2015-03-01 Pakistan More Top Stories

BBC News   

Mumbai attacks suspect Lakhvi's luxury jail time   
BBC News
One of Pakistan's most notorious prisoners is living in relative luxury despite the government's protestations that it is cracking down on militants. Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi is one of the main suspects behind the horrific 2008 Mumbai attacks. Yet right next to the ...

2015-03-01 Pakistan Science

SMN Weekly   

New telescope instrument identifies 26 distant galaxies in 27 hours   
SMN Weekly
The operators of the Very Large Telescope in northern Chile have announced that a new instrument fitted to the VLT has discovered a staggering 26 galaxies in just 27 short hours of active scanning. The Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer, or MUSE for short, ...

2015-03-01 Pakistan Health

The Express Tribune   

Target achieved: Most of Karachi's children have been vaccinated, says state ...   
The Express Tribune
Minister of State for Health Saira Afzal Tarrar (R) chairs a meeting on polio in Karachi. PHOTO: PID. KARACHI: Despite security concerns, polio workers have managed to vaccinate almost all the children in Karachi, including those in high-risk areas, said ...

2015-03-01 Pakistan Entertainment

The Express Tribune   

Designers focus on creativity as TDAP fashion show ends   
DAWN.com
KARACHI: Indigenous and intricate craftsmanship defined concluding day of the TDAP fashion show on Friday evening, as both local and foreign buyers, fashionistas and the media flocked to the venue to witness glamazons walk down the ramp in classic ...

2015-03-01 Pakistan Sports

Daily News & Analysis   

World Cup 2015: England v Sri Lanka highlights   
Daily News & Analysis
4th over - First slip Joe Root is distracted by wicketkeeper Jos Buttler moving to take a catch off Lahiru Thirimanne and then pulling out, leaving Root to drop the ball with the batsman on three. SRI: 18-0. 5th over - Thirimanne hits James Anderson for a four ...

2015-03-01 Pakistan Technology

The Express Tribune   

Pulling a PML-N   
DAWN.com
WHAT, exactly, is the problem they're trying to solve here? This whole business with the Senate elections and this sudden crisis. What's up? You'd think the country is about to get 52 corrupt, callous Richie Riches in the form of new senators. But anyone ...

2015-03-01 Pakistan Business

The Nation   

Save tiles industry from complete destruction: PCTMA   
The Nation
Local tiles manufacturers have asked the government to remove anomalies in import trade price (ITP) for imported tiles to save local tiles industry from complete destruction. “The tiles are being imported at low rates, while the ITPs have been decreased ...

2015-03-01 Pakistan Pakistan

Daily Times   

Body in suitcase — Tooba poisoned Areeba: SSP   
Daily Times
LAHORE: The investigation team of Areeba murder case – a fashion model from Lahore - revealed on Saturday that it was Toba who had poisoned and killed her friend Areeba. According to the forensic report, poisoning was the cause of Areeba's death.
Murder mystery: 'Friend' confesses to killing aspiring model   The Express Tribune
Abeera murder case: Main suspect confeses to poising model   PakistanHerald
Mystery of Abeera murder case resolved   Aaj News
Pakistan Today   
Geo News, Pakistan   
all 21 news articles »   

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The Express Tribune   

Poll tribunals get extension for 2 months   
DAWN.com
ISLAMABAD: Election tribunals have been granted another extension of two months in the wake of their failure to decide petitions they received from the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). The tribunals started working in July last year and were ...

2015-03-01 Pakistan World

NDTV   

Death Threats and Late Night Dinner Before Russia's Boris Nemtsov was Shot ...   
NDTV
Moscow: It was near closing time on Friday at the upscale Bosco restaurant that looks out onto the illuminated red-brick walls of Moscow's Kremlin. Boris Nemtsov and his young, dark-haired girlfriend were finishing dinner. A political reformer who had fallen ...

2015-02-28 Pakistan More Top Stories

The Nation   

Leaders fail to evolve consensus on 22nd amendment   
The Nation
ISLAMABAD - The PML-N government has failed to develop consensus on the proposal of 22nd amendment to conduct Senate election through 'show of hands', as its allied partner JUI-F and main opposition party PPP expressing their reservations opposed ...

2015-02-28 Pakistan Science

The Inquisitr   

Don't Worry About Russia Backing Away From Space and WMD Cooperation   
U.S. News & World Report (blog)
Two important symbols of U.S.-Russian cooperation are nearing the end of their life expectancies, the International Space Station and the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Program. That's not necessarily a bad thing. Both the station and ...

