Deputy Speaker Matiullah Agha was elected unopposed as the speaker of the Balochistan Assembly on Monday. Balochistan National Party (Awami) MPA Dr Fouzia Marri administered the oath, after which Agha pledged that he will fulfill all his duties with sincerity. The slot of speaker had fallen vacant on December 26 with the ousting of […]
Dec 31 2012 | Posted in
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been admitted to a New York hospital with a blood clot caused by a concussion she sustained earlier this month. State Department spokesman Philippe Reines said in a statement, “In the course of a follow-up exam today, Secretary Clinton’s doctors discovered a blood clot had formed, stemming […]
Dec 31 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan witnessed another bloody year as suicide attacks and bomb blasts claimed hundreds of lives in the country in 2012. Target attacks in Karachi and Balochistan also killed many people this year. Hopes of a peace process are fading as the Pakistani Taliban have ruled out surrounding arms in their last week video. Chief of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan or […]
Chairman of Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran Dr Tahirul Qadri has made it clear that he did not want to become a caretaker prime minister. Addressing the Tehrik-i-Minhajul Quran workers convention, Tahirul Qadri said, “We will eradicate corruption from politics and no one will be allowed to loot the resources of the country.” On the occasion, […]
Dec 31 2012 | Posted in
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A steady hundred by Nasir Jamshed guided Pakistan to an exciting six-wicket win against India in the first One-day International played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, India. Chasing a modest target of 228, Pakistan were under immense pressure as they lost two early wickets for only 21 runs on the board. Both wickets […]
Dec 31 2012 | Posted in
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Brenda Song exhibits her fascinating figure at Studio City Gym The Suite Life of Zack & Cody star Brenda Song looked like she had a particularly strenuous session at a Studio City gym on Friday. The sweaty 24-year-old flaunted her fit form in a black Nike sports bra under a large white tank top, black […]
Dec 30 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan pace-attack responded to Misbah-ul-Haq’s call, and troubled India with the new ball. Team Green’s skipper won the toss, and without any hesitation decided to field first. The Chennai wicket looked good, but there was surely some dampness beneath the surface due to heavy showers yesterday. Junaid Khan, however, didn’t rely on the conditions, and […]
Dec 30 2012 | Posted in
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Reputation of free-to-play games tarnished due to the social game maker’s mishandling of model, believes company’s president John Smedley. Free-to-play gaming has been growing in popular in recent years, with more and more publishers developing interest in the model and reaping the benefits that it offers. During a recent interview with PC Gamer, Sony Online […]
Though Google closed down many of its European subsidiaries (including the Spanish) and although they sold their assets in China by acquiring Motorola patents, Google wants to finally make a high-end mobile themselves. X Phone is the name by which, according to The Wall Street Journal , internally called this project which will be released in 2013 and will put […]
Dec 29 2012 | Posted in
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India’s budding shuttler Avani Amul Vora displayed her impressive craft on court and advanced into Girl’s Singles U17 semi-final after crushing Diksha Sanjay Rao in quarter-final battle at Amanora Cup 2012 on Friday, December 28, in Pune. The higher ranked Avani, who is the fourth seed in the main round, was on a completely different […]
Dec 29 2012 | Posted in
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At least five people were killed and 40 others wounded when a loud explosion ripped apart a bus parked outside the gates of Karachi Cantonment Station, the main railway station in the city. According to media reports, the blast occurred in a passenger bus standing near the station, killing three people and injuring 40 […]
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Saturday said that Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) led coalition government believes in the mechanism of consensus, adding that the key to a peaceful and democratic and sovereign parliament and government is with the people of the country. Addressing a function of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, he […]