Thursday 16 May 2013
Wednesday 24 April 2013
Earthquake waves felt across Pakistan and India
6.2-magnitude earthquake, centered in South-eastern Afghanistan at a depth of 70km, sent tremors across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab at 2:25 pm
The quake was first reported in Peshawar causing a ripple effect as far as Lahore.
People came out of their offices and homes, and areas close to the epicenter felt the most tremors.
Many cities in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including Naushera, Murree, Lahore, Waziristan, Charsaddah, Malakand, Swat, Chitral, Azazd Kashmir experienced the shock waves.
Tremors were also felt as far as India and Afghanistan.
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Tuesday 23 April 2013
Thursday 18 April 2013
Police fails to arrest Musharraf in Judges Confinement case
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court on Thursday dismissed Musharraf bail
extension request and ordered his arrest in judges’ confinement case,
Magtimes News reported.
Musharraf appeared before the IHC today (Thursday) to get a further extension in his bail in the judges’ confinement case, however, the court dismissed his request and ordered his arrest.
The former president Musharraf instantly left the court premises, driving away in a convoy escorted by his bodyguards to an unknown location..more
Musharraf appeared before the IHC today (Thursday) to get a further extension in his bail in the judges’ confinement case, however, the court dismissed his request and ordered his arrest.
The former president Musharraf instantly left the court premises, driving away in a convoy escorted by his bodyguards to an unknown location..more
Pakistan ready to host Cricket World Cup 2018
LAHORE: PCB Chairman Zaka Ashraf has said that Pakistan submitted a bid
to host 2018 World Cup to the ICC and the matter has also been forwarded
to the Cricket Governing Body.
Speaking to media at the airport after his return from Dubai where he attended an ICC meeting, Ashraf said that talks were held with some more countries to vote them for Pakistan tour but there was no progress.
Replying to a query regarding Muhammad Asif and Salman Butt, the PCB chief said that the cricketers would have to complete more
Speaking to media at the airport after his return from Dubai where he attended an ICC meeting, Ashraf said that talks were held with some more countries to vote them for Pakistan tour but there was no progress.
Replying to a query regarding Muhammad Asif and Salman Butt, the PCB chief said that the cricketers would have to complete more
Tuesday 16 April 2013
Psy's Gentleman video create new YouTube records
SEOUL: "Gangnam Style" star Psy's new
music video had received more than 44 million views on YouTube by
Monday, re-writing the video-sharing site's records for single-day hits.
The dance video to "Gentleman", the
South Korean singer's long-awaited follow up to "Gangnam Style, was only
posted on YouTube at 9:00pm (1200 GMT) on Saturday.
In the first 24 hours, it racked up
around 20 million hits, destroying the previous record for single-day
views of 8.0 million, set by Canadian heartthrob Justin Bieber's
"Boyfriend" video in May 2012.
Now that record looks set to be stretched again, with the view count 36 hours after release standing at 44.5 million.
The video shows Psy, wearing his
signature sunglasses, dancing at various locations in and around Seoul
including a high-end clothing store, restaurant, swimming pool and a
library.
moreExplosions rock Boston Marathon 3 killed, 144 injured
BOSTON, Massachusetts: At least three
people were killed and more than 144 injured in twin explosions near the
finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, officials said.
City police Chief Ed Davis raised the death toll from the two initially reported.
Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick said more than 144 people were injured at a joint press conference.
Police did not immediately say whether
the explosions were part of a terrorist attack, but marathon organizers
said it was a twin bombing and media outlets reported that other
unexploded devices had been found nearby.
The blasts left a street littered with
blood and debris, as spectators screamed and fled, paramedics hauled
away stretchers and police rushed in, according to witnesses, one of
whom saw a man with his lower limbs blown off.
Boston Marathon organizers said on
Facebook that "two bombs" exploded near the finish line, without
providing a source for the information. more
TTP refutes Boston Marathon blasts
MIRANSHAH: The Tehreek-e-Taliban
Pakistan (TTP), which claimed the 2010 Times Square bomb plot, on
Tuesday denied anything to do with explosions that killed three people
and wounded more than 100 in Boston.
"We believe in attacking US and its allies but we are not involved in this attack," TTP spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan told. more
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