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Tsunami warning issued in Japan after 7.1 magnitude quake

Tokyo:Japan has issued a warning for 3-foot (1 meter) tsunami after a powerful earthquake,measuring 7.1 at Richter scale, with epicenter near crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant , hit the country on Monday. No loss of life and property has been reported so far.Sources said rail service was suspended...  No Comment

Pakistan

India hands over Pakistani prisoners

Lahore: Indian authorities on Monday handed over 39 Pakistani prisoners to Pakistan who have been languishing in Indian jails sine long. India handed over the prisoners at Wahga border. The prisoners... 

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• large cache of drugs seized in Lahore
• Three killed, eight injured in Kurram Agency blast

S-Asia

India claims presence of Chinese troops along LoC

New Delhi: Indian authorities have acquired confirmation about the presence of Chinese troops along the line of control in Pakistan controlled Kashmir, Times of India claimed. The report published... 

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• Suicide bomber attacks Afghan army bus in Kabul
• Indian troops, police commit human rights abuses in Kashmir: US

World

Shooting erupts in Syrian seaport city

Baniyas: Four people, a security officer among them, are said to have been shot dead in Baniyas two days after deadly clashes in the south. Pro-government militia shot three protesters, eyewitnesses... 

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• Hosni Mubarak to be quizzed over deaths
• Earthquake: Japan thanks world for support

Uncensored

CID arrests three target killers

Karachi: Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Karachi, the southern city of Pakistan, Saud Mirza has claimed to arrest three target killers and recovered illegal weapons and drugs from their... 

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• World Cup 2011: Bookies transfer Rs23 bn
• 51% Pakistanis believe progress possible for the poor

Business

PIA’s restructuring plan being finalized: Defence Minister

Islamabad: Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar has said that a restructuring plan for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is being finalized aimed at improving its efficiency and making... 

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• Energy crises: PM announces formation of Govt-industry Energy Council
• Overseas Pakistani workers remit historic amount of over $1 billion in March

Sports

Japan planning to bid for 2020 Olympics

Tokyo: Japan is planning to bid for the 2020 Olympics as part of its recovery from the devastating earthquake and tsunami which hit the country in March.  Read More →

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• Indian media keeps cheap approach about Pakistan
• Sky 1. drops Wayne Rooney’s show

Style

Prominent Pakistani theatre actor Mastana passes away

Bahawalpur: Prominent Pakistani theatre actor Murtaza Hasan Mastana died after a protracted ailment in Bahawalpur on Monday. He was suffering from Hepatitis C since long and was admitted in  Bahawalpur... 

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• Amir Khan to act in Face off remake
• ‘Sesame Street’ to get $20 mn remake in Pakistan

Science

China launches 8th Beidou satellite

Beijing: China on Sunday successfully launched the eighth orbiter for its Beidou satellite navigation and positioning network.  Read More →

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• Arctic ice melt: new warning issued
• NASA may use space station to prepare flights to Mars

Health

Scientists grow kidneys in lab

London: Scottish scientists have made a breakthrough in organ transplantation by successfully growing... 

• Diabetes- leading cause of death
• Acne problem is common in all ages

Amazing

Designer makes dress from children’s books

Boston: Boston-based fashion designer Ryan Novelline has created an amazing fairytale dress using only... 

• German girl rides cow like a horse
• 2000 years old 70 books found in Jordan

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SC orders HEC to keep working

Islamabad: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday directed the Higher Education Commission (HEC) to continue working until the passage of new law. An apex court bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry disposed of the petition challenging proposed dissolution of HEC. Attoney General...  No Comment

Pakistan

PM approves new service structure for doctors

Islamabad: Accepting lingering demands of doctors Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has given approval to the new service structure for doctors. Speaking to media here on Tuesday the prime minister... 

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• Davis issue: LHC seeks interior ministry’s response over missing families
• Two alleged terrorits of DG Khan blasts arrested

S-Asia

India to confirm arrest of IC-814 mastermind

New Delhi: Stepping up its efforts to extradite IC-814 hijacking mastermind Abdul Rauf to the country, India is sending a team to Chile to confirm the identity of the arrested man.  Read More →

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• Imam Ka’aba, Zakir Naik express sorrow over killing of Kashmiri leader
• Suicide bomber attacks Afghan army-bus in Kabul

World

Police detain women in face veils as France enforces ban

Paris: Police briefly detained at least two women in France while wearing Islamic veils, after a law banning the garment in public came into force. Police said they were held not because of their... 

