2015-04-01 Pakistan More Top Stories

The News International   

Petrol price up by Rs4 per litre, diesel by Rs3   
The News International
ISLAMABAD: The government has increased the price of petrol by Rs4 per litre and of High Speed Diesel by Rs3 per litre to be effective from today (April 1). However, the prices of kerosene oil and High Octane Blending Component (HOBC) will remain ...

2015-04-01 Pakistan Science

The Express Tribune   

Global warming biggest challenge of present century: Mushahid   
Pakistan Observer
Wednesday, April 01, 2015 - Islamabad—Federal Minister for Climate Change, Senator Mushahid Ullah Khan on Tuesday said that global warming, which continues to unleash devastating impacts in different parts of the world including Pakistan has emerged ...

2015-04-01 Pakistan Health

The News International   

Young doctors on demonstration   
The Nation
LAHORE - Like other cities in the province, the Young Doctors Association staged demonstrations on major roads in Lahore for three and half an hours on Tuesday to press for the demand of implementation of agreed service structure, promotion of doctors, ...

2015-04-01 Pakistan Entertainment

Lusaka Times   

Twitter Is Not a Comedy Club (As Trevor Noah Just Found Out)   
Hollywood Reporter
There are a lot of issues at hand in the "Trevor Noah Situation," but maybe there's a lesson here for stand-up comics. Trevor Noah Standup Routine - H 2015. The Trevor Noah Situation, as we should probably be calling this little phase of his barely started ...

2015-04-01 Pakistan Sports

Cricket Country   

Kyle Mills follows Daniel Vettori into retirement for New Zealand post ICC Cricket ...   
Cricket Country
Wellington: New Zealand pace bowler Kyle Mills announced his retirement from all cricket Wednesday, following Daniel Vettori in calling it quits after the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 final. Mills was consistently ranked among the world's top 10 one-day ...

2015-04-01 Pakistan Technology

PTCL expands CharJi EVO service to Faisalabad   
Daily Times
KARACHI: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has expanded its next-generation CharJi EVO wireless broadband service to Faisalabad. Introduction of this high speed wireless service will enable residents of Faisalabad to experience ...

2015-04-01 Pakistan Business

Daily Times   

IT exports nearing $500m   
The News International
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's IT exports increased by 35% during the current fiscal year with the forecast to touch $500 million till end June 2015.It was informed during the meeting of Board of Directors of Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) which met here ...

2015-04-01 Pakistan Pakistan

The Nation   

NFC proposal sent to president   
The News International
ISLAMABAD: A proposal has been sent to president for the constitution of the 9th National Finance Commission (NFC). The proposal has been mooted by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar through the prime minister following receipt of nomination for the purpose ...

2015-04-01 Pakistan World

Stuff.co.nz   

Istanbul police kill hostage-takers after nine-hour standoff   
Stuff.co.nz
An ambulance arrives at Justice Palace in Istanbul March 31, 2015. A Turkish prosecutor was critically injured and two of his captors were killed on Tuesday, after security forces stormed the courthouse where a far-left group had taken the prosecutor hostage, ...

2015-03-31 Pakistan More Top Stories

Christian Science Monitor   

Yemeni ports blockaded while coalition airstrikes target Houthi rebels (+video)   
Christian Science Monitor
The airstrikes have targeted at least nine of Yemen's 21 provinces and have prevented the Houthis from reaching Aden, the former capital of the once-independent south. By Ahmed Al-Haj, Associated Press March 30, 2015. About video ads. Saudi-led ...

2015-03-31 Pakistan Science

The Nation   

Shrinking of Antarctic Ice Shelves Is Accelerating   
The Epoch Times
Spigot Peak on the Antarctic Peninsula facing Cuverville Island was named for its resemblance to a wooden peg. (David Stanley, CC BY). More in Environment. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images). Why Songbirds Need Your Help (Video) · Phlegmariurus ...

2015-03-31 Pakistan Health

Refusal to get students vaccinated may attract legal action   
DAWN.com
QUETTA: The coordinator of Emergency Operation Cell (EOC) of Balochistan, Dr Saifur Rehman, said on Monday that the government would take action against those schools or seminaries which had refused to get their students vaccinated against poliovirus ...

2015-03-31 Pakistan Entertainment

The Nation   

Jolie beats Germaine Greer to be crowned top feminist icon   
The Nation
Angelina Jolie has been crowned the nation's top feminist icon, beating the most legendary living voice of women's rights, Germaine Greer. The Maleficent actress beat The Female Eunuch author in the nationwide poll for her extraordinary work, like ...

2015-03-31 Pakistan Sports

The Nation (blog)   

The spell of a lifetime   
The Nation (blog)
Fire in belly, hunger in eyes and the target in its mind. That is the arsenal, a cornered tiger possesses. This is what the doctor must have ordered when Pakistan faced the eventual World Cup winners, Australia in the quarterfinals. This was definitely the recipe ...

