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India, Pakistan agree to ensure ceasefire and strengthen existing mechanism

Business Standard - ‎46 minutes ago‎
The meeting between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan on the Pakistan side of the Wagah Border on Tuesday has been cordial, positive and constructive and both the sides have agreed to re-energize existing ...

Ban on pillion riding extended for one more day in Karachi

The Express Tribune - ‎1 hour ago‎
Ban on pillion riding has been extended for one more day only in Karachi. Ban will be lifted in other parts of Sindh. By Faraz Khan.

Pak receives $554 million as part of IMF bailout loan

Zee News - ‎27 minutes ago‎
Karachi: Pakistan has received USD 554 million as the second tranche of a USD 6.7 billion bailout loan from the IMF to help Islamabad implement economic reforms and solve an energy crisis.

Egypt deploys armed units after car bomb attack kills 13

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎48 minutes ago‎
Egyptian police ordered armed combat units to be deployed across the country with orders to use live ammunition after a car bomb at a police headquarters caused the worst loss of life on the country's mainland for years.

Explosives scare delays treason trial for Pakistan's Pervez Musharraf

NDTV - ‎11 hours ago‎
Islamabad: The start of former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf's trial for treason was delayed over security fears Tuesday after explosives were found near the road he was to take to court.

South Sudan army retakes key town from rebels

Times of India - ‎7 minutes ago‎
JUBA: South Sudan's army stormed the rebel-held town of Bor on Tuesday, sending insurgents fleeing nearly a week after they captured the state capital of Jonglei, information minister Michael Makwei told AFP.

BlackRock Buys Turkey Shares After Turmoil Spooks Markets

San Francisco Chronicle - ‎16 minutes ago‎
(Updates prices in 4th and 8th paragraphs.) Dec. 24 (Bloomberg) -- BlackRock Inc., the world's biggest money manager, said it's seizing an opportunity to buy Turkish stocks after political turmoil rattled other investors and drove down prices.

Israel bombs targets across Gaza strip

Financial Times - ‎57 minutes ago‎
Israel's military bombed targets across the Gaza strip on Tuesday afternoon, killing a three-year-old girl, as it retaliated for the fatal shooting of an Israeli civilian worker near the border, marking one of the biggest flare-ups of violence in the area since Israel's ...

Alan Turing gets royal pardon on homosexuality 'crime'

CNET
31 minutes ago
Written by
Chris Matyszczyk
The codebreaker and computer pioneer was convicted in 1952, which resulted in him losing security clearance and he was given the choice of jail or chemical castration.

Letters: A Snowden pardon? Nah.

Los Angeles Times - ‎11 minutes ago‎
Re "Why Snowden deserves a pardon," Opinion, Dec. 22. In making the case for a presidential pardon of Edward Snowden, professor Jonathan Turley reveals why a pardon will not be granted.

6 killed in clashes in southwest Pakistan

Business Standard - ‎6 minutes ago‎
Five militants and a security personnel were killed in an exchange of gunfire in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province today.

Turkish PM arrives Lahore

Associated Press of Pakistan - ‎13 hours ago‎
app03-23lahore.jpg LAHORE, Dec 23 (APP): The Turkish Prime Minister Tayyib Erdogan arrived here on a two -day official visit to Pakistan early Monday morning.

Credit to farm sector goes up

DAWN.com - ‎15 hours ago‎
KARACHI: Banks credit disbursement to agriculture sector increased by 11 per cent during the first five months of this fiscal year, said State Bank on Monday.

Dar reconstitutes economic advisory council

The Express Tribune - ‎2 hours ago‎
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday approved the reconstitution of the economic advisory council. The advisory body will consist of 19 members from different walk of life, while the finance minister would chair the council.

SAFE celebrates completion of SGAFP

Business Recorder - ‎18 hours ago‎
South Asian Federation of Exchanges (SAFE) celebrated the completion of its USAID-Small Grants and Ambassador's Fund Programme (SGAFP) for regional-financial-integration project here on Monday in a meeting of regional stakeholders.

Asian markets higher after Wall St records

Oman Daily Observer - ‎1 hour ago‎
HONG KONG - Asian markets extended gains yesterday following another record-breaking close on Wall Street, with Japan's Nikkei tapping a six-year closing high as the dollar renewed its upward trend against the yen.

