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• Woman dies, another injured in blast at Khalid Bin Waleed Road
• CPNE, COMS for adaptation of media safety protocol
• KU announces B Com exam schedule
• No gas load-shedding for domestic consumers,NA told
• 54% Pakistanis would prefer meat, instead of vegetables and pulses, in their diet,Poll
• Nisar proposes formation of a committee to investigate magnetic ink issue
• 19 held in Rangers raids
• Incinerator of biggest teaching hospital of upper Sindh nonoperational
• Jam Kamal visits PARCO Headquarter, SSGCL Larkana Region
• KPK, UN join hands for development of province
• Xpress Money introduces Direct Account Credit Service
• India keeps rates on hold despite surging inflation
• South Asia pushes for Turkmen pipeline but troubles loom
• Unpaid workers in Qatar running low on food
• Afghan Taliban torch US vehicles at Pakistan border
• Pakistan doctor who helped find bin Laden in legal tussle
• Three Years Later, Democracy Remains Elusive in Tunisia
• Iraqi Minister Says Kurdish Oil Exports OK with Baghdad’s Agreement
• Russia Promises Ukraine Cheaper Gas, $15 Billion Loan
• Ukraine’s Opposition Vows to Block Russian Bailout in Parliament

Woman dies, another injured in blast at Khalid Bin Waleed Road Posted: 18 Dec 2013 03:10 AM PST Karachi :  A woman was killed and two other persons including a woman and a security guard were injured in a blast at Khalid Bin Waleed Road, within the limits of Ferozabad Police Station. Talking to PPI over telephone, SHO Ferozabad, Safdar Mishwani, said that one woman was killed and two others including a woman […]

CPNE, COMS for adaptation of media safety protocol Posted: 18 Dec 2013 03:09 AM PST Karachi :  Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editor (CPNE) and Coalition on Media Safety (COMS) have urged the need of adaptation of a media safety protocol by all media houses in order to develop awareness for safety and security among media peoples while performing their professional deities in troubled areas. This was emphasized by two media […]

KU announces B Com exam schedule Posted: 18 Dec 2013 03:08 AM PST Karachi :  Karachi University would conduct the B Com (regular) annul examinations 2013 from December 23, 2013, at 52 different examination centers. According to statement, 34 examination centers have been set up for the male students at different departments of KU, while 18 for female students at various colleges in the city. Around 55,527 candidates […]

No gas load-shedding for domestic consumers,NA told Posted: 18 Dec 2013 03:08 AM PST Islamabad :  The National Assembly was assured Wednesday that there will be no gas load-shedding for the domestic consumers during this winter. Parliamentary Secretary for Petroleum and Natural Resources Shahzadi Umarzadi Tiwana told the House during question hour that domestic sector has been placed at the highest priority in terms of provision of gas. To […]

54% Pakistanis would prefer meat, instead of vegetables and pulses, in their diet,Poll Posted: 18 Dec 2013 03:07 AM PST Islamabad :  According to a Gilani Research Foundation Survey carried out by Gallup Pakistan, 54% Pakistanis would prefer meat, instead of vegetables and pulses, in their diet. A nationally representative sample of men and women, from across the four provinces was asked "Suppose that there was no difference in their price, then which of vegetables, […]

Nisar proposes formation of a committee to investigate magnetic ink issue Posted: 18 Dec 2013 03:05 AM PST Islamabad :  Speaking in the National Assembly on Wednesday Interior Minister Ch. Nisar Ali Khan has proposed the formation of a committee to investigate whether magnetic ink was used at all the polling stations or not. He said it was not the responsibility of the incumbent government to provide magnetic ink for the last general […]

19 held in Rangers raids Posted: 18 Dec 2013 03:05 AM PST Karachi :  Pakistan Rangers Sindh on Wednesday arrested 19 criminals in different raids and also recovered arms. Pakistan Rangers spokesman said  targeted raids has conducted  in Dawood Chowrangi – Landhi Town, Abidabad -  Baldia Town, Old Golimar, KPT Flats, Bhempura, Haroon Royal City – Gulshan e Iqbal, Liaqatabad, Jahanabad, Madina Colony – Baldia Town, Banaras, […]

Incinerator of biggest teaching hospital of upper Sindh nonoperational Posted: 18 Dec 2013 02:27 AM PST Ratodero, Sindh :  Chandka Medical College Hospital, Larkana, authorities have been burning hospital waste in an open pit then filling it with mud to avoid spread of infectious diseases. In response to a letter sent by Health Department to all the District Health Officers, Medical Superintendents, Executive Directors and Police Surgeons working in Sindh province, […]

