Archive for: November, 2011

Samsung Electronics wins patent war against Apple – set to resume selling Galaxy tablet in Australia

Samsung Electronics wins patent war against Apple – set to resume selling Galaxy tablet in Australia An Australian federal court unanimously decided to lift a preliminary injunction, imposed by a lower court, on sales of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 — but granted Apple a stay on lifting the sales ban until Friday afternoon. "It’s hard […]

Pakistan blocks BBC World News TV channel

Pakistan blocks BBC World News TV channel Reports confirm that All Pakistan Cable Operators Association has unanimously blocked BBC’s International news channel, BBC World News, from broadcasting in Pakistan. According to the cable operators, the move is in response to a documentary, named Secret Pakistan, broadcasted by the channel. Authorities also issued warnings to other […]

Headstart edged out by Chandbagh in friendly encounter

Headstart edged out by Chandbagh in friendly sports encounter Islamabad School champions, Headstart, were edged out by Chandbagh in a series of friendly sports encounters played in Sheikupura. The Islamabad-based school specially travelled to Lahore in order to go head-to-head against their rivals and a series of cricket, football and basketball fixtures were arranged by […]

Pakistan decides to stay away from Bonn conference

Pakistan decides to stay away from Bonn conference The military and political leadership of Pakistan has decided to stay away from Bonn conference after naked aggression of Nato forces on its territory. Bonn conference is scheduled to be held in December, to decide the future line of action over the current prevailing security situation and […]

A similar NATO strike in the future will not be tolerated, says Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari

Pakistani President, Asif Ali Zardari has made it clear to the U.S that government will not tolerate another incident similar to the Mohmand Agency strike by NATO. He also added that the decision to ask the U.S. to vacate the Shamsi Airbase was taken with unanimous consensus. The President was talking to U.S Ambassador, Cameron […]

Pakistani-born businessman buying NFL team

The National Football League has been sold to Pakistani-born businessman Shahid Khan, said Wayne Weaver, the owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars said on Tuesday. Weaver informed the media, he has signed the deal on Tuesday after informing the past NFL commissioner Roger Goodell that the deal will be approved after the final review of the league’s […]

Digital Divide – Part One

Digital Divide – Part One The Digital Divide is most commonly defined as “the gap between those individuals and communities that have, and those who do not have, access to the information technologies that are changing our lives rapidly”. Technology has become the driving force of change in the world today. It has altered our […]

Dreaming a journey…

Sitting at the roof top at a night when the mood is half and the stars glow in the background making it seem as if we are dreaming…life at time seems like a dream and dreams are a part of your reality. However, it is unsure your dream would come true in while you are […]

Bahria University team A crash out of the 1st Muhammad Ali Jinnah Football Cup

Bahria University team A crash out of the 1st Muhammad Ali Jinnah Football Cup Bahria University took on the Military College of Signals (MCS) in their second round match of the 1st Muhammad Ali Jinnah Football tournament in a match where both teams were evenly matched. MCS had won their first match comfortably, as did […]

Rampant deforestation threatening ecology near Nanga Parbat, Fairmeadows

  Rampant deforestation threatening ecology near Nanga Parbat, Fairmeadows   The region which extends from Karakorum Highway all the way to the scenic resort of Fiarymeadows near Nanga Parbat, is owned and controlled by the local inhabitants of the region and government has less control over the area and is seemingly nonexistent. The road which […]

The stand-up comic and actor Patrice O’Neal bids farewell to life at 41 – Obituary

The stand-up comic and actor Patrice O’Neal bids farewell to life at 41 – Obituary The American veteran stand-up comedian, actor and radio personality, Patrice O’Neal, suffered from a severe stroke last month. He was given immediate medical treatment, which helped him to survive for a few more days. The complications, in the aftermath of […]

The lust of the chair

The lust of the chair In Pakistan the tradition of leaving office voluntarily is missing. The troubling reality is that in recent history, our heads of state have been invariably forced out of office. In fact, over the last 40 years, we don’t find a single instance of the de-facto head of state leaving on […]

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