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ECNEC approves Rs.62b development projects

Daily Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
ISLAMABAD –The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Friday approved different projects of social sector developments worth Rs 62 billion.

Zardari visits Thar, briefed on relief measures

Business Recorder - ‎3 hours ago‎
image MITHI: Former president and Co-Chairman PPP, Asif Ali Zardari said that all Reverse Osmosis (RO) plants should be made functional to ensure safe drinking water for the people of Thar.

Senators want foreign policy under civilian control

The News International - ‎2 hours ago‎
ISLAMABAD: Senate here on Friday started debate on motion to discuss the foreign policy of the government with particular reference to the situation likely to emerge after election in India and Afghanistan.

World leaders pay tribute to Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎17 minutes ago‎
Tributes flooded in yesterday from the great and the good and the humble for the author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, following his death at the age of 87.

What Does the Discovery of “Another Earth” Mean for Us?

Daily Beast - ‎41 minutes ago‎
On Thursday, researchers announced the discovery of Kepler-186f, an Earth-like exoplanet orbiting in a “habitable zone.” Could this bring us closer to discovering life in the cosmos?

UN says 58 killed in attack on UN base in SSudan

SFGate - ‎17 minutes ago‎
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A U.N. official says 58 people were killed in an attack on a U.N. base in South Sudan and about 100 were injured.

Sherpa guides on Seattle team killed on Everest

seattlepi.com - ‎33 minutes ago‎
SEATTLE (AP) - A Seattle-based guiding service says five Nepalese guides on its climbing team are among those who died in an avalanche on Mount Everest.

Bomb blast kills 14 at mosque in Syria's Homs - state TV

Reuters India - ‎1 hour ago‎
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A bomb went off in front of a mosque and killed 14 people in Homs, Syrian state television said on Friday, with forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad looking close to wresting the symbolic central city back from rebels.

No sign of jet as sub reaches new depths

New Zealand Herald - ‎2 hours ago‎
A robotic submarine headed back down into the depths of the Indian Ocean yesterday to scour the seafloor for any trace of the missing Malaysian jet one month after the search began off Australia's west coast, as data from the sub's previous missions turned ...

Bouteflika wins 4th term, rival rejects result

Business Recorder - ‎20 minutes ago‎
image ALGIERS: Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika clinched a fourth term on Friday, despite his poor health, winning a landslide victory in an election marred by low turnout and his rival alleging fraud.

Snowden calls Vladimir Putin

The Age - ‎18 hours ago‎
Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden calls Russian Vladimir Putin during the leader's televised question and answer session with the nation to ask about mass surveillance.

Cabinet decides to 'give peace another chance'

International News Network - ‎20 minutes ago‎
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet held a meeting under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday with the premier taking the ministers into confidence of decisions taken during Thursday's meeting of the Cabinet Committee on National ...

Six killed, five injured in Karachi violence

Business Recorder - ‎1 hour ago‎
image KARACHI: Six persons were killed and five others injured in different violence incidents in the city on Friday. Two men, Isarul Qasimi, 40, and Masood Ahmed, were killed, while Ziaur Rehman, son of Shabhiur Rehman, was injured when unknown ...

Six members of banned outfit arrested for sectarian killings

The News International - ‎2 hours ago‎
LAHORE: CIA police have arrested six persons of a banned organization allegedly involved in a number of sectarian killings and other heinous crimes.

Pakistan withdraws duty exemption on cotton yarn import

Fibre2fashion.com - ‎8 hours ago‎
The Economic Co-ordination Committee (ECC) of the Pakistan's Cabinet has decided to withdraw duty exemption on cotton yarn import, according to a press release from the Ministry of Finance.

KSE-100 closes lower, rupee weakens

DAWN.com - ‎2 hours ago‎
KARACHI: Pakistan's main stock exchange closed lower on Friday, with the benchmark 100-share index of the Karachi Stock Exchange falling 0.96 per cent, or 280.41 points to 29,069.93.

Decision on LNG import termed historic, visionary

Business Recorder - ‎4 hours ago‎
image LAHORE: It is a very positive step that the cabinet has approved the policy of the Ministry of Petroleum to import LNG and to establish a LNG terminal at Port Qasim, Karachi.

Pakistan's first Multi-dimensional Poverty Index initiated by Gov, UNDP, and ...

