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217 civilians die in Syrian 'massacre'
At least 217 civilians were killed by Syrian forces in a massacre in the central city of Homs. Syrian forces killed at least 217 civilians, including women and children, in a massacre in the central city of Homs, a rights group said Saturday, ahead of a UN vote on the repression.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 138 of the fatalities were caused by mortar fire in the Al-Khalidiya district of Homs, which has become a flashpoint of the 10-month revolt against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.Another 79 p...
Pakistan News
Three Sindh High Court judges confirmed
President Asif Ali Zardari confirmed three Additional Judges of Sindh High Court as...
Quake measuring 5.4 jolts Chitral
An earthquake measuring 5.4 on Richter scale jolted Chitral on night between Friday and...
Eid Milad arrangements finalised
Arrangements have been finalised to celebrate Eid Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH) with religious...
Rawalpindi: 6 sustain burn injuries in gas cylinder explosion
At least six persons including three minors and three women injured due to gas cylinder...
International
India telecom sector in turmoil after court ruling
When Norwegian telecom giant Telenor entered Indias overcrowded and fiercely competitive mobile... ...more detail
Mullah Omar sent letter to Obama
Current and former US officials said that reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar wrote to President... ...more detail
Security Council to vote on Syria today
Members of the UN Security Council will meet at 9:00 am (1400 GMT) today (Saturday) for a vote on a... ...more detail
Gunmen attack police station in Cairo: security
Gunmen torched a police station in eastern Cairo on Friday and freed detainees, security officials told AFP,... ...more detail
217 civilians die in Syrian 'massacre'
Syrian forces killed at least 217 civilians, including women and children, in a massacre... ...more detail
Entertainment
Australia: Keith Urban returns from vocal surgery
The country star played three songs and an encore. He was joined by a string quartet on Long Hot... ...more detail
8th death anniversary of Malika Pukhraj today
Malika Pukhraj, was born in village Mirpur, on the banks of the River Akhnoor, 16 miles from Jammu in 1912,... ...more detail
Sanjay Dutt to do an item song
After the success of Agneepath and Kancha Cheenas moves in the Chikni Chameli item number, Sanjay... ...more detail
Bollywood: Riteish, Genelia tie the knot
Bollywood actors Ritesh Deshmukh, 33 and Genelia DSouza, 24 are finally entering wedlock today... ...more detail
Saifeena to get engaged on Feb 10
Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan are planning to get engaged on Feb 10, the day of the release of... ...more detail
Sports
Berdych, Simon, Monfils reach Open Sud semis
Tomas Berdych finished off Nicolas Mahut of France with his 14th ace in a 6-3, 6-4 victory Friday to reach... ...more detail
Golf: Dufner, Palmer share lead at Phoenis Open
American Jason Dufner completed a round of seven-under-par 64 to seize a share of the lead after the first... ...more detail
Roma-Inter match postponed due to snow
Heavy snowfall in Rome has forced the postponement of the AS Roma v Inter Milan Serie A match this weekend,... ...more detail
Play called off at Qatar golf event
Play was called off at the Qatar Masters after just three hours of action as strong desert winds moved balls... ...more detail
Sharapova leads Russia against Spain in Fed Cup
Slam champion Maria Sharapova will play Silvia Soler-Espinosa in the opening singles match on Saturday when... ...more detail
Technology
Motorola makes Apple pull some iPhones in Germany
Apple Inc. says it has withdrawn several iPhone and iPad models from its Internet store in Germany because of... ...more detail
EU probes new Google privacy policy
The European Unions data protection authorities have asked Google to delay the rollout of its new... ...more detail
Court rejects bail plea by Megaupload founder
A New Zealand court refused an appeal by the founder of online file-sharing site Megaupload.com to be freed on bail, Friday,... ...more detail
Taiwan said Friday it had rejected an appeal by Google against a fine imposed on the US Internet giant for... ...more detail
NASA probe shoots video of the dark side of the moon
NASA released video taken aboard one of its twin Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) lunar... ...more detail
