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Afghan Officials In Pakistan To Meet Taliban

NPR - ‎2 hours ago‎
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Members of an Afghan delegation tasked with holding peace talks with the Taliban are in Pakistan to meet with the group's former deputy leader in an attempt to breathe life into the stuttering negotiations, Pakistani and Afghan officials ...

Former KP police chief arrested in weapons scam

DAWN.com - ‎34 minutes ago‎
PESHAWAR: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday arrested former Inspector General of Khyber Pakhtunkhawa Police Malik Naveed in billions of rupees weapons scam and would be produced for physical remand before the ...

PM orders fixation of responsibility of Rawalpindi incident

International News Network - ‎2 hours ago‎
Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Wednesday, directed the police authorities to fix responsibility of criminal negligence by carrying out fair and neutral investigation into the Rawalpindi incident.

'Momentum for Change' Is Building for Climate Solutions

Huffington Post - ‎13 minutes ago‎
This post is co-authored by Kelly Rigg and Emily Saari, a writer and researcher for TckTckTck.org. I'm pleased to be co-hosting an awards ceremony this week celebrating global 'momentum for change' at the United Nations climate talks in Warsaw.

1st T20: South Africa beat Pakistan in rain-curtailed match

IBNLive - ‎8 minutes ago‎
Johannesburg: Rain played spoilsport as South Africa beat Pakistan by four runs on the Duckworth/Lewis method after rain stopped play in the first Twenty20 international at the Wanderers: on Wednesday.

Violence in Iraq, Egypt leaves 43 dead

Taipei Times - ‎4 hours ago‎
A wave of attacks, most of them car bombs targeting Shiite neighborhoods of Baghdad, killed 33 people yesterday in the latest bout of deadly violence to hit Iraq, while a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into one of two buses carrying off-duty ...
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Collapsed Tongaat mall building plans were not approved: mayor

Times LIVE - ‎7 hours ago‎
Policeman walk past a three-storey building that collapsed in the South African town of Tongaat, about 45 km north of Durban, November 20, 2013.

Sardinia floods claim 16 lives

Sydney Morning Herald - ‎21 hours ago‎
Rome: Streets and fields were flooded, homes and cars were submerged, and at least 16 people were killed on the Mediterranean island of Sardinia after 43 centimetres of rain - half a year's worth - pummeled the island over a 24-hour period.

US takes same silent line as Abbott

Sydney Morning Herald - ‎8 minutes ago‎
AAP. US Secretary of State John Kerry is taking the same line as Prime Minister Tony Abbott, refusing to comment on reports Australia's electronic spy agency sought to tap the personal phone of the Indonesian president.

UPDATE 1-Israeli leader lobbies in Russia against Iran deal

Reuters UK - ‎9 minutes ago‎
... Print. * PM meets Putin as big powers resume Iran nuclear talks. * Moscow seen favouring deal that might displease Israelis.

Greenpeace demanding action from feds, hang banner from Montreal's Biosphere

Edmonton Journal - ‎55 minutes ago‎
Greenpeace activists protest on top of the Biosphere in Montreal, Wednesday, November 20, 2013, where they called for the release of their colleagues who are being held in Russia on various charges including piracy.

Kayani chairs formation commanders' meeting

PakistanToday.com.pk - ‎1 hour ago‎
ISLAMABAD - Chief of Army Staff Ashfaq Kayani on Wednesday chaired a meeting of the formation commanders - the last such gathering of his tenure.

Solid evidence available against Musharraf in treason trial: Malik

PakistanToday.com.pk - ‎1 hour ago‎
ISLAMABAD - Attorney General of Pakistan Munir A Malik on Wednesday said that there was strong evidence against former president Pervez Musharraf in the treason case.

Renowned revolutionary poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz remembered

Geo News, Pakistan - ‎52 minutes ago‎
ISLAMABAD: Renowned revolutionary poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz's death anniversary will be observed on Thursday with tributes to his selfless contribution to the Urdu literature.

QWP to sit on opposition benches in KP Assembly

International News Network - ‎2 hours ago‎
PESHAWAR: Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) has decided to sit on opposition benches in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly. Addressing a news conference in Peshawar on Wednesday‚ chief of Qaumi Watan Party Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao said that his party ...

