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Kabul: Afghanistan on Thursday has released scores of alleged Taliban fighters from jail despite US objections that the men were a threat to NATO and Afghan forces. Kabul announced on January 9 that a total of 72 detainees were held at Bagram jail near the capital would be freed due to lack of evidence, sparking strong condemnation from the United States. Afghan authorities “concluded that the there is no evidence against 72 out of 88 prisoners. We reviewed their cases again after objections by the US forces, and for now we will release 65 prisoners,” Abdul Shukur Dadras from the Afghan government body reviewing detainees at Bagram said on Tuesday. The issue threatens to further strain US-Afghan relations amid pressure for th...

February 13, 2014 at 10:25 am | News Desk

Delhi Chief Minister from Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Arvind Kejriwal on today (Thursday) has said that a criminal case over gas pricing filed in the capital names billionaire Mukesh Ambani, Oil Minister Veerappa Moily and other policy-makers.   According to Indian media, the Delhi CM said that “Veerappa Moily, (former oil minister) Murli Deora,  Mukesh Ambani (Chairman of Reliance Industries Limited)and  (former Director General of Hydrocarbons) VK Sibal have all been named in an First Information Report (FIR). On Wednesday, Kejriwal announced to register the FIR against these tough men as they were made conspiracy to raise the prices of gas produced from the D-6 block off the Eastern Coast which is operated by Relia...

February 13, 2014 at 10:03 am | News Desk

Karachi: As many as nine policemen have been killed while 40 others injured in a blast occurred outside a police bus in a training center situated in Shah Latif Town of Razzakabad area of Karachi here on Thursday Morning. According to details, rangers, police and other law enforcement agencies (LEAs)reached the spot and cordoned off the area for investigation. Rescue teams also reached the scene and shifted the injured and death bodies to hospital. SSP Malir Rao Anwaar said that the blast could be a suicide blast while investigation underway regarding this. He said that team of Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) has been called to check the area. According to police, more than 50 commandos were on the to pay the duties at Bilawal House. Federal I...

February 13, 2014 at 10:03 am | News Desk

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has arrived in Turkey on an official three-day visit for attending a high-level event of the Pakistan-Afghan-Turkey Trilateral summit in Ankara. He was received at the airport by Turkish Minister of Environment Idris Gulluce. During the summit‚ the Prime Minister will have extensive interaction with Turkish President Abdullah Gul‚ Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Afghan President Hamid Karzai. He will also separately meet the President and the Prime Minister of Turkey to review bilateral relations with focus on economic cooperation. In Istanbul‚ the Prime Minister will be having meetings with the Chairman/CEO of major Turkish companies. The Ankara Trilateral s...

February 13, 2014 at 10:03 am | News Desk

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) is all set to given verdict on Sindh High court decision to nullify Sindh Local Government Act (SLGA) 2013. The government filed a civil petition at the Karachi Registry of the apex court, seeking grant of leave to appeal against the Sindh High Court (SHC)’s Dec 30 verdict on as many as 17 petitions filed by political parties and former legislators.   On Tuesday, February 11, the SC had given its observation that the full bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Tassaduq Hussain Jillani will give verdict on Wednesday Advocate General Sindh Fateh Malik had requested to postpone the case as delayed tactics, but the court rejected the request and given order to Sindh government lawy...

February 12, 2014 at 10:43 am | News Desk

New Delhi: New world cricket boss N. Srinivasan was expected to defy calls to step down as India cricket chief despite a damning court inquiry that implicated a relative in illegal betting. After an extensive investigation, a Supreme Court panel said son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan was guilty of illegal betting in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and allegations of match-fixing against him should be further probed. The three-member panel’s findings released on Monday were a blow to Srinivasan coming just days after he was elected the first chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), in a shakeup of the world body. A.C. Muthiah, a former head of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), said Srinivasan’s rol...

February 12, 2014 at 10:14 am | News Desk

Peshawar: Nine people were killed in an attacks on members of Aman Committee by unknown men in Peshawar’s suburbs here on Wednesday. According to reports, the incident took place in Budhbher, where unknown assailants entered houses of Mukhtiar and Israr, peace committee members, and launched the attack by opening fire and with hand grenades. According to SSP Operation, the attack happened in around 4 or 5am in which nine people have been killed including women and children. The police said that over 20 men entered into a Hujra and attacked with hand grenades and opened firing on them. The police further said that Mukhtiar and Israr were receiving death threats from terrorists as they already killed Israr’s brother last w...

February 12, 2014 at 10:02 am | News Desk

Photo Mashable Twitter is testing a major profile redesign that’s very similar to Facebook and Google+, Mashable reports. Mashable assistant features editor Matt Petronzio spotted on Tuesday a huge update to his Twitter profile page, with the main picture and bio scaled to the left and significantly more real estate dedicated to the header photo. It’s common for Twitter to quietly test new features and design updates before tweaking or rolling it out to its greater user base. Experiments typically go out to a small, random pool of users. Under the header photo in the test is the count for tweets, photos/videos (a new category called out on the profile), who you are following, followers, favorites and lists. Clic...

