Richard Miniter, a famous America journalist, claimed that a colonel of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) assisted the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) track down Al-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden. In what appeared to be another shocking claim, the book claimed that Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani may have been informed about the May […]
Aug 23 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United States (US) Hussain Haqqani has said that the US and Pakistan should end their alliance, citing unrealistic expectation in both sides. While addressing the Centre for the National Interest he said, “If in 65 years, you haven’t been able to find sufficient common ground to live together and you […]
In the last episode of the five-part series, I will briefly describe the luminous minds of the earth including William James Sidis and Arfa Kareem Randhawa. William James Sidis (USA) Sidis is an American child prodigy, having extraordinary linguistic and mathematical abilities. Some consider him the smartest man who ever lived, with an estimated IQ […]
Aug 22 2012 | Posted in
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Asking the world not to show concern for the safety of the Pakistan’s nuclear assets, Foreign Office on Thursday reiterated that it strategic assets were safe under a robust command and control system. Foreign Office spokesperson Moazzam Ahmad Khan while commenting on remarks made by US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta that Pakistan’s strategic assets could […]
With a lot of pressure from both sides of the fence, Amazon might start the delivery service prematurely, eBay is already in action in San Francisco area Amazon is starting to become the next Apple both in popularity and profitability. In the recent developments, the largest book selling entity is opening stores in Brazil and […]
Aug 11 2012 | Posted in
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More than a few analysts pointed out that Szkutak’s words amounted to less than a categorical denial. “I think Amazon was just pushing back on speculation that anything was going to happen in the near term,” said S&P Capital IQ equity analyst Michael Souers. Amazon’s fastest shipping option now is two-day delivery for customers who […]
Aug 11 2012 | Posted in
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In order to avoid any untoward incident, the US embassy in Islamabad has issued a travel alert to its citizens in the country to be careful during the Independence Day (August 14) celebrations and Eid-ul-Fitr. According to the press statement, it sensed potential attacks from militant and sectarian groups present in the country on these occasions. […]
Aug 10 2012 | Posted in
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The normal believe is that packaged smartphones account for most sales in the US. The current data revealed that smartphone market grew exponentially but in a different market segment. Prepaid wireless market accounted for most the earnings in the US smartphone market. Though post-paid market was a big player in the sales but the figures […]
Aug 9 2012 | Posted in
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On paper post-paid customers get more incentives for opting and using a wireless connection. They sign a two-year contract, normally, and get subsidized smartphones. All they have to do is pay the bill at the end of the month. Prepaid consumers on the other hand have the free will but at a cost. They can […]
Aug 9 2012 | Posted in
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In quite a shocking development, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Wednesday denied reports in the media that they had threatened to kill Imran Khan if he came to Waziristan for peach march. TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan while talking to the media said he was misquoted in an interview to a foreign news agency. Replying to […]
In quite an unexpected development, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Wednesday threatened Imran Khan, the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) against a planned march to Waziristan to protest US drone attacks. TTP spokesperson Ahsanullah Ahsan while speaking to Associated Press said that they would attack the former cricketer, who is a greatest opponent of […]
As competition stiffens in the pay-as-you-go wireless market, America Movil’s TracFone unit seems a likely survivor of an expected shakeout. TracFone’s success continues to come in the low end of the wireless market as two other prepaid carriers, MetroPCS Communications and Leap Wireless, target higher-spending smartphone users. Leap recently began selling Apple’s iPhone. And MetroPCS […]
Aug 7 2012 | Posted in
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