide freed

The Express Tribune - ‎1 hour ago‎
A former top aide of the fugitive Taliban spiritual mentor Mullah Omar is a free man now. Pakistan set free former second-in-command of the ultraorthodox Afghan militia - Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar - on Saturday as was announced a day earlier.

Unfruitful talks: Deadlock over NAB chief persists

The Express Tribune - ‎29 minutes ago‎
PM proposes Justice (retd) Ijaz Chaudhry in response to Mian's nomination by Shah a day earlier. By Umer Nangiana. Published: September 22, 2013.

Quality education must

Pakistan Observer - ‎1 hour ago‎
Sunday, September 22, 2013 - Faisalabad猶unjab Education Minister Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan has said that facilities of quality education are being provided at the doorsteps of the masses.

Rocket attack from Afghanistan kill 1 in N Waziristan: officials

Khaama Press - ‎25 minutes ago‎
533374-boy-1365532916-383-640x480 Pakistani security officials on Sunday claimed that at least one person was killed and another one was injured following a cross-border rocket attack from Afghanistan.

Steps afoot to put economy back on track: Commerce Secy

The Nation - ‎4 hours ago‎
LAHORE/Islamabad - Federal Commerce Secretary Qasim M. Niaz said on Saturday that present government is taking all possible measures to get hold of challenges being faced by the business community and the economy would soon be back on track.

Pakistan Steel gets Rs1.5bn lifeline

DAWN.com - ‎Sep 20, 2013‎
KARACHI, Sept 20: Pakistan Steel Mills got a lifeline on Friday after receiving the first instalment of Rs1.5bn of the new Rs2.9bn bailout package from the federal government.

Sher for undoing irregular promotions in Nespak

The Nation - ‎4 hours ago‎
LAHORE - State Minister for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali on Saturday directed the management of NESPAK to undo all irregular promotions in the organization as well as ensure financial and performance audit and report him within seven days.

President to inaugurate Expo Pakistan

The News International - ‎Sep 20, 2013‎
KARACHI: President Mamnoon Hussain will inaugurate the Expo Pakistan at the Governor House on September 25, a statement said on Friday.

Vettell wins Singapore pole as 4th F1 title nears

San Francisco Chronicle - ‎4 hours ago‎
Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel won the pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix despite skipping the last section of qualifying.

CLT20 2013: What the tournament meant for the Faisalabad Wolves

Cricket Country - ‎19 hours ago‎
Starting with the issue of being denied visa to being asked to leave their hotel at Chandigarh, Faisalabad Wolves' Champions League T20 2013 campaign was filled with more pain than joy.

Teenager Tayyab to clash Farhan in DG Rangers Squash final

Pakistan Observer - ‎1 hour ago‎
Sunday, September 22, 2013 - Karachi友ast rising Pakistan teenager Tayyab Aslam will clash Farhan Zaman Khan in the final of $10,000 7th DG Rangers Sindh Open Squash Championship after contrasting victories in the semi-final at Sindh Rangers ...

Bon Jovi Drummer Tico Torres Undergoes Another Emergency Surgery

Hollywood Reporter - ‎4 hours ago‎
The 59-year old musician, who was rushed to the hospital with severe pain in his abdomen, promises to be "back on stage soon.

Legendary singer Noor Jahan remembered on her 86th birth anniversary

Business Recorder - ‎21 hours ago‎
image ISLAMABAD: Legendary singer and actress Noor Jahan remembered on Saturday on her 86th birth anniversary. Noor Jehan was the greatest film and music personality in the history of showbiz in Pakistan.

Striking upswing in Pak-Brazil multi-dimensional linkages

Pakistan Observer - ‎1 hour ago‎
Sunday, September 22, 2013 - Islamabad—Relatively moderate evening on Friday in this part of year in Islamabad was further drenched in colours and sounds when a bursting Brazilian diplomatic function added beauty of the city.

Film premiere: Cine Gold Plex screens award-winning film Zinda Bhaag

The Express Tribune - ‎1 hour ago‎
Much hype surrounds the Pakistani film “Zinda Bhaag” that premiered at Cine Gold Plex in Bahria Town on Friday. The film has been sent as an entry to the Oscars from Pakistan and stars critically-acclaimed Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah.

Doctors start boycott of OPDs tomorrow

DAWN.com - ‎4 hours ago‎
QUETTA, Sept 21: The Pakistan Medical Association, Balochistan chapter, has criticised the government and police for their failure to get Dr Munaf Tareen, who was kidnapped four days ago, freed.

Steps to control dengue virus

Frontier Post - ‎Sep 19, 2013‎
What should have been declared by the Federal Government almost a month before finally gets its approval from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government when it proclaimed Malakand Division a calamity-hit area of the Province.

Intel Pakistan announces a range of ecosystem

Business Recorder - ‎Sep 20, 2013‎
Intel Pakistan on Friday announced a range of ecosystem and enabling efforts that will further accelerate the company's presence in mobile devices and help usher in new devices and richer experiences with Intel Inside.

New Agawi Study Says Apple's iPhone 5 Has Fastest Response Time

PC Magazine
5 hours ago
Written by
David Murphy
How long does it take for your smartphone to register your poking? You might not even be aware that such a measurement exists or that there is much of a difference between the various smartphones that you've tapped and prodded over the years.

BlackBerry pauses BBM rollout due to leaked app

Hindu Business Line - ‎13 minutes ago‎
Hours after opening up its instant messaging platform to rival Android phone brands, BlackBerry has paused the global roll out of BBM.

Methane Impact 2013: Curiosity Rover's Weird Results Disputes Theories of Life

Design & Trend - ‎Sep 20, 2013‎
The Curiosity rover's failure to detect methane on the Mars may complicate the search for life there, say mission scientists. (Photo : NASA).

Cool Idea

Science News - ‎Sep 20, 2013‎
Two degrees Celsius: the point of no return. Once average global temperatures exceed preindustrial levels by this amount, scientists warn, a climate catastrophe could become inevitable.

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