2015-08-31 Pakistan More Top Stories

The Express Tribune   

Restoring peace in Afghanistan a shared responsibility: military   
DAWN.com
ISLAMABAD: Hitting back at the US allegations that Pakistan was not doing enough to tackle the Haqqani network, the military said on Sunday that Pakistan was not alone to blame and that restoring peace in Afghanistan was a shared responsibility. “It is ...
US asks Pakistan to advance regional peace and stability amid tensions with India   IBNLive
Barack Obama invites Pakistan PM Sharif for October visit: Adviser Rice   Financial Express
Proof of RAW's interference handed over to US   The News International
The Nation   
The Hindu   
Daily Times   
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Daily Times   

52 officials arrested in Sindh anti-corruption drive, Qaim told   
Daily Times
KARACHI: The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) has registered 72 first information reports, opened 209 inquiries and arrested 52 officials of various departments for corruption, embezzlement and misappropriation of government funds within two months.
Sindh ACE wakes up to cleansing winds   The Nation
CM exhorts ACE to help eradicate corruption: 52 officials nabbed   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
Curbing crime: 200 inquiries opened by anti-corruption establishment   The Express Tribune
Pakistan Today   
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Daily Times   

Prohibition of enforced disappearances is 'absolute': UN   
DAWN.com
UNITED NATIONS: Asserting that “prohibition of enforced disappearance is absolute”, the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has denounced the “alarming” number of disappearances and appealed to all member states to ratify or accede to the ...

2015-08-31 Pakistan Science

The Straits Times   

Time and tide not waiting for climate negotiators   
The Straits Times
A 325m-high giant observation tower was set up in the heart of the Amazon to monitor climate change. The UN goal is to limit global warming to 2 deg C over pre-Industrial Revolution levels.PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE. Published. 6 hours ago. More.
Essence of the Paris agreement will be a co-operative approach: France's ...   Economic Times
UN climate talks in Bonn from Aug 31-Sept 4   Business Standard
Clock ticking as climate negotiators meet in Bonn   The Times (subscription)
Climate Central   
The Asian Age   
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Daily Times   

China introduces new amendment in anti-pollution law   
Daily Times
BEIJING – Local governments in China will no longer be able to restrict or ban vehicles from plying on the road to keep its air clean, according to a new amendment introduced on Saturday to the central law that governs anti-pollution efforts ...

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ABC News   

'Mission isolation' to experience Mars life   
Times of India
What do you get when you put four Americans, a French astrobiologist and a German physicist in a dome with a diameter of just 36 feet? A simulation of life on Mars, apparently. Six recruits have began the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation ...

2015-08-31 Pakistan Health

The Express Tribune   

First kidney transplant operation at Bahria Town Hospital   
The News International
LAHORE: First successful operation of kidney transplant was carried out in Bahria Town Hospital here, making the hospital one among the few in the country with kidney transplant facility. The operation was carried out by a team of expert doctors led by ...
Successful kidney transplant operation at Bahria Town Hospital   The Express Tribune

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The Express Tribune   

Faysal Bank donates Rs10m to SIUT   
The Express Tribune
Faysal Bank Limited (FBL) has donated Rs10 million to the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT). President and CEO of FBL Nauman Ansari handed over a cheque for Rs10 million to the head of SIUT, Dr Adeebul Hasan Rizvi, while visiting ...

2015-08-31 Pakistan Entertainment

Sydney Morning Herald   

MTV Music Awards 2015: Kanye West announces 2020 presidential candidacy   
Sydney Morning Herald
In a stunning move that managed to be both shocking and utterly predictable at the same time, Kanye West has announced he intends to run for President of the United States of America in 2020. West used his speech while accepting the Video Vanguard ...

2015-08-31 Pakistan Sports

Times of India   

Bowlers take India-Sri Lanka Test to the edge   
Times of India
COLOMBO: The red cherry has held centre stage on this Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) green top and every batsman is dancing to its tune. The technique to handle the seaming ball has been so suspect that this rain-hit third Test suddenly came alive on the ...

2015-08-31 Pakistan Technology

Pakistan Today   

Broadband subscription including 3G, 4G surpasses 18m   
Pakistan Today
The total broadband subscription in the country has surpassed 18 million with mobile internet penetration showing a reasonable growth till end of July this year. The number of 3G and 4G users reached 14.6 million till month of July, constituting around ...