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• Iraq for expelling Iranian PMOI exiles by end of year
• Moussa Koussa warns against civil war in Libya

Uncensored

CID arrests three target killers

Karachi: Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Karachi, the southern city of Pakistan, Saud Mirza has claimed to arrest three target killers and recovered illegal weapons and drugs from their... 

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• World Cup 2011: Bookies transfer Rs23 bn
• 51% Pakistanis believe progress possible for the poor

Business

Oil supply to KESC resumed

Karachi: Oil supply to the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) has been resumed by the Pakistan State Oil. The furnace oil worth Rs one billion has been provided to the power utility which... 

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• Overseas Pakistani workers remit historic amount of over $1 billion in March

• Pak forex reserves dip

Sports

SRK hopes KKR will emerge stronger in IPL

Mumbai: Bollywood actor and Indian Premier League (IPL) franchisee owner, Shahrukh Khan, has said that he is confident of his team emerging stronger in the upcoming matches of the tournament. Kolkata... 

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• Asif allowed traveling to UAE
• Pakistan’s spymaster leaves for US

Style

‘I am not part of Dostana 2’

Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra has ruled out the  reports that she will be starring in the sequel to 2008 hit Dostana. “I was never doing dostana two.. this was cleared some 2 years... 

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• Prominent Pakistani theatre actor Mastana passes away

• Keep your skin cool in summer

Health

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US drones kill six in South Waziristan

Peshawar: Two  US dronea fired four missiles in North west Pakistan’s tribal region near Afghan border,killing at least six and injuring several people, sources said on Wednesday.

The sources said that the two US spy planes targeted a residential complex and motorcycle  in Angoor Adda  area of Tehsil Bermal in South Waziristan.

Pakistan

Situation in Balochistam turning critical: SC

Islamabad: The Supreme Court on Wednesday remarked that secret agencies have gone out of control as number of missing persons was on increase and situation in Baluchistan has been turning critical. An... 

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• Blast destroys train engine in Sindh
• PML-N leader shot dead in Balochistan

S-Asia

Suicide bomber kills 10 in Afghanistan

Kabul: At least 10 people were killed and several injured in a suicide attack in Kabul on Wednesday.  Read More →

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• Pakistan to handover 89 Indian prisoners
• Graft case: ex-Indian MP appears in court

World

Libya contact group to meet in Qatar

Doha: The contact group on Libya is to hold talks on the conflict the country is facing, amid calls for Nato to intensify its campaign there. At the talks in Qatar, delegates from the “contact... 

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• French troops uncover ‘Gbagbo weapons cache’
• Mubarak sons detained amid corruption probe

Uncensored

CID arrests three target killers

Karachi: Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Karachi, the southern city of Pakistan, Saud Mirza has claimed to arrest three target killers and recovered illegal weapons and drugs from their... 

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• World Cup 2011: Bookies transfer Rs23 bn
• 51% Pakistanis believe progress possible for the poor

Business

6,000 youths to be sent to Malaysia for employment

Karachi: As many as 6,000 unemployed youths from the province of Sindh would be sent to Malaysia for jobs.  Read More →

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• NBP appoints Vice President PR
• Call for completion of Pak, Iran Gas pipeline agreement

Sports

Sri Lanka recalls players from IPL

Mumbai: Sri Lanka’s Sports Minister Mahinadananda Althugamage has ordered players, who are playing in the ongoing Indian Premier League, to return home.  Read More →

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• ‘West Indies warned to be wary of Pakistan pacer Gul’

• SRK hopes KKR will emerge stronger in IPL

Style

Amitabh’s Rajini joke offends fans

Bollowood actor Amitabh Bachchan had to face criticism  when he posted a joke on twitter about the south star RaniniiKant. Big B wrote on his Twitter page, “Someone sent me this on mobile... 

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• ‘I am not part of Dostana 2’

• Prominent Pakistani theatre actor Mastana passes away

Health

Drinking 100-pc fruit juice ‘as healthy as eating whole fruits’

A research has suggested that drinking 100 percent fruit juices could have protective health benefits... 

