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Karachi : Chief Minister of Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah has showed his concerns over the federal government's removal of 11 important projects of Sindh from upcoming Public Sector Development Programme. Qaim Ali Shah said that he protested at the meetings of the Council of common Interests (CCI) and National Economic Council (NEC), both held in Islamabad, against the decision. 

Drone victims protesting the killing of children by US drone in North Waziristan, Paksitan Washington : The CIA has announced that it is winding the program of targeted killing by drone in Pakistan due to stricter rules, diplomatic sensitivities and changing nature of al-Qaeda threat, according to AP. Peter Bergen of New America foundation, Washington thinks that, "The program (in Pakistan) appears to have ended," and it will dwindle further as the CIA and the military draw down in neighboring Afghanistan, reducing their intelligence-gathering capability. 

Peshawar : Measles shots caused deaths in Khyber Pakhtoonkhuwa province of Pakistan where people already think that vaccination and Polio drops are harmful for the children and some Muslim clerks also advocate such a message to commons. At least five children are reported dead, and hundreds were rushed to hospitals after they fainted as they were administered the shots of Measles vaccine. 

Egypt once again returns to military rule as Al-Sisi grabs the Presidential seat Cairo : Egyptian dictator Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi grabbed victory in Thursday's election what is called bogus ever elections of Egyptian history. Ironically, the election were supervised, run and contested by a dictator Al-Sisi who overthrew Egypt's first ever democratically elected government by popular vote.

PAF Jets bombs cause heavy collateral damage, Rustam Shah Rustam Shah Mohmand, a Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf appointed member of the government committee with Tehreek-i-Taliban has said that US drones were precise and to the point in attacking the targets as compared with PAF Jets which cause heavy collateral damage.

Edward Snowden is believed to have taken 1.7 millions secret US documents U.S fugitive intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has said in a TV interview that he was not a low level contractor but rather a trained spy to work undercover overseas for intelligence agencies.  Talking with NBC News he said that he worked "at all levels-from the bottom on the ground, all the way to the top."

Mehsud tribe Taliban announce their separation under the command of Sajna from TTP A group of Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has announced that it was splitting away from TTP after clashes among rival groups. Spokesman of break away group, Azam Tariq and a former Pakistani religious political leader of Lashkaer Jhangvi clan has announced that the Taliban breakaway faction is consisting of Mehsud tribe which would be lead by Khalid Mehsud known as Sajna in South Waziristan.

Quetta : Prime Minister's scheme of fees reimbursement for the student of less developed areas has launched on Wednesday by finance minister Ishaq Dar.  The Rs 1.2 billion scheme is aimed at encouraging talented students of the less developed areas of Baluchistan, Sindh, Southern Punjab, D.I Khan, Gilgit-Baltistan and FATA in their pursuit of higher education by reimbursing the hundred percent education expenses of the post-graduate student undertaking Masters, MPhil and PhD level degrees. 

Najam Sethi is reinstated third time as PCB Chief Islamabad : Supreme court has suspended the reinstating decision of Zaka Ashraf by Islamabad High Court and once again reinstated Najam Sethi management committee in the game of musical chair in PCB which started in July, 2013. Both PCB Chairman, Najam Sethi and Zaka Ashraf are reinstated three times each, and most loser in this scenario is Pakistan Cricket.

Geo Banned by PEMRA Islamabad : Pakistan Electronic Media Authority (PEMRA) has cancelled the licence for three of Geo News Channels: Geo News, Geo Entertainment and Geo Teez for violating the code of conduct.

Thai Army take control of the country The Thailand Army has declared martial law in the country amid political crisis to preserve law and order in the country, reported BBC. The martial law came after a long running political crisis and tension between government and opposition parties. The surprise announcement granted the army wide-ranging powers to enforce law and order in the country.

FBI Agent nick named Joel Cox walks out of police station after court released him Karachi : District Court Malir dismissed the case against an American FBI agent arrested this month for trying to board a domestic flight with ammunition in his baggage. The Judge said that police has invoked the wrong section of the law. The police report was filed under 'C-class' which is generally known as a mistake of facts and police also failed to present evidence.  The judge than ordered the cancellation of the FIR filed against American agent Joel Cox. 

MH370 would have been shot down during US-Thai exercises which involved live ammunition  London : A book released on Malaysian missing plane claims that MH370 may have accidentally  shot down during United States-Thai military exercises. The book by London-based author Nigel Cawthorne, titled "Flight MH370 The Mystery", claims that the plane may have accidentally been shot down during joint US-Thai military exercises in the South China Sea and that the search may have been led astray as part of a cover-up, reported in Telegraph newspaper.

Game of Musical Chair is ON in PCB Islamabad : PCB Patron and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is once again set to disband the Zaka Ashraf PCB today (Monday), reported The Nation quoting its confirmed sources. According to newspaper, Shakil Sheikh's resignation from PCB Governing Body and his immediate press conference late Sunday was a part of a well-written script to pave the way for further development.

Karachi : Former Pakistan Cricket star Javed Miandad has raised questions on the claims of out going PCB Chairman Najam Sethi that he has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the BCCI to play six bilateral series between 2015 and 2023. 

Najam Sethi belongs to Geo News and has no experience of cricket Lahore :  Suspended PCB chief Najam Sethi declared on Sunday that he is ready to appeal against Islamabad High Court decision which reinstated his rival Zaka Ashraf. Zaka Asharf was suspended by court on "dubious election" in 2013 but was reinstated earlier this year but current Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif removed Zaka and put back his close ally Najam Sethi.

