2015-08-26 Pakistan More Top Stories

The Express Tribune   

Pakistan suspends execution ordered by military court after legal challenge   
Reuters
PESHAWAR, Pakistan The execution of a civilian sentenced to death on terrorism charges by a military court in Pakistan was suspended on Tuesday, in a first challenge after the Supreme Court's approval of such hearings. Peshawar High Court halted the ...

2015-08-26 Pakistan Science

The Express Tribune   

Terrorism and the loss of forests   
The Express Tribune
The Pakistan Army is presently fighting a war against terrorists of all persuasions, conventional — Operation Zarb-e-Azb — and political/economic — operation in Karachi — within the borders of our country. Terrorism is a subject on which elected ...
Climate Change has Negative Impacts on Human Beings, Interview   Sudan Vision

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Popular Science   

Size matters for science paper writers, study finds   
Jakarta Post
Short really is sweet when it comes to scientific paper titles, according to researchers looking for the secret to academic stardom. A succinct title made a study more likely to be cited by fellow academics -- the gold standard for measuring its reach ...
Papers with shorter titles get more citations   Nature.com
Studies With Shorter Titles May Be More Successful   Popular Science

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Phys.Org   

Foes can become friends on the coral reef   
Phys.Org
Cages fabricated on the sea floor allow experimentation to understand the role of seaweeds in protecting corals from attack by crown-of-thorns sea stars. Credit: Cody Clements, Georgia Tech. On the coral reef, knowing who's your friend and who's your ...

2015-08-26 Pakistan Health

Toronto Sun   

Parent and teen weight relate to feeding practices   
Toronto Sun
A new study helps identify which parents of teens are most likely to use feeding practices that have been linked with unhealthy outcomes, researchers say. Parents most often pressure their teen to eat when neither they nor the teen are overweight ...
Many Parents Put 'Food Pressure' on Their Kids, Study Finds   Philly.com

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The Express Tribune   

Medical stores sealed in Abbottabad   
The News International
ABBOTTABAD: Officials of Health Department and the district administration have sealed two medical stores and registered a case against two others during the ongoing campaign against the spurious drugs in the district. Official sources said the ...
Illegal drugs: Medical stores in Abbottabad sealed   The Express Tribune

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The Globe and Mail   

Babies born slightly early have elevated ADHD risk, study suggests   
The Globe and Mail
Very premature babies are known to have an increased risk for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and a new study suggests this may be true also for babies born only slightly early. “There has been quite a lot of research on very preterm ...
Preterm Birth Associated with Higher ADHD Risk   Psychiatry Advisor
Premature babies at high risk of ADHD   Deccan Herald
Preterm Birth, Poor Fetal Growth Tied to ADHD Risk   Doctors Lounge
WebMD   
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The Daily Star   

Defying limits: Deafblind Poles get behind the wheel   
The Daily Star
LODZ, Poland: Motor-racing is not for the faint-hearted. But when you are deaf and blind, it takes on a different dimension. All 19 drivers who took part in this unusual race on the tarmac of the Lodz airport in central Poland earlier this month are ...
Blind and deaf drivers defy the odds in Poland   Autoblog (blog)
In pictures: Deafblind Poles get behind the wheel   Hindustan Times

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Exercise controls irregular heartbeat   
The Nation
ISLAMABAD - Exercise appears to help control an irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation in obese people, a new study finds. Australian researchers found that “cardiorespiratory fitness” reduced the risk that this potentially dangerous ...
Improved Fitness Reverses Atrial Fibrillation Heart Symptoms   Everyday Health (blog)
Exercise Can Help Control A-Fib in Overweight Patients   Doctors Lounge

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The Express Tribune   

Viral health risks : Advisory on MERS still not finalised   
The Express Tribune
ISLAMABAD: The first Hajj flight has already flown to Saudi Arabia. However the federal ministry has yet to finalise an updated advisory on prevention and control of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) Corona virus. This viral disease has caused ...

2015-08-26 Pakistan Entertainment

The Nation   

Tom Cruise wings into Colombian Amazon   
The Nation
BOGOTA (AFP): Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise, fresh off his latest “Mission: Impossible” hit, was in Colombia filming scenes for a new film in a remote Amazon basin region, military sources said Monday. Cruise, 53, was “working on scenes for an ...
Tom Cruise to kick off 'Mena' shoot in Colombia   Times of India
Tom Cruise Meets Mayor of Medellín, Colombia to Discuss His Role in 'Mena'   Latina

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Detroit Free Press   

One Direction: Split not permanent   
Detroit Free Press
Members of One Direction have confirmed the band is taking a break, but are reassuring worried fans that it won't be permanent. Niall Horan tweeted that “we are not splitting up,” while Louis Tomlinson posted “it's just a break … Promise.” Liam Payne ...
1D will take break but not split, say members   The Nation
One Direction aren't in talks for solo deals...currently   Metro
No One Direction? A look at 9 other boy bands that fanned teens' hearts   Toronto Star
TV3.ie   
Contactmusic.com   
PPP Focus.com   
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The Express Tribune   

