Pakistan NA Speaker forwards reference against Shaukat Aziz to Secretariat
The Speaker of Pakistans National Assembly, Chaudhry Amir Hussain, has forwarded the disqualification reference filed against Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz by the Opposition members, to the NA Secretariat. ANI
Bangladesh to rename national airlines
Authorities have decided to transform Bangladeshs national flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines into a public limited company to overcome huge revenue losses the carrier has been facing over decades. ANI
Captain Kirk is hopping mad with Star Trek XI bosses
Actor William Shatner, who plays the impassive commander James Tiberius Kirk in the Star Trek series is said to be enraged with the producers of Star Trek XI. ANI
Agent Provocateur boss returns MBE from morally corrupt Blair
Joseph Corre, the co-founder of the lingerie brand Agent Provocateur, has refused to accept his MBE, saying that he finds Prime Minister Tony Bliar morally corrupt. ANI
British Cabinet divided over knighthood to Rushdie
The award of a knighthood to noted author Salman Rushdie not only angered the Muslims across the world, but has also divided the British Cabinet on the issue. ANI
Prey only fear predators they regularly encounter
Large prey species like the elk, caribou and moose only fear predators they regularly encounter and taking away the predators from their environment will take away their fear, according to a new study in the journal Conservation Biology. ANI
Australia mulling to block terror recruiting websites
The Australian government is mulling to block websites apparently being used by terror groups to recruit young members. ANI
Superb starling females stray for the sake of their chicks, says new study
Unlike humans, who stray from their mates for any number of reasons, an African bird species called superb starling females, only stray from their partners for the sake of their chicks, a new Cornell study has revealed. ANI
Hormone therapy reduces calcium plaque in arteries in younger postmenopausal women
A sub study of the Womens Health Initiative (WHI) Oestrogen-Alone Trial shows that younger postmenopausal women who take oestrogen-alone hormone therapy have significantly less build up of calcium plaque in their arteries compared to their peers who did not take hormone therapy. ANI
Corruption hampers work at Gandhara archaeological sites in Pakistan
The allegations of rampant misuse of power and corruption against Pakistan Archaeological Department officials has left a Rs-200-million Taxila-to-Swat ancient sites conservation and development project in doldrums. ANI
Pakistan victim of Benazir, Sharifs lust for power: Information Minister
The people of Pakistan have been the victims of the political rivalry between former Prime Ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif, and their lust for power that precipitated the removal of their governments twice in 10 years, Information Minister Tariq Azeem said. ANI
Gorillas have perfect table manners
Gorillas have the perfect table manners, or so it seems, according to a new study by the Zoological Society of London. ANI
Social dealings at three can predict future academic performance
How a child interacts with other people at the age of three might predict his or her future social and academic performance, a new study found. ANI
Hepatitis B drug can hinder treatment in HIV patients
Boffins have found that hepatitis-B patients who are also HIV positive, when treated with drug entecavir, might develop resistance to the two most important antiviral drugs lamivudine and emtricitabine. ANI
Hitlers Holocaust may have stemmed from syphilis from Jewish prostitute
A brief encounter with a Jewish prostitute might have led Hitler to orchestrate the genocidal Holocaust, according to a new study by psychiatrists. ANI
Nilofar seeks apology from Lal Masjid cleric
Pakistans former Tourism Minister Nilofar Bakhtiar has sought an apology from Mufti Mohammad Yunus of Lal Masjid for allegedly damaging her reputation and political career by issuing a fatwa against her. ANI
Boffins uncover role of protein in accelerating breast cancer progression
Boffins at the Scripps Research Institute have found in animal models just how great a role the protein pleiotrophin (PTN) plays in accelerating breast cancer. ANI
Male circumcision overstated as deterrent to global AIDS pandemic
While previous research has suggested that circumcision significantly cuts HIV risk in men, a new study has found that it is much less important as a deterrent to the global AIDS pandemic than previously thought. ANI
Sri Lankan army kills 30 LTTE rebels
About thirty rebels belonging to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have been killed by the Sri Lankan military in overnight clashes in the east of the country. ANI
Make-up addict women absorb 5lb of chemicals a year into their bodies
Women, across the globe, use a vast range of cosmetics everyday to look their best, but this excessive use is leading to a chemical pile up in their bodies. ANI
Middle-aged women twice as likely as men to have a stroke
A new research has found that more women than men tend to have a stroke in middle age. ANI
Boffins identify Buckyballs allergy fighting function
A new biological function for a soccer ball-shaped nano-particle called buckyball has been identified. ANI
See Napoleons toothbrush, Nelsons razor and a diseased heart at Londons Wellcome Collection
Londons 30 million Wellcome Collection, a museum with a mixture of art, science and medicine will be thrown open to the public today. ANI
Benazir demands Ejazuls dismissal for statement on Rushdie
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has demanded the government to dismiss Religious Affairs Minister Ejazul Haq for reportedly justifying calls for suicide attacks on author Salman Rushdie. ANI
Kerry Packer probed his sons involvement in Scientology
Australian billionaire James Packers links with Scientology were reportedly investigated by his late father Kerry, a few days before his death. ANI
Scientists identify broad neural response behind speech reception
University of Maryland researchers have found that a particular resonance pattern in the brains auditory processing region is the key to its ability to discriminate speech. ANI
China asks Pakistan to handover 22 rebels
China has asked Pakistan to handover 22 rebels belonging to East Turkistan Islamic Movement, who are reportedly hiding in tribal areas of the country. ANI
Scientists trace new pathway that may stem antibiotic resistance
Scientists at University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have traced the differences and similarities between polymerase enzyme in bacteria RNA and that in human RNA, a significant development that may lead to improved antibiotics and less antibiotic resistance. ANI
US confident of Pakistan accepting SC ruling in Justice Chaudhry case
US ambassador-designate to Pakistan Anne Woods Patterson has expressed the confidence that Islamabad would accept the Supreme Courts decision in the suspended Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhrys case. ANI
60 pc infertility patients willing to donate embryos to stem cell research: Study
Sixty per cent of the over 1,000 infertility patients with frozen embryos were found to be willing to donate their embryos to stem cell research during a survey conducted by researchers from Duke University and Johns Hopkins University. ANI
3-D ultrasound scanner may guide minimally invasive brain surgeries
Duke University researchers say that they have adapted a three-dimensional ultrasound scanner that may guide minimally invasive brain surgeries, and provide better detection of the tumours location. ANI
Arctic Ocean was a lake 17.5 mln years ago
Sediment cores retrieved from the Arctics deep-sea floor by the Integrated Ocean Drilling Programs Arctic Coring Expedition (ACEX) has provided a plethora of previously unknown information about the frigid environment to scientists. ANI
Waziristan like killings carry potential threat to peace: Pak rights body
Condemning the killing of twenty-two people in an alleged attack on a seminary in North Waziristan, Pakistans human rights commission has said that such incidents carry a potential threat to peace in an already sensitive area. ANI
Smoking impedes ligament healing
Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have just given people another reason to kick the butt by revealing that smoking interferes with ligament healing. ANI
Asteroid that wiped off dinos opened up spaces for todays mammals
The asteroid that finished off dinosaurs some 65 million years ago opened up niches for the majority of todays living mammals, according to a new study in the journal Nature. ANI
NA Speaker forwarded reference against me in a haste: Imran
Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has said that National Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Amir Hussain forwarded a reference to the Election Commission, seeking the formers disqualification from the House, in a haste. ANI
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