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‘ISI decides to go after Mullah Omar to avert Abbottabad like operation’

Islamabad: The Inter Services Intelligence, Pakistan’s top spy agency has decided to go after Taliban’s Supreme leader Mullah Omer before the Americans have a chance to repeat their operation against Osama bin Laden, a British newspaper quoted sources as saying.

A senior ISI official requesting not to be named told the newspaper that there would be huge military operation in Quetta very soon where Omar is believed to have been stationed.

Pakistan

Six held in search operation in Abbottabad

Abbottabad: At least six suspects including three Afghan migrants have been arrested from Bilal town during ongoing search operation here on Tuesday.  Read More →

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• Abbottabad Operation: SCBA will go to International Court of Justice
• Fateha for Osama bin Laden in National Assembly

S-Asia

India: Supreme Court suspends Ayodhya ruling

New Delhi: India’s Supreme Court has suspended a ruling over the fate of the Ayodhya holy site, where a Hindu mob destroyed a mosque 18 years ago.  Read More →

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• To match China, India fast-tracking border projects
• 23 Taliban killed, four arrested in Afghanistan

World

Egypt: Christians protest in Cairo after church attack

Cairo: Christians in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, are holding a protest vigil near Tahrir Square following an attack on two churches in which 12 people died. More than 180 were wounded in clashes... 

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• Oxfam warns Afghan forces not ready for security role
• Tepco seeks govt help for compensation payments

Uncensored

Chomsky flays bin Laden raid

Washington: We might ask ourselves how we would be reacting if Iraqi commandos landed at George W. Bush’s compound, assassinated him, and dumped his body in the Atlantic, says well known social... 

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• 102 journalists killed in 2010: report
• Navy SEAL Team Six, Killed Osama Bin Laden

Business

KSE closes 52 points higher

The Karachi Stock Exchange closed 52 points higher on Monday thanks to buying in some blue chips.  Read More →

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• Pakistan Economy Watch calls for alternative supply chains for auto industry
• Finance body rules out increase in salaries of employees in budget

Sports

Australia beat Pakistan 5-1

Ipoh, Malaysia: Australia crushed Pakistan by 5-1 in Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament in Ipoh, Malaysia on Monday.  Read More →

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• Bereaved Younis Khan to return home
• Afridi’s statement violation of conduct: PCB

Style

Mom is prettier than me

Mumbai: Bollywood emerging superstar Sonakshi Sinha has said that her mother is the personification of courage, strength and perseverance.  Read More →

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• Princess Diana dresses sell for $276,000 at auction
• Next Munnabhai film to hit floors next year: Arshad Warsi

Science

Report says Microsoft in talks to buy Skype

Microsoft is in talks to buy internet phone service Skype, the Wall Street Journal has reported.  Read More →

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• NASA to launch next-to-last shuttle on May 16
• Sony apologizes for network security breach

Health

Anxiety can weaken bones

Beware- anxiety now comes with a new risk: it weakens your bones! Researchers from Deakin in Australia... 

• Almonds are supportive to power diabetes
• Once-a-day asthma pill ‘more effective than inhaler’

Amazing

Osama’s death: US teacher shaves for first time since 2001

A US  middle schoolteacher shaved his ten years old beard on Monday as he had vowed after terrorist... 

• Bidder pays $11,000 for ticket to attend ABC show
• World smallest goat claimed in Pakistan

[The News Tribe]

Enemies of US are in Pakistan: US Senator

Washington: A US Senator and member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senator Bob Corker said that the killing of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan provide the country with an opportunity to reconsider its dealings with the country where enemies of the US were living.

Pakistan

Saudi Consulate attacked in Karachi

Karachi: Unknown terrorists hurled two crackers out side Saudi Consulate in Karachi, sources said on Wednesday.  Read More →

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• India releases eight Pakistani prisoners
• Zardari on four day visit to Russia

S-Asia

India: SC rejects harsher Bhopal charge bid

Agencies // May 11th, 2011

New Delhi: India’s Supreme Court has rejected a request to re-open the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster case in order to impose harsher sentences on the accused.  Read More →

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• Indian prime minister likely to visit Afghanistan with aid
• Where Dawood is, if not in Pakistan? India

World

Nato bombs Tripoli as UN’s Amos calls for pause

Tripoli: Nato has carried out more air raids on the Libyan capital, Tripoli, shortly after UN aid chief Valerie Amos called for a pause in hostilities to ease the humanitarian crisis.  Read More →

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• Iran: Bushehr nuke plant begins operation
• US to withdraw 70,000 troops from Afghanistan in next three years

Uncensored

‘ISI decides to go after Mullah Omar to avert Abbottabad like operation’

Islamabad: The Inter Services Intelligence, Pakistan’s top spy agency has decided to go after Taliban’s Supreme leader Mullah Omer before the Americans have a chance to repeat their operation... 

