
We all know that cigarette smoking is extremely harmful and is proved to be a leading cause in a number of deaths around the globe, each and every year. While the habit may have declined in a number of countries, it still prevails in those nations where literacy is low and cigarettes are widely available […]

An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Saturday rejected a request for daily hearing of Benazir Bhutto murder case. The request, filed by the prosecutor, was submitted against the slow progress of the case. As many as 35 prosecution witnesses still remained to be examined by the trial court in the former premier and PPP Chairperson […]
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Citing overcrowding and capacity as bottlenecks, Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration officials formally rejected a request by Minhajul Quran International (MQI) to hold a rally in front of parliament. The capital administration asked the party to change of venue for the January 14 rally, proposing the lush fields of the F-9 Park on the city’s […]
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Secretary General of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Arif Alvi has said his party will not join Dr Tahirul Qadri’s long march. Addressing a press conference, he said that they would welcome the long march if it brings about electoral reforms within the constitutional parameters but without delaying the elections. He, however, termed Dr Qadri’s suggestions […]
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Feeling the heat from the long march announced by Tahirul Qadri, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has contacted the leadership of major coalition partners and opposition parties and assured them of the government’s resolve to protect the democratic process against all odds. Ashraf phoned Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif and Awami National […]
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Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf Friday urged the armed forces to redesign and redefine their doctrine to achieve the objective to comprehensively tackle terrorism. “Our national security institutions must improve intelligence gathering and establish effective coordination among civil and military institutions to attain optimum results,” he told a ceremony at the National Defence University […]

Leryn Franco flaunts her curves at Miami beach She may have finished 51st place in the javelin throw at the London 2012 Olympics, but Leryn Franco is still making her mark. The 30-year-old is arguably more famed for her fantastic figure than her athletic ability, and is sometimes referred to as the ‘hottest Olympian’. The […]
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Pakistan on Friday condemned the American drone strikes in the country’s tribal regions a day after two attacks killed a Taliban commander and eight other people in Waziristan tribal areas. Foreign Ministry spokesman, Moazzam Khan said Pakistan wants to resolve the issue of the American drone attacks in the country’s through bilateral talks with the […]

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif has said that elections would not be postponed under any situation in the country, adding that Shaiku-ul-Isalam (Tahirul Qadri) wanted to adopt a way of chaos. Nawaz Sharif went to Bilour House to condole with Ghulam Ahmad Bilour on the martyrdom of his brother Bashir Bilour. While talking to media outside […]
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Aiming to further enhance the Pak-China relations, Pakistan’s new Ambassador to China, Masood Khalid, has arrived in Beijing on Friday. He was received by Director, Asia Department of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Shu Hang Thiang and officers of the Pakistan embassy at the Beijing Capital International Airport. As per protocol, diplomats […]
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Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban, has been discharged from a Birmingham hospital as an inpatient. The 15-year-old education campaigner was being treated at Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEHB) after being transferred following the attack in October 2011. She will continue her rehabilitation at her family’s temporary home in […]
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Disappointed Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Thursday conceded that India would have to improve as a team in order to produce better results in the future. His comments came in the wake of yet another home series loss. By winning the second One Day International (ODI), Pakistan has achieved an unassailable 2-0 lead in […]
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