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By decent at 16 April, 2009, 3:35 pm

by Ahmed Quraishi
The truth is that the three murdered Pakistani Baloch politicians had become a political liability and a security risk for Brahamdagh Bugti and a threat to his entire infrastructure of terror inside Pakistan. The three had developed a good working relationship with Pakistani security officials during hostage negotiations.
USA: Homeland Security report sparks uproar

By jasmine at 16 April, 2009, 3:16 pm

A Department of Homeland Security report warning of possible radicalization of right-wing extremists rubs US conservatives the wrong way. The report released last week by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Intelligence and Analysis suggested that concerns over illegal immigration, abortion, increasing federal power and restrictions on firearms could lead to acts of violence.
IPL to open in colors at Cape Town today

By newsadmin at 16 April, 2009, 3:05 pm

CAPE TOWN: The grand opening of the second season of Indian Premier League (IPL) will be held here on Friday. In a bid to glitz the tournament up to the hilt, IPL chairman Lalit Modi has spared no costs to get fans into the stadiums and retain the global TV audiences that made the inaugural [...]
Google growth slows dramatically in 1Q

By newsadmin at 16 April, 2009, 2:48 pm

Google Inc. eked out a higher profit in the first quarter as the Internet search leader trimmed its work force and winnowed other expenses to overcome the slowest revenue growth since since the company went public nearly five years ago.
Russia ends 10 year Chechnya crackdown

By newsadmin at 16 April, 2009, 2:45 pm

GROZNY, Russia (AP) – Chechens danced in the streets and waved flags to celebrate Russia’s decision Thursday to end its decade long counter terrorism operation in the war-weary southern region.
Indian Elections: 1st Phase end with NAXAL violence, 18 killed

By newsadmin at 16 April, 2009, 10:30 am

Ranchi/ Raipur/ Hyderabad/ Bhubaneshwar, April 16: At least 17 people were killed in Maoist violence as polling ended in Naxal-affected areas of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Orissa.
BJP Worker throws Shoe on L.K. Advani

By newsadmin at 16 April, 2009, 1:23 am

A BJP worker hurled a footwear at the party’s Prime Ministerial candidate LK Advani during an election meeting in Katni district in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday. The slipper missed the target but the person was immediately taken into custody and policemen took him away.
Sikhs in Orakzai pay Rs 20 million jizia to Taliban

By newsadmin at 16 April, 2009, 1:17 am

- Daily Times
HANGU: The Sikh community living in Orakzai Agency on Wednesday conceded to Taliban demand to pay them jizia – tax levied on non-Muslims living under Islamic rule – and paid Rs 20 million to Taliban in return for ‘protection’.
Indian Election: Naxal attacks rocks India - 17 killed

By newsadmin at 16 April, 2009, 1:13 am

Ranchi/Latehar/Gaya, April 16: Stepping up their attacks, Maoists on Thursday struck in Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Orissa, killing 17 people, including five election officials and ten security personnel, and looted electronic voting machines in a bid to disrupt the first phase of polling for Lok Sabha elections.
Dubai Metro on course for scheduled launch as RTA completes tunnelling work

By decent at 15 April, 2009, 1:15 pm

News Source Pakistan housing.pk

Companies interested in naming metro stations after their brands still have the chance to do so as 13 out of the 23 stations offered for naming rights by the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) are still up for grabs, said a senior official.Heritage-inspired design of Al Ras and Al Ghubaiba stations [...]
First cloned camel born in Dubai

By newsadmin at 15 April, 2009, 12:11 pm

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – A scientist says the world’s first cloned camel has been produced in the desert emirate of Dubai. Nisar Ahmad Wani, a senior reproductive biologist at the government’s Camel Reproduction Center, says the cloned camel is a six-day-old, one-humped female called Achievement or Injaz in Arabic.
Windows 7: 83 percent of businesses won’t install Windows 7 in 2010

By newsadmin at 15 April, 2009, 12:08 pm

Windows 7 has long been shaping up as Microsoft’s salvation: The operating system that would recharge its fortunes and get the company back in the game following the debacle of Windows Vista’s release and the eventual acceptance of the head-in-the-ground attitude that had Microsoft convincing itself that Vista had been an unqualified success.
Capital Talk 15th April 2009

By decent at 15 April, 2009, 8:56 am

Capital Talk 15th April,
Host Hamid Mir brings another episode with his guests Marvi Memon (PML-Q), Dr. Shireen Mazari spokesperson PTI and Defence Analyst, Jameela Gilani (ANP),
Video: Hindu extremists attack Pak journalists in India

By decent at 15 April, 2009, 7:38 am

NEW DELHI: The extremists of a Hindu religious organisation, Shri Ram Sena attacked a group of Pakistani journalists here on Wednesday.According to an Indian news channel, the Shri Ram Sena extremists thronged New Delhi’s International Center where a meeting of Indo-Pak Forum was going on.
IPL 2009: Aussies put country before IPL cash

By newsadmin at 15 April, 2009, 2:28 am

AFP
Sydney: Country comes before cash for Australia’s elite cricketers with international commitments and the battle for the Ashes pushing the glitzy Indian Premier League into the background.
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Criminal Case filed against Harbhajan and Dhoni

By newsadmin at 17 April, 2009, 3:47 am

MUZAFFARPUR: A criminal case was filed in a court on Thursday accusing Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh with ‘hurting’ fans by staying away from the Padma awards function.
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Bolta Pakistan - 16th April 2009

By decent at 17 April, 2009, 2:48 am

Mushtaq Minhas and Nusrat Javed present another fresh episode of Bolta Pakistan 16 April 2009 on Aaj Tv Network.
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Blackmail In Balochistan - [3 Murdered Baloch & Brahamdagh Connection]