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• Chomsky flays bin Laden raid

• 102 journalists killed in 2010: report

Business

Iran, Iraq, Syria agree on gas deal

Tehran: Iran, Iraq and Syria agreed on a deal to construct a pipeline to transfer natural gas from Iran to Europe, says Iranian Deputy Oil Minister Javad Oji.  Read More →

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• KSE closes 52 points higher

• Pakistan Economy Watch calls for alternative supply chains for auto industry

Sports

Pakistan, India face each other today

Ipoh: Two traditional rivals India and Pakistan will face each other in Azlan Shah Hockey tournament being played in Malaysia on Wednesday.  Read More →

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• PCB decides to dismiss Shahid Afridi as captain
• Australia beat Pakistan 5-1

Style

Shaan vows to fight against tobacco

Mumbai: Bollywood singer Shaan has been appointed as tobacco control ambassador for the ministry of health and family welfare to promote the message of tobacco abstinence.  Read More →

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• Mom is prettier than me

• Princess Diana dresses sell for $276,000 at auction

Science

Report says Microsoft in talks to buy Skype

Microsoft is in talks to buy internet phone service Skype, the Wall Street Journal has reported.  Read More →

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• NASA to launch next-to-last shuttle on May 16
• Sony apologizes for network security breach

Health

15-minute workout can keep you fit

A 15-minute workout at the gym helps keep you young as well as fit, according to a study. Researchers... 

• Anxiety can weaken bones

[The News Tribe]

55 FC officials among 87 killed in Charsadda twin blasts

Peshawar: At least 87 people, including 55 Frontier Corps personnel  were killed and more than 115 were injured on Friday when a suicide and bomb attack targeted a FC training site in the Shabqadar Tehsil of Charsadda, police said.

Police said that the incident occurred when new recruits were about to be bussed home on leave from the training centre..

Police and security forces rushed to the spot and shifted the dead and injured to Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar and District Headquarter Hospital. FC Commander Akbar Hoti told media that 20 civilians were among dead.

Pakistan

Osama Operation: Strict security in Islamabad ahead of military briefing

Islamabad: Massive security arrangements have been made ahead of Joint session of the Parliament where the top military brass will brief lawmakers on how Osama bin Laden lived in hiding in Abbottabad... 

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• Court rejects Kazmi’s bail plea
• Karachi: Students being sent to SW for militant training

S-Asia

Grameen Bank: Muhammad Yunus quits top post

Dhaka: The founder of the pioneering Bangladeshi micro-lending Grameen Bank is standing down as its head after a long-running row with the government. Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus said he was... 

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• India wants probe into Osama’s presence in Pakistan
• India: Court lifts gag on MP Amar Singh tapes

World

Hosni Mubarak’s detention extended for 15 days

Cairo: Egypt’s authorities have extended the detention of ousted President Hosni Mubarak for another 15 days. It comes after the 83-year-old was questioned in a hospital in a Red Sea resort... 

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• Security fears for US Navy Seal team after Osama’s death
• Opposition says Bashar al-Assad vows not to fire on rally

Uncensored

UN report warns of unsound use of natural resources

New York: A United Nations research revealed that 1.3 billion tons of food is lost or wasted each year in the world.  Read More →

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• Pak-focused online media got 700% extra traffic on Osama’s killing

• ‘ISI decides to go after Mullah Omar to avert Abbottabad like operation’

Business

Pakistan, Russia sign agreement on investment

Moscow: Pakistan and Russia have singed an agreement on promotion of investment.  Read More →

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• Iran, Iraq, Syria agree on gas deal

• KSE closes 52 points higher

Sports

Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey: Pakistan, Britain & Kiwis eyeing to reach final

Ipoh, Malaysia: Pakistan hockey team along with two others contestants is in a race to secure position in the 20th Sultan Azlaan Shah Hockey Tournament final on Saturday.  Read More →

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• West Indies scored 209 for 9
• Afridi responds to PCB notice

Style

The Black Swan a tremendous movie of the year

Black Swan is a very weird and wonderful film and breaks all records of 2011. This blockbuster film is based on the ballet High Art but it’s also a lurid psycho-sexual horror movie, to how... 

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• Shaan vows to fight against tobacco

• Mom is prettier than me

Science

Overall subscription grow by 5.96 million in Ju-Feb

Karachi: The cellular phone subscription witnessed constant growth in the country amid stiff price war and services by operators, crossing 105 million mark in February with addition of 2.37 million... 

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• Report says Microsoft in talks to buy Skype

• NASA to launch next-to-last shuttle on May 16

Health

Anti-retroviral drugs ‘help reduce’ HIV transmission

An HIV-positive person who takes anti-retroviral drugs after diagnosis, rather than when their health... 

