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Gilani rejects inking safe passage deal for Musharraf
Islamabad, Sep.19 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has denied inking any ’safe exit’ deal to facilitate former President General Pervez Musharraf’s safe passage from the country after he stepped down from the Presidency.
In an interview to a private television channel, Gilani said: “If there had been such a deal, it would have surfaced [...]
Robbie Williams moving Down Under?
London, Sep 16 (ANI): It seems that Robbie Williams is shifting bag and baggage to Australia, all thanks to his ladylove Ayda Field.
The singer has revealed that he is searching for a farm or beachfront retreat Down Under because of his girlfriend.
Robbie divulged the details in an interview on Australia’s biggest breakfast radio show on [...]
Musharraf denies misuse of US aid, says Indian media highlighting ‘non-issue’
Lahore, Sep.16 (ANI): Days after former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf’s statement that Islamabad had diverted US aid to strengthen its defence against India was splashed in the media all over, the former general has denied allegations of misuse of army equipment, saying the media has highlighted a ‘non-issue’.
Dr Nasim Ashraf, one of Musharraf’s [...]
Clooney vows to take revenge against Damon for gay joke
London, Sep 14 (ANI): American actor George Clooney has vowed to take revenge against his ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ co-star Matt Damon for joking to a foreign reporter that the former is set to marry his gay partner.
Damon, 38, had recently admitted to having fuelled rumours that Clooney, 48, is gay, leading to a reporter stripping off [...]
Tharoor says US should monitor Pak aid in wake of Musharraf’s admission
New Delhi, Sep.14 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor on Monday said he was not surprised by former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s admission that the military aid the U.S. gave to Pakistan was used to strengthen defences against India rather than fighting the war on terror on Pakistan’s borders with Afghanistan.
Speaking [...]
MJ’s son was called to revive dead dad, claims La Toya
Washington, September 12 (ANI): Michael Jackson’s eldest son was called in to try and resuscitate his dead father, the star’s sister La Toya has claimed.
La Toya said 12-year-old Prince Michael was asked to revive the singer, who died aged 50 at his Los Angeles house.
“Why would you want to do that that to a child, [...]
‘Osama’s handshake was limp, like shaking a wet fish’
London, Sep 12 (ANI): The handshake by world’s most dreaded terrorist Osama bin Laden has been described as limp, and like shaking a wet fish by a producer of CNN who met the terror mastermind.
CNN producer Peter Bergen, who wrote The Osama bin Laden I Know: An Oral History of al-Qaeda’s Leader, met the most [...]
Gisele Bündchen due in December
Washington, September 12 (ANI): Supermodel Gisele Bündchen’s husband has confirmed that the model is pregnant and is due in December.
Tom Brady said in an interview with ESPN’s Chris Berman that the couple is expecting the baby in the year-end.
The New England Patriots quarterback mentioned that he was also ready to attend Lamaze classes with the [...]
Younis Khan wants his son to be a champion squash player
Karachi, Sep.10 (ANI): They say fathers always want their sons to follow in their footsteps, but Pakistan cricket captain Younis Khan does not want to see his son playing cricket for the country.
Instead of pursuing a vastly lucrative career in cricket, Khan [...]
US will retaliate if Pak based militants attack its citizens: Mullen
Washington, Sep.10 (ANI): The United States has made it clear that it would not hesitate to retaliate if its citizens are targeted by militants based in Pakistan.
In an interview with the PBS, the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman, Admiral Mike Mullen said Islamabad is also aware that if US citizens are targeted by Pakistani [...]
A Q Khan’s nukes to Iran claims hold no ‘official status’: Pak diplomat
Washington, Sep.10 (ANI): Hours after disgraced Pakistani nuclear scientist Dr AQ Khan claimed that Pakistan had helped Iran acquire the nuclear technology with the aim to jointly emerge as a ’strong bloc’ in the region, a Pakistani diplomat has out rightly rejected Khan’s claims.
Spokesman of the Pakistani Embassy in Washington, Nadeem Kiyani, said Khan’s statement [...]
Pak-based terrorists exploiting Britain’s shoddy visa system
London, Sep 10 (ANI): Pakistan-based terrorists are exploiting Britain’s shoddy visa system to come to the country.
Pakistan is considered by Britain as the No.1 base for Islamic extremists brainwashing potential terrorists.
More than 60,000 Pakistanis were given UK visas in the past nine months, but only 29 underwent face-to-face security interviews, The Sun reports. [...]
Jonathan Ross secures exclusive interview with Barbra Streisand
London, Sep 10 (ANI): American singer Barbra Streisand is to be interviewed by Brit film critic Jonathan Ross for an episode of his BBC One chat show.
An entire show, which has been branded as ‘Friday Night With Streisand and Ross’, will be dedicated to 67-year-old Streisand, reports the BBC.
The singer/actress will be discussing her [...]
PCB discontinues inquiry against Shoaib Akhtar after apology
Lahore, Sep.9 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has discontinued its enquiry against controversial fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar for criticizing the team management on a television chat show.
PCB chairman Ijaz Butt told media persons here, that since Akhtar has admitted his mistake and apologized for the same, board has also decided to drop the [...]
Now, Berlusconi says most Italians want to be like him
London, Sept 8 (ANI): After describing himself as “Superman”, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has said: “Most Italians want to be like me.”
The controversial 72-year-old premier, who has repeatedly denied allegations of inappropriate relationships with young women, insisted during a television interview: “Most Italians would like to be like me and they support my behaviour.
“Italian [...]
Chinese scientists claim to have filmed ‘UFO for 40 minutes’
London, Sep 7 (ANI): Chinese scientists claim that they filmed an unidentified flying object for about 40 minutes, during the solar eclipse on July 22.
Researchers at the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing have said that they will spend the next 12 months studying the footage before [...]
Megan Fox’s lesbian kiss in ‘Jennifer’s Body’ surfaces on net
London, September 6 (ANI): Actress Megan Fox is apparently livid after her steamy lesbian scene in new film ‘Jennifer’s Body’ surfaced on the net.
The horror flick has the Transformers star and Amanda Seyfried locking lips, which has now become one of the hottest videos on YouTube even before the movie’s release.
Fox had revealed in an [...]
Oil, trade was big part of Lockerbie bombers release deal, admits Straw
London, Sep 5 (ANI): Britain’s Justice secretary Jack Straw has admitted for the first time that trade and oil deals with Libya played a very big part in the handling of the Lockerbie bomber’s case.
He said trade was a major influence on his decision to include Abdelbaset Al Megrahi in a prisoner transfer agreement [...]
India needs to regulate financial market: Pranab Mukherjee
Washington, Sep 5 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said that there is a need to regulate the financial market, but it should not be used to devise any kind of protectionism.
In an interview to CNN, Mukherjee said: “We have to strike a balance. There is a need of regulating the financial market. We [...]
PPP has not given any ‘guarantee’ regarding Musharraf indemnity: Kaira
Islamabad, Sep.4 (ANI): Pakistan Information and Broadcasting Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira has rebutted reports regarding Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) giving assurance not to prosecute former President General Pervez Musharraf on high treason charges.
Kaira [...]
