Filing of murder case against Gabol, Aslam Chaudhry ordered
May 17th
Staff Report KARACHI: A local court on Thursday ordered filing of murder case against PPP leader Nabil Gabol and incharge of the Lyari operation SSP Aslam Chaudhry, SAMAA reports. A plea was filed in the court against murder of a man Sakhi Ullah Saqib.
Two more policemen gunned down in Quetta
May 17th
Staff Report QUETTA: Targeted killing of policemen is underway in Quetta as terrorists gunned down two more police officials on Thursday in fresh spree of violence, SAMAA reports. Sources said unknown assailants fired at a police van at Kerani road in Quetta, critically wounding three cops.
Study finds lower death risk for coffee lovers
May 17th
LONDON: Older people who reported drinking a few daily cups of coffee were less likely to die over the subsequent 14 years than were those who abstained from the beverage or rarely drank it, according to a U.S. study of 400,000 persones.
Plans to strike Iran "ready", says US Israel envoy
May 17th
JERUSALEM: US plans for a possible military strike on Iran are ready and the option is “fully available”, the U.S.
Babar Awan chargesheeted in contempt of court case
May 17th
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Former Law Minister Babar Awan was formally charge-sheeted by the Supreme Court of Pakistan here Thursday in contempt case, SAMAA reports. The disregarded PPP leader, however, denied authenticity of his crime when a three-member judge bench, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, comprising Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan and Justice Athar Saeed, heard the case today. Senator Dr.
Yuvraj eyes comeback after cancer treatment
May 17th
NEW DELHI: India’s World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh hopes to return to cricket in “three to four months” after recovering from a cancerous tumour, media reports said on Thursday. Yuvraj, asked by reporters in Chandigarh whether he could make a comeback in a year’s time, said: “One year is too late
Spain to set up football school in India
May 17th
NEW DELHI: Spanish giants Barcelona are setting up a football school in India as they expand their coaching network worldwide with the aim of training 10,000 youngsters in the next three years.
Famed art collection finds new Philadelphia home
May 17th
PHILADELPHIA: The Barnes collection, with more than 4,000 works of art including paintings by Renoir, Van Gogh and Cezanne, opens at its new home on Saturday in Philadelphia’s cultural center. The opening in the modern $150 million facility on a 4.5-acre (1.8-hectare) site comes after a nearly decade-long fight over the move from its historic home in a suburb outside the city
Four pilots dead as two PAF aircraft crash near Mardan
May 17th
Staff Report NOWSHERA: Four pilots were killed and three civilians injured when two training aircrafts of the Pakistan Air Force crashed near Nowshera city in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, SAMAA reports Thursday. Police and eyewitnesses said the two-seat fighter trainer aircrafts collided in the air Rashakai, a small town located along the Nowshera-Mardan road in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
Worldwide maternal deaths cut by half: UN
May 17th
UNITED NATIONS: Better care has cut the number of women dying in pregnancy and childbirth by nearly half in the past two decades, but there is still a death every two minutes, according to UN figures released Wednesday. India and Nigeria between them accounted for one third of the 287,000 deaths of pregnant women in 2010 and Africa accounts for 36 of the 40 countries with the highest maternal deaths.
Seven killed in suicide blast in Afghanistan
May 17th
The suicide bomber blew himself up in the governor’s compound in Afghanistan’s western Farah province on Thursday, police said. "Seven people — six policemen and one civilian — were killed and 12 others were wounded, including nine civilians and three police," regional police spokesman Abdul Raouf Ahmadi said. The four attackers were shot dead, he added
PML-N not responsible for implementation of SC orders: PM
May 17th
Referring to the PML-N’s recent criticism over his status after the verdict of Supreme Court, PM Gilani said that political parties were not responsible for ensuring that the orders of the Supreme Court were implemented. Speaking to the media, Prime Minister Gilani made a specific reference to the PML-N when making this statement.
Two policemen shot dead in Quetta
May 17th
According to details, the police mobile of brewery road police station stopped a car on Karani road near western bypass. As the police personnel were checking the documents, another car approached and opened fire at the mobile van.
Lahore: PIA flight to Dubai evacuated on bomb threat
May 17th
A bomb threat on a PIA flight PK 302 forced Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to evacuate 157 passengers and crew preparing to take off for Dubai. The flight was preparing for its scheduled departure from Lahore airport when an anonymous caller to the airport claimed there was a bomb on board
Karachi: 24-hour death tally rises to 10
May 17th
Staff Report KARACHI: Body of a youth was recovered from Lines Area of the city this morning, pushing the overall death toll in the unrelenting violence during the last 24 hours to 10, SAMAA reports Thursday. According to details, body of a youth bundled into a sack, was found near a technical school located in Lines Area this morning


















































