News & Blogs from Pakistan
Archive for June, 2010
PPP to observe Black Day if court summons Hakim Zardari
Jun 29th
LAHORE: Senior Punjab Minister Raja Riaz Ahmad warned that Pakistan People”s Party (PPP) would observe Black Day if any court summoned Hakim Zardari, 83, who is father of President Asif Ali Zardari, Geo News reported Tuesday.
Addressing a press confe…
India PM sees reasons for optimism on Pakistan ties
Jun 29th
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Tuesday there was “some hope” that Pakistan would crack down on militant activity targeting India following talks between the two countries.
“I think there is some hope,” Singh told reporters accomp…
Face2Face Launched: a Proximity Location Application for Smartphones
Jun 29th
Face2Face Launched: a Proximity Location Application for Smartphones is a post from: ProPakistani
Face2Face Launched: a Proximity Location Application for Smartphones is a post from: ProPakistani Face2Face is a smartphone application that can integrate your Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, MySpace accounts in one place – to proximately tell you the location of your friends (or friends of friends in case you desire). Apparently it consolidates all the social networks [...]
Google in “new approach” in china (Short News)
Jun 29th
Google announced a new approach in china as it facing a tough time with Beijing over the censorship of Internet search. results.
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Taiwan and China in historic pact (short News)
Jun 29th
Taiwan and china sign a landmark trade agreement, seen as the most significant deal in 60 years of separation.
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Practicing lawyers urged to use simple names
Jun 29th
ISLAMABAD: Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan warned practicing lawyers against using prefixes or suffixes like judge, former Attorney General or former Advocate General with their names, Geo News reported Tuesday.
Disciplinary action would be ta…
Baloch CM stands out with amazing logic on fake degrees
Jun 29th
QUETTA: Chief Minister of Balochistan Nawab Muhammed Aslam Raisani said the degrees are what they are, whether fake or original, Geo News reported Tuesday.
Talking to media after session of Balochistan Assembly, he said, ‘It would not make any diffe…
Pak Navy to commence drills from next month
Jun 29th
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Navy, in a bid to ensure the security situation in the region, announced to conduct War Game Exercise Shamsheer-i-Behr IV in the next month keeping in view India’s new concept of war, Geo News reported Tuesday.
According to Pak N…
Vuvuzelas in Lyari
Jun 29th
Ok, maybe not vuvuzelas. But certainly crazed football fans. The 2010 Fifa World Cup in South Africa is currently underway, and fans throughout the world have been riveted to television screens, celebrating or cursing the results (ah, Italia). In Lyari, one of the most densely populated slums in Karachi, the World Cup has been a [...]
Power tariffs upped by 14 paisa per unit
Jun 29th
ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has announced raise in power tariffs by 14 paisa per units, Geo News reported Tuesday.
According to Nepra spokesman, the power tariffs are being hiked up under Fuel Adjustment.
The incre…