Largest dinosaur is about 65 feet tall and weighing about 77 tones, paleontologist  Buenos Aires : Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of world's biggest ever dinosaur, which is as heavy as 14 African elephants and equal to a seven-Story building.  The newly found remains are named as Titanosaur which is about 65 feet tall and weighing about 77 tones which out weighed previously discovered Argentinosaurus. 

Earth is Surrounding by two heavy radiation belts NASA scientists have discovered two huge radiation belts surrounding the Earth last year. Now, scientists claim that they have discovered a new, persistent structure in one of two radiation belts.  NASA's twin Van Allen Probes spacecraft have shown that high-energy electrons in the inner radiation belt display a persistent pattern that resembles slanted zebra stripes.

If I have to die, then why not in Pakistan, Altaf Hussain London : MQM's chief Altaf Hussain has said that the U.K government has frozen all of his assets and bank accounts, he revealed this while an interview with a private news channel on Saturday. He said , "I face money laundering and other cases, which have not been presented in court so far. And without any proof, the British government has sealed all my bank accounts."

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Zaka Ashraf has been reinstated for the third time as PCB Chairman Islamabad : Pakistan Cricket Board's former chief Chaudary Zaka Asharaf is once again reinstated as the chairman of PCB by a Pakistani High court. Zaka Ashraf was twice removed from his post earlier, recently he was reinstated by Islamabad high court as a PCB Chairman but was sacked by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who brought his close aide Najam Sethi, an anchor in Geo TV, and with no back ground of cricket.

Huge balloon arouse underneath after the explosion which claimed 20 Syrian soldiers The Syrian Rebels use tunnel bomb to blow an army base into the air which is the latest tactic used by rebels in the Syrian war. According to they mined a 860-meter tunnel under the Wadi Deif base and filled it with 60 tonnes of explosives and let it blow. Wadi Deif base has been holding against rebels for a year, reported Herald Sun.

Qawwali in the morning show which says that Bride be prepared like Ali bin Abu Talib Karachi : Geo once again committed a blunder in its morning show programme by hurting the religious sentiments of Muslims by showing a marriage ceremony of controversial Pakistani nude star Venna Malik and relating her with the marriage ceremony of the Prophet peace be upon him's beloved daughter Bibi Fatima (R.A) and her Husband Ali (R.A).

Former U.S secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that she is proud of her part in keeping the strong relationship with Israel. In a speech to the American Jewish committee's global forum in Washington on Wednesday she said, " I have been proud to do my part to keep our relationship rock-solid over the years".

Lakhdar Brahimi along with UN Chief Ban Ki-moon announcing his resignation at UN headquarters (UN) New York: The special representative of UN-Arab League for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi resigns today, says UN. The announcement came from UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon during a daily press briefing at the UN headquarters in New York. He said that he accepted the resignation of Lakhdar Brahimi and described it a tragedy for Syrian people and UN.

Islamabad : Any offence against any religion comes under the blasphemy law in Pakistan said Chief Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani who expressed annoyance for non-registration of cases against culprits involved in setting Hindu temples ablaze in Sindh. 

Karachi : Air Port Security Force has arrested a U.S citizen Joel Caucus who was carrying 15 bullets of 9 mm along with a magazine before boarding a flight bound for Islamabad, according to media reports. Airport police has taken the man into custody along with his suspected luggage.

General Sisi addressing just after coup against democratically elected president Muhammad Morsi Egyptian formal army chief and sole presidential favorite Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has vowed that if he wins the presidential elections he will wipe out the Muslim Brotherhood.  Former Army general,  Abdul Fatah al-Sisi removed  Egypt's first ever democratically elected President Mohammed Morsi from power by a coup in last  July. 

Karachi : Sui Southern has first time announced its CNG schedule separately for Karachi and rest of the Sindh province.  In an announcement published in Dawn newspaper on 6 May, 2014 the CNG Closer/opening schedule will be as under: 

Karachi : Telenor has started its free 3G trial services in Karachi after its trial services in Islamabad/Rawalpindi. These trial services are mainly started in some parts of Karachi including Clifton, Defence, Karsaz, airport, Gulshan-e-Iqbal town and Gulstan-e-Johar areas.

The map of 3G coverage of Ufone in Karachi: Google Earth/Ufone Karachi : Ufone has announced availability of its 3G trial services in some areas of Karachi which will be running for free until its commercial launch.  The free services of 3G trials are available for both postpaid and pre-paid customers. Ufone free services were started in Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Lahore few days ago and today Ufone has added Karachi in its 3G trial services .

Islamabad : Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has clarified its position Warid Telecom's announcement of its 4G/LTE service.  Chairperson of PTA Dr Ismail Shah clarified the complex issue on Warid Telecom's announcement of starting 4G/LTE service .

Islamabad : Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has accepted the plea of Ward Telecom to permit it to launch 4 G services in the country. With this, Ward Telecom has become second company to acquire the 4G licence after China Mobile company Zong.

This is the result of speed test checked on one of the 3G testing company With the successful launch of 3G/4G services in Pakistan few companies have started their trial services which are free to use. Among such companies is Telenor Pakistan which is followed by Mobilink. Followed by Zong, Warid and Ufone, the mobile companies of Pakistan are already testing 3G services at major cities of Islamabad/Rawalpindi, Karachi and Lahore, soon followed by other major cities of Pakistan.

People are taking part in rescue efforts after the landslide Kabul : More than 2100 are confirmed dead after Friday's landslide in a remote mountain village of Afghan province Badakhshan,  northeast of Afghanistan. The spokesman of provincial governor told Reuters that, " More than 2,100 people from 300 families are confirmed dead".