Business Recorder - ‎8 hours ago‎
image ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform, UNDP and OPHI Friday signed agreement to promote multidimensional poverty measurements and policy applications via knowledge exchange between participants; knowledge sharing; ...

C/A deficit rises to $2bn

DAWN.com - ‎16 hours ago‎
KARACHI: The current account deficit has risen for the third consecutive quarter (Jan-March) of this fiscal year. The State Bank reported on Thursday that the total current account deficit at the end March rose to $2.173 billion, much higher than $1.2bn noted ...

PCB to investigate players participating in exhibition game with Danish Kaneria

Cricket Country - ‎2 hours ago‎
Pakistani cricket authorities have launched an investigation after a number of current international stars played in exhibition matches in the United States with banned spinner Danish Kaneria.

Maxwell powers Kings XI to easy win

The Hindu - ‎49 minutes ago‎
Chennai Super Kings' imposing 205 for four failed to intimidate Kings XI Punjab, who chased down the total with six wickets in hand and seven balls to spare in their Indian Premier League match at the Zayed cricket stadium on an oppressive Friday afternoon ...

Saeed Ajmal cleared for county cricket

The Nation - ‎1 hour ago‎
Karachi - Star Pakistani off-spinner Saeed Ajmal has been given clearance by the Pakistan Cricket Board to play a shortened stint with Worcestershire in the English season.

IPL 2014: Royal Challengers Bangalore looking to carry forward momentum ...

Cricket Country - ‎2 hours ago‎
A confident Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) would look to carry on their winning momentum when they take on title holders Mumbai Indians, who would be low on belief after the opening thrashing in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Unhappy truth is that Jonathan Trott must learn to live without England and vice ...

The Times (subscription) - ‎1 hour ago‎
Most men lead lives of quiet desperation. It is the quiet that fools everyone, of course. Behind the mask, who can know the workings of another man's mind?

Cannes 2014: When choosing films, festival follows its own formula

Los Angeles Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
The Cannes Film Festival can certainly welcome, and boost, movies that aim to be Academy Awards players - the festival has premiered at least one best picture nominee in four of the last five years, including "Nebraska" in 2013.

'2 states' opens to roaring response

Business Recorder - ‎3 hours ago‎
According to DNA India, Karan Johar's latest film '2 States' has taken a bumper start at the box office with registering 95-100 % occupancy in the morning shows.

Jimmy Choo creates shoe line using Fukushima-sourced materials

The Star Online - ‎5 hours ago‎
Jimmy Choo holds his one-off set of shoes using materials from Japan's Fukushima area. - AFP. FUKUSHIMA: Designer Datuk Jimmy Choo has unveiled a one-off range of shoes in Japan Friday, made using materials and techniques native to the disaster-hit ...

Japan's virtual idol Hatsune Miku to open for Lady Gaga on North American tour

The Japan Daily Press - ‎8 hours ago‎
“My favorite digital pop star Hatsune Miku is opening The ARTPOP Ball from May 6 to June 3! Look at how cute she is!,” tweeted Lady Gaga to her more than 40 million Twitter followers.

Polio eradication campaign to move ahead despite rise in cases

Business Recorder - ‎4 hours ago‎
image PESHAWAR: During the first fifteen weeks of the current year, as many as 47 children were paralyzed with polio as compared to six during the same period in 2013.

Righting wrongs: Enforce laws to curb acid violence

The Express Tribune - ‎11 hours ago‎
Report says more reporting of incidents, passage of acid crime bill shed light on issue. By Our Correspondent. Published: April 18, 2014.

Mobilink launches 'Phone Trade Programme'

Pakistan Observer - ‎Apr 16, 2014‎
Thursday, April 17, 2014 - Karachi—Mobilink has launched Pakistan's first “Phone Trade Programme” enabling its customers to exchange their old cell phones with the latest 3G supported smart phones of their choice by paying the differential cost.

Romanian Retailer Altex has Listed GTA V PC for March, 2015 Release

SegmentNext
2 hours ago
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Arslan Tufail
If there is one rumor that I'm getting really tired of hearing, it's about Grand Theft Auto V release date on PC, Xbox One, and Playstation 4. Previously, it was rumored that GTA V will release in somewhere near July, 2014 or at least an official announcement will ...

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