Archive for: November, 2012

Facebook set to develop own games after Zynga agreement

The fate of Zynga is no longer tied to Facebook after the social network failed to get the exclusivity right of Zynga games. A new agreement has loosened the dependence between the two companies, which began to be harmful to both parties. The possibility that Facebook can make their own games caused Zynga to take immediate action after their stock […]

Afghanistan presses Pakistan for Taliban release

In a bid to kickstart peace efforts in the region, Afghanistan has pressed Islamabad for the release of Taliban prisoners. Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabani Khar met her Afghan counterpart Zalmai Rassoul and the release of Taliban prisoners in Pakistan was discussed.   The two agreed to increase cooperation in order to deal with terrorism […]

Michael McBroom and Celina Li win gold medals – AT&T Winter National Championships

Michael McBroom and Celina Li won gold medal of the Men’s 500 yards freestyle and Women’s 200m Individual Medley (IM) at the 2012 AT&T Winter National Championships in Austin, USA. McBroom stayed slightly ahead of his challenger and tapped the wall for gold medal by producing a time of 4 minutes and 16.08 seconds. The […]

Waheeda Shah case: Supreme Court stops by-elections in Tando Muhammad Khan

The Supreme Court of Pakistan has issued a stay order against the holding of by-poll in Tando Muhammad Khan, PS-53, admitting the appeal of Waheeda Shah against Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and Sindh High Court (SHC) verdict.   A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Justice Nasirul Mulk resumed hearing of the […]

Essa set to be sidelined with knee injury – report

The former Pakistan skipper has been told by his doctor to take a one month break from the game after injuring his knee, which will cause him to miss the remaining games in the Premier League. “Yes, I have been advised by my doctor to take one-month rest and I would not be able to […]

Imran Khan urges for understanding between government and military

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has stressed upon the need for understanding between institutions, adding that he doesn’t believe in politics of confrontation between the military and the civilian government.   Speaking to journalists in Islamabad, the former cricketer asked the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to deploy soldiers inside polling stations in sensitive […]

MQM chief Altaf Hussain terms judges’ remarks unconstitutional

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain on Thursday termed the Supreme Court’s remarks over delimitation of constituencies in Karachi as unlawful and said that it was a conspiracy to steal the party’s mandate.   The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Election Commission of Pakistan to submit a report after consultation with the Sindh […]

Palestine vote: United Nations recognize state of Palestine

The United Nations voted overwhelmingly to recognize a Palestinian state, a long-sought victory for the Palestinians and an embarrassing diplomatic defeat for the United States. The resolution upgrading the Palestinians  status to a nonmember observer state at the UN was approved by a vote of 138-9, with 41 abstentions, in the 193-member world body.   […]

President Asif Ali Zardari pays tributes to political workers on PPP’s Founding Day

President Asif Ali Zardari has asked the democratic forces in the country to gear themselves for the forthcoming elections which he said will be held in a fair‚ free and transparent manner within the constitutionally mandated time frame.   In his message on the eve of the 46th founding day of the Pakistan Peoples Party […]

Drone strike killed three in South Waziristan

An unmanned US drone attacked in the Lawa Kanda area of South Waziristan on Thursday, killing at least three suspected militants.   According to the reports, the drone targeted a vehicle killing two persons instantly and wounding another who later succumbed to his injuries. The vehicle was also completely damaged.   A local resident while […]

Prime Minister Ashraf undoes Rehman Malik’s directives about telecom companies

Undoing all directives of Interior Minister Rehman Malik, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has dismissed the policy regarding delivery of cellular SIMss via courier services.   This development is completely contradicted with the rules earlier laid down by Rehman Malik. The prime minister held a meeting with mobile phone operators in Islamabad where he directed […]

Ballmer blames Microsoft for being late in the tablet market

Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, blamed and self criticized his own company in a shareholders’ meeting on innovation of their products in the past year as well as for its financial results. Ballmer revealed that the technology giants acted like a tortoise in the ongoing race of innovation and were second best in adopting them to new […]

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