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Florida woman swallows $5,000 diamond
FLORIDA NBC - The idea behind the Tampa Woman’s Club charity event was simple. For $20, you could buy a flute of drink and a chance to win a one-carat, $5,000 diamond.Organisers of the event placed $10 cubic zirconia stones in the bottom of 399 of the 400 drinks glasses. The prized diamond, ...
ZONG completes 5 years of operation
ISLAMABAD (PR): ZONG, the fastest growing network of Pakistan, said thank you to its customers, franchises, vendors, media, government and all stakeholders after completing 5 years of its operations in the country. ZONG, a brand of China Mobile Pakistan, being the last entrant in Pakistan telecom ...
Changes in auto policy 25 times in 5 years stall firms’ expansion plan
lahore - salman abduhu - There have been 25 major changes by the govt in auto policy in the country during last five years which hamper the growth in the industry, creating uncertainty due to which the industry is compelled to pull off expansion plans and further investments while ...
Blasts target election offices in KP
Two bomb attacks Sunday targeting the offices of election candidates in northwest Pakistan killed at least eight people, officials said, the latest bloodshed ahead of polls next month.Violence has marred the campaign for the landmark May 11 general election, with more than 50 people dead in blasts ...
$5.5 billion plan promises polio-free world in 5 years
london - Health groups said on Thursday they could rid the world of polio by 2018 with a $5.5 billion (3.5 billion pounds) vaccination and monitoring plan to stop the disease taking hold once more now there are only a handful of cases worldwide. Experts say the plan offers the best chance yet to ...
5 years corruption of PPP Govt ruined country: Nawaz
President, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Nawaz Sharif has said that corruption has badly damaged the country during the last five years.Addressing a public rally on Friday‚ he said during the tenure of previous government poverty and unemployment has risen and economy is in ...
Suspects held in India over rape of 5-year-old girl
NEW DELHI - A five-year-old Indian girl who was abducted, raped and tortured in New Delhi was alert and stable, doctors said on Saturday, as fresh protests erupted over sexual violence in the country.The attack evoked memories of the brutal gang-rape and death of a young female student last ...
Govt completed 5-year term because of independent judiciary: CJ
Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said the government completed its five-year constitutional term because of the independent judiciary which plays pivotal role in eradication of oppression and injustice."Today there is no one to give extension to usurpers," said the CJ while ...
Shujaat foresees five PMs in 5 years
Gujrat:- Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) Chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has predicted that Pakistan is going to see five prime ministers over the next five years. Speaking to reporters in his hometown here on Friday, Ch Shujaat feared that the situation could worsen after the upcoming general ...
5 troops injured in Bara attack
KHYBER AGENCY - At least five forces personnel sustained injuries in fresh clashes between forces and militants here in Aka Khel, Tehsil Bara, sub-division of Khyber, official sources said on Tuesday.The sources said that unknown militants attacked forces hideout injuring five troops. In ...
PU awards 5 PhD degrees
LAHORE - Punjab University has awarded five PhD degrees to the scholars in which Muhammad Munir S/o Farzand Ali in the subject of Punjabi after approval of his thesis entitled “Heer Damodar Te Heer Waris Shah: Taqabli Mutalea”, Khizar Iqbal S/o Malik Abdur Razzaq in the subject of ...
Suicide bombers leave 5 dead in Somalia
MOGADISHU (AFP) - Gunmen wearing suicide vests stormed the main court complex in Mogadishu Sunday, killing at least five people before holing themselves up as Somali and African forces surrounded the building.Several people were wounded minutes later when a remote-detonated car bomb went off as a ...
Bangladesh growth may slow to 5.8pc, says WB
DHAKA- Bangladesh’s economic growth may slow to 5.8 percent in the fiscal year to June 2013, compared with the government target of 7.2 percent, the World Bank said on Saturday.“The economic growth in the fiscal year of 2013 is likely to fall to 5.8 percent compared with 6.3 percent in ...
BDU defused 5,000 bombs in KPK, Fata since 2009
PESHAWAR - Despite having meager resources and staff, the Bomb Disposal Unit (BDU) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has saved thousands of precious lives of innocent people by defusing 5000 bombs in the last four and a half years in KP and Fata.“We are working with the objective of `Safe the ...
Man killed, 5 injured in road accident
RAWALPINDI – A man was killed while five others critically injured on Thursday as a result of a collision between three vehicles and one motorcycle near Soan Bridge, Hamrahi Terminal, area of Police Station (PS) Morgah.The deceased identified as Fida Hussain while Bahadur Khan, aged 62, Raza ...
