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  • Pakistani leader among 20 killed in bombing

    A member of the provincial assembly of Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was among 20 people killed in a bomb blast Tuesday, a media report said. Independent member Imran Mohmand was killed in the blast at a funeral procession in Mardan, Geo News reported. Over 25 people were injured in the blast in Shergarh area. Police said the blast took place during the funeral procession of Haji ...

  • Antony for peaceful stable and democratic Pakistan

    Asserting that a peaceful, stable and democratic Pakistan will help India, Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Tuesday urged Islamabad to take strong action against militant groups operating from its soil with an aim to improve cross-border relations between the two Asian neighbours. India was concerned about the militant groups, which were operating from Pakistani soil, Antony said. "Our ...

  • Pakistans Champions Trophy defeat prompts Whatmores exit

    Pakistan's defeat in the Champions Trophy has prompted calls from former players, media and fans to overhaul the system and ditch coach Dav Whatmore and under-performing players. Whatmore said that the team would be reviewed with an eye on building for the 2015 World Cup, after the team's poor showing at the Champions Trophy in England. According to the Dawn News, Pakistan's terrible beating ...

  • Nawaz Sharifs million dollar watch rumours go viral on Twitter

    Twitter reports of a PPP leader wearing a 'million dollar watch', have been confirmed that it was none other than Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif who reportedly wore a 'Meteoris' watch during the national budget presentation. The price of the Louis Moinet 'Meteoris' watch has been estimated to be a whopping 4.6 million dollars. According to the Dawn, calling the budget to be anti-people ...

  • Victims of militancy get aid in Jammu and Kashmir

    Some victims of militancy in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir were provided monetary as well as other assistance by the State government today under its rehabilitation policy . Sakina Itoo, Jammu and Kashmir welfare minister said that the government had increased the financial aid to the widows, old parents and dependents of the militancy affected families from rupees 750 per month to ...

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The Sixth Sense

M. Night Shyamalan's "The Sixth Sense" is about a little boy named Cole who has been bestowed with a terrible gift: the ability the see dead people. He sees them walking around everywhere, and most of them are unaware that they are dead. Many of them are angry, such as an abused housewife who eventually slit her wrists; some of them are sad, such as a little girl who spent the last two years of h ... ...

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  • PCB plans strict action for disappointing Pak over bleak Champions Trophy performance

    The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is reportedly planning to carry out strict measures following Pakistan's bleak performance in the ICC Champions Trophy, ahead of the team's upcoming limited-overs tour of the West Indies. According to the Express Tribune, the national team's dismal performance, specially the batting, was evident from their bottom-placed finish as they lost all three of their ...

  • Pak senators call for civilian control over surreptitious intelligence agencies

    Senators from both treasury and opposition benches have called for bringing the intelligence agencies under civilian and parliamentary control. The call from Pakistan senators comes to improve the law and order situation in the country. According to Dawn News, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan triggered a debate on civil-military relationship after he admitted in the Senate that ...

  • Pakistans new Attorney General seeks govts instructions on Musharraf treason trial

    The newly appointed attorney general of Pakistan is seeking written instructions from the federal government about the pending petitions seeking trial of former President Pervez Musharraf. Munir A Malik said he will be seeking the instructions under Article 6 of the constitution, which deals with high treason. Malik said was seeking government instructions as he believed in written ...

  • Petition moved in SC against law minister for aiding Musharraf during Nov 3 emergency

    A petition has been moved in Pakistan Supreme Court requesting it to restrain Zahid Hamid from working as federal law minister until the treason case against former President Pervez Musharraf is dropped. The petition stated that Hamid aided Musharraf impose emergency on November 3, 2007 and in his subsequent unconstitutional and unlawful acts. According to the Daily Times, the petitioner, ...

  • Malala denounces cowardly attack on female students bus in Pakistan

    Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban for promoting girls' education, has denounced an attack on a bus carrying female students in Quetta as 'cowardly'. At least 25 people were killed on Saturday when militants blew up the bus in Quetta and then stormed a hospital where survivors had been taken for treatment. According to Fox News, the 15-year-old said the attack ...

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