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Doctors in Balochistan go on strike The doctors in government and private hospitals of Quetta are observing a strike Thursday following the call of Pakistan Medical Association (PMA), Balochistan chapter against the kidnapping of another doctor of Bolan Medical Complex (BMC), Geo News reported. Unknown armed men abducted a psychiatrist Dr Ghulam Rasool of BMC […]
Snoop Dogg changes name to Snoop Lion Snoop Dogg recently changed his name to Snoop Lion. The artist said at a news conference Monday in New York that he was "born again" during a visit to Jamaica in February and is ready to make music that his "kids and grandparents can listen to." The former gangster […]
Massive whirlpools create funnels in the ocean Around 40 percent of the annual global carbon dioxide emissions absorbed by the world’s oceans enter the water through the Southern Ocean that encircles Antarctica. Reporting this week in the journal Nature Geoscience, British and Australian scientists reveal that rather than carbon being absorbed uniformly into the deep ocean […]
Man dives from 18 miles and survives On Wednesday, Baumgartner took another stratospheric leap, this time from an altitude of more than 18 miles (28.96km) — an estimated 96,640 feet, nearly three times higher than cruising jetliners. He landed safely near Roswell, New Mexico. His top speed was an estimated 536 mph, said Brian Utley, […]
Archaeologists have unearthed a skeleton in a rare state of preservation in Florence. They believe it may be the body of Lisa Gherardini, the Florentine noblewoman widely believed to have served as the muse for Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. It could be a crucial step towards unravelling the mystery of the woman with the […]
Internet Lobby launched by Facebook, E-bay and Google Big technology firms including Google, Facebook, eBay and Amazon have joined to create a new lobby group aimed at promoting “an open, innovative and free Internet.” The Internet Association announced its formation in a statement on its website, indicating it will be headed by Michael Beckerman, a […]
Loadshedding at its ‘best’ during the month of Ramzan The government’s failure to ease loadshedding even during Ramazan shows its total lack of concern for the masses. Against commitments to exempt Sehr and Iftar from loadshedding, a number of towns and cities suffer the agony during these periods. This is all the more criminal given […]
Senate briefed about the flood affectees The Senate Standing Committee on Weather Changes has been informed that 30 million people are feared to be affected from impending flood and rains. 1.46 million people would have to be shifted in camps in case of emergency. The Senate committee meeting was held under the chairmanship of Senator Sadia […]
Rash driving during aftar-time should be avoided Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Ishtiaq Hussain Shah on Sunday said that the motorists must show patience and avoid rash driving, specially at Iftar time. Every one wants to reach destination on time to break fast but this race ultimately leads to fatal accidents, the CTO said while talking […]
Chinese Scientists visit Pakistan Museum A delegation of scientists from Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) visited Pakistan Museum of Natural History (PMNH), a subsidiary of Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF), Ministry of Science & Technology. The 15-member Chinese delegation of scientists headed by CAS President Dr. Chunli Bai, arrived Pakistan on the invitation of Pakistan Academy of Sciences (PAS) for participating in a one-day Bi-nationalConference. PSF Member Science […]
Ramzan starts in Saudi Arabia Muslims in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia would begin fasting today (Friday), as moon was sighted there on Thursday evening. However, the Muslim community in UK and USA is divided. Some people would start fasting from Friday while others would have first fast from Saturday. Whereas, Pakistan […]
Polio campaign resumes in Karachi The anti-polio campaign launched jointly by Pakistan and the United Nations World Health Organisation (WHO), suspended on Tuesday in several areas of Karachi following a gun attack on the vehicle of a WHO doctor, was resumed on Wednesday amid tight security. The unprovoked attack allegedly by two Afghans in a […]
