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Yearly Archives: 2014

KSE 100-Index gains 177.38pts

KARACHI: Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) 100-Index on Wednesday recorded the increase of 177.38 points, ARY News reported.

US releases five Guantanamo inmates to Kazakhstan

GUANTANAMO: The United States has sent five detainees from the prison at Guantanamo Bay to Kazakhstan, marking a renewed push by President Barack Obama to close the controversial jail.

Ailing Saudi king admitted to hospital for checks

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's ailing King Abdullah was admitted to hospital on Wednesday for "medical checks," the royal court said, with the country's stock market falling sharply following the news.

Imran ties knot with Reham; mystery still unresolved

KARACHI: The whispers going rounds whether Imran Khan has started the second innings of his married life is talk of the town fuelled by a British daily, ARY News reported.

Govt orders immediate execution of death row convicts

ISLAMABAD: The Government of Pakistan has directed the concerned authorities for immediate execution of all the death row convicts, ARY News reported.

Hafeez done with unofficial bowling action test

CHENNAI: All-rounder Mohammad Hafeez on Wednesday has done with his unofficial bowling action test at accredited lab of International Cricket Council (ICC) in Chennai, ARY News reported.

India to check on toilet use in 'real time'

NEW DELHI: India's government on Wednesday announced a nationwide scheme to check whether people are using toilets as part of a cleanliness drive championed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Sydney spectacular leads global New Year celebrations

From Hong Kong to London and New York to Rio, millions around the world will celebrate when the clock ticks past midnight, ringing in...

PM announces Rs 6 cut in petrol prices

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz on Wednesday announced another significant reduction in rates of petroleum products, ARY News reported.

Pakistan to mark New Year with simplicity

ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: In view of the deadly Peshawar massacre, New Year will be observed in Pakistan with simplicity. Authorities have imposed section-144 in Islamabad, while in Karachi a ban is in place on New Year night ceremonies, ARY News reported.

Jennifer Lawrence, 'Hunger Games' stars team up in Ebola video

LOS ANGELES: Jennifer Lawrence says she'd be fine if she got Ebola, in a video that encourages Americans to focus more on West Africans far more likely to die from the dreaded virus.

Indian firing on Silakot border kills two Pakistani soldiers

SIALKOT: Two Pakistani soldiers embraced martyrdom in firing by Indian force along Pak-India working boundary in Sialkot, ARY News reported.

Verification of another 99 voting bags in NA-118 ordered

LAHORE: The election tribunal of Lahore on Wednesday conducted the hearing of a case pertaining to electoral rigging in NA-118, constituency of Lahore, and ordered verification of record of another 99 voting bags in the constituency, ARY News reported.

What it takes to become a legend like Afridi!

Karachi: Although celebrated as a swashbuckling batsman, Shahid Afridi has a lowly average of just over 23, and has far better bowling stats with 391 wickets in 389 matches.

Militants gun down three policemen in Malakand

MALAKAND: Militants have shot dead three policemen who went missing during an overnight search in Malakand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, police said Wednesday.

Pakistan in a state of war, says PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday said the government adopted extraordinary measures to stamp out terrorism from the country, ARY News reported.

Israeli settlers torch Palestinian home in West Bank

HEBRON: Israeli settlers firebombed the home of a Palestinian family in the southern West Bank overnight, causing extensive damage but no casualties, the village mayor and witnesses said.

As U.S.-led combat mission ends, Afghan women fear oppression

KABUL: No one ever claimed responsibility after a suicide bomber rammed into the vehicle of celebrated female parliamentarian Shukria Barakzai. She walked away from the wreckage after the Nov. 16 blast that killed three civilians and wounded 20.

Pakistan 'most dangerous country for the media' in 2014: IFJ

BRUSSELS: The number of journalists who died in targeted killings, bomb attacks or shootings around the world rose to 118 in 2014 from 105 the year before, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)said on Tuesday.

'Star Wars' becomes the most anticipated film of 2015

The upcoming installment of the "Star Wars" franchise tops moviegoers' lists of most anticipated films of 2015, ticket seller Fandango said on Tuesday in what Hollywood watchers expect to be a banner box office year for studios.
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