Archive for: August, 2012

Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves stand at $ 15,298.4mn

Karachi: (Thursday, August 16, 2012) Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves, according to the State Bank of Pakistan, stood at $ 15,298.4 million on week ending on August 10, 2012. According to the details, foreign reserves held by SBP were $ 10,825.2 million and net foreign reserves held by commercial banks were $ 4,473.2 million.

Ecuador opens doors for Assange

Quitto: (Thursday, August 16, 2012) the WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange has finally found political asylum in Ecuador. Ecuador’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Ricardo Patino said this on Thursday after a British government threatened to storm the Ecuadorean embassy in London to arrest Assange. Britain has repeatedly expressed its resolve to extradite the former computer hacker […]

Quetta firing incident renders three dead

Quetta: (Thursday, August 16, 2012) In a firing incident in Quetta, three persons were reported to be killed on Arbab Karam Khan road here on Thursday. According to the news sources, the incident took place on Arbab Karam Khan road when some unidentified assailants opened fire, which killed three people. While the rescue teams immediately […]

PSO bailout: Finance Ministry releases Rs 10 billion

Islamabad: (Thursday, August 16, 2012) Ministry of Finance has released Rs 10 billion for urgent financial recovery of an ailing PSO marred by circular debt at the hands of the Independent Power Producers (IPPs). The payment has been made on demand of the Ministry of Water and Power for the payment of fuel debt. According […]

PAF releases images of Kamra airbase attackers

Islamabad: (Thursday, August 16, 2012) The Pakistan Air Force (PAF), after attack on Kamara Airbase today morning, has released the images of militants who were involved in the incident. According to the news sources, nine militants were killed after security forces launched an operation against the attackers of the Kamra Airbase. However, while most of […]

PFF jostle for friendly fixtures

The Federation has again to failed to secure matches for the National team, owing to their incompetence. After failing to hold matches in August, the PFF are again doing the usual- not playing matches on official FIFA dates. Secretary Ahmed Yar Khan Lodhi while speaking to the media, clearly highlighted the incompetence of the setup, […]

20 Shia Muslims killed in sectarian attack

The bloody war is continued and in the latest episode as many as 20 Shia Muslims have been forced out of a bus and killed in a sectarian attack in the northwestern district of Mansehra, the third such incident in the six months. According to the officials, the bus was traveling from the city of […]

Kanya West, Kim Kardishian and Kris Humphries – The battle begins

Kanya West, Kim Kardishian and Kris Humphries – The battle begins Kris Humphries’ legal team hid a subpoena in a delivery box for Kanye West. Lawyers acting for the basketball star and his estranged wife Kim Kardashian appeared in court today (15.08.12) as part of ongoing divorce proceedings and the reality TV star’s lawyer Laura […]

‘Raaz 3’ is more heart than horror: Mahesh Bhatt

The renowned Indian filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt is currently working on his upcoming film ‘Raaz 3’. The movie is a sequel to ‘Raaz – The Mystery Continues’ (2009), which itself was a sequel to ‘Raaz’ (2000). The previous two films were basically horror movies but Bhatts feels the third instalment is more about inter-personal relationships. “It […]

Pinterest comes to Android and iPhone

Pinterest are set to unveil their new applications for its social networking pin board services in Android and iPhone applications. They decided to present their latest offering after they shed their invitation-only policy last week. "It may sound funny, but our goal has never been to keep you online," the company said. "Instead, we want […]

Twitter co-founders creates two social networks

Twitter co-founders Evan Williams and Biz Stone have created two websites that inherited the idea of sharing established by the most successful social network information, with permission from Facebook. Through The Obvious Corporation, the organization that sponsored the micro blogging platform, entrepreneurs just light Medium and Branch in an attempt to enrich the revolutionary essence of publishing in 140 characters. This, they reason themselves, a […]

Bradley trying hard for another fight with Pacquiao; says the Filipino is scared!

Timothy Bradley, the current WBO welterweight champion, has started to get impatient while waiting for Manny Pacquiao to decide, who he wants to fight next. The Filipino boxing star lost his title to Bradley on June 9 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, in a fight which ended up in a storm […]

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