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HTC Android Jelly Bean Update Finally Rolls Out in Pakistan

Good news for HTC Android smartphone users everywhere as the much awaited Jelly Bean update has finally begun to roll out and is now available in most parts of Pakistan. This much needed update might not be for everyone as it will be available for only those with the higher end sets, requiring 512 megabytes […]

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf vows to hold free‚ fair and impartial elections

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Tuesday reiterated government’s resolve to hold free‚ fair and impartial elections in the country on time, adding that the upcoming polls will further strengthen the democracy in the country.   Talking to Secretary Election Commission Ishtiaq Ahmed Khan‚ the premier expressed the confidence that the general elections will further […]

NAB will be responsible if power company goes without paying liabilities: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday said that the chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) would be responsible if the ship-mounted Karkey Karadeniz Elek trik Uretin power plant released without paying the liabilities.   A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry resumed the hearing over return of the Karkey rental […]

Federal Government Manages to Maintain Peace during Crucial Muharram Dates

The 9th and 10th of Muharram-ul-Haram are always one of concern for the Pakistani government as threats of bomb blasts and suicide attackers persist during this time of war our nation is involved in. Fortunately, with strategic planning and support of the people, the Pakistan government was successful in maintaining peace and security on these […]

Karachi blast claims one live, injures four

At least one person has been killed and four sustained injuries in a blast that took place in Mohabbat Nagar area near Sheesh Mahal, Karachi.   According to initial details, the blast took place in a shop where cement blocks were made but the nature of the blast is not known as yet.   Police […]

Malala Yousafzai stands 6th on Foreign Policy’s 100 Global Thinker List

Foreign Policy, an American magazine has placed 15-year-old Pakistani child rights activist Malala Yousafzai at the sixth spot in its top 100 Global Thinkers list.   Malala, who was shot in the head by Taliban, has been honored by the FP due to her untiring efforts for standing up to the Taliban and everything they […]

D-8 countries can serve as catalyst for peace, prosperity around the world: President Zardari

President Asif Ali Zardari has called upon D-8 countries to work for development solutions for their one billion people with focus on encouraging the free flow of goods‚ free flow of peoples and free flow of finances.   Addressing the opening of the 8th summit of the D-8 countries in Islamabad Thursday after assuming chairmanship […]

TTP claims responsibility of Karachi and Rawalpindi blasts

Claiming responsibility of brutal assaults, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has said that it was responsible for the blasts carried out a day earlier near Imambargahs in Karachi and Rawalpindi.   According to a private TV channel,  TTP spokesperson Ehsanullah Ehsan while giving details of the attacks said that the organization had carried out a suicide blast […]

Another attack on Imambargah kills 20 in Rawalpindi

At least 20 people were killed and 47 others injured when an attacker detonated his suicide vest at a Muharram procession near an Imambargah, Rawalpindi.   The attack, in the Dhok Sayidan area of Rawalpindi, comes hours after two back-to-back bomb blasts –40 minutes apart– near an Imambargah in Karachi, which killed two people and […]

Two consecutive blasts kill four in Karachi

At least four people were killed and eleven sustained injuries in twin blasts that occurred in Orangi Town, Karachi. The second blast took place right next to the gate of an Imambargah, while the first one occurred 50 feet away from the place.   Some media and emergency rescue personnel were injured in the second blast along […]

Blast kills seven in Quetta

At least seven people, including three Frontier Corps (FC) personnel, were killed and 16 others injured when a bomb planted on a cycle went off in the Shahbaz Town area of Quetta on Wednesday.   According to the reports, five people were killed, while rescue sources claimed that at least seven people have been killed […]

Why Mian Aziz-ur-Rehman Chan should be named next President of PPP Lahore

There are few people who have such a widespread reputation in a city like Lahore and Mian Aziz-ur-Rehman Chan is one of them. Being a dedicated worker and leader of the Pakistan People’s Party since the political party took off with Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto leading, Mr. Chan has been setting new examples ever since.   […]

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