“But I’m not sure who might take notice except Leap and PCS,” he said, since most other carriers focus on bigger spenders. MetroPCS reported a net loss of 186,000 customers in Q2. On Monday, Leap reported 289,000 net customer losses and said it would enhance its higher-end services. TracFone, however, added 106,000 U.S. subscribers in […]
Aug 7 2012 | Posted in
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Washington: (Tuesday, August 07, 2012) The gunman who attacked the Sikh temple in Wisconsin and killed six people has been identified as a former US Army “psychological operations specialist” confirmed the Pentagon on Monday. Wade Michael Page, who also was shot dead by the police while inflicting the carnage onto the Sikh temple visitors, was […]
Aug 7 2012 | Posted in
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After a lot of talk and wait, the United States has finally released $1.1 billion to Pakistan of the Coalition Support Fund (CSF), the first installment of its kind since December 2010. The United States released the funds after Islamabad and Washington inked an agreement governing Ground Line of Communications (GLoC) for NATO forces battling […]
Aug 3 2012 | Posted in
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Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Monday that Pakistan’s spy chief will call for an end to US drone strikes in its tribal areas bordering Afghanistan and push for a sharing of technology and intelligence during a visit to Washington this week. “We will push for no drones. If we (Pakistan and the US) are partners, […]
Jul 30 2012 | Posted in
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President Asif Ali Zardari is going to attend an extraordinary summit of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) scheduled to be held in second week of August in Makkah, the city of Saudi Arabia. In order to discuss the current situation facing the Muslim world, Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz invited leaders of Muslim countries […]
In what appeared to be another positive step, Federal Cabinet on Wednesday approved singing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States (US) on new terms of engagement and resumption of Ground Line of Communications (GLoC). Federal Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira briefing the media said the decision was taken in line with the guidelines […]
Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Senator and renowned legal expert, Aitzaz Ahsan, has said that he was in favor of writing the letter to Swiss authorities to reopen graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. Aitzaz Ahsan has different stances on different occasion over the matter. He had said that letter couldn’t be written unless President […]
Jul 26 2012 | Posted in
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Cameron Munter, the outgoing ambassador to the United States, asked Pakistan to stop blaming foreign interventions, saying it will not resolve multiple internal challenges the country is facing in the present scenario. In his farewell message to the Facebook community in Pakistan, he observed, “Pakistan must look to its own people and its own potential […]
Jul 25 2012 | Posted in
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After witnessing the ‘price increase’ trend, the crude oil prices observed a declining trend today. According to the details, the New York’s main contract, for the delivery of light sweet crude for the month of August, shed 53 cents to $ 92.13 a barrel. Brent North Sea crude for delivery in September slid about 38 […]
Jul 20 2012 | Posted in
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Expressing fears over the security, sovereignty and integrity of the country, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain urged all stakeholders to think about the survival of the country instead of fighting for power. Addressing to his party leaders, he observed, “The country’s security, sovereignty and integrity of the country is under threat. It was […]
Jul 20 2012 | Posted in
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has claimed that the ruling Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) and its coalition partners were confederated in a plot to let down the judiciary. Addressing a ceremony hosted for the fund raising campaign of his educational institution, the cricketer-turned-politician lashed out the ruling party, particularly President Asif Ali Zardari. He […]
Jul 20 2012 | Posted in
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Dell, one of the biggest PC-making companies in the world, have started to digress from their primary business. According to the founder and CEO of the company, Michael Dell, the enterprise solutions are their new services portfolio. He clearly stated that Dell is no longer in the PC business. Since the iPad has instigated a […]
Jul 18 2012 | Posted in
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