Pakistan among ‘most corrupt’ countries

Transparency International has found serious problems with anti-corruption efforts in Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. – File Photo

KATMANDU: South Asia is the most corrupt region of the world and governments must strengthen their anti-graft agencies to prevent political interference and protect whistleblowers, Transparency International said Wednesday.

The watchdog group found serious problems with anti-corruption efforts in

Ufone launches 3G service commercially

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KARACHI: Ufone has commercially launched its third-generation (3G) mobile internet service in parts of Pakistan, the company said in a statement issued on Friday.

The service offered by the mobile operator would be available from May 24 in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and Rawalpindi, the statement said.

Pakistan, China sign pact on Lahore Orange Line metro project

Updated about an hour ago

President Mamnoon Hussain and Chinese President, Xi Jinping witnessing the signing of the Framework agreement between China and Pakistan on Lahore Orange Line Metro Train Project after meeting in Shanghai on Thursday, May 22, 2014. Chief Minister Punjab, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif signed the documents from Pakistan side. — Photop by PPI

SHANGHAI: Pakistan and China on Thursday signed the framework agreement on Lahore Orange Line Metro Train Project.

Chief Minister Punjab, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif signed the agreement

Pemra disowns members’ decision to suspend Geo licenceS

Photo shows a man watching a television screen tuned to Geo News.—File Photo

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Tuesday disowned the decisions announced by its three members regarding cancellation of licences of three television channels owned by the Geo TV network.

In a press statement issued here, the media regulatory body referred to

True development only possible through modern technology: PM

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Nawaz Sharif, Federal Minister for Finance, Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar and Minister of State for Information Technology, Anusha Rehman standing in respect of National Anthem at the 3G/ 4G license award ceremony in Islamabad on Thursday, May 22, 2014. — Photo by PPI

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday awarded 3G and 4G mobile spectrum licences to the successful mobile operating bidders and said that true development in the country was only possible through modern technology, DawnNews reported.

Premier Sharif, who was the chief guest on the occasion, said that the

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Michael Jackson 'back' at Billboard Awards

AFP

Published 3 days ago

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LOS ANGELES: The late King of Pop Michael Jackson was back on stage -- as a hologram -- performing at the Billboard 2014 Music Award event Sunday in Las Vegas.

Jackson, or rather his hologram, sang and moonwalked to “A Slave to the Rhythm” dressed in a gold jacket, white t-shirt and red pants along with a live band and dancers onstage.

The song was recorded in 1991 and released as part of the album “Xscape,”which includes previously unreleased Jackson tracks.

Jackson died in June 2009 after taking an overdose of the powerful sedative propofol. “Xscape” is his second posthumous album.

Also at the event, held at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas: pop diva

Analysis: Quest for F-16 jets takes PAF to Mideast

Mirza KhurramShahzad

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WITH the inclusion of a new squadron of F-16s in the fleet, the Pakistan Air Force continues its quest for sought-after fighter aircraft.

The PAF recently purchased over a dozen American-built F-16s from Jordan to boost its strength. Eleven of these aircraft joined the PAF

No decision yet on PM invitation for Modi’s oath-taking: FO

Dawn.com

Updated about 2 hours ago

Foreign Office spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam. — File photo

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday rejected reports that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had accepted an invitation to attend the oath-taking ceremony of Narendra Modi as India’s next prime minister, DawnNews reported.

Reports were circulating on various Indian media outlets that the invitation

WHEN ALL SAINT BEHIND THE QUAID AZAM MUHAMMAD ALI JINNAH

سردار عبدالرب نشتر نے قائداعظم کے بارے میں اپنی کتاب میں ایک دلچسپ واقعہ تحریر کیا ہے۔’’

جب ہم مانکی سے رخصت ہورہے تھے تو قائداعظم آگے آگے تھے اور پیر صاحب مانکی شریف سمیت پیران ان کے پیچھے پیچھے چل رہے تھے۔ جب قائداعظم موٹر میں بیٹھ گئے تو میں بھی ساتھ بیٹھا اور موٹر روانہ ہوگئی تو میں نے کہا قائداعظم مجھے ہنسی آتی تھی لیکن میں نے ضبط کرلی،۔ پوچھا کیوں؟

New taxes of Rs255bn in FY14-15 budget likely

Mubarak Zeb Khan

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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-N government is all set to introduce a number of revenue-generation measures in the budget for financial year 2014-15, including new taxes that are expected to yield an estimated Rs255 billion.

