Archive for: August, 2012

By elections: Polling ends at KP-70

Bannu: The polling for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly seat for constituency KP-70, Bannu, has ended. According to the details, the by-polls officials are currently counting the votes casted towards all the contestants. According to the unofficial results of polling station 50, Irfanullah Durrani of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam is leading after obtaining 683 votes. In response to Durrani, […]

Bugti murder Case: BHA grants interim bail to Sherpao

Quetta: The Balochistan High Court (BHC) here today, accepted the bail plea of former federal minister for interior Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao in the Nawab Akbar Bugti murder case. Aftab Sherpao had submitted his bail application on Monday and today the court granted him interim bail against a surety of one million rupees and adjourned […]

Khurshid Shah hints towards earlier general polls

Islamabad: Federal Minister and Pakistan People’s Party’s senior leader from Sindh, Khurshid Shah said here today that the general elections could be held a month or two earlier the due date. However, he said that a final decision in this regard will be taken after consulting the allied parties. Commenting to Manzoor Wassan’s yesterday’s statement […]

PML-N shortlists names for caretaker PM

Islamabad: Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly, Chaudhry Nisar said here today that the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) has shortlisted names of 8-9 potential candidates for a caretaker prime minister. Sharing the details, Nisar said that retired judges are also among the shortlisted names, however, the list does not comprise of anyone from […]

PM Ashraf forms committee on Dr. Aafia’s case

Islamabad: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has formed four-member committee headed by the Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar, to look into Dr Aafia Siddiqui’s case. The decision to form the committee to take up the lingering issue of the Pakistani girl jailed in the USA was taken after a meeting here at […]

Apple calls for the Samsung Mobile withdrawal in the U.S

Apple is in a hurry following the judgment in its favour on Friday regarding the patent trial he faces against his main rivals in the global market of mobile telephony; the Californian Company prompted the withdrawal of eight Samsung mobile. All of the Galaxy range, compatible with 4G technology mobile phones and marketed by the three major […]

George Clooney attends fund raiser hosted by Barrack Obama

George Clooney attends fund raiser hosted by Barrack Obama George Clooney was the star attraction on Monday in what was billed as the US Democratic Party’s biggest fundraising event abroad aimed at helping US President Barack Obama win re-election. The American actor, who traveled by car from his residence on Lake Como, Italy, attended a private […]

Vietnam Open Grand Prix 2012: Nguyen Tien Minh powers his way into Men’s Singles semi-final

Nguyen Tien Minh, the most seasoned and successful shuttler of Vietnam, lived up to expectations as he powered his way into Men’s Singles semi-final after crushing Japan’s Kento Momota in quarter-final match at Vietnam Open Grand Prix 2012 on August 24, in Vietnam. The higher ranked Tien Minh, who has been positioned at the 14th […]

No friendly announced, despite training for National Team

The PFF have yet to name an opponent or location for the upcoming FIFA Match day, although Zavisa Milosavljevic has taken charge of the troops in Lahore. Again due to the Federation’s failure to organize matches, the dates for September are going to be wasted. When approached, Faisal Saleh Hayat was unavailable and it looks […]

Salman Khan is a magnetic pull and his charisma always works: Bela Sehgal

Bela Bhansali Sehgal’s ‘Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi’ has been liked by the people and she is happy with the positive response she is getting from the audiences. However, the director admits that when it comes to box office, Salman Khan is a magnetic pull. Salman Khan’s ‘Ek Tha Tiger’, which was released on […]

Supreme Court reserves ruling in Arsalan Iftikhar case

The Supreme Court of Pakistan has reserved its ruling on the review petition filed by Arsalan Iftikhar, son of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. The judgment is expected to be announced in a day or two. He challenged the court’s June 14 order regarding the controversy relating to allegations of a corruption worth Rs342 million […]

Neil Armstrong, the true American hero, died on Saturday

The first man to walk the surface of the moon and a true American hero, Neil Alden Armstrong passed away on Saturday, August 25, 2012 due to complications from cardiovascular surgery. He was 82 and was suffering from cardiac ailment for some time. Armstrong was the first man to engrave his foot in the moon […]

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