Power shortfall touches 5000 MW
May 21st
ஸ்டாப் ரிப்போர்ட் லாகூர்: The power crisis could not be overcome in the country despite all tall claims by the government, as the power shortage burgeoned to 5000 Megawatts.
World backs my Afghan exit plan: Obama
May 21st
CHICAGO: US President Barack Obama opened a NATO summit Sunday saying the world backed his plan to end war in Afghanistan, as President Hamid Karzai pledged his bloodied state would no longer be a “burden.” Leaders of more than 50 nations stood in solemn silence as a bugler’s lament recalled the heavy cost of a conflict that has killed over 3,000 coalition soldiers, maimed thousands more and left tens of thousands of Afghans dead. As war weary western publics pine for an exit, the summit was set to endorse a withdrawal strategy and seek firm commitments from alliance states to train and bankroll Afghan forces to ensure a decade of sacrifice is not wasted. Obama, fresh from corralling European leaders to unite behind a plan to save the euro at the G8 summit, switched to commander-in-chief in talks with Karzai ahead of the summit, three weeks after his dramatic flight into Kabul
Rawalpindi police arrest notorious offender
May 21st
ஸ்டாப் ரிப்போர்ட் ராவல்பிண்டி: Police on Tuesday arrested a notorious criminal, Waris Ali, wanted in dozens of criminal cases, SAMAA reports. SHO Malik Muhammad Khan said Waris Ali was arrested from Wah Cannt area.
பாக்கிஸ்தான், Turkey to sign five agreements during Erdogan’s visit
May 21st
ஸ்டாப் ரிப்போர்ட் இஸ்லாமாபாத்: Pakistan and Turkey are going to sign five agreements during Turkish PM Tayyip Erdogan’s three-day visit, SAMAA reports.
Yemen suicide bombing kills at least 40
May 21st
SANAA: A suicide bomber killed at least 40 soldiers and wounded many others when he blew himself up Monday in central Sanaa, a security official said. The bomber, dressed in military uniform, detonated his explosives in the middle of battalion of soldiers rehearsing for an army parade to mark the 22nd anniversary of the unification of north and south Yemen, the official added.
Another three lose lives in Karachi violence
May 21st
ஸ்டாப் ரிப்போர்ட் கராச்சி: The obnoxious wave of violence continued today (Monday) in the metropolis as another three people lost their lives this morning in various incidents of firing in different areas of the city. According to details, a 40-year man Fareed Shah was gunned down in Nazimabad’s Mujahid Colony this morning
Brig Alis notification of retirement not produced in court
May 21st
Brigadir Ali Khan had been arrested on having alleged relationship with the banned religious outfits. The Lahore High Court Rawalpindi Bench on Monday resumed the hearing of petition regarding forced retirement and military trial of Brigadier Ali Khan. Talking to Dunya News, Advocate Inam-ur-Rahim said that the notification of forced retirement was not submitted in the court today.
Bihari Kabab
May 21st
Ingredients: ½ Kg beef Pasanday (filets) 2 Tablespoon unripe papaya (grinded) 1 Teaspoon ginger (Adrak) paste 1 Teaspoon garlic (Lehsan) paste 1 Teaspoon salt (according to taste) 2 Tablespoon yogurt 1 Teaspoon chili (Lal Mirch) powder 1 tablespoon chopped green chilies 1 Tablespoon oil (Preferably mustard oil) Directions: Mix all the spices, yogurt and papaya and coat beef with it. Leave to marinate overnight
Factory boiler blast kills two in Karachi
May 21st
ஸ்டாப் ரிப்போர்ட் கராச்சி: Two employees were killed and more than eight injured when boiler in an industrial unit exploded in Karachi’ Korangi area on Tuesday, SAMAA reports. Eyewitnesses said the powerful blast caved in a large portion of the factory of oxygen cylinder manufacturing in Korangi industrial area.
NATO seeks Uzbekistan route for Afghan exit plan
May 21st
CHICAGO: NATO leaders will endorse plans to hand over combat command in Afghanistan by mid-2013 on Monday and seek practical progress in opening routes to bring an international army of more than 130,000 back home from an unpopular, resource-draining war. The strategy for a gradual exit from Afghanistan is aimed at holding together the multinational force and maintaining security in spite of France’s decision to withdraw its troops earlier than scheduled. At a summit in Chicago, leaders of the 28-nation alliance will endorse plans for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force to hand over command of all combat missions to Afghan forces by the middle of 2013 and for the withdrawal of most of the 130,000 foreign troops by the end of 2014.
PM Erdogan to address Pakistan’s Parliament today
May 21st
ஸ்டாப் ரிப்போர்ட் இஸ்லாமாபாத்: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will address a joint sitting of the Parliament at 5PM today (Monday). Earlier yesterday, Federal Minister for Capital Administration and Development Nazar Muhammad Gondal, Senator Sughra Imam, Turkish Ambassador to Pakistan Mustafa Babur Hizlan and other senior officials received the guest at the Chaklala Air Base. The Red Zone of the federal capital has been sealed from yesterday night in accordance with the security plan
NATO faces nightmare as Pakistan still unwilling to reopen route
May 21st
கராச்சி: With Pakistan so far unwilling to reopen supply routes to Afghanistan, NATO faces a potential logistical nightmare as it prepares for a costly withdrawal of military hardware over the next two years. In the run-up a NATO summit that opened Sunday, US and Pakistani officials had signaled growing optimism that a deal would be clinched on reopening the routes, which Islamabad had closed in November over a botched American air raid.
Pakistan restores access to Twitter after brief blockade
May 21st
ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan restored access to Twitter after briefly blocking the microblog over “blasphemous” posts about a Facebook competition involving caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H). The website was blocked Sunday by the telecoms authority on the orders of the IT ministry amid accusations it refused to remove messages about the Facebook contest.
Pakistan seeks permanent solution of missile strikes: Zardari
May 21st
Staff Report CHICAGO: President Asif Ali Zardari said Pakistan seeks permanent resolution of the US missile strikes inside the country’s borders, SAMAA reports Monday. Presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar informed in his statement that President Zardari, in his meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, noted that Pakistan vehemently supports the resolution of peace issue in Afghanistan. But, the US missile strikes inside Pakistan’s territory are not only harming the sovereignty of Pakistan but also massive antagonistic public reaction is emerging as a result of killings of innocent people, Zardari impressed on the US top official.
Danish film on child abuse shocks Cannes crowds
May 21st
CANNES, France: Danish director Thomas Vinterberg burst on to the scene in Cannes in 1998 with the acclaimed “Festen”, and critics say he is close to his best again this year with “The Hunt”, a shocking take on child abuse and its impact on a small community. Unlike some movies on the same theme, The Hunt leaves no doubt as to the main character’s innocence


















