• 48 women raped every hour in Congo

• 15-minute workout can keep you fit

Amazing

UN report warns of unsound use of natural resources

New York: A United Nations research revealed that 1.3 billion tons of food is lost or wasted each year... 

• Pakistani mountaineer hoists national flag on Mount Everest

[The News Tribe]

Nawaz for determining role of secret agencies

Lahore: Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Chief Nawaz Sharif on Saturday said that the government’s resolution in the joint session of the parliament was weak and added that  points regarding stopping drone attacks, Nato supplies, review into relations with the US have been included by his party.

Pakistan

Nawaz busy in political point scoring: Information Minister

Islamabad: Federal information minister Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has said that Nawaz Sharif was busy in political point scoring despite the political leadership have passed a unanimous resolution... 

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• Abbottabad operation :US envoy calls on Nawaz
• Full scale response to be given to save Pakistan

S-Asia

Grameen Bank: Muhammad Yunus quits top post

Dhaka: The founder of the pioneering Bangladeshi micro-lending Grameen Bank is standing down as its head after a long-running row with the government. Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus said he was... 

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• India wants probe into Osama’s presence in Pakistan
• India: Court lifts gag on MP Amar Singh tapes

World

Yemen: Three killed in protests against Saleh

Sanaa: Three people have been killed and 18 wounded in anti-government protests in Yemen, say witnesses. Crowds gathered in Ibb, Taiz and the capital Sanaa to demand that President Ali Abdullah... 

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• Hosni Mubarak’s spouse detained in corruption probe
• Syria: ‘Six protestors killed’ in Homs after prayers

Uncensored

UN report warns of unsound use of natural resources

New York: A United Nations research revealed that 1.3 billion tons of food is lost or wasted each year in the world.  Read More →

More »

• Pak-focused online media got 700% extra traffic on Osama’s killing
• ‘ISI decides to go after Mullah Omar to avert Abbottabad like operation’

Business

Sugar mills owe Rs 7bn to growers

Lahore: Despite serious efforts by the Punjab government sugar mills have yet to pay Rs 7 billion out of a the total of Rs 105 billion to sugarcane growers.  Read More →

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• Zardari, Medvedev for enhancing bilateral trades ties

• Pakistan, Russia sign agreement on investment

Sports

Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey: Pakistan, Britain & Kiwis eyeing to reach final

Ipoh, Malaysia: Pakistan hockey team along with two others contestants is in a race to secure position in the 20th Sultan Azlaan Shah Hockey Tournament final on Saturday.  Read More →

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• West Indies scored 209 for 9
• Afridi responds to PCB notice

Style

Bebo to host a reality fashion show

Mumbai: Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor, well known for Bebo, has planned to participate in a reality fashion show.  Read More →

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• Prinyanka Chopra has over one million Twitter followers

• The Black Swan a tremendous movie of the year

Science

Overall subscription grow by 5.96 million in Ju-Feb

Karachi: The cellular phone subscription witnessed constant growth in the country amid stiff price war and services by operators, crossing 105 million mark in February with addition of 2.37 million... 

More »

• Report says Microsoft in talks to buy Skype
• NASA to launch next-to-last shuttle on May 16

Health

Health benefits of ginger

Ginger is a well known medicine and has been used for various medical treatments. The name ginger is... 

• Anti-retroviral drugs ‘help reduce’ HIV transmission

• 48 women raped every hour in Congo

Health

Health benefits of ginger

Ginger is a well known medicine and has been used for various medical treatments. The name ginger is... 

• Anti-retroviral drugs ‘help reduce’ HIV transmission

• 48 women raped every hour in Congo
• 15-minute workout can keep you fit

Amazing

Croatian boy with magnetic body

A six-year-old Croatian schoolboy Ivan Stoiljkovic has a magnetic personality and astounds people with... 

• Argentine farmer creates giant guitar, using 7,000 trees

[The News Tribe]

Kerry hands over list of “specific demands” to Kayani: report

Islamabad: Chairman, US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. John Kerry have reportedly handed over Pakistan’s army chief a list of “specific demands” relating to American suspicions about Pakistan’s harboring of militants ahead of meetings on Monday.

Pakistan

US withdraws defence officials from Pakistan

Islamabad: The US has pulled out its defence officials from Pakistan bringing the tally to as many as 40 in its South Asian ally   in the wake of Abbottabad operation that led to killing of... 

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• Senator Kerry calls on army chief
• Raymond Davis issue: Fahim’s family found in Punjab

S-Asia

Kerry meets Karzai ahead of Pakistan visit

Kabul: Chairman US Senate’s powerful Foreign Relations Committee Senator John Kerry met Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul, the president’s office said, ahead of Kerry’s visit to Pakistan... 