2015-03-31 Pakistan Technology

Firstpost   

Pre-Orders for Galaxy S6 Start Wednesday   
The Chosun Ilbo
Pre-orders for Samsung's flagship Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge smartphones start on Wednesday. Pre-ordered phones will be available for use on April 10, when the gadgets officially hit the market. KT and LG Uplus are accepting pre-orders both on their ...

2015-03-31 Pakistan Business

Business Recorder   

Riaz assumes charge of SBP deputy governor   
The Nation
KARACHI (Staff Reporter): Riaz Riazuddin Monday assumed the charge of the office of Deputy Governor (DG), State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). The Federal Government notified appointment of Riazuddin as DG, SBP on March 28, 2015 for a period of three ...

2015-03-31 Pakistan Pakistan

Daily Times   

LHC orders party-based LG polls in Punjab cantonments   
The News International
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday directed the federal government to hold party-based local government (LG) elections in cantonments throughout Pakistan, terming non-party elections unconstitutional. The court further directed the federal ...

2015-03-31 Pakistan World

Christian Science Monitor   

Airstrikes cause civilian losses in Yemen as more countries evacuate their ...   
Xinhua
SANAA/RIYADH, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Days of Saudi-backed airstrikes against Yemen's Shiite Houthi group has seen accumulated chaos and bloodshed as more countries have moved to evacuate their nationals from the crisis-engulfed Middle East nation.
Saudi-led air campaign blunts rebel advance in Yemen   USA TODAY

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ABC News   

Police shoot vehicle ramming NSA gate, kill one   
DAWN.com
WASHINGTON: Police officers killed one person and injured another outside the US National Security Agency on Monday when a car with two people tried to ram security gates. Fox News reported that both men were dressed as women. The NSA ...

2015-03-30 Pakistan More Top Stories

The News International   

Saudi halted strikes to facilitate Pakistanis' evacuation from Yemen   
The News International
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia halted its ongoing air strikes and bombardment on Yemen's Al-Hudaydah city for two hours to make way for stranded Pakistani nationals to be evacuated safely and return to their country, military official said on Monday morning.
Asif rules out Pakistan getting involved in sectarian conflict   DAWN.com
Pakistan's territorial integrity   The Nation
Around 500 Pakistanis return home from strife-torn Yemen   Business Standard
Daily Times   
The Daily Star   
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The News International   

Lieutenant colonel killed in Peshawar firing   
The News International
PESHAWAR: Unidentified attackers shot dead a senior army officer in Hayatabad when he came out of a mosque after offering the Zuhr prayer, officials said on Sunday.Lt Col Tahir Azeem, hailing from the Kaga Wala village on the outskirts of Peshawar, had ...

2015-03-30 Pakistan Science

Jagran Post   

Twin Earths may lurk near our solar system   
Business Standard
Two Earth-like planets could be orbiting a star in Alpha Centauri, our closest star system, astronomers have found. Though Earth-like, the planets are thought to be too close to their star to host life. Alpha Centauri is a binary star system just 4.3 light years away ...

2015-03-30 Pakistan Health

The Express Tribune   

Anti-polio drive in eight UCs begins today   
DAWN.com
KARACHI: Around 250,000 children aged less than five years would be inoculated with polio boosters by female community volunteers in the city's eight high-risk union councils from Monday (today). The campaign will continue for the coming full week, ...

2015-03-30 Pakistan Entertainment

Zee News   

I made the right decision: Zayn Malik on quitting One Direction   
Zee News
Los Angeles: Music sensation Zayn Malik feels he made the right move by leaving the hugely popular boy band One Direction even as his fans mourn his decision. Malik took the music world by storm when the singer announced his departure from the band ...

2015-03-30 Pakistan Sports

The Nation   

Sindh face HEC, Army meet Punjab in women's netball   
DAWN.com
ISLAMABAD: Defending champions Sindh, Pakistan Army, Punjab and Higher Education Commission (HEC) on Sunday made it to the semi-finals of the 14th National Women's Netball Championship here at the Pakistan Sports Complex. With Sindh facing ...

2015-03-30 Pakistan Technology

Bleeding Cool News   

Check Out This Gameplay Footage From Halo: Online   
Bleeding Cool News
The more I see of Halo: Online, the more I'm sold on it. Which is a shame, because as of now, the free-to-play game will only be available in Russia. It could come to the West in the future, but my guess is that that's unlikely for a while. If you want to feel like a ...

2015-03-30 Pakistan Business

The Express Tribune   

Adding value to textile   
Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
One of the major flaws in Pakistans manufacturing industry has been its lack of emphasis on value addition. This is especially true for textile industry, where value addition remains weak with the emphasis being placed on raw cotton, cotton yarn, and cotton ...

