N Waziristan: 4 killed, several injured in drone attack
May 23rd
The unmanned aircraft fired two missiles on a house in Miranshah, killing four people and wounding several. "The drone fired two missiles on a house in the Tabai area near Miranshah," the main town in North Waziristan, a security official said, adding four people were killed
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Laai ...Lahore: Police arrest 5 bookies
May 23rd
According to police, on a tip-off raided a house and arrested bookies Noman, Asim, Qasim Ahsan and Haider Ali who were gambling on the cricket match from a long time. Police recovered a mini telephone exchange, computers, LCDs and cash from their possession.
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...Rupee hits record low vs dollar
May 23rd
"There were several large payments, mostly for oil imports, which drove the rupee lower," said a dealer. Overnight rates in the money market closed lower at 9.10, compared to 10.50 on Monday, because of increased liquidity in the interbank market.
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...US plane diverts after woman claims implanted device
May 23rd
A French woman forced a transatlantic flight from Paris to North Carolina to be diverted to Maine on Tuesday after claiming she had a "surgically implanted device." The US Airways jet with 179 passengers and crew on board landed safely in Bangor, Maine, where the woman was taken into custody by the FBI before the Boeing 767 continued its journey to Charlotte, North Carolina. Coming on the heels of a thwarted airline bomb plot by Al-Qaeda s Yemen branch, the incident has laid bare US worry over shifting tactics of extremists as they seek new ways — and new technologies, including non-metallic bombs — for landing a deadly blow against an American target. Verlede jaar het, US officials warned airlines that terror groups were studying how to surgically hide bombs inside humans to evade airport security — precisely the threat that emerged when the US Airways passenger made herself known to the cabin crew
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...Europa, US might hurt Asian growth: WB
May 23rd
East Asia s developing economies could face a shock from China s slowdown and need to boost domestic demand to offset weak exports due to a sluggish U.S. recovery and Europe s debt crisis, the World Bank said Wednesday.
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...Oil falls to near $91 as Iran allows nuclear probe
May 23rd
The change was seen after Iran agreed to allow the U.N. nuclear agency to restart an investigation into the country s nuclear program. Benchmark oil for July delivery was down 57 cents to $91.28 a barrel at midday Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...PM contempt case: Govt to file appeal on Thursday
May 22nd
Volgens bronne, oor 150 objections would be raised against the Supreme Court verdict. The poetry of Justice Asif Saeed Khosa would also be criticized from literary point of view. The sources also said that the Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani would consult his legal advisors during a meeting in this regard
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...Zardari appearance at Chicago was disgrace: Imran
May 22nd
Speaking to a press conference Imran Khan said that despite the death of 40,000 Pakistanis and the loss of Rs70 billion in a “strangers’ war”, Pakistan’s sacrifices were not being given any importance. “This whole war is being done for the sake of dollars,” het hy gesê.
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...Judges appointment: bodys meeting ends ineffective
May 22nd
Acting Chairman Aftab Shaban Mirani said that there is no difference of opinion in the committee. The session had to be postponed due to political activities at presidency. Session of the committee was chaired by acting Chairman Aftab Shaban Mirani
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...Okara: enmity claims four lives
May 22nd
Volgens bronne, accused barged into the house of Baber Ahmad and stabbed his 16-year-old daughter Sehrish, 13-year-old son Zohaib, 35-year-old Samina and Nahida 26 to death and escaped from the site of occurrence. Following the tragic incident, terror and horror hovered over the area and people encompassed themselves in their houses. Police are of the view that the real motif behind the incident is old enmity
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...Lahore: action against one-wheeling decided
May 22nd
The notification has been issued from the Lahore DCO in this regard.
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...Haroonabad: teacher injures student over absence
May 22nd
As per details, Qari Abudlwakeel Azeezi beat 13-year-old Hamza with the plastic pipe at the seminary in House Colony.
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...Obama snubs President Zardari over NATO supply routes
May 22nd
CHICAGO: In an unmistakable snub, President Barack Obama left Pakistan off a list of nations he thanked for help getting war supplies into Afghanistan. The omission speaks to the prolonged slump in U.S. relations with Pakistan that clouded a NATO summit where nations were eyeing the exits in Afghanistan.
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...CVC confirms $1.6 billion Formula One deal
May 22nd
LONDEN: Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners confirmed on Tuesday that investors Waddell & Reed , Norges Bank and BlackRock had paid $1.6 billion in cash for a 21 percent stake in the Formula One motor racing business. “We look forward to working with our new partners over the coming years,” said Donald Mackenzie, a managing partner at CVC, calling the investment great news for Formula 1. CVC, which had owned 63.4 percent of the business, said it would continue to be Formula 1′s largest and controlling shareholder.
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...NATO endorses strategy to end Afghan war but risks remain
May 22nd
CHICAGO: NATO set an “irreversible” course out of Afghanistan on Monday but President Barack Obama admitted the Western alliance’s plan to end the deeply unpopular war in 2014 was fraught with peril. A landmark NATO summit in Chicago endorsed an exit strategy that calls for handing control of Afghanistan to its own security forces by the middle of next year but left questions unanswered about how to prevent a slide into chaos and a Taliban resurgence after allied troops are gone. The two-day meeting of the 28-nation military bloc marked a major milestone in a war sparked by the September 11 attacks that has spanned three U.S.
(Nog geen klassifikasies) Laai ...Pakistan stocks rally; rupee hits record low
May 22nd
Islamabad: Pakistan’s stock market rallied on Tuesday with investors picking up cheaper shares on the back of selling last week, dealers said, alongside a record low against the dollar for the local currency.
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