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• World should facilitate Kashmir settlement: Mirwaiz

• Grameen Bank: Muhammad Yunus quits top post

World

Israel to transfer cash to Palestinian govt

Jerusalem: Israel has agreed to transfer to the Palestinians cash it withheld after the rival Palestinian factions signed a unity pact.  Read More →

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• Mubarak’s wife ‘recovering’ from sudden illness
• Syria crackdown: Seven killed in Talkalakh

Business

Weekly inflation rises by 0.07 percent

Islamabad: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), for the week ended on May 12 for the lowest income group up to Rs.3,000 has registered an increase of 0.07 per cent over the previous week.  Read More →

Sports

West Indies wraps up Pakistan in fist Test

Guyana: West Indies wrapped up Pakistan by 40 runs in the first Test of two-match series at Providence Stadium, Guyana on Sunday.  Read More →

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• Aussies lifts 20th Azlan Shah Trophy
• WI sets 219 runs total for Pakistan

Style

Pakistani stage dancer passes away

Lahore: Lollywood actress and famous stage dancer Anjuman Shahzadi passed away on Sunday evening. She was suffering from liver problem.  Read More →

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• Shilpa Shetty expecting a baby

• Bebo to host a reality fashion show

Science

China’s stealth fighter betters that than of US

Washington: The next generation stealth fighter under development by the Chinese military could rival America’s best fighters in terms of speed, stealth and lethality, according to a report.  Read More →

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• Overall subscription grow by 5.96 million in Ju-Feb

• Report says Microsoft in talks to buy Skype

Health

Effects of disastrous marriages on Children

Relationship really matters when you really love someone and it also matters when you breakup your relation... 

• Skin’s stem cells can treat faltering liver
• Health benefits of ginger

Amazing

Gaint dinosaur species found in east China

Beijing: A new species of giant theropod dinosaur have been found in the eastern province of Shandong,... 

• Croatian boy with magnetic body

[The News Tribe]

Abbottabad operation: US tried to give impression of Pakistan’s involvement

Washington: The raiders who launched operation in Abbottabad to kill Osama bin Laden came face-to-face with al-Qaeda chief in a hallway outside his bedroom, and three of the Americans stormed in after him, US officials briefed on the operation told The Associated Press news agency .

The raiders loudly ditched a foundering helicopter right outside bin Laden’s door that lead to ruining of their plan to have a surprised raid.

They busted into the ground floor and began a floor-by-floor storming of the house, working up to the top level where they had assumed bin Laden would be.

Pakistan

I am not against formation of new provinces: Nawaz

Hyderabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Chief Nawaz Sharif has said that he is not against formation of new provinces in the country and the issue should be debated in the parliament.  Read More →

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• Four bodies found in Balochistan
• PM leaves for China on four-day visit

S-Asia

India: Row over Rahul Gandhi farmer ‘atrocity’ claims

Gautam Budh Nagar, India: A row has broken out in India over claims that police killed scores of farmers last week protesting against their land being used for a new road. Local women in Uttar... 

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• Delhi road blockades over petrol price protests
• Jayalalithaa takes oath as Tamil Nadu CM

World

Pope Benedict for action on sex abuse

Vatican City: Pope Benedict has told bishops around the world to promptly report all suspected cases of sexual abuse of minors by Catholic priests to local police in new guidelines he has issued.... 

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• Gaddafi envoys to hold talks in Moscow
• Mubarak’s wife to hand over assets to state

Business

Fiscal deficit is feared to swell to 6pct of GDP

Karachi: Despite the government efforts the fiscal deficit is feared to shoot up to 6 per cent of the GDP during the ongoing year.  Read More →

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• Weekly inflation rises by 0.07 percent

• Sugar mills owe Rs 7bn to growers

Sports

West Indies wraps up Pakistan in fist Test

Guyana: West Indies wrapped up Pakistan by 40 runs in the first Test of two-match series at Providence Stadium, Guyana on Sunday.  Read More →

More »

• Aussies lifts 20th Azlan Shah Trophy
• WI sets 219 runs total for Pakistan

Style

Amir Khan hopes Delhi Belly to push Imran’s career

Bollywood actor Amir Khan feels his upcoming home production Delhi Belly , starring Imran Khan, could be a turning point for his young nephew’s film career.  Read More →

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• Pakistani stage dancer passes away

• Shilpa Shetty expecting a baby

Science

China’s stealth fighter betters that than of US

Washington: The next generation stealth fighter under development by the Chinese military could rival America’s best fighters in terms of speed, stealth and lethality, according to a report.  Read More →

More »

• Overall subscription grow by 5.96 million in Ju-Feb
• Report says Microsoft in talks to buy Skype

Health

Surplus of salt bad for health

“Salt is GOOD for you: eating more could even lower the chances of heart disease.” This is... 

• Effects of disastrous marriages on Children

• Skin’s stem cells can treat faltering liver