2015-02-28 Pakistan Health

The Express Tribune   

Target achieved: Most of Karachi's children have been vaccinated, says state ...   
The Express Tribune
Minister of State for Health Saira Afzal Tarrar (R) chairs a meeting on polio in Karachi. PHOTO: PID. KARACHI: Despite security concerns, polio workers have managed to vaccinate almost all the children in Karachi, including those in high-risk areas, said ...

2015-02-28 Pakistan Entertainment

Forbes   

Leonard Nimoy And Why Space Needs Real Spocks   
Forbes
Maybe it was those Vulcan ears. But news of Leonard Nimoy's passing automatically triggered memories of the 83 year-old actor's most celebrated role as Mr. Spock — both the Starship Enterprise's first officer and science officer. Try as he might to break free ...

2015-02-28 Pakistan Sports

Irish Independent   

De Villiers blitz puts Ireland fast bowlers on red alert   
Irish Independent
David Townsend. Published 28/02/2015 | 02:30. 0 Comments; Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. AB de Villiers of South Africa bats during the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup match between Open Gallery 1 AB de Villiers of South Africa bats during the ...

2015-02-28 Pakistan Technology

The News International   

SIM verification: deadline expires   
Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
It is good to learn that the federal government and cellular industry have reached an understanding on phase-wise blocking of subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs), not verified through Biometric Verification System (BVS). Business Recorder has quoted ...

2015-02-28 Pakistan Business

The Express Tribune   

Revenue collection up 27pc in Feb   
DAWN.com
ISLAMABAD: Revenue collection rose by 27 per cent year-on-year to Rs181.906 billion in February, backed up by regulatory duties on several hundred items and hike in sales tax on petroleum products. The figure was Rs143.224bn in the same month of last ...

2015-02-28 Pakistan Pakistan

The Nation   

Leaders fail to evolve consensus on 22nd amendment   
The Nation
ISLAMABAD - The PML-N government has failed to develop consensus on the proposal of 22nd amendment to conduct Senate election through 'show of hands', as its allied partner JUI-F and main opposition party PPP expressing their reservations opposed ...

2015-02-28 Pakistan World

RT (blog)   

Nemtsov was no threat to Russian govt - presidential spokesperson   
RT (blog)
Boris Nemtsov did not pose a threat to the Russian government, according to presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov. The murder of the Russian opposition figure has been called a "provocation" by a number of politicians and public figures. Boris Nemtsov ...

2015-02-27 Pakistan More Top Stories

The News International   

State alone to carry the gun: PM   
The News International
KARACHI: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said that Karachi will be made a haven of peace by the year 2018 when the ongoing targeted operation against criminals will reach its logical conclusion. The prime minister stated this on Thursday speaking as the chief ...

2015-02-27 Pakistan Science

Pioneer News   

Biggest black hole offers a glimpse into dawn of time   
The Australian (blog)
IT is the biggest black hole in the known universe and powers the brightest quasar in the cosmos. It is so far away it took scientists until now to spot it. Astronomers have found a black hole 12 billion times as large as the Sun. What is more, it is eating up the ...

2015-02-27 Pakistan Health

Geo News, Pakistan   

Polio case surfaces in Chaman   
Geo News, Pakistan
CHAMAN: Polio virus was detected in a two-year girl in Balochistan's Chaman, Health Department has also confirmed. This is first case of polio this year in the District Killa Abdullah. Deputy Commissioner Naeem Bazai said an Afghan family had arrived here ...

2015-02-27 Pakistan Entertainment

Hindustan Times   

Madonna admits she has whiplash from cape fail   
New Zealand Herald
Madonna has got whiplash after she fell off the stage during her "nightmare" BRIT Awards performance. The 56-year-old star was yanked down a small flight of stairs when her dance troupe attempted to remove her huge cape during her performance of Living ...

2015-02-27 Pakistan Sports

Daily Mail   

Afghanistan steal dramatic win   
Gulf Daily News
DUNEDIN, New Zealand: Samiullah Shenwari produced a brilliant rearguard action to guide Afghanistan to their first World Cup victory with a dramatic one-wicket win over Scotland in their Pool A clash in Dunedin yesterday. Shenwari, who had been ...

2015-02-27 Pakistan Technology

Customs Today Newspaper   

Brazil starts selling the dual-SIM Lumia 435 next week   
Windows Central
Micorsoft's dual-SIM version of the Lumia 532 smartphone will launch in Brazil sometime next week, and like the Lumia 435 it will be followed by a version that supports digital TV in that country in April. According to WPMania.com.br, the 4-inch Lumia 532 will ...

