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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) have convened a multi-party conference (MPC) on August 25 to decide candidate for presidential elections, sources told ARY News on Tuesday. Sources said the MPC will be hosted by PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif in Murree on August 25.  Following reservations on nomination of Aitzaz Ahsan as presidential candidate, the PML-N and PPP have sped efforts to nominate a candidate for the presidential poll with consensus. Delegations of…

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) on Tuesday decided to form coalition government in Balochistan and support Chairman BAP Jam Kamal for the post of chief minister. This was decided in a meeting between leadership of the BAP with Chairman PTI Imran Khan at Bani Gala, Islamabad. Talking to media, PTI leader Jahangir Tareen said it was BAP's prerogative to choose the CM and the party had chosen Jam Kamal which we fully support. "In sha Allah, Jam Kamal will be the…

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan's (MQM-P) convener Farooq Sattar on Saturday asked Rabita Committee (coordination committee) to choose mutually agreed four new names for the Senate elections other than the names of the candidates submitted by both the sides earlier. Talking to media outside his house in PIB Colony following a meeting with the coordination committee members, Farooq Sattar said during the meeting with Kunwar Naveed Jamil, Amir Khan, Khalid Maqbool and Waseem Akhtar they had made consensus on the…

US computer maker Dell and business software provider VMware have decided to explore options that could include a potential merger of the two companies, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The move, which may not result in any deal, comes as Dell, the world’s largest privately held technology company, seeks new avenues for growth following its debt-laden acquisition of data storage provider EMC for $67 billion in 2016. Dell plans to announce as early as Friday that it will review a possible reverse merger…

LAHORE: Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan on Friday said votes in NA-120 by-poll would decide the direction for Pakistan, ARY News reported. “Your vote will strengthen the Supreme Court of Pakistan and it will be a vote against the looters and plunderers,” he said while addressing a massive crowd in Lahore. Soliciting support for PTI candidate in the constituency, he said the residents of Lahore would vote for Yasmin Rashid, no matter what Maryam Nawaz did. Read More: LHC constitutes bench to hear…

MUMBAI: Australia's pace attack, emboldened by the return of "once in a generation" bowler Pat Cummins, could prove the difference between the sides in this year's Ashes series against England, former paceman Brett Lee told Reuters. Steve Smith's side already boast tearaway paceman Mitchell Starc along with the precision of Josh Hazlewood. Cummins returned to test cricket in India after more than five years in the wilderness, replacing injured spearhead Starc and taking eight wickets from the final two matches in Ranchi…

LAHORE: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday said former president Asif Ali Zardari’s returning to Pakistan had been decided and its final date would be determined by the party, ARY News reported. “A public gathering will be held to welcome Zardari in Rawalpindi, Lahore or Karachi,” he said while talking to media at residence of PPP leader Ashraf Bhatti in Lahore. He said his focus was on democratic accountability of the ruling government, foreign policy of Pakistan, China Pakistan…

WASHINGTON: The Taliban in Afghanistan have yet to decide to join renewed peace efforts despite an urgent need to get talks going before the spring fighting season begins in April, a senior U.S. administration official said on Thursday.

SAN FRANCISCO: Google Inc has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to wade into contentious litigation against Oracle Corp, arguing that the high court must act to protect innovation in high tech.

SYDNEY: Next year's Cricket World Cup will decide the kings of the 50-over game whatever happens in the race to top the ICC world rankings between now and then, according to Australia captain Michael Clarke.