Sources in the finance ministry say these measures are likely to hit the middle class the hardest.

Three new polio cases detected in Fata

Dawn.com

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PESHAWAR: Three new polio cases have been detected in different areas of Fata, DawnNews reported on Monday.

According to the Prime Minister’s Polio Cell, these three latest victims of

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the real PCB chairman after all?

Najam Sethi and Zaka Ashraf - File

There seems to be a serial string attached to the sham that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has become ever since Zaka Ashraf virtually elected himself as its chairman in dubious circumstances.

To understand this cat-and-mouse conundrum, one has to look back at the developments taking place at the PCB that have turned the country’s

View From Abroad: Islam in a post-religious Britain

Irfan Husain

Published about 10 hours ago N dawn

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IF you were to read only the tabloid press in the UK, you could be excused for thinking that an Islamic takeover was imminent. From Sharia courts to the stealthy introduction of halal meat into the national diet, it would appear that a shadowy Muslim army is waiting in the wings.

The current scare is about the revelation that Pizza Express, a national franchise, uses halal chicken in all its poultry-based pizzas. Shock!

World's first Braille phone goes on sale:

World's first Braille phone goes on sale: report

APP

— Photo courtesy of Ownfone

LONDON: OwnFone, a London-based firm, has released the world's first Braille phone that is invented by using customized 3D printing techniques.

The company has attributed that the phone is the first of its kind to go on

Pakistani students win special award at Intel ISEF 2014

The students were honoured for their project titled working of wind turbine with low air pressure. -Photo by Maleeha Hamid Siddiqui

LOS ANGELES: The week-long Intel International Science and Education Fair 2014 came to an end over the weekend with the Grand Awards Ceremony held at the Los Angeles Convention Centre.

The Special Award winners included recipients from Pakistan.

The winning students from Daanish Girls School, Hasilpur, were awarded

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Movie Review: 2 States – or how to woo the parents

Directed by Abhishek Varman, the movie is overlong, doesn’t really do anything aesthetically extraordinary and skims over the one thing its male lead – Arjun Kapoor – says in the beginning: “the story should be the hero, no matter if the story has a hero or not”.Pretty quaint and idealistic, and perhaps spoken a little too soon. Does it work? Based on Chetan Bhagat’s autobiographical novel, 2 States is about Krish (Kapoor), a young Punjabi college lad who falls for a zesty Tamilian girl Ananya (Alia Bhatt).

A scene from movie, "2 States". – Courtesy Photo

Romance between the two leads to some songs about young love (put to music by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy), and a subsequent, and mandatory, meet the (very close-minded) parents’ scenario.

PM approves interest-free loan scheme

— Photo by APP

ISLAMABAD: The federal government will disburse Rs3.5 billion under an interest-free loan scheme.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif approved the scheme during a meeting held here on Tuesday.

One million applicants — 50 per cent of them women from across the

How to work middle-class and retire (sort of) rich

Farooq Tirmizi

Published May 04, 2014 07:26am

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You are richer than you think you are, and you have far more financial resources at your disposal than your bank account balance would suggest. The trick to unlocking those lies in understanding the relationship

God’s Law of Love

We believe that God’s Law of Love as explained in Matthew 22:35–40 should govern every aspect of a Christian’s life and interactions with others. An expert in the Mosaic Law tested Jesus with this question: “‘Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?’ Jesus said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.” We therefore believe that a Christian’s actions should be motivated by unselfish, sacrificial love—the love of God for our fellow man.