No more squabbles

Business Standard (blog) - ‎1 hour ago‎
The implications of the final award of the International Court of Arbitration (ICA) in The Hague on the Kishanganga hydroelectric project on the river Jhelum in Kashmir go far beyond the resolution of this lingering dispute between India and Pakistan.

CRICKET: Prasanna Jayawardene returns to Sri Lanka Test squad

Go Jamaica - ‎2 hours ago‎
Wicketkeeper-batsman Prasanna Jayawardene will return to Sri Lanka's 16-man Test squad for the upcoming series against Pakistan, after being left out for the home series against Bangladesh in March.

4th ODI: Pakistan eye series-clinching win against Sri Lanka

IBNLive - ‎40 minutes ago‎
Pakistan will want the in-form Mohammad Hafeez to score another century, having made two in three matches of the series so far, as they look to close out the five-match ODI series against Sri Lanka with a win in the fourth game.

ICC World T20 2014 may be shifted to India

Sportskeeda (blog) - ‎4 hours ago‎
Widespread rumours seem to indicate that the ICC World T20 2014 may be shifted from Bangladesh to India as a result of political unrest in the country.

OUP to hold fifth Karachi literature festival on February 7

Business Recorder - ‎18 hours ago‎
The fifth Karachi Literature Festival (KLF) will be held on 7, 8, and 9 February 2014 at a local hotel here. A large number of authors, poets, and speakers from Pakistan and abroad will be participating in the KLF.

Did you know?: Afridi demands explanation for Bollywood's joke at his expense

The Express Tribune - ‎31 minutes ago‎
Shahid Afridi has written an angry letter to producers asking for an explanation. PHOTO: FILE. The trailer of Ali Zafar's new movie Total Siyapaa has created a furore.

More promises: LRH inaugurates renovated ICU

The Express Tribune - ‎11 hours ago‎
Health Minister Yousafzai says at least 2 men should always be present at emergency gate to take patients to ward. By Our Correspondent.

Man Flu is not a Myth, Say Stanford Scientists

International Business Times UK - ‎1 hour ago‎
"Man flu" may not be the convenient myth promulgated by lazy blokes that its critics claim it is, according to findings by a team of scientists at an American university.

ITP launches safe, secure cab service

Pakistan Observer - ‎13 hours ago‎
Tuesday, December 24, 2013 - Islamabad—Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) has launched 'Safe and Secure Taxi service' to provide better transportation facilities to citizens.

Peshawar hit by traffic problem

The Nation - ‎15 hours ago‎
PESHAWAR - Owing to lack of proper U-Turn points on ring road, the drivers violate traffic rules by turning their vehicles on main road, which resulted in severe traffic's jam on ring and canal roads of Peshawar.

Pakistani mobile operators must show cause for top-up fees

Telecompaper (subscription) - ‎8 hours ago‎
The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) said it has issued show-cause notices to Mobilink, Ufone, Telenor, Zong and Warid over fees charged to consumers when they top up their pre-paid balances.

ARM gets boost from Apple-China Mobile iPhone deal

Computerworld - ‎1 hour ago‎
Techworld.com - UK chip-designer ARM today emerged as one of the companies set to get a boost from the deal that Apple signed with China Mobile last night, which will see the Californian tech giant's iPhone 5S and 5C go on sale to nearly a billion ...

Christmas Eve spacewalk could wrap up repair, NASA says

Fox News - ‎5 hours ago‎
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Two space station astronauts ventured out on a rare Christmas Eve spacewalk Tuesday, hoping to wrap up urgent repairs to a cooling system.

Astronauts step outside space station on repair mission

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎39 minutes ago‎
Two Nasa astronauts, their spacesuits newly modified with snorkels in case of another water leak, floated outside the International Space Station for a second day as they continue the marathon three-day task of fixing the outpost's cooling system.

Indonesia builds sanctuary to save world's rarest rhino

Hindustan Times - ‎3 hours ago‎
On a leaf-covered dirt path overlooking lush paddy fields in western Indonesia, the world's rarest rhino had left a trail of hoofprints in the soft mud and bite marks on foliage.

NASA celebrates 45th anniversary of Apollo 8 'Earthrise' photo

UPI.com (blog) - ‎1 hour ago‎
The Apollo 8 astronauts were the first to orbit the moon, and captured the iconic photograph during the first manned space mission after the ill-fated Apollo 1. By Ananth Baliga | Dec. 24, 2013 at 10:10 AM | 0 comments.

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