ISLAMABAD: A three-week long workshop on ‘ Designing Research Projects’ organized for the students of social sciences, by department of History and Pakistan Studies (Female) of the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) concluded on Thursday at Faisal Mosque campus of the university. Dean Faculty of Social Sciences Dr. Nabi Bux Jummani was the chief guest of the concluding ceremony while the ceremony was also joined by resource person of the workshop Uzma Rehman, Dr. Tahir Khalili Head department of Psychology and Rafia Riaz, Acting Chairperson of department of History and Pakistan Studies. Dr. Jummani, while speaking on the occasion said that recent workshop would broaden the exposure of research students. He advis...
September 6, 2013 at 1:02 am | News Desk
WASHINGTON: US economic growth has held firm at a “modest to moderate” pace since July, with activity steady or gaining in most sectors, the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book review said Wednesday. In a report likely to support a move soon toward lower stimulus spending by the Fed, most of its 12 regions reported that consumer spending, travel, manufacturing and demand for services had risen since the previous survey. Job creation was also steady or improved, and inflation was under control around the country, the report said. “For most occupations and industries, hiring held steady or increased modestly relative to the prior reporting period,” it said. “Upward price pressures remained subdued, and prices in...
September 5, 2013 at 2:30 am | News Desk
NEW YORK: Italy’s 83rd-ranked Flavia Pennetta advanced to the final four at a Grand Slam for the first time by beating 10th-seeded compatriot Roberta Vinci 6-4, 6-1 in a US Open quarter-final on Wednesday. Pennetta, the fourth-worst ranked of any US Open women’s semi-finalist ever, will next face the winner of a later match between Belarus second seed Victoria Azarenka and Slovakia’s 48th-ranked Daniela Hantuchova. Pennetta, who has not lost a set in the tournament and has dropped only 25 games in five matches, owns a 3-2 career edge against Hantuchova and has split two matches with two-time reigning Australian Open champion Azarenka. Top-ranked defending champion Serena Williams and Chinese fifth seed Li Na will meet in...
September 5, 2013 at 2:30 am | News Desk
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama’s plan to conduct punishing military strikes on Syria passed its first congressional hurdle Wednesday, paving the way for full Senate debate on the use of force. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed an amended resolution 10-7, with one senator voting present, that authorizes US military intervention with a 90-day deadline and bars US boots on the ground for combat purposes. 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
September 5, 2013 at 2:30 am | News Desk
WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday threw Pakistan a $6.7 billion lifeline to help the struggling country pursue economic reforms, particularly in the energy sector. The IMF executive board authorized a three-year loan, making an initial disbursement of $540 million available to the Pakistani authorities. The remaining amount will be evenly paid out over the duration of the program, subject to the completion of quarterly reviews, the Washington-based global lender said. Adherence to the program would likely encourage financial support from other donors, it added. “Despite the challenges it faces, Pakistan is a country with abundant potential, given its geographical location and its rich human and natural resourc...
September 5, 2013 at 2:30 am | News Desk
Dera Ismail Khan: Two bombs exploded near Kacheri Masjid in Dera Ismail Khan, according to media reports. Police said both bombs were placed in pressure cookers separately near garbage point on link road in DI Khan, no casualty reported. Police reported that one more bomb was present in the area and they cordon off the area and called Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS). After the twin bomb blast in DI Khan, police and FC cordon off the area and they started search operation in the area. Story under progress 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
September 5, 2013 at 1:15 am | News Desk
KARACHI: Rabita Committee of Muttahida Qaumi Movement said on Wednesday that MQM is the political party which actually needs a peaceful Karachi. According to a statement issued from the MQM Rabita Committee office, MQM will monitor the progress of government regards the activities use to restore peace in Karachi. According to the statement, transparency and impartiality is needed in possible targeted operation in the city. Rabita Committee further said that all possible measures should be utilized for sustainable peace in the city but under the Constitution and Law. The News Tribe – UK-based bilingual news website covering politics, technology, sports, health and lifestyle from US, Pakistan, Middle East and around the world Clic...
September 5, 2013 at 1:15 am | News Desk
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari expresses hope for the continuation of smooth and peaceful transition of power from one democratic government to another, the same way it has been so far. He called upon all the political forces to work together towards further strengthening democracy and democratic institutions. The president was speaking to a group of former and incumbent parliamentarians from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan who had separately called on him at the Aiwan-e-Sadr on Tuesday. The participants appreciated his efforts for adopting a policy of reconciliation. The delegations thanked the president for working to ensure an end to the sense of deprivation in the peoples of K-P and Balochistan provinces. Zardari stated th...