2015-02-27 Pakistan Business

The News International   

State alone to carry the gun: PM   
The News International
KARACHI: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said that Karachi will be made a haven of peace by the year 2018 when the ongoing targeted operation against criminals will reach its logical conclusion. The prime minister stated this on Thursday speaking as the chief ...

2015-02-27 Pakistan Pakistan

The Nation   

COAS warns India ahead of secy's visit   
The Nation
Sialkot/Islamabad - Chief of the Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Thursday warned India of a 'befitting response' to the provocations along the Line of Control (LoC), just days before the visit of Indian foreign secretary to Islamabad. “Repeated Indian ...

2015-02-27 Pakistan World

New York Post   

It's the ideology, stupid   
New York Post
We're talking about the sinister masked man who appears in ISIS videos of hostage beheadings — and who beheaded some of the victims himself. This week the man behind the mask was revealed to be a British national, Muhammad Emwazi. Contrary to the ...

2015-02-26 Pakistan More Top Stories

The Nation   

Punjab to expel illegal Afghans, foreign seminary students   
The Nation
LAHORE - Punjab government will send back all Afghan nationals who are staying illegally in the province and deport the foreign students in religious seminaries overstaying their visas, as part of national action plan on counterterrorism. The provincial ...

2015-02-26 Pakistan Science

BlackburnNews.com   

Climate Consultations Start In Ontario   
BlackburnNews.com
Ontario is launching public consultations on how the province can successfully fight climate change while fostering economic growth. In-person consultations will be held across the province until March 24, 2015. Information about public sessions, including ...

2015-02-26 Pakistan Health

The Guardian   

Swine flu fears cause Indian city of Ahmedabad to ban public gatherings   
The Guardian
Indian relatives of swine flu patients sit outside an isolation ward for swine flu at the Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad, India. The west Indian city has banned large public gatherings in an attempt to halt the spread of swine flu, which has claimed more than 900 ...

2015-02-26 Pakistan Entertainment

BBC News   

Brits 2015: The real winners and losers   
BBC News
The 2015 Brit Awards saw Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran share the main awards, while Madonna survived intact after being pulled backwards down a staircase by one of her dancers. But there is more to the Brits than the prizes and performances. So who were ...

2015-02-26 Pakistan Sports

Firstpost   

Afghanistan v Scotland highlights   
Eurosport.com ASIA
3rd over - Javed Ahmadi slaps Iain Wardlaw through cover-point for the first boundary after a tight start by Scotland's bowlers. AFG: 10-0. 4th over - Ahmadi goes over mid-off and backward of point from Josh Davey for successive boundaries. AFG: 18-0.
Afghanistan chasing 211 to beat Scotland   The News International
Afghanistan dismisses Scotland for 210   Business Standard
Scotland eye maiden victory   Gulf Daily News
New Zealand Herald   
TVNZ   
Stuff.co.nz   
all 232 news articles »   

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Irish Examiner   

We lost our nerve and deserved defeat, says distraught Wenger   
Times of India
LONDON: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger could hardly conceal his despair when he said his team lost their nerve, were not mentally sharp enough and got the result they deserved after losing 3-1 to AS Monaco in the Champions League round of 16 on ...

2015-02-26 Pakistan Technology

Pakistan Today   

Over 950 acres of encroached land retrieved   
Pakistan Today
Karachi Commissioner Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui said on Wednesday that strict action would be taken against the people who challenged law and their abettors for permanent and durable peace in the city. “Crackdown against encroachment would be carried ...

2015-02-26 Pakistan Business

Conservation steps can help mitigate energy crisis: IEEEP   
The Nation
LAHORE - Usage of energy-efficient equipment in industries and home appliances along with energy conservation measures can help to mitigate prevailing energy crisis. This was stated by energy experts during a seminar, held at Wapda House Lahore on ...

2015-02-26 Pakistan Pakistan

The Nation   

Punjab to expel illegal Afghans, foreign seminary students   
The Nation
LAHORE - Punjab government will send back all Afghan nationals who are staying illegally in the province and deport the foreign students in religious seminaries overstaying their visas, as part of national action plan on counterterrorism. The provincial ...

2015-02-26 Pakistan World

The Nation   

Afghanistan won't allow 'anti-India activity on its territory'   
Oman Tribune
Afghanistan will never allow its territory to be used for any anti-India activity, Afghan ambassador Shaida Mohammad Abdali said in Kolkata on Wednesday. He also dismissed apprehensions that withdrawal of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) forces ...