Patt angrezi thaney: 'Only Sufi poets can guarantee national unity'   
The Express Tribune
World Punjabi Congress organises conference to pay tribute to Sufi poet Khwaja Farid. PHOTO: facebook.com/OfficialFakharZaman/. LAHORE: “Only Sufi poets can guarantee national unity,” World Punjabi Congress chairman Fakhar Zaman said on Tuesday.
'Sufi poets can guarantee unity'   The Nation

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Firstpost   

Watch: Pakistan responds to Indian satire group with own version of 'Mere ...   
Firstpost
Remember the soulful and hard-hitting 'Meri saamne wali sarhad pe' video by Aisi Taisi Democracy, an Indian political satire YouTube show on Independence Day? The song, a rendition of the popular Hindi song 'Mere saamne wali khidki pe' from the film ...

2015-08-26 Pakistan Sports

The Express Tribune   

Back in England: Pakistan to tour next year   
The Express Tribune
Pakistan's 2010 trip was overshadowed by a match-fixing affair that rocked the world of cricket. PHOTO: AFP. LONDON: Pakistan will tour England next year, their first visit since their spot-fixing marred 2010 tour, announced the England and Wales ...
Pakistan to revisit England for first time after spot-fixing scandal   TVNZ
Pakistan back in England, six years after spot-fixing scandal   IBNLive
Pakistan agree their first England tour since spot-fixing scandal — and ...   Mirror.co.uk
Irish Times   
BBC Sport   
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The Nation   

Qatar in talks to host Pakistan Twenty20 league   
DAWN.com
DOHA: Football World Cup 2022 host Qatar is poised to move into the lucrative international Twenty20 cricket market as the venue for the inaugural Pakistan Super League, officials said on Tuesday. The head of the Qatar Cricket Association, Gul Khan ...
Pakistan Super League: 'PCB in talks with Qatar for hosting inaugural league'   The Express Tribune
Qatar in talks to host Pakistan T20 league   The Nation
ICC cannot revive Indo-Pak cricket ties, says Zaheer Abbas   IBNLive

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The Express Tribune   

Five-nation disabled cricket series: Pakistan geared up for tournament in ...   
The Express Tribune
KARACHI: Pakistan's disabled cricket team is aiming for no less than a title win in the first ever Five-Nation International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) tournament set to commence in Dhaka, Bangladesh from September 2. The 10-day event will ...
Cricket: Jamie Goodwin relishing making England debut   Derby Telegraph
Wythall cricket star Sam Wyles pulls on England shirt for T20 tournament   Redditch Standard

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The Express Tribune   

Kaneria calls for life-ban review after ICC allows trio to play   
The Express Tribune
In September 2010, Kaneria was cleared by the Essex police without being charged after the affair was investigated for three months, however, the ECB came to a different conclusion. PHOTO: FILE. KARACHI: Banned cricketer Danish Kaneria has called for ...

2015-08-26 Pakistan Technology

GearNuke   

Quantum Break Will Have "Large Scale Destruction Events" And Dynamic Time Of ...   
GearNuke
Quantum Break is an upcoming Xbox One exclusive from Remedy Entertainment. It is a unique third person shooter with time altering mechanics and a live action show is also tied to the game's story. Quantum Break developer Remedy Entertainment recently ...

2015-08-26 Pakistan Business

Hindustan Times   

Asian stocks slip as China rate cuts fail to calm nerves   
Hindustan Times
A Chinese investor monitors stock prices at at a brokerage house in Beijing. (AP Photo). Share. Though China's central bank cut interest rates and lowered the amount of reserves banks must hold, investors feared that the measures would not be enough ...

2015-08-26 Pakistan Pakistan

The Express Tribune   

Khanzada's attackers identified, says Rana Sanaullah   
The Express Tribune
Terrorists behind the Attock attack have been identified and efforts are underway to arrest them, Law Minister Rana Sanaullah said on Tuesday. He was addressing a pre-session briefing at the Punjab Assembly. “Threats have also been received of a ...
Punjab Assembly on TTP's target   The Nation
Posted by Imaduddin   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
Madrassas have no 'link' to militancy in Punjab: Rana Sanaullah   Daily Pakistan

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The Express Tribune   

KP govt told: Rebuild Hindu temple via special architect: SC   
The Express Tribune
The top court on Tuesday recommended the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) administration to rebuild a Hindu temple in Karak district by a special architect. Chief Justice Jawwad S Khawaja, heading a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court, has referred his ...

2015-08-26 Pakistan World

The Chosun Ilbo   

N.Korea Puts Spin on Cross-Border Deal   
The Chosun Ilbo
North Korea on Tuesday put a heavy spin on a cross-border deal reached to defuse tensions in the early hours of the morning. The two sides agreed that the North expresses regret over the maiming of two South Korean soldiers by box mines in the ...