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Lahore: Intelligence agencies on Thursday have arrested three alleged Indian spies from Qasur city of Pakistan’s biggest province Punjab. According to details, Umair, Kashif and Shahzir were arrested when the agencies intercepted their phone calls due to doubts. Agencies have recovered Indian passport, Indian currencies, maps of Pakistani borders from their custody. All of three have been shifted to Lahore for further interrogation. The News Tribe – UK-based bilingual news website covering politics, technology, sports, health and lifestyle from US, Pakistan, Middle East and around the world Click here for more information The News Tribe

February 20, 2014 at 10:56 am | News Desk

Islamabad: Federal Defence Minister Khuwaja Asif has given categorical stance of the government regarding to eradicate terrorism from the country as the Army ready to give strong reply to terrorists. In a statement issued here on Thursday, the Defence Minister said the state has the primary responsibility to save the lives of innocent people. He further said that the government of Pakistan could not tolerate the killing of our armed forces. Army has the capability to eliminate terrorism from the country, and it will do as per the instruction of the country. He further said that the security agencies are competent to meet any challenge confronting the country. The latest statement has given just after few hours of the bombardment by ...

February 20, 2014 at 10:40 am | News Desk

San Francisco: Facebook is betting huge on mobile with an eye-popping cash-and-stock deal worth up to $19 billion for Internet Age smartphone messaging service WhatsApp. The surprise, mega-deal announced on Wednesday bolsters the world’s biggest social network — which has more than 1.2 billion members — with the 450-million-strong WhatsApp, which will be operated independently with its own board. It fits with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s focus on being at the center of lifestyles in which billions of people around the world share whatever they wish over the Internet using smartphones or tablets. It is Facebook’s biggest acquisition and comes less than two years after the California-based Internet star ...

February 20, 2014 at 10:00 am | News Desk

Peshawar: A new development seemed a complete suspension of dialogue process between the government and the Taliban as Pakistani fighter jets bombed suspected militants hideouts in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan on Thursday killing at least 15 people, military sources said, after a wave of insurgent attacks against security forces. According to the sources, the aircraft bombarded suspected militant hideouts in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan as part of surgical strikes. The sources said that the attacks were carried out on the basis of credible intelligence information. The sources further said that the military took the action after taking civilian government into confidence. The News Tribe – UK-based bilingual news website co...

February 20, 2014 at 10:00 am | News Desk

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February 20, 2014 at 10:00 am | News Desk

Islamabad: Interior Ministry on Wednesday has revealed some breathtaking information regarding the security status of Pakistan in which it termed Islamabad, the capital of the country as most dangerous place. According to details,  the ministry presented a report in Standing Committee on Interior in which it said that outlawed organizations including Al-Qaeda, Tehreek-e-Taliban, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and nationalists have created ‘sleeping cell’ in the capital which could be caused dangerous. The report further given information regarding the situation of all other provinces of the country and said that cross border criminals were behind the terror activities in Balochistan and Azad Kashmir. The report categorically said tha...

February 19, 2014 at 10:30 am | News Desk

Islamabad: Interior Ministry on Wednesday has revealed some breathtaking information regarding the security status of Pakistan in which it termed Islamabad, the capital of the country as most dangerous place. According to details,  the ministry presented a report in Standing Committee on Interior in which it said that outlawed organizations including Al-Qaeda, Tehreek-e-Taliban, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and nationalists have created ‘sleeping cell’ in the capital which could be caused dangerous. The report further given information regarding the situation of all other provinces of the country and said that cross border criminals were behind the terror activities in Balochistan and Azad Kashmir. The report categorically said tha...

February 19, 2014 at 10:26 am | News Desk

Kiev: Flames engulfed Kiev’s occupied Independence Square on Wednesday as police stormed the main protest camp in a bloody escalation of Ukraine’s three-month political crisis which left at least 16 people dead. A defiant President Viktor Yanukovych refused a chorus of calls from global leaders to halt the ferocious assault on the bloodiest day since protests broke out in November, when he ditched a pact with the EU in favour of closer ties with former Soviet master Russia. The scene was apocalyptic as explosions echoed around central Kiev and the iconic square turned into a war zone. Helmeted protesters hurling rocks, fireworks and Molotov cocktails fought back against black-armoured riot squads targeting them with stun gren...

February 19, 2014 at 10:00 am | News Desk

MUMBAI – Rekha, the veteran actress, has been spotted without make-up recently. And for the very first time, the actress actually looked like a sixty-year old woman. But she was as graceful as ever and her beauty at this age is unimaginable. The actress decided to go with very light make-up on the special screening of Imtiaz Ali’s “Highway”, featuring Randeep Hooda and Alia Bhatt. She was wearing a white Kurta complimented with her signature red lipstick. Here are some pictures of the actress from the event;   The News Tribe – UK-based bilingual news website covering politics, technology, sports, health and lifestyle from US, Pakistan, Middle East and around the world Click here for more informati...