Cricket
West Indies switch venue of 3rd Test vs Australia
The West Indies Cricket Board says it has moved the venue of its third Test against Australia from Guyana to... ...more detail
PCB chief wants Amir back in the squad after ban
Pakistan cricket chief Zaka Ashraf Friday backed the return of spot-fixing convict Mohammad Amir after he... ...more detail
Cricket: Coach Khan favours DRS system
Simon Taufel of Australia, one of the best umpires in the world, had three of his decisions overturned by the... ...more detail
Second T20: India beat Australia by 8 wickets
India broke through for their first tour win with a convincing eight-wicket win over Australia in the second... ...more detail
Third Test: England squeeze into slender lead
England edged to a slender five-run lead over Pakistan at the close as 6 wickets fell during an extraordinary... ...more detail
Education
Pak students in Cuba show excellent performance
Pakistani medical students in Cuba have shown remarkable performance among students from over 120 different countries. Over... ...more detail
Ten most educated countries of the world
According to Education at a Glance 2011, a recently published report by the Organisation for Economic... ...more detail
5,300 Sindh teachers made permanent after demo
Before this, teachers held a protest demonstration for their rights when police not only tortured teachers... ...more detail
Lahore Board declares Inter supplementary result
According to Board of Intermediate and secondary Education Lahore’s spokesperson, total 27,933... ...more detail
Tariq Farani paid tribute at GCU
In this regard, a special ceremony was held in Government College University in which Showkat Ali, Shafqat Amanat and Jawad... ...more detail
Business
World oil prices surged Friday after unexpectedly good jobs data signaled the US economy was growing more... ...more detail
Dollar turns lower against euro after jobs report
The dollar began falling after the stock market opened and began to rally, said Kathy Lien, director of... ...more detail
Panasonic reports record $10 billion annual loss
Japans Panasonic Corp forecast a record annual net loss of $10.2 billion on Friday, joining beleaguered rivals Sony and Sharp in a... ...more detail
US manufacturing expands in Jan
The reports bolster other data showing the U.S. economy started the year... ...more detail
South Koreas Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering said Friday its fourth-quarter earnings... ...more detail
Weird
Kobayashi eats record 337 chicken wings
Japanese competitive-eating champ Takeru Kobayashi ate a record 337 chicken wings in 30 minutes before a... ...more detail
A Taiwanese man who died while playing video games at an internet cafe was left for hours after fellow gamers... ...more detail
Eighteen-year-old Jyoti Amge -- who at 2 feet 6 inches is the worlds shortest woman -- showed big... ...more detail
US Archives unveils Magna Carta after repairs
The National Archives unveiled its 715-year-old copy of Magna Carta on Thursday after a conservation effort... ...more detail
Two-faced kitten born in Florida
Harvey Dent, named after the two-faced character in the Batman series, has four eyes, two... ...more detail
Opinion
Not Really, Mr. Prime Minister
Troubled relations have given way to calmer times between the Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gaillani and the army leadership....
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Sanjay Dutt to do an item song
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sanju baba -
PIC sweeps Isotab record under carpet
Comments by:Kashif Syed
Punjab has no talent in Politics that Shahbaz Sharif has to take all the Ministries? There is no one qualified enough? -
US closely monitoring contempt case against PM
Comments by:ehsan
who the hell is USA , to interfere in our " SOVEREIGN " state , as PER DESCRIBED BY OUR CLEAN 'n' INDEPENDENT POLITICIANS . I think you all can understand what i mean ! -
Luqman challeneges senate elections in SC
Comments by:ak
Thank you Mubashir sahab May Allah gave you success and courage this is a big ehsaan for future of pakistan and especially for young generation -
Pak students in Cuba show excellent performance
Comments by:Dr. Seymour Butt
Mashallah. Great news for Pakistan. May Allah bless these bright minds and may these young doctors continue to make the nation of Pakistan proud. Ameen. Many Congratulations!!
