Prime Minister Justice (R) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso met the Minister for Interior Malik Muhammad Habib Khan and stressed that the caretaker ministers should avoid issuing political statements. During the meeting the issue of statement made by the Interior Minister pertaining to Nawaz Sharif came under discussion. The PM office said the Interior […]
Paul Allen, the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft, has opened an office in Silicon Valley to invest in emerging technology and Internet companies. The Palo Alto office will operate under the name Vulcan Capital, the investment arm of Vulcan Inc., the company that manages Allen’s personal fortune of around 15,000 million (11,600 million Euros). The 60-years-old, co-founded with Bill […]
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A blast near a passenger coach Saturday killed at least nine persons in the town of Mattani, witnesses said. The bomb exploded when the coach was passing at Matani bazaar, some 30 kilometers from Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Matani is located at the edge of the tribal town of Darra Adam Khel […]
Former President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf on Saturday requested the Supreme Court to form a full bench to hear the treason case against him. Five petitions, seeing high treason proceedings, have been filed in the apex court. A two-judge bench, comprising Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain is hearing the […]
The former Germany international chatted with the Special One, with the Real Madrid trainer admitting that he has massive respect for the Bundesliga giants Stefan Effenberg claims Real Madrid head coach Jose Mourinho appreciates Borussia Dortmund a lot, after both teams were paired against each other in the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League. The […]
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The Islamabad High Court on Friday ordered removal of Managing Director of Pakistan Television, Yousaf Beg Mirza, as his appointment was declared as illegal. A single member bench comprising Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui passed the order while hearing a plea filed by Ahsraf Azeem, a former MD PTV against the appointment of Yousaf Beg […]
Google has formally submitted a package of concessions to the European Commissioner for Competition, Joaquín Almunia, to close down the matter without an investigation lasting two years for its anti-competitive practices. The search engine company, with a European market share of over 80%, is being investigated for having included in its contents extraneous material without permission also hinder […]
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The Election Commission of Pakistan has directed caretaker government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to remove Inspector General Police. Talking to newsmen in Election Commission Secretariat‚ Secretary ECP Ishtiaq Ahmad said on Friday that the Commission is trying to ensure impartiality in all four provinces. Replying to a question about delaying reports‚ he said ECP […]
The German Football League managing director insisted that they are having talks about the subject ahead of the prospective winter World Cup that will be held in Qatar in 2022 DFL director Andreas Rettig is thinking about scrapping the summer break along with other top officials. This notion was also discussed back in March during […]
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The Election Tribunal in Lahore on Friday accepted Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif’s nomination papers for NA-120. PPP member Sohail Malik had raised objections that Nawaz was a defaulter in the Asghar Khan case and objected to his nomination papers for NA-120. Malik also said that Nawaz was not “sadiq” and […]
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has disposed of 233 cases whereas 402 new cases have been instituted during the period from Saturday 06th March 2013 to Friday 12th April 2013. The backlog remains 19092, a SC statement said on Friday. The backlog in the apex Court on 05th March 2013 was 18923 cases. […]
Prime Minister Justice (R) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso has constituted a three-member committee to give concrete and practical recommendations to overcome Pakistan Steel Mills present financial woes. The Prime Minister was presiding over a high level meeting to review the overall performance of PSM, its issues and challenges, the PM office said. The […]