2015-02-25 Pakistan More Top Stories

The News International   

US issues travel warning for Pakistan   
The News International
WASHINGTON: The US Statement Department on Tuesday warned US citizens to defer non-essential travel to Pakistan due to dangers posed by foreign and local militants throughout the country. “The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad and the U.S. Consulate ...

2015-02-25 Pakistan Science

Daily Times   

Ontario Launches Climate Change Consultations   
NorthumberlandView.ca
Ontario is launching public consultations on how the province can successfully fight climate change while fostering economic growth. In-person consultations will be held across the province until March 24, 2015. Information about public sessions, including ...

2015-02-25 Pakistan Health

Times of India   

Find out if H1N1 virus has mutated, cautions expert   
The Hindu
Indian researchers, especially those in government institutions, should immediately ascertain whether the present swine flu virus has mutated or not, according to Rafi Ahmed, Director of Emory Vaccine Centre in Atlanta, U.S.. Addressing a press conference ...

2015-02-25 Pakistan Entertainment

The Star Online   

Permission denied   
The Star Online
Icy cool: Craig at a ski resort on Soelden, Austria, during the shooting of the 24th James Bond film, Spectre. Photo: EPA. JAMES Bond movie Spectre has suffered another setback after an ancient order of Christian monks vetoed filming in a famous Roman ...

2015-02-25 Pakistan Sports

Cricket Country   

Ireland vs UAE Live Cricket Score ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Pool B match 16 ...   
Cricket Country
Ireland will look to maintain their winning momentum when they face United Arab Emirates (UAE) in their second game of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at the Brisbane Cricket Ground, or the Gabba, in Brisbane on Wednesday. LIVE CRICKET ...

2015-02-25 Pakistan Technology

Customs Today Newspaper   

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police unveils traffic updates SMS service to facilitate public   
Customs Today Newspaper
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police has introduced an SMS service for getting updates about traffic from the Traffic Control to enable the public to get traffic updates immediately by just sending an SMS to 8333. The service has been developed ...

2015-02-25 Pakistan Business

Daily Times   

PIA liabilities touch Rs288bn; paying Rs3.2bn in debt-servicing   
DAWN.com
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is paying Rs3.2 billion annually in debt-servicing and its total liabilities stand at Rs288bn, the Secretary Aviation Division informed the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday. During the scrutiny of ...

2015-02-25 Pakistan Pakistan

Daily Times   

One killed, 7 injured in Chaman bombing   
Daily Times
QUETTA: A person was killed and 7 others injured on Tuesday when a powerful blast ripped through the busy Mall Road of Chaman - a bordering town in south-western province of Balochistan. Chaman was also hit by a massive blast two days ago, which left ...

2015-02-25 Pakistan World

Irish Independent   

'Nobody believed anything like this could happen'   
Irish Independent
"The man walked in and started shooting with a handgun," said Pavel Karlik, the restaurant's shaken owner. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments. "I immediately ran out through the back door, along with other guests, ...

2015-02-24 Pakistan More Top Stories

The News International   

Cabinet decides on change in Constitution to stop horse-trading   
The News International
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Monday decided to bring in a Constitutional amendment to stop horse-trading in the upcoming Senate elections. The federal cabinet, which met here on Monday with Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif in the chair, ...

2015-02-24 Pakistan Science

Daily Times   

Inefficiency behind Rawal Lake pollution: Mushahid   
The Nation
Islamabad - Federal Minister for Climate Change, Mushahid Ullah Khan, has taken notice of inefficiency of the ministry's official and relevant departments' performance during an internal meeting of the ministry and expressed his deep concern over ...

2015-02-24 Pakistan Health

Sydney Morning Herald   

Eating peanuts early could prevent allergy, study shows   
Sydney Morning Herald
Miami: A study has found that, contrary to previous advice, feeding foods containing peanuts to babies before 11 months of age may help prevent allergies, echoing some of the findings of Australian researchers. The findings in the New England Journal of ...

2015-02-24 Pakistan Entertainment

Hollywood Reporter   

Oscars 2015: Julie Andrews "Deeply Honored" by Lady Gaga's 'Sound of Music ...   
Hollywood Reporter
Lady Gaga's Sound of Music medley at Sunday's Oscars was notable for many reasons -- namely, how stripped-down the whole affair was, with the pop star's beautiful voice taking center stage instead of the theatrics of her early career. The cherry on top was ...