KARACHI: Five young men — two brothers and their three relatives — were killed in Mowachh Goth early Monday morning followed by what police described as an encounter with the suspected killers that left one of them dead. The police investigators linked the five killings with the ongoing gang warfare in Lyari. The Mochko police said…

KARACHI: The special court formed to conduct treason trial against Pervez Musharraf is likely to indict the former military ruler today (Tuesday). Ahmed Raza Kasuri, a counsel for Musharraf, said that his client will not appear before the court. However, prosecution said that a requsted would be moved for issuance of non-bailable arrest warrants against…

ISLAMABAD: Maulana Mohammad Khan Sheerani, chairman of the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII), said on Monday that the laws regarding second marriage of a man in the presence of first wife were against religious principles. “Sharia allows men to have more than one wife and we demanded that the government should amend the law,” he…

ISLAMABAD/Bangalore: Unidentified armed men have set ablaze an Art of Living yoga centre established here by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, who once offered to hold talks with the Taliban to usher in peace in Pakistan.  “Two guards were present at the centre. Around eight people came and asked where the money was kept. When guards said they…

KARACHI: Bodies of two girls bearing torture marks were recovered from Karachi’s Super Highway and Garden areas on Monday, DawnNews reported. The bodies were found near Super Highway’s Sabzi Mandi and Garden’s Lyari Expressway. According to the police, the victims had been tortured before being killed. Both the girls were clothed in Western attire. Their…

SAN FRANCISCO: Twenty-five years ago, the World Wide Web was just an idea in a technical paper from an obscure, young computer scientist at a European physics lab.     That idea from Tim Berners-Lee at the CERN lab in Switzerland, outlining a way to easily access files on linked computers, paved the way for…

3G broadband globally through Titan Aerospace   MARCH 6, 2014 SUMAIRA MUDASSARLEAVE A COMMENT   Facebook, the largest social networking site, is going to buy solar powered drone maker Titan Aerospace for $60 million. After this deal, whole world will have access to 3G internet.   The solar powered drones of company have power to…

ANKARA: Turkey’s embattled prime minister has warned that his government could ban social media networks YouTube and Facebook after a raft of online leaks added momentum to a spiralling corruption scandal. Recep Tayyip Erdogan has already tightened his government’s grip over the Internet, generating criticism at home and abroad about rights in the EU-hopeful country….

Telecom operators have shown serious concerns relating to various matters after thoroughly going through the Information Memorandum for next-gen license auction that is planned for April 7th, 2014. Apparently they aren’t happy with variety of things, ranging from the price to payment terms and from number of licenses offered to spectrum types that up for…

LAHORE: The Abu Dhabi group and the Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL) have not reached an understanding on merger or acquisition of the Warid Telecom Pakistan. The possible deal stands almost scuttled as a result of inconclusive negotiations. The PTCL in last October had submitted a binding offer to Warid Telecom for acquisition of its…

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has decided to terminate SMS service for numbers that will send 200 SMS or more in 15 minutes. Right now, a policy framework is being designed according to which a first time attempt of spamming or sending bulk of SMS as high as 200 SMS or more in 15 minute will…

MUMBAI: Seven years in the making and costing nearly $20 million, the first Indian film museum is set to open in the home of Bollywood, more than 100 years after the country’s celebrated movie industry was born. The government-funded National Museum of Indian Cinema set in an elegant 19th century heritage bungalow in south Mumbai,…

LAHORE: A banking court in Lahore has indicted ‘One Pound Fish’ singer Shahid Nazir for fraud. The singer has been summoned by the court on April 9. The banking court heard the case pertaining to a Rs6 million cheque written by Nazir which bounced. The case had been filed by a private leasing company in…

They say every model has a moment. For Sana Khan that moment was now, until tragedy struck and she was taken away from us. She was young, beautiful, a rising star with oodles of potential to make it big in the fashion world. Those who knew her, remember her for her vivacious personality and great…

Another Pakistani actress following Veena Malik. In a recent photo shoot done by Pakistani photographer Naeem Akram, Muskan wore bold outfits and posed semi nude. These days for fame and money our actresses can go to any extent. Recent examples are Veena Malik, Sara Loren (Mona Liza), Mathira and now Muskan. Muskan jay  is a…

LOS ANGELES: Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuaron was looking for an anti-”Gravity” follow up to his blockbuster space film, and he found it with a rare excursion into television.     Cuaron and sci-fi auteur J.J. Abrams (“Lost,” the ”Star Trek” movies) are executive producers of ”Believe,” a drama about a child whose supernatural powers put…

Five things that surprisingly could be a turn off for men Second-guessing your thoughts, your instincts Some women avoid communicating and expressing their feelings and thoughts. They expect men to read their minds and guess their thoughts, which is not always possible. And when they fail they receive the cold shoulder for not playing the…

The key to happiness is to do the same things you do everyday but with a slightly different approach. Start bringing those changes in your attitude towards life and you’ll see how simple it is to be happy! Life Coach Ramon Llamba shares nine significant attitudes that help you become happier in life. Gratitude Appreciate what you…

…If it’s going to thin your hair and rob you off your sense of taste. Experts reveal the lesser-known health effects of puffing away We all know that smoking can cause cancer, heart disease, lung conditions and affect a woman’s chances of conceiving and a man’s ability to get an erection. But here, ahead of…

Caught between warring friends or a couple in the middle of a break-up? Manoeuvre 3 tricky situations without the souring of bonds They met in junior college and hit it off immediately. Tanya Mathur, Aarti (name changed) and Radha (name changed) were a regular gang of girls — they’d hang out at the college canteen,…

Naked yoga guru who became famous after his participation in Bigg Boss Season 7, Vivek Mishra was in Lucknow recently, enroute Bahraich, which is his hometown. Mishra is now set to make his television debut as an actor. BIGG BOSS GAVE ME INSTANT VISIBILITY   “I had signed contracts with Bigg Boss producers in seasons…