February 19, 2014 at 10:00 am | News Desk

Shahrukh Khan and wife Gauri Khan are considered as an ideal couple in the Bollywood. And Shahrukh has a reputation of being a family man and always being very protective of his children and wife. Recently his wife has launched an interior design store “The Design Cell” on her own. And she has been receiving well wishes for it from all B-Town celebrities. Her husband Shahrukh Khan has appreciated her work via a tweet, “Chaotically beautiful. Exquisite.The Design Cell exudes Gauri’s personality. Extremely proud of her. Awesome team too” Karan Johar also had some words for Gauri’s Design Cell as he tweeted, “Gauri Khan’s #DesignCell at Raghuvanshi Mill,Mumbai is by far one of the BEST interio...

February 19, 2014 at 10:00 am | News Desk

WELLINGTON: New Zealand has won Test series against India as second Test match has been drawn between both the teams with an outstanding performance by Kiwi captain Brendon McCullum, who made triple century for the first in New Zealand history here on Tuesday at Basin Reserve in Wellington. Indian batsmen failed to achieve 434 runs target in the last day of second Test against Kiwi’s bowlers. Indian team scored 166 runs losing its three wickets; Virat Kohli was on the crease who scored century for his team till the end of the last day.. Kiwi skipper Brendon McCullum got the ‘Man of the Match’ for his sensational 302 in the second innings which save the match. McCullum: ‘Obviously feeling tired after the knock. It&...

February 18, 2014 at 10:51 am | News Desk

Madinah: Seven Pakistani pilgrims have been died while 13 other sustained injuries on Sunday when their bus collided with a truck on the Makkah-Madinah highway.  According to details, two of the deceased identified as Mohammed Hassan and Manahel Fatima while the names of the other pilgrims have not been released. Tahseen-ul-Haque, the welfare officer at the Pakistan Consulate, told Arab News that the bus was traveling from Madinah to Makkah carrying 49 pilgrims from Egypt, Pakistan and Syria when it hit a truck head on at Al-Hijra, about 100 km from Madinah. The driver caused the accident by speeding, said Tahseen. He said the Pakistan welfare section would write a letter to the Saudi authorities to ensure that companies hire safe a...

February 18, 2014 at 10:35 am | News Desk

Islamabad: Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf likely to be presented today as the special court will resume hearing in high treason case here on Tuesday. A three-member bench hearing the case comprising judges of high courts headed by Justice Faisal Arab. The court in its previous hearing warned the counsel of Musharraf if he will not be produced in next hearing (today), so the court will order to issue non-bailable arrest warrants. According to reports, the box security includes a 12-vehicle cavalcade, a bullet-proof car, pilot vehicles, an ambulance and a fire engine will be provided for Musharraf’s security. The report further said that around about 1,200 policemen, anti-terrorist squad personnel and commandos would be on du...

February 18, 2014 at 10:02 am | News Desk

Three dead bodies with bound hands and feet were found from the zero-point area of Surjani Town in Karachi here on Tuesday morning.  According to police, the bodies bearing torture signs and hands and feet bound were recovered. The police stated that two of the deceased were identified as Hafeez Ullah, Naeem Ullah The News Tribe – UK-based bilingual news website covering politics, technology, sports, health and lifestyle from US, Pakistan, Middle East and around the world Click here for more information The News Tribe

February 18, 2014 at 10:02 am | News Desk

The next in the Sony’s super-powered ‘Infamous’ series, Second Son is already being hailed as a true demonstration of next generation power, and the sandbox adventure has all the ingredients of a successful game. Second Son stars new protagonist Delsin Rowe, a 24-year-old Native American street artist who can absorb special abilities from others, including the ability to manipulate smoke and electricity. Delsin is viewed as a bio terrorist by the DUP, a branch of government tasked with controlling those with superhuman abilities and hunted. One notable change from previous games is that instead of the accessing an aiming system by holding down the L1 button, the player will not need to do so, and will just be able to fi...

February 18, 2014 at 10:02 am | News Desk

Lahore: Pakistan’s Famous cleric, Tayyaba Khanum Bukhari has left Pakistan to unknown place after receiving life threats. According to Dunya news, the cleric has been receiving life threats for couple of years by unknown group which compelled her to leave Pakistan. Tayyaba Khanum Bukhara has been famous for her thoughtful speeches in Majalis and other programs. It is pertinent to mention here that she had been attacked last year by unknown assailants but fortunately he received no wounds. The News Tribe – UK-based bilingual news website covering politics, technology, sports, health and lifestyle from US, Pakistan, Middle East and around the world Click here for more information The News Tribe

February 17, 2014 at 10:59 am | News Desk