2015-03-30 Pakistan Pakistan

The News International   

Saudi halted strikes to facilitate Pakistanis' evacuation from Yemen   
The News International
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia halted its ongoing air strikes and bombardment on Yemen's Al-Hudaydah city for two hours to make way for stranded Pakistani nationals to be evacuated safely and return to their country, military official said on Monday morning.
Asif rules out Pakistan getting involved in sectarian conflict   DAWN.com
Pakistan's territorial integrity   The Nation
Around 500 Pakistanis return home from strife-torn Yemen   Business Standard
Daily Times   
The Daily Star   
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The Express Tribune   

FC search operation: 5 militants killed in Mastung gunfight   
The Express Tribune
QUETTA: At least five Baloch separatists were killed and six injured in a clash with the paramilitary Frontier Corps in Mastung district of Balochistan on Sunday. The deadly clash came a day after the paramilitary force claimed that it had killed four separatists ...

2015-03-30 Pakistan World

Al Jazeera America   

Powerful earthquake hits off Papua New Guinea   
Al Jazeera America
A powerful earthquake struck near the South Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea on Monday, prompting officials to warn that hazardous tsunami waves could affect some coastlines in the Pacific. The magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck at a depth of 40 miles, ...

2015-03-29 Pakistan More Top Stories

The News International   

PM offers to send Pak Army troops to Saudi Arabia   
The News International
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif extended an offer to Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz during a telephonic conversation to send Pakistan Army troops to Saudi Arabia for the protection of the holy land in the wake of the insurgency of the Houthis in ...

2015-03-29 Pakistan Science

Customs Today Newspaper   

Climate Change Federal Minister assures to protect snow leopards   
Customs Today Newspaper
ISLAMABAD: Climate Change Federal Minister, Senator, Mushahid Ullah Khan on Friday pledged to converge conservationists and wildlife experts from all over the country on one platform and tap their expertise for conservation and protection of snow ...

2015-03-29 Pakistan Health

DRAP brings medical devices under regulatory control   
The Nation
Islamabad - The Drugs Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP), ministry of national health services, regulations and coordination, has notified the Medical Devices Rules, 2015, to bring the medical devices under comprehensive regulatory control for the first ...

2015-03-29 Pakistan Entertainment

Belfast Telegraph   

Cara D: I can be a worrier   
Belfast Telegraph
The model-and-actress is juggling two careers, with her role in the movie world taking off thanks to a part in The Face of an Angel. While she can see some similarities between herself and her character Melanie, the 22-year-old thinks there's a bit more on her ...

2015-03-29 Pakistan Sports

India Today   

New Zealand have come a long way in two years   
Sydney Morning Herald
New Zealand's rock bottom came on January 2, 2013, soon after Brendon McCullum had controversially taken over as skipper from Ross Taylor. They were humiliated on the first day of the first Test against South Africa in Cape Town, steamrolled for 45 inside ...

2015-03-29 Pakistan Technology

Customs Today Newspaper   

Halo has been a killer game for Microsoft and Xbox: Now Halo series going to be ...   
Customs Today Newspaper
WASHINGTON: Game giant Microsoft has announced that a new title under the sci-fi first-person shooter series will be launched, a multiplayer-only and free-to-play game aptly titled “Halo Online.” A closed beta will be launched this coming spring in Russia.
Halo Online Files Leaked, New Video Shows it Running on PC   SegmentNext
The Halo Online Announce Trailer Doesn't Look Half Bad   n3rdabl3
Halo Online, the free-to-play PC title, gets a gameplay trailer   TechnoBuffalo
Christian Post   
Digital Spy UK   
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Digital Spy UK   

GTA 5 on PC unveils 15 new 4K screenshots   
Digital Spy UK
Featuring support for 4K resolution, the 15 new images look at the forthcoming PC version of the open-world title. GTA 5 on PC 4K screenshot. © Rockstar Games. GTA 5 on PC 4K screenshot. © Rockstar Games. GTA 5 on PC 4K screenshot. © Rockstar ...

2015-03-29 Pakistan Business

Customs Today Newspaper   

20-member Chinese delegation visits ICCI to explore business opportunities‏   
Customs Today Newspaper
ISLAMABAD: A 20-member delegation of Chinese entrepreneurs led by China World Peace Foundation and Senior Consultant of United Nations Office for Partnerships Chairman Li Ruo Hong visited Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) to ...

2015-03-29 Pakistan Pakistan

The News International   

PM offers to send Pak Army troops to Saudi Arabia   
The News International
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif extended an offer to Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz during a telephonic conversation to send Pakistan Army troops to Saudi Arabia for the protection of the holy land in the wake of the insurgency of the Houthis in ...

