Archive for: October, 2013

Bilal Lashari gets Praised from across the Borders

Yesterday known Indian film director Ram Gopal Varma tweeted strong praise for our film director Bilal Lashri’s direction in ‘Waar’ saying, ‘For those asking how I got to see ‘Waar’, I must confess and apologize that I saw pirated (DVD) as I was unable to resist after hearing about it from many here, Bilal should […]

Saad Hamid and Awais Imran to represent Pakistan at Telenor Youth Summit 2013 in Norway

ISLAMABAD – October 31, 2013: Telenor Pakistan has announced Saad Hamid and Awais Imran as representatives from Pakistan at the Telenor Youth Summit 2013 in Oslo, Norway, which is being organized in collaboration with the Nobel Peace Center. The two winners of the qualifying competition will also get a chance to attend the Nobel Peace […]

Forbes Releases 2013: Vladimir Putin dethrones Barack Obama as the World’s Most Powerful Person

Influential Russian President Vladimir Putin has overthrown United States President Barack Obama as the world’s most powerful person according to the list released by Forbes Magazine, breaking the latter’s run of three years at the top. Obama has slipped to the number second, and is followed by the all powerful Chinese President Xi Jinping. The […]

All Syrian Chemical Weapon Factories Destroyed says International chemical weapons observer OPCW

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has verified that Syria has dismantled and destroyed all the chemical weapon production and mixing facilities. Bashar Al Assad’s regime has therefore met a key deadline in the chemical disarmament agreement. According to the documents received by Reuters, The watchdog visited 21 of the total 23 […]

US Spying: UN Assured Its Communications Encryption System Was Not Cracked

After United Nations became the latest entity to blame the United States for spying on its secret matters, the US government has moved to qualm all such concerns. On Wednesday, the US government officials assured the United Nations that its secret communications were never intercepted by US National Security Agency. United Nation spokesman Martin Nesirky […]

Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline Project Unlikely

The continuous US pressure has finally taken a toll on the Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline Project. Until last week, Pakistan, which has delayed the construction of pipeline on its end, had maintained that it is committed to the energy project planned to tackle the energy crisis in the country. No concrete steps have however been taken […]

US Drone Strike Kills Three in North Waziristan

Despite renewed diplomatic efforts by Pakistan against the drone strikes carried out by the United States, there hasn’t been any change in approach. On Wednesday night, US carried out another drone strike in the Zafar Town area of Miramshah Bazaar, North Waziristan, which has reportedly resulted in the death of three suspected militants. Three more […]

Oracle Introduces Enhancements to Support Program Enrollment and Activity Management

October 30, 2013: Oracle is unveiling new program-based enrollment and assessment features for its PeopleSoft Campus Solutions suite. The new enrollment functionality enables institutions to improve student retention and timely degree completion by helping students chart progress toward their academic goals, while the new assessment feature allows instructors to define and assess any type of […]

Chief Justice says agencies need to unite for law and order in Karachi

Chief Justice says agencies need to unite for law and order in Karachi

Chief Justice Pakistan, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry commented on the situation in Karachi at the three-judge Supreme Court hearing of the Karachi law and order implementation case on Wednesday. He was critical of the performance of agencies, including Maritime Security Agency (MSA), Coast Guards and Customs, and their inability to prevent smuggling and crime in the […]

Iran border force opens fire on car entering Pakistan

Iran border force opens fire on car entering Pakistan

The Iranian border forces opened fire on a suspected car as it crossed over the border into Pakistan, near Panjgur. Two people have reportedly been injured as a result of the firing and Pakistani forces reached the spot after receiving alerts. According to sources, the Pakistani security forces apprehended six suspects on the spot and […]

Over 30 cracker blasts in Sindh ahead of province-wide strike call

Over 30 cracker blasts in Sindh ahead of province-wide strike call

Around 30 small cracker bomb attacks in different cities of Sindh have resulted in one death and a couple of injured victims. The small blasts reportedly took place in Hyderabad, Larkana, Dadu, Naushero Feroz,Khairpur and Kotri. Liberty Chowk and Hyder Chowk areas also saw firing along with the blasts, which killed one policeman and injured […]

WHO concerned over Polio outbreak in Syria

WHO concerned over Polio outbreak in Syria

The UN’s health arm, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed yesterday that Syria is facing a polio outbreak after nearly 12 years of being free of the disease. According to Oliver Rosenbauer, spokesman for the World Health Organization’s anti-polio division, tests conducted on 22 cases reported earlier have resulted in confirmations for 10 cases of […]

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