Malaysia election set for May 5
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysia on Wednesday announced a general election for May 5, setting a long-awaited date for polls tipped to be the closest ever as the long-ruling government tries to hold off a surging opposition. Speaking a week after Prime Minister Najib Razak dissolved parliament, ...
5 CDA officials hurt as encroachers ‘retaliate’
ISLAMABAD - Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA), Syed Tahir Shahbaz, has instructed to carry out operation against encroachers in H-9.In a first phase, at least five officials of Enforcement Directorate, CDA, were seriously injured during an operation carried out against the illegal ...
Harmanpreet guides India to 5-wicket win
AHMEDABAD – India captain Harmanpreet Kaur’s seventh ODI fifty guided the side to a five-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first of the three ODIs in Ahmedabad. Chasing 195, India had a sluggish start and Harmanpreet came in to bat when the score was 37 for 2 in the 13th over. An ...
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Influential Khattaks in field to conquer Nowshera
PESHAWAR - Electioneering is picking up momentum in Nowshera as the Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP-P), Awami National Party (ANP) and Pakistan Tahrik-e-Insaf (PTI) have fielded senior politicians from Khattak tribe to win elections from the NA-5 Nowshera-I ...
Brad Pitt buys $5 million yacht
PARIS (ES)Brad Pitt has splashed out $5m on a yacht. The 'Moneyball' actor reportedly funded the purchase of the vessel after selling a share of his vineyard to winemaker Marc Perrin and can't wait to dock the boat at St. Tropez, which is close to his family estate in France.
Riyad Bank posts 5.5pc rise in Q1 net profit
RIYADH - Saudi Arabia's Riyad Bank posted a 5.5 percent rise in its first-quarter profits on Sunday, beating analysts' forecasts.The kingdom's third-largest listed bank by market value said in a bourse statement that it made 951 million riyals ($254 million) in the three months ended March 31, ...
Milk, yogurt prices increase by Rs 5
RAWALPINDI - The prices of milk and yogurt have been increased by Rs 5 in the city and cantonment areas by their sellers unilaterally.Earlier, the milk was being sold at Rs 65 to 70 per kilogram and yogurt at Rs 75 to 80, but now the rates had increased by Rs 5 in the markets. The shopkeepers ...
Inefficient power plants wasted Rs 350b gas in 5 years
ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Friday asked the government to review policy of providing natural gas to inefficient captive power plants that have wasted gas worth Rs 350 billion in last five years. Gas companies continue to provide fuel to the primitive plants while avoiding ...
5,000 CCTV cameras to be installed at polling stations
ISLAMABAD - Five thousand CCTC cameras would be installed at the sensitive polling stations across Pakistan while three monitoring teams would perform duties in every district to check the electoral violations, Election Commission said Friday.The presiding officers would have magistracy powers and ...
14 militants, 5 troops killed in Tirah
KHYBER AGENCY – At least fourteen militants were killed and five troopers martyred in airstrikes and skirmishes between security forces and militants in different areas of Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency on Friday.In the first operation held in Dwa Toai, Sarai Morcha, Narai Baba, Takhtakai and ...
5.9 magnitude quake hits parts of Pakistan
Islamabad - A 5.9 magnitude earthquake jolted Punjab, Islamabad and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, adjoining tribal belt and Azad Kashmir. The tremors were felt in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Peshawar, Swat, Azad Kashmir, Chitral, Kurram Agency Lower Dir, Battagram, Mianwali, Shangla, Mardan, ...
Electioneering at its peak as 135 file forms for 5 NA seats
SIALKOT - The electioneering is reaching fever pitch as political rivals are gearing up wooing voters to win their maximum support in and around Sialkot.It is interesting to note that local leaders belonging to various political parties and expected candidates have changed their attitude and ...
Electioneering at its peak as 135 file forms for 5 NA seats
SIALKOT - The electioneering is reaching fever pitch as political rivals are gearing up wooing voters to win their maximum support in and around Sialkot.It is interesting to note that local leaders belonging to various political parties and expected candidates have changed their attitude and ...
5 PPP notables not contesting this time
LAHORE-At least five PPP notables from Punjab are not contesting the coming elections due to varying reasons. Three noted personalities from Lahore which include Qasim Zia, Mian Misbahur Rehman and Jehangir Badar are not in the contest this time. Qasim and Misbah have reportedly declined to accept ...
SA anti-poacher chopper crash kills 5
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - A South African military helicopter crashed during an anti-rhino poaching patrol over Kruger National Park, killing five people, the army said Sunday. "The helicopter was on a scheduled aerial patrol of the Kruger National Park as part of Operation RHINO, the anti-rhino ...
