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Junoon (Sufi Band) Performed in Indian Kashmir.

May 26th, 2008 | By Ibrar Agha | Category: Entertainment

Junoon, the sufi band, Performed to audience in Indian Kashmir Valley. Thousand of people turned out to listen their favorite band.
“It is a 10-year tryst with destiny which has come true through our performance in Kashmir,” said an ecstatic Salman Ahmad, the lead artiste of the band.
“I sincerely hope this Junoon spreads the message of […]



Shah Rukh Khan to develop cricket academy

May 26th, 2008 | By Ibrar Agha | Category: Biz-Tech, Sports

Film star and owner of IPL cricket team Kolkata Knight Riders Shah Rukh Khan met West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on sunday before his team’s last match.



MQM Blamed for Tariq Khan’s Murder: PML-N

May 25th, 2008 | By Ibrar Agha | Category: Sindh

KARACHI: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Capt (Retd) Safdar has said that an FIR should be registered against the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) for the murder of Tariq Khan.



Indian Rupee to Gain 9% This Year on Higher Rates

May 25th, 2008 | By Ibrar Agha | Category: Biz-Tech, Business

Fortis Bank analysts expect Indian currency to rise 9 percent by the end of this year as the Reserve Bank of India will have to increase interest rates to fight the accelerating inflation growth.
India’s currency is currently the second worst performing among ten most-traded Asian currencies (excluding the Japanese yen) this year. Yesterday it reached […]



Karnataka Elections: BJP won 110 seats in 224 member assembly

May 25th, 2008 | By Ibrar Agha | Category: India

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won state assembly elections in Karnataka, its first victory in the nation’s south. The BJP won 110 seats in the 224-member assembly in counting that ended today following balloting on May 10, 16 and 22, the election commission said in a statement.



Mars probe set for risky landing

May 25th, 2008 | By Ibrar Agha | Category: World

An American spacecraft is about to attempt a perilous landing on the surface of Mars. Nasa’s Phoenix lander is due to touch down on Sunday GMT in the far north of the Red Planet, after a 680-million-km (423-million-mile) journey from Earth.



Gujjar Leader will meet with Raje If representative is sent to Bharatpur

May 25th, 2008 | By Ibrar Agha | Category: India

Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje will meet the Gujjar leader Colonel Bainsla in Pilupura village, near Bharatpur.
Bainsla, who is leading the protests, has said the talks will happen on the condition if the state government sends a representative to Bharatpur.



Violators of Nov.3 SC order to be punished: Justice Iftikhar

May 25th, 2008 | By Ibrar Agha | Category: Pakistan, Top News

FAISALABAD: The deposed Chief Justice Muhammad Iftikhar Chaudhry has said that the violators of November 3 order of the Supreme Court (SC), which was passed against the declaration of emergency, will be punished. Muhammad Iftikhar Chaudhry stated this while addressing lawyers’ convention here.