
Obama sign defense bill freezing $150 million aid to Pakistan The United States President, Barack Hussain Obama on Saturday signed a huge US defense bill which freezes 60 per cent of the $850 million aid until the US defense secretary provides lawmakers with assurances that Pakistan is working to counter improvised explosive devices (IEDs) The […]

Supreme Court and memogate scandal The recent verdict of the Supreme Court, which declared the inglorious memogate case maintainable and formed a three-member commission to investigate the matter, raised many eyebrows. A nine-member bench of the apex court with Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in the chair said that the court will probe the controversial […]
Dec 31 2011 | Posted in
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PCNS summons Hussain Haqqani, Gen. Pasha The Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS), tasked by the government to probe the infamous memogate issue, Friday summoned former ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani, top spymaster Lt General Ahmed Shuja Pasha to explain their respective positions on the issue. The 15-member parliamentary body also decided ‘in […]

U.S. Supports Khyber Pakhtunkhwa English Students Islamabad: (Friday, December 30, 2011) U.S. officials recognized the progress of 40 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province English-language students today at a ceremony at the National Library of Pakistan. The Kohat District ?A level students are participants in a U.S.-funded English-language program, the English Access Micro-scholarship program. Through the Access program, […]
Dec 30 2011 | Posted in
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Pakistan to accelerate the gas-pipeline project with Iran Despite constant pressure from United States of America, Pakistan is moving forward to take help from Iran in the on-going energy crisis in the country and the foreign office spokesperson, Abdul Basit has said both the countries are trying to complete the gas pipeline project as soon […]
Dec 30 2011 | Posted in
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There is no free lunch: Resumption of NATO oil supplies link with surcharge ‘There is no free lunch’ is a famous American adage that what it is facing today. Pakistani Defence Minister, Ahmed Mukhtar, clearly stated that the supply to NATO/ISAF forces will only be resumed if they pay the road surcharge as per the […]

8. Nicki Minaj The Hip Hop singer has made the list against all odds. Her frequent use of the social networks and played the fireworks. She has the least number of fans on both Twitter and Facebook on the list but her number of tweets have helped her inside the elite of superstars. Her fan […]
Dec 28 2011 | Posted in
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4. Rihanna With 10.7 Million followers on Twitter and a whopping 48 Million fans on Facebook, the pop singer has made the top 10 list at 4th position. The reason for being in the middle of the list is her low number of tweets on Twitter, which is 3,842. The 23-year-old star has the second […]
Dec 28 2011 | Posted in
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The following list is compiled on the basis of both, the number of fans following the star on the network (s) and the frequency of posting comments on that particular platform. 1. Justin Bieber The teenage sensation is not only the youngest on the list but also atop such scrutiny. Bieber has around 15.4 million […]
Dec 28 2011 | Posted in
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There has always been a battle for popularity among superstars in the world of entertainment. Many heartthrobs related to motion pictures and music and home entertainment have pulled off different and unique publicity stunts in the past that have earned them popularity in the good or bad manner, but popularity nonetheless. However, the current streak […]
Dec 28 2011 | Posted in
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China launches her satellite to compete with U.S. Gobal Positioning System (GPS) China has launched her satellite-controlling nagivation network on Tuesday, December 27. This endeavour on China’s part was taken up in an attempt to break free from their dependence on U.S. controlled Global Positioning System (GPS). The project was started in 2000 and right […]
Dec 28 2011 | Posted in
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Terror war cash rewards stuns parliamentary panel The Parliamentary Committee on National Security wondered over what Pakistan was getting from the United States (US) and NATO/ISAF against its services and sacrifices in war on terror. A member of the parliamentary body briefed the media saying Pakistan is getting minimum financial benefits against its strategic support […]
Dec 28 2011 | Posted in
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