Archive for: July, 2012

PEPFAR to lead the Labs for life along with partners

The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), led by the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator in the U.S. Department of State, and Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD), a leading global medical technology company, today announced Labs for Life, a new collaboration to help strengthen healthcare and laboratory systems in the developing world […]

Ch Nisar not satisfied with Judges Remarks

Islamabad: (Thursday, July 26, 2012) Chaudhry Nisar Ahmed, the opposition leader in the National Assembly has expressed regrets over the judges’ remarks on the opposition’s role in connection with the passage of the Contempt of Court Bill. Nisar, while addressing the media personnel here today asked as to how 90 lawmakers could stop a bill […]

Loadshedding crisis: the govt. agrees to pay Rs 24bn to IPPs

Islamabad: (Thursday, July 26, 2012) In order to lessen the severity of the ongoing power crisis which has not spared people even in the month of Ramadan, the government has decided to loosen up its pockets and to pay Rs 24 billion to 8 Independent Power Producers (IPPs). According to the IPPs sources, the government […]

CEC regards next polls as test

Karachi: (Thursday, July 26, 2012) The new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Fakharuddin G Ebrahim said here today that the upcoming elections will be a test for everybody. After assuming his office, today the CEC visited the Sindh election commission office for the first time where Sindh Chief Election Commissioner Sono Khan Baloch briefed him about […]

Arsalan Iftikhar Objects NAB’s Joint investigation team

Islamabad: (Thursday, July 26, 2012) Dr Arsalan Iftikhar appeared by the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) joint investigation team (JIT) today and submitted his written response. The statement read out that the formation of a joint investigation team is not only beyond mandate, but also illegal. He alleged the team that its members are biased and […]

Law and order in Balochistan case: court adjourns case till July 31

Islamabad: (Thursday, July 26, 2012) Hearing the case about law and order situation in Balochistan, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has directed the Inspector General Frontier Corps to give in writing that he will recover the missing persons otherwise FC personnel named in the FIR would be arrested. A three member bench of the apex […]

British High Commission regards fake visas as global issue

Islamabad: (Thursday, July 26, 2012) British High Commission in Pakistan, Adam Thomson, while addressing a press conference here today said that no evidence of fake passport could be traced as yet and they haven’t observed anyone travelling to Britain as part of the Olympic visa scandal. Thomas, who was addressing the reporters at Islamabad Club, […]

Tehrik-i-Taliban group demand that Pakistan halt relations with Burma

In a rare statement focused on the plight of Muslims abroad, the umbrella Tehrik-i-Taliban (TTP) group sought to present itself as a defender of Muslim men and women in Myanmar, saying “we will take revenge of your blood”. Spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan demanded that the Pakistani government halt all relations with Myanmar and close down its […]

Nokia loses more than 1,400 million Euros in the second quarter

The Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia has reported total losses amounting to 1,410 million Euros in the second quarter, compared to 368 million Euros in the same period of 2011. The company has experienced a significant drop of 18.6% of their income and 5% in the number of units sold under the pressure from manufacturers like Apple or Samsung. Specifically, turnover totalled […]

Dave Grohl: I would not be a musician if it weren’t for The Beatles

A new Beatles compilation ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’ was released today (July 24) exclusively on iTunes, and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has written a letter in the digital liner notes of ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’ describing the impact the group’s music had on him. The 14 song collection includes what is described as the band’s ‘most powerful […]

Popchips signs a new hot face in a form of Katy Perry

Popchips signs a new hot face in a form of Katy Perry The ‘Wide Awake’ singer has become an official representative of the potato snack and is also investing in the company. Katy is describing herself as the brand’s creative partner and she is very excited to be working with the company because she is […]

Kareena Kapoor: It’s unfair to compare ‘Heroine’ with ‘The Dirty Picture’

The ultimate diva of Bollywood industry Kareena Kapoor is going to be seen in Madhur Bhandarkar’s much-anticipated upcoming film ‘Heroine’, which is scheduled to hit the cinemas on September 21 this year. ‘Heroine’ is a female oriented film about the story of rise and fall of a successful film actress. Therefore, many out there are […]

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