2015-03-29 Pakistan World

USA TODAY   

Moosvi asks Iran, S Arabia to change their policies   
The News International
ISLAMABAD: Leaders of seven religious parties including Tehrik Nafaz Fiqh-e-Jafariya (TNFJ), Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslemin (MWM), Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), JUP-Niazi Group and Pakistan Sunni Tehrik (PST), Wafaqul Madaris Al-Shia, Milli Yekjehti Council ...

2015-03-28 Pakistan More Top Stories

The Nation   

IMF approves 7th tranche of $501.4m   
The Nation
ISLAMABAD - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved to release seventh tranche worth of $501. 4 million for Pakistan. The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the sixth review of Pakistan's economic ...

2015-03-28 Pakistan Science

The Express Tribune   

Minister pledges all-out efforts for protection of snow leopards   
Daily Times
ISLAMABAD: Climate Change Federal Minister, Senator, Mushahid Ullah Khan on Friday pledged to converge conservationists and wildlife experts from all over the country on one platform and tap their expertise for conservation and protection of snow ...

2015-03-28 Pakistan Health

DAWN.com   

Pakistani girl who lost a leg in 2005 earthquake partakes in ski competition   
DAWN.com
LINCOLN, N.H: Insha Afsar was one of the thousands of victims who suffered from the devastating earthquake that shook northern parts of Pakistan on October 8, 2005. Afsar lost a leg when her house came down on the tragic day. But she has not let that stop ...

2015-03-28 Pakistan Entertainment

Huffington Post India   

The World Is Spinning: Blame It On Eve   
Huffington Post India
She isn't captain, nor is she coach. But if an alien were to scroll through tweets last evening, it would appear that she occupies the most important position in the cricket-o-sphere. Within moments of batsman Virat Kohli losing his wicket, #AnushkaSharma was ...

2015-03-28 Pakistan Sports

The Express Tribune   

13 int'l women to feature in Bahria Town Squash   
The Nation
ISLAMABAD - Thirteen international women squash players will be seen in action in the 2nd $10,000 Bahria Town International Women Squash Championship 2105, to be played at Safari Club, Bahria Town with qualifying round matches starting from March ...

2015-03-28 Pakistan Technology

Customs Today Newspaper   

Warid to introduce LTE services in Sialkot after Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad ...   
Customs Today Newspaper
KARACHI: Warid will now introduce LTE services in Sialkot after the successful launch of LTE services in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala and Faisalabad. Now the customers of Warid Telecom in Sialkot will also be able to experience the ...

2015-03-28 Pakistan Business

Customs Today Newspaper   

LNG import from Qatar   
Customs Today Newspaper
Petroleum and Natural Resources Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that the first Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) terminal in the country has been completed in record time of 11 months and will be operational from March 31. He says that the first imported ...

2015-03-28 Pakistan Pakistan

DAWN.com   

Hashmi demands judicial probe into phone tape   
The Nation
MULTAN - Former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) president Makhdoom Javed Hashmi on Friday demanded the government constitute a three-member judicial tribunal, led by Supreme Court chief justice to investigate the alleged telephonic talk of Imran khan ...

2015-03-28 Pakistan World

NDTV   

US Military Rescues 2 Saudi Pilots Off Yemen Coast, Says Official   
NDTV
Washington: The US military has rescued two Saudi pilots who ejected from their jet off Yemen's coast, as the kingdom launched air strikes on rebel camps in its violence-wracked neighbor, officials said on Friday. The Saudi F-15 fighter jet appeared to be ...

2015-03-27 Pakistan More Top Stories

Al Jazeera America   

Regional rivalries threaten to tear Yemen apart   
Al Jazeera America
Ali Abdullah Saleh stands alone, at the helm of a wooden boat buffeted by inky-blue waves, staring valiantly into the distance as shark fins protrude menacingly through the waters beneath. Thus the image on a painting displayed in the museum set up by ...

2015-03-27 Pakistan Science

Customs Today Newspaper   

1817 to 2381 turtle deaths in 2014: Shrimp fishery, turtles getting incidentally ...   
Customs Today Newspaper
KARACHI: An interview-based survey whose findings were shared during the proceedings of a regional symposium on Tuesday showed a massive bycatch problem in Pakistan with the shrimp fishery and turtles getting incidentally caught and killed in huge ...

2015-03-27 Pakistan Health

The Express Tribune   

Anti-dengue larvae drive   
The Nation
Rawalpindi - Dengue larvae detection campaign has been launched in Rawalpindi with joint efforts of district government and health department. Special responsibilities have been entrusted to all line government departments and organisations for ...

2015-03-27 Pakistan Entertainment

Mid-Day   

Saving Private Anushka   
Mid-Day
Perhaps the most insidious form of Indian misogyny is blaming Anushka Sharma for Virat Kohli's lack of performance in yesterday's match. Because rather than being respected as an individual in her own right, this blame game only underlines how women ...