Jam Kamal visits PARCO Headquarter, SSGCL Larkana Region Posted: 18 Dec 2013 02:26 AM PST Larkana :  Jam Kamal Khan, Minister of State for Petroleum & Natural Resources, visited PARCO Corporate Headquarters and Sui Sothern Gas Company's Regional Office Larkana office. He was received by Nawab Hasan Ali Khan, Chairman PARCO Board,. Tariq Rizavi, Managing Director, PARCO and other senior executives of the company. Tariq Rizavi briefed the Minister on […]

KPK, UN join hands for development of province Posted: 18 Dec 2013 02:26 AM PST Peshawar :  The first meeting of the Provincial Steering Committee for the One UN Programme II (OP II) was held in the KP Civil Secretariat in Peshawar. Khalid Pervaiz, Additional Chief Secretary, Planning and Development Department, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Jacques Franquin, Head of Office, UNHCR Peshawar co-chaired the meeting. Timo Pakkala, the United […]

Xpress Money introduces Direct Account Credit Service Posted: 18 Dec 2013 02:25 AM PST RATODERO : Xpress Money has introduced an additional service – Direct Account Credit, across all the 1300 branches of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP). Xpress money has been associated with NBP since April 2011, successfully offering its Cash – to – Cash service across all branches and key remittance pockets such as Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, […]

India keeps rates on hold despite surging inflation Posted: 18 Dec 2013 02:24 AM PST Mumbai :  India’s central bank kept a key interest rate unchanged Wednesday, surprising financial markets which had expected a rise to battle surging inflation. After meeting in the financial capital Mumbai, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said the benchmark repo rate, at which it lends to commercial banks, would remain at 7.75 percent. Most […] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

South Asia pushes for Turkmen pipeline but troubles loom Posted: 18 Dec 2013 02:23 AM PST Kabul :  The risks are huge, but so are the potential rewards, as plans advance for a pipeline carrying natural gas from central Asia to energy-hungry south Asia through the wilds of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Next year’s withdrawal of US-led troops from Afghanistan opens a new chapter in a geopolitical battle of alliances and rivalries […] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Unpaid workers in Qatar running low on food Posted: 18 Dec 2013 02:20 AM PST Doha :  Migrants who have worked for nearly a year without pay on a Qatar skyscraper are facing “severe food shortages” and cannot leave or seek other employment, Amnesty International said Wednesday. Qatar has come under mounting criticism from rights groups, particularly after being chosen to host the 2022 World Cup, which has spotlighted the […] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Afghan Taliban torch US vehicles at Pakistan border Posted: 18 Dec 2013 02:19 AM PST Jalalabad (Afghanistan) :  Taliban fighters wearing army uniforms attacked US military vehicles in a parking lot in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least one policeman and torching several trucks, an official said. The attackers detonated a car bomb outside the entrance to the facility at Torkham gate, a key crossing into Pakistan for NATO […] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Pakistan doctor who helped find bin Laden in legal tussle Posted: 18 Dec 2013 02:18 AM PST   Peshawar (Pakistan) (AFP) – A Pakistani doctor jailed after helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden faces fresh legal wrangling after an appeal tribunal Wednesday said a retrial order was “ambiguous” and needed clarification.   Shakeel Afridi was convicted of treason under the country’s tribal justice system for alleged ties to militants and jailed […] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Three Years Later, Democracy Remains Elusive in Tunisia Posted: 17 Dec 2013 02:01 PM PST PARIS — The North African country of Tunisia marks today, Tuesday, the third anniversary of the start of a revolution that triggered the wider Arab Spring uprisings. Still, the democratic transition remains incomplete, and many Tunisians are dissatisfied with the results: insecurity, a struggling economy and political gridlock. There also are positive signs, though, as […]

Iraqi Minister Says Kurdish Oil Exports OK with Baghdad’s Agreement Posted: 17 Dec 2013 02:00 PM PST TOKYO — Iraq is keen to see oil shipped via pipeline from the northern Kurdish region, but any exports must be approved by Baghdad, Deputy Prime Minister for energy Hussain al-Shahristani said, after flows on the pipeline started on Friday. The Iraqi central government is sticking to the idea of central control of all oil […]

Russia Promises Ukraine Cheaper Gas, $15 Billion Loan Posted: 17 Dec 2013 02:00 PM PST WASHINGTON — Up to 5000 Shia volunteers from Iraq are currently believed to be fighting in the Syrian civil war. Analysts say that number could rise now that a leading Muslim cleric has issued a fatwa saying it is permitted for Shia from Iraq to fight in support of President Bashar al-Assad.  The religious ruling […]

Ukraine’s Opposition Vows to Block Russian Bailout in Parliament Posted: 17 Dec 2013 01:29 PM PST KIEV — Ukraine’s opposition leaders on Tuesday denounced a $15 billion bailout package from Russia and an offer of cheaper gas as a sell-out of the national interest by President Viktor Yanukovych, vowing to block its passage through parliament. Within two hours of the deal being announced in Moscow, the three opposition leaders urged crowds […]

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