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Tech News Today   

Call Of Duty: Black Ops 3 Breaks Record For The Biggest Beta On PlayStation 4   
Tech News Today
The latest addition to the Call of Duty series, Black Ops III, has just broken the record for being the biggest beta on PlayStation 4 after Activision, the publishers, announced earlier today that it was played by millions of people around the world ...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Largest beta in PlayStation 4   Ledger Gazette
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Beta Now Open to PC and Xbox One Gamers   Gameranx
Call of Duty World at War beta remake, Black Ops 3   FreeDistrict
High-Def Digest   
VentureBeat   
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GameSpot   

Xbox One's Metal Gear Solid 5 "Holds Its Own" vs. PS4 Version   
GameSpot
An independent technical analysis of the game, by Digital Foundry, found that the Xbox One edition delivers on offering a native 1600x900 resolution at 60 frames-per-second. The PlayStation 4 version, meanwhile, rendered at a slightly more advanced ...

2015-08-31 Pakistan Business

The Nation   

Industry refutes govt's loadshedding claim   
The Nation
Lahore - The rulers are shy of getting cheaper gas and electricity from Iran but are very enthusiastic to get LNG from Qatter on very expensive prices. The electricity tariff in Pakistan is the highest in the region and this is the major cause of ...
Three-year framework: Trade policy likely to meet the same fate as earlier ones   The Express Tribune

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The Nation   

Traders to launch drive against withholding tax on Sept 2   
DAWN.com
PESHAWAR: The local traders have decided to hold rallies and demonstrations on Sept 2 to protest imposition of 0.6 per cent withholding tax on bank transactions. They have displayed black banners inscribed with slogans against the imposition of tax in ...

2015-08-31 Pakistan Pakistan

The Express Tribune   

Restoring peace in Afghanistan a shared responsibility: military   
DAWN.com
ISLAMABAD: Hitting back at the US allegations that Pakistan was not doing enough to tackle the Haqqani network, the military said on Sunday that Pakistan was not alone to blame and that restoring peace in Afghanistan was a shared responsibility. “It is ...
US asks Pakistan to advance regional peace and stability amid tensions with India   IBNLive
Barack Obama invites Pakistan PM Sharif for October visit: Adviser Rice   Financial Express
Proof of RAW's interference handed over to US   The News International
The Nation   
The Hindu   
Daily Times   
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DAWN.com   

Ruling PTI gets nazim slots in nine districts of KP   
DAWN.com
PESHAWAR: The candidates of ruling PTI were elected nazims in nine districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, followed by four district nazims of its coalition partner Jamaat-i-Islami, as the process of local government elections completed on Sunday in the province.
PTI forms local govts in nine KP districts   The News International
PTI takes lion's share in KP nazim polls   The Nation
PTI leading as final phase of KP LG elections completes   Daily Times
The Express Tribune   
Geo News, Pakistan   
Business Recorder (press release) (blog)   
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Business Recorder   

LG elections for Islamabad to be held on November 30   
PakTribune.com
ISLAMABAD - The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced the schedule of local government elections for Islamabad. The elections will be held on November 30. The Election Commission has started the process of new delimitation of ...

2015-08-31 Pakistan World

The Nation   

Border firing kills 10 on Pakistan-India war anniversary, 63 injured   
Kashmir Watch
Jammu: Cross-border firing between India and Pakistan killed at least ten people on Friday, the day India marked the 50th anniversary of a 1965 war with Pakistan. Reports said that seven persons were killed from Pakistan side while three causalities ...
HC summoned to Foreign Affairs Ministry   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)

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Scottish Daily Record   

Indian village council orders rape of two sisters   
The Nation
New Delhi - An unofficial, all-male village council in India's Uttar Pradesh state has ordered the rape of two young sisters after their brother eloped with a woman of a higher caste, a report published on the Hindustan Times said. The 'sentence' was ...
Thousands urge help for Indian sisters 'ordered raped'   The News International
Sisters sentenced to be raped in India   Sky News Australia
Indian sisters facing rape as dishonour punishment   New Zealand Herald
Arab News   
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Philippine Star   

Egypt sentences 3 Al-Jazeera reporters to 3 years in prison   
Philippine Star
Marwa Fahmy wife of Canadian Al-Jazeera English journalist Mohammed Fahmy, left, talks to policemen following the verdict in a courtroom in Tora prison in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced three Al-Jazeera ...