By decent at 16 April, 2009, 3:35 pm

by Ahmed Quraishi
The truth is that the three murdered Pakistani Baloch politicians had become a political liability and a security risk for Brahamdagh Bugti and a threat to his entire infrastructure of terror inside Pakistan. The three had developed a good working relationship with Pakistani security officials during hostage negotiations.
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USA: Homeland Security report sparks uproar

By jasmine at 16 April, 2009, 3:16 pm

A Department of Homeland Security report warning of possible radicalization of right-wing extremists rubs US conservatives the wrong way. The report released last week by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Intelligence and Analysis suggested that concerns over illegal immigration, abortion, increasing federal power and restrictions on firearms could lead to acts of violence.
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IPL 2009: Brett Lee to miss Kings XI Punjab opening matches in IPL

By 3541642 at 16 April, 2009, 3:09 pm

CAPE TOWN: Fast bowler Brett Lee will miss Kings XI Punjab’s opening matches in the Indian Premier League despite being withdrawn from the Australia ODI squad to play Pakistan in Dubai.
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IPL 2009: IPL to produce fevered festivities for South Africans

By newsadmin at 16 April, 2009, 3:09 pm

CAPE TOWN: Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi promised Wednesday a non-stop carnival atmosphere at this year’s tournament in South Africa.
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IPL 2009: Cape Town awaits IPL celebrity invasion

By newsadmin at 16 April, 2009, 3:07 pm

CAPE TOWN: Cape Town is readying for the biggest celebrity influx of the year as the off-field stars of the Indian Premier League (IPL) converge on the Mother City.
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IPL 2009: Bollywood stars bank on IPL success

By newsadmin at 16 April, 2009, 3:06 pm

MUMBAI: The involvement of some of Bollywood’s biggest stars in the Indian Premier League (IPL) means the world’s best one-day cricketers are not the only draw when the competition starts this weekend.
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IPL to open in colors at Cape Town today

By newsadmin at 16 April, 2009, 3:05 pm

CAPE TOWN: The grand opening of the second season of Indian Premier League (IPL) will be held here on Friday. In a bid to glitz the tournament up to the hilt, IPL chairman Lalit Modi has spared no costs to get fans into the stadiums and retain the global TV audiences that made the inaugural [...]
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Google beats Street

By 3541642 at 16 April, 2009, 2:49 pm

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc’s quarterly profit topped expectations, helped by cost controls and marketers switching to online ads from traditional media, sending its shares up as much as 5 percent.
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Google growth slows dramatically in 1Q

By newsadmin at 16 April, 2009, 2:48 pm

Google Inc. eked out a higher profit in the first quarter as the Internet search leader trimmed its work force and winnowed other expenses to overcome the slowest revenue growth since since the company went public nearly five years ago.
Read More >>
Russia ends 10 year Chechnya crackdown

By newsadmin at 16 April, 2009, 2:45 pm

GROZNY, Russia (AP) – Chechens danced in the streets and waved flags to celebrate Russia’s decision Thursday to end its decade long counter terrorism operation in the war-weary southern region.
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America is Non Serious in War Against Terror in FATA

By ARESHIA at 16 April, 2009, 2:18 pm

by Brig. (r) Junaid Zaman

The Taliban and Al Qaeda in the North West of Pakistan are a myth being perpetuated to serve interests of specific elements. There is no truth to the claims that Pakistan’s own senior officials and intelligence agencies now have developed a vested interest in seeing militancy thrive in Pakistan. There is [...]
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Shoe Maharaj Gives Blessing to Advani

By ARESHIA at 16 April, 2009, 2:17 pm

By Dr. Hassan Isfahani
A slipper was on Thursday lobbed at BJP leader LK Advani by a former functionary of the saffron party during a public meeting in Madhya Pradesh, the latest in the series of such episodes involving political leaders.
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Hindu extremists attack Pak journalists in Incredible India

By ARESHIA at 16 April, 2009, 2:16 pm

The extremists of a Hindu religious organisation, Shri Ram Sena attacked a group of Pakistani journalists here on Wednesday.
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Live With Talat – 16th April 2009

By decent at 16 April, 2009, 1:13 pm

Talat Hussain brings fresh episode with Nawabzada Hair Bayar Marri in today’s exclusive show of Live With Talat 16th April 2009, discussing the burning issues regarding Pakistani Politics and problems in Balochistan.
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Ahmed Qureshi Spars With Mrs. Zalmay Khalilzad [Cheryl Benard] On Pakistan

By decent at 16 April, 2009, 12:53 pm

Like her husband, Mrs. Zalmay Khalilzad [real name Cheryl Benard] barely conceals her contempt for Pakistan’s right to decide its own national interest. Ahmed Quraishi engaged her in this dialogue on Aljazeera the day after President Obama announced his new Afghan policy.
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Islamabad Tonight – 16th April 2009 with Sheikh Rasheed

By decent at 16 April, 2009, 12:46 pm

Dr. Farooq Satar MQM, Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed AML and Gen. (R) Mirza Aslam Baig in fresh episode of Islamabad Tonight & discusses current issue with Nadeem Malik.
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Indian Elections: 1st Phase end with NAXAL violence, 18 killed

By newsadmin at 16 April, 2009, 10:30 am

Ranchi/ Raipur/ Hyderabad/ Bhubaneshwar, April 16: At least 17 people were killed in Maoist violence as polling ended in Naxal-affected areas of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Orissa.
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Capital Talk 16th April 2009 [ Ansar Abbasi ]

By decent at 16 April, 2009, 9:43 am

Hamid Mir brings fresh Episode of Capital Talk 16th March 2009 with his Guests Ansar Abbasi and others discussing current political situation of Pakistan and their possible solutions.