February 12, 2014 at 10:02 am | News Desk

Shirley Temple Black, who rose to fame as arguably the most popular child star in Hollywood history, died late Monday night. She was 85. TempleBlack, who also enjoyed a long career as a diplomat, died of natural causes at her Woodside, California, home. She was surrounded by family and caregivers, a statement from Cheryl Kagan said. She began acting at age 3 and became a massive box-office draw before turning 10, commanding a then-unheard of salary of $50,000 per movie. Her first film of notice was in 1932 when she played in “War Babies,” part of the “Baby Burlesks” series of short films. She retired from filmmaking at 22 and married Charles Black, changing her last name from Temple to Temple Black. But she did no...

February 12, 2014 at 10:02 am | News Desk

Karachi: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman, Imran Khan on Tuesday has said that free and fair election was like a back bone for real democracy and the role of Election Commission of Pakistan was really shameful as it failed to fulfill its duties. Talking to media outside the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the PTI chief said that the apex court was his only hope as it expected a verdict for recounting in minimum two constituencies out of four. He said that the PTI only wanted a recounting which would reveal all the characters who helped the government to win the elections including the man who made ’35 punctures’ in the election. “35 punctures” is a term used for alleged rigging in 35 constituencies facilitated b...

February 11, 2014 at 10:37 am | News Desk

Islamabad: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif reiterated the government stance that foreign investment was the key to improve national economy. The PM said that the government was busy to work on bringing foreign investment to start mega projects in the country. He said that the government wanted to improve national economy to generate employment opportunities for the locals. He announced to provide all possible assistance to investors. He said investment in ports‚ railways and energy sector will not only provide necessary impetus to the economy but also generate employment opportunities. The News Tribe – UK-based bilingual news website covering politics, technology, sports, health and lifestyle from US, Pakistan, Middle East and a...

February 11, 2014 at 10:07 am | News Desk

LAHORE: Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) Managing Director Arif Hameed has said that 70 per cent of the gas supply to the Punjab province will be restored by Tuesday. Talking to a private news television, Hameed said the explosions on the gas pipelines have affected the supply to the whole province, adding that the supply to the industry of the province has also been suspended. The MD said the province was being supplied 1150 million cubic feet gas against the demand of 1700 million cubic feet prior to the attacks, adding that the Sunday’s explosions have cut additional 700 million cubic feet gas to the province. “The province is being supplied only 450 million cubic feet gas.” He demanded the masses to use th...

February 11, 2014 at 10:01 am | News Desk

Konami announced that its Metal Gear Solid 5 introductory chapter Ground Zeroes will launch for the PlayStation 3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One next month. Gameplay: As in Peace Walker, Ground Zeroes will offer a base-building feature that allows players to develop weapons and items from their virtual mother base. The player is also given the ability to access the motherbase from their real-life smart phones. Series director Hideo Kojima revealed that the game has a new day and night cycle that runs in real-time, and that “depending on how you travel between one stage to the next, the travel time will affect the time of day when you arrive at your destination”. Good News: Konami additionally revealed that the Xbox 360 and Xbox...

February 11, 2014 at 10:01 am | News Desk

MULTAN: The Punjab government has approved metro bus project for Multan citizens on Monday; which would be completed in 10 months. The people of Multan will also travel in the metro buses as the Punjab government approved a metro bus project for the city on Monday. According to reports, the project will be completed in 10 months. Meanwhile, the people of the city expressed happiness over the decision of the government and said that the project would provide better travel facilities. On the 1st of this month, the government had given approval for starting Metro Bus Service in Faisalabad, Multan and Rawalpindi. The News Tribe – UK-based bilingual news website covering politics, technology, sports, health and lifestyle from US, Paki...

February 11, 2014 at 10:01 am | News Desk

Islamabad: A two-member Taliban committee, consisting of Professor Muhammad Ibrahim and committee coordinator Maulana Yousuf Shah, has reached Islamabad after holding a crucial meeting with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leadership. According to media reports, the TTP presented their demands before Taliban negotiations committee member, who held meeting with political Shura on the second day of their visit to an undisclosed destination in North Waziristan. The committee formed by the government are waiting for a reply from the TTP leadership. It is also expected that a meeting would be held today between the committees of the government and the Taliban to discuss the demands presented by TTP leadership. The demands are as follows: ...

February 10, 2014 at 10:50 am | News Desk

Manchester: Darren Bent scored a dramatic 94th-minute equaliser as the Premier League’s bottom club Fulham undermined Manchester United’s Champions League hopes in a 2-2 draw at Old Trafford on Sunday. Fulham had taken a shock lead through Steve Sidwell in the 19th minute, but quick-fire goals from Robin van Persie and Michael Carrick in the final 12 minutes appeared to have set United on course for victory. There was one final twist in the tale, however, as deep into stoppage time David de Gea could only push a Kieran Richardson shot into the air and Bent nodded in the rebound to earn Fulham a vital point. The draw left United nine points adrift of Liverpool, who occupy the fourth and final Champions League place, while Fulh...

February 10, 2014 at 10:36 am | News Desk