Archive for: April, 2013

Musharraf gets extension in bail in judges detention case

Former President Pervez Musharraf Friday appeared in a court in Islamabad to reply to the charges about his action to impose emergency rule during his 1999-2008 government, lawyers said.   A case had been filed in an Islamabad police station against Musharraf, charging him of placing hundreds of top judges under house arrest when he […]

Musharraf admits secret deal with U.S. on drone strikes

Former President Pervez Musharraf has acknowledged his government secretly signed off on U.S. drone strikes, the first time a top past or present Pakistani official has admitted publicly to such a deal.   Pakistani leaders long have openly challenged the drone program and insisted they had no part in it, CNN reported.   Musharraf’s admission, […]

Pakistan takes up new labour laws with Saudi Arabia

Pakistan has taken up the matter of new labour laws with the Saudi Authorities and Pakistan Counsel General visited the deportation camps and jails there.   The Foreign Ministry said Pakistan has also written a letter to Saudi King saying that Pakistanis are a factor contributing towards Saudi economy. Saudi Arabia has given a three […]

US students visit Taxila to know Pakistan’s rich cultural heritage

U.S. Ambassador Richard Olson led a delegation of U.S. university students to Taxila yesterday to share with them some of Pakistan’s most impressive cultural heritage sites.   Ambassador Olson reviewed U.S.-funded projects to preserve the historic sites of Sirkap and Jinnan Wali Dheri. The U.S. government has contributed more than $1.5 million to historic preservation […]

Gunmen kill MQM candidate in Hyderabad

MQM PPP Alliance.

Unidentified gunmen Thursday shot dead a ‘Mutahida Qaumi Movement’ or MQM Sindh assembly candidate in Hyderabad, police said.   The gunmen fired at Fakhr ul Islam during his election campaign, a police officer said.   The gunmen , riding a motorcycle, fled after the attack.   Fakhrul Islam had filed papers to contest elections from Hyderabad […]

PC sales suffer worst decline in two decades

The PC sales has fallen 14% in the first three months of the year, the biggest drop in two decades, according to the statistics being provided by IDC. However, the figures are much lower than the survey company had initially predicted. On the same day, Gartner – a renowned consultancy firm, published a 11% decrease in […]

Dasti out of prison, vows to contest on two seats

Jamshid Dasti announced on Thursday to contest elections on two National Assembly seats shortly after he was released from Multan jail on the order by the Lahore High Court.   The Lahore High Court cancelled Dasti’s three-year prison sentence handed down to him in a fake degree case and ordered his release.   The court […]

Robben happy with the away win

The Netherlands international believes the Bavarian giants played on top of their game during their win against Juventus, which was aided by goals from Mario Mandzukic and Claudio Pizarro Bayern Munich right winger Arjen Robben was ecstatic as his side recorded a 2-0 victory over Juventus in Turin on Wednesday to qualify for the semi-finals […]

Mikel Arteta believes Tomas Rosicky can change the rhythm – Football News

Mikel Arteta believes Tomas Rosicky can change the rhythm – Football News Mikel Arteta praised his Czech teammate after his spectacular form against West Bromwich Albion last weekend. Tomas Rosicky hit a brace to lead the Red Army to glory. He fired a stunning goal in the 30th minute and took his side to 1-0 […]

Pakistan hands over engineering university to Afghan authorities

Pakistan Wednesday handed over the newly constructed Liaquat Ali Khan Engineering University at Balkh to Afghanistan.   The handing ceremony was attended by the Pakistan Ambassador to Afghanistan, Mohammad Sadiq, Governor of Balkh, Atta Mohammad Noor, Higher Education Minister, Dr. Obaidullah Obaid, prominent educationists and notables of the area. Speaking on the occasion, Ambassador Sadiq […]

PML-N, BNP to make seat adjustment in Balochistan

Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) and Balochistan National Party (BNP-Mengal) Wednesday agreed to make seat adjustment in Balochistan for the May 11 elections.   PML-N leader and former Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif met BNP chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal and agreed to form committees for seat adjustment.   Both told a joint presser that the seat […]

Google set to offer high-speed network in Austin

Google are set to offer a high-speed network in Austin (Texas, USA) with an Internet service reportedly exceeding a gigabyte per second next year. The launch of Google Fiber in Austin would be the first move by Google to expand its service beyond Kansas City (Missouri) submitted in November. Google says that their fiber optic Internet service […]

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