• Taking big bites can reduce weight
• ‘Worrying’ bowel cancer surgery differences

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ZAB case: SC decides to form new bench

Islamabad: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday observed that a new bench would be constituted to hear the president’s reference seeking court opinion in Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto case. A three-member bench of the SC comprising Chief Justice Ifitikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Ghulam Rabbani and Justice Sair...  No Comment

Pakistan

Pakistan Embassy official shot in Nepal

Katmandu: An employee of the Pakistani embassy in Kathmandu has been shot near the embassy in Basundhara, Kathmandu Thursday morning. Police said, two assailants, riding a motorcycle open fired ... 

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• Baloch missing persons must be produced in courts
• Indo-Pak defence secretaries meeting on Apr 22

S-Asia

Defence exchanges to be resumed between India, China

New Delhi: Two of the Asian nuclear powers have agreed to resume defence exchanges which were halted last year. China refused a visa to a held Kashmir-based Indian general in 2010.  Read More →

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• India to take up Rana’s claims with Pak: Krishna

• Suicide bomber kills 10 in Afghanistan

World

Ouattara says all sides to face justice in Ivory Coast

Abidjan: Ivory Coast’s new President Alassane Ouattara has said all sides in the country’s conflict must face justice. He said he would ask the International Criminal Court to probe... 

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• UK promises to cut immigration to ’1980s’ levels’
• Corruption probe: Mubarak and sons detained

Uncensored

CID arrests three target killers

Karachi: Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Karachi, the southern city of Pakistan, Saud Mirza has claimed to arrest three target killers and recovered illegal weapons and drugs from their... 

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• World Cup 2011: Bookies transfer Rs23 bn
• 51% Pakistanis believe progress possible for the poor

Business

Pak-IMF talks on Thursday

Islamabad: Pakistan would hold dialogue with International Monitoring Fund on Thursday in which future of standby arrangements and new programs would be discussed.  Read More →

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• 6,000 youths to be sent to Malaysia for employment

• NBP appoints Vice President PR

Sports

Pakistan team flies for West Indies tour

Lahore: Pakistan Cricket team has left for West Indies tour from Allama Iqbal International Airport in the wee hours of Thursday.  Read More →

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• Pak cricket team to leave for West Indies on Thursday
• Restoration of Int’l Cricket in Pakistan is need of time: Waqar Younis

Style

It`s safe action for Saif

Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan is trying his best to perform daredevil stunts in his home production Agnet Vinod  but wants to do it with utmost safety and precaution. “I think with this... 

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• Obama to appear on Oprah

• Amitabh’s Rajini joke offends fans

Health

Kids’ meals consisting of white potatoes are rich in nutrients

A new research has suggested that consumption of white potatoes (non-fried) by children does not displace... 

• Mild stress leads to long-term disability

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PM to visit Kabul with top military brass

Islamabad: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday will visit Afghanistan along with Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kiani and Director General Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Ahmed Shuja Pasha , sources said on Friday. The sources said that Gilani in his first ever visit accompanying...  No Comment

Pakistan

Raymond Davis release: LHC asks AG to submit reply

Lahore: The Lahore High Court on Friday directed Attorney General to submit his reply in a petition against the release of Raymond Davis, involved in killing two Pakistanis, by April 26.  Read More →

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• Target killers expelled workers of MQM: Malik
• Two killed, two injured in Quetta

S-Asia

150 shops, 15 houses gutted in Baramulla

Srinagar: At least 15 houses and over 150 shops and go-downs in Kashmir, the disputed territory of Pakistan and India, were gutted in a devastating fire.  Read More →

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• Former Nepal’s army chief to launch political party

• Defence exchanges to be resumed between India, China

killed, two injured in Quetta

World

President Bashar al-Assad forms new government

Damascus: Syria has formed a new government under recently-appointed Prime Minister Adel Safar, state media have announced. The previous government resigned after protests calling for reform... 

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• Tunisia: former president Ben Ali to face 18 charges
• Mission in Libya: Nato appeals for more planes

Business

Poor weather hits Alphonso mango in India

Mumbai: A severe shortage of much-loved Alphonso mangoes in the Indian city of Mumbai has been caused by cold winter and unseasonable rains. The price of the sweet-tasting fruit, used in religious... 