Equities hit record high

DAWN.com - ‎13 hours ago‎
KARACHI: The great bull market extended into another day on Tuesday with the KSE-100 index posting heavy gains of 208.19 points to close at an all-time high of 23,819.43 level.

Khurram Dastgir leaves for Europe

Business Recorder - ‎12 hours ago‎
image ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Commerce, Textile and Privatization, Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan here on Wednesday left for Eastern Europe to begin a fresh round of economic diplomacy.

Financial markets: Standard Chartered gives thumbs-up to Pakistan

The Express Tribune - ‎15 minutes ago‎
Standard Chartered had deposits of Rs266.5 billion at the end of the last financial year, up 13% from the preceding year. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE.

KSE 100-share index falls 18 points

The News International - ‎7 hours ago‎
KARACHI: Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) benchmark 100-share index fell 0.08 percent, or 18.46 points, to 23,800.97 on Wednesday. Currencies also affected the local bourse and the market saw profit-taking at the end of the session.

McCain's weak case against Yellen

MSNBC
25 minutes ago
Written by
Steve Benen
Janet Yellen, President Obama's choice to lead the Federal Reserve, will almost certainly be confirmed by the Senate with bipartisan support.

PTA Impounds Illegal Gateways in Drive Against Grey Traffic

Pakistan Tribune
9 hours ago
Written by
Sonia Rana
LAHORE: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), in its drive against grey traffic has seized at least 711 illegal gateways during 112 raids which the telecom regulator conducted in collaboration with Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).

The Xbox One user experience

The Age (blog) - ‎17 minutes ago‎
I have now been living with the Xbox One for three days, putting in many hours of heavy use, and I have built up a strong sense of how it works, what its good features are, and the areas in which it is in need of improvement.

Sports News Update – what you need to know

The Age - ‎31 minutes ago‎
CRICKET - After nine Tests without a win and six weeks caught up in a civil war threatening to split Australian cricket, Michael Clarke turned into Captain Grumpy on the eve of the first Ashes Test starting Thursday in Brisbane.

9-member Pakistan Cycling team leaves for UAE

Associated Press of Pakistan - ‎7 hours ago‎
PESHAWAR, Nov 20 (APP): A nine member Pakistan Cycling Team left for Sharjah, UAE from Bacha Khan International Airport to take part in the forthcoming Tour of Sharjah International Cycle Race to be commencing from November 22-25, 2013.

Mohsin slams PCB for selecting 'unfit' players

DAWN.com - ‎18 hours ago‎
ISLAMABAD, Nov 19: Former coach Mohsin Khan on Tuesday felt awkward for Shoaib Malik and Abdul Razzaq who were declared unfit for the South Africa tour after being named in the Pakistan squad just a few days ago.

Pakistan restricts screening of films from India

Los Angeles Times
5 hours ago
Written by
Mark Magnier
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Perennial tensions between Pakistan and India found their way into movie theaters Tuesday when a Pakistani judge imposed restrictions on the screening of Indian films.

Ali Azmat, Hadiqa, Bushra Ansari will be Pakistan Idol Judges

The News International - ‎13 hours ago‎
KARACHI: Who will become the Pakistan Idol? There is still some time to know it. But Ali Azmat, Hadiqa Kayani and Bushra Ansari will be celebrity judges for Pakistan Idol to choose the best music talent from every nook and corner of the country.

FAISALABAD The City

The News International - ‎15 hours ago‎
FAISALABAD: The state-of-the-art 100-bed kidney centre is near completion at the DHQ Hospital, said District Coordination Officer Noorul Amin Mengal.

Anti-dengue campaign underway

Pakistan Observer - ‎16 hours ago‎
Wednesday, November 20, 2013 - Karachi—A gradual campaign under the arrangements of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) is underway for removal of dengue mosquitoes in the city.

Mangalyaan, Maven will complement each other in Mars findings

Zee News - ‎Nov 19, 2013‎
Chennai: ISRO and NASA will coordinate functions of their Mars Orbiters -- Mangalyaan and Maven -- once both get into orbit of the red planet in September next year.

Frederick Sanger: Double Nobel Prize winner dies at 95

BBC News - ‎2 hours ago‎
Frederick Sanger, the British biochemist who twice won the Nobel Prize, has died at the age of 95. He has been described as one of the greatest scientists of any generation.

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