September 5, 2013 at 1:15 am | News Desk
KARACHI: The former president of the International Cricket Council (ICC), Ehsan Mani, while backing the existing Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS), stated that the system would get further improved with time and appropriate measures. “With the help of the UDRS, the accuracy has jumped up to 95%. There are minor issues, which needs to be taken care of adequately”, said Ehsan Mani, while talking to this correspondent for News One TV. “I am not entirely satisfied with the existing UDRS, but it should not be stopped. The ICC should act proactively to improve it further”, added Mani. On a question, Ehsan Mani admitted that installing a top-class DRS, with all the components, was a costly business however, add...
September 5, 2013 at 1:15 am | News Desk
KARACHI: Interior Minister of Pakistan Chaudhry Nisar and Chief Minister of Sindh Qaim Ali Shah tongue slipped during press conference in Karachi. During an important press conference after APC in Karachi Interior Minister’s tongue slipped as he said Karachi is the capital of Pakistan. According to a media reports in the same Press Conference Chief Minister of Sindh’s tongue also slipped and he said Sindh is a part of Karachi. This was not first time in the history that CM Sindh Qaim Ali Shah tongue slipped in front of media during the press conference. 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...
September 5, 2013 at 1:15 am | News Desk
BAGHDAD: A wave of car bombs ripped through Shiite areas of Baghdad on Tuesday, the deadliest attacks in nationwide violence that killed more than 40 people as Iraq grapples with surging unrest. The bloodshed added to widespread concern that Iraq is edging towards a return to the all-out sectarian war that left tens of thousands dead in 2006-2007, amid a long-running political deadlock and persistent concerns of spillover from the conflict in neighbouring Syria. Iraqi officials have trumpeted wide-ranging operations targeting militants in which hundreds of alleged fighters have been captured and dozens killed, despite charges of failing to address root causes of the violence. Eight car bombs went off in predominantly-Shiite neighbourhoods...
September 4, 2013 at 1:43 am | News Desk
LONDON, England : Wales manager Chris Coleman said on Tuesday that Real Madrid new boy Gareth Bale cannot play for 90 minutes in the World Cup qualifiers against Macedonia and Serbia. Bale flew to the Welsh capital Cardiff on Monday evening after being presented to Madrid fans at the Bernabeu earlier in the day following his move from Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of around £80 million ($124 million, 94 million euros). Reports in Britain say Madrid paid a world-record fee of £86 million for Bale, but Spanish estimates put the fee at around £77 million. Speaking to the media after his presentation, Bale said he wanted to use the time with Wales in order to build up his fitness, but as he has not played since July, Coleman p...
September 4, 2013 at 1:43 am | News Desk
DAMASCUS: More than 110,000 people have been killed, more than six million uprooted and Syria’s economy devastated in the two and a half years since its bloody conflict began. Key figures follow on the casualties and damage in the conflict, which started in March 2011 with peaceful protests for reform as Arab Spring revolts rocked Tunisia and Egypt, but soon escalated into civil war. CASUALTIES According to a Syrian Observatory for Human Rights toll published on Sunday, at least 110,371 people have been killed. In late July, the United Nations put the toll at more than 100,000. The toll from the Britain-based Observatory, which relies on activists, doctors and lawyers on the ground for its information, includes 40,146 civilians, 21,...
September 4, 2013 at 1:09 am | News Desk
JERUSALEM: Israel on Tuesday launched a missile over the Mediterranean in a joint exercise with the United States that came as Washington mulls punitive air strikes on Syria. Speculation mounted after the missile firing at 0615 GMT, with Russia’s defence ministry saying its early-warning system had detected two ballistic missile launches from the central Mediterranean sea fired towards the eastern coastline, where Syria is located. But the Pentagon said the exercise had no connection to possible attacks against the Syrian regime, and that it was a standard drill designed to assess Israel’s missile defences. “This test had nothing to do with United States consideration of military action to respond to Syria’s chemic...
September 4, 2013 at 1:09 am | News Desk
ISLAMABAD: Chairman of Pakistan Tehrek-e-Insaf, Imran Khan said on Tuesday the Government should clean Karachi from arms and Military wing of political parties should be eliminate. (more…)
September 4, 2013 at 1:09 am | News Desk
LAHORE: The protest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) proved to be fruitful as its candidate on PP-150, in the provincial capital of eastern province of Punjab, Mehar Wajid likely to beat his political rival in the by-polls. Initial results of vote recounting showed winning of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Mian Marghoob Ahmed in the by-election as ECP conducted vote recounting on 33 polling stations out of 147 in the said constituency. Suddenly, the electoral scenario turned favourable of PTI’s candidate after completion of vote recounting on 99 polling stations, sources said. According to recent unofficial results, PTI candidate Mehar Wajid secured 12,519 votes while Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N)’s candidate, ...
September 4, 2013 at 1:09 am | News Desk
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