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• Chinese president calls for inclusive development in Asia
• Pakistan’s forex reserves dips to $17.31bn

Sports

‘Indian cricket team’s tour of Pakistan not likely in near future’

New Delhi: Indian Cricket team is not likely to visit Pakistan in the near future, said Rajiv Shukla, Vice President of Indian cricket board. He was commenting on media reports claiming the prime... 

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• Pakistan team flies for West Indies tour

• Pak cricket team to leave for West Indies on Thursday

Style

It`s safe action for Saif

Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan is trying his best to perform daredevil stunts in his home production Agnet Vinod  but wants to do it with utmost safety and precaution. “I think with this... 

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• Obama to appear on Oprah
• Amitabh’s Rajini joke offends fans

Science

Sharp-toothed fossil links old and new dinosaurs

Washington: The surprising discovery of a fossil of a sharp-toothed beast that lurked in what is now the western U.S. more than 200 million years ago is filling a gap in dinosaur evolution.  Read More →

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• US scientists unveil world’s first human brain map

• Arctic ice melt: new warning issued

Health

Eating four apples daily can cut cholesterol by 25 pc

It is said that consumption of an apple daily keeps the physician away. Now, researchers said that there... 

• Brain shrinks before 10 years Alzheimer”s appears: Study
• Independent specialized Pediatric Center established in Lahore

Amazing

German politician caught stealing toilet paper

Berlin:A German politician has been caught short after janitors collared him red-handed pilfering toilet... 

• Designer makes dress from children’s books

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Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to form high level commission

Kabul: Pakistan and Afghanistan on Saturday agreed to form reconciliation commission of the two countries aimed at finding out solution to the issues facing the countries.

Pakistan

Army bound to act in accordance with Constitution:CJ

Islamabad: Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that role of the Pakistan Army has been described in the Constitution clearly which does not allow army rule in the country.  Read More →

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• ‘Aafia allowed speaking family after passing of deadline to challenge detention’
• Gilani arrives in Kabul on day-long visit

S-Asia

Five Nato,Four Afghan soldiers killed in Afghan suicide blast

Kabul: At least four Afghan and five Nato soldiers were killed in a suicide attack on a military base in eastern Afghanistan’s Laghman province, sources said on Saturday. The sources said that... 

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• Kashmiri leader Farooq Abdullah hospitalized, discharged

• 150 shops, 15 houses gutted in Baramulla

World

Libya: Nato meeting fails to secure new planes

Berlin: A meeting of foreign ministers from Nato countries on Libya has ended without a commitment from allies to send more strike planes. Neither the US nor Italy have indicated they will respond... 

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• Security forces use tear gas to disperse Damascus protestors

Business

PSO agrees to provide furnace oil to KESC

Karachi: Following the direction of Governor Sindh, the southern province of Pakistan, Dr Ishrat-ul-Ibad Pakistani State Oil has agreed to provide additional furnace oil to KESC which would help... 

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• PESCO recovers Rs26m during operation cleanup
• SBP conducts OMO in T-bills

Sports

Zulqarnain Haider withdraws asylum application

London: Pakistani cricketer Zulqarnain Haider on Friday withdrew his asylum application that he had filed in Britain’s Home Department after his dramatic disappearance from Dubai during a one-day... 

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• ‘Indian cricket team’s tour of Pakistan not likely in near future’

• Pakistan team flies for West Indies tour

Style

Lara Dutta celebrates 33rd birthday

Mumbai: Bollywood actress Lara Dutta has turned 33 today. Lara, who recently tied the knot with Tennis ace Mahesh Bhupathi, has no big plans but to work on her natal day.  Read More →

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• ‘Chalo Dilli’ is not a love story
• Famous comedian Babbu Barral passes away

Science

Sharp-toothed fossil links old and new dinosaurs

Washington: The surprising discovery of a fossil of a sharp-toothed beast that lurked in what is now the western U.S. more than 200 million years ago is filling a gap in dinosaur evolution.  Read More →

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• US scientists unveil world’s first human brain map
• Arctic ice melt: new warning issued

Health

Dr. Marilyn Wyatt highlights women birth issues

Islamabad: Dr. Marilyn Wyatt, the wife of US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter, called on Lady Health... 

• Eating four apples daily can cut cholesterol by 25 pc

• Brain shrinks 10 years before Alzheimer”s: Study