ICT magazine

Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić thanked Pakistan for its support and for not recognizing the unilateral independence of Kosovo, daily Blic stated. “We are thankful for the solidarity and support,” Jeremić said in an interview with Pakistan’s most prominent English-language daily Dawn.

After Woody Allen’’s “You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger”, BAFTA nominated Freida Pinto has now been reportedly picked up for epic “Dawn of War”. For this Montreal (Canada) based fantasy-action-drama film, she will reportedly play Phaedra, an oracle priestess who joins Greek mythic warrior hero Theseus (portrayed by “The Tudors” ...

Joe Jonas and his brother Nick have received a nomination in the Favourite TV Actor category for the upcoming Nickelodeon Kids” Choice Awards. The siblings received the nomination for their roles in Disney show Jonas. However, the award will not come easy, the duo face stiff competition from twins Cole and Dylan ...

Washington, Jan.27 (ANI): US Joint Chiefs of staff Admiral Mike Mullen has urged India and Pakistan to restrain themselves from publicly accusing each other and to avoid disputes which could further destabilise the region. Addressing the third annual US Central Command chiefs of defence conference here, Mullen said issues can be ...

1950: Along with seven business associates, Preston Tucker — founder and namesake of the Tucker Car Corporation and the creator of the ultramodern Tucker ’48 sedan — is found not guilty of 25 counts of mail fraud, five counts of violating SEC rules and a single count of conspiracy ...

Korean reactors trump Western onesIT IS usually the northerly of the two Koreas that attracts attention for its nuclear prowess. But on December 27th a South Korean consortium seized the limelight by winning a $20 billion contract to build four nuclear reactors in the United Arab Emirates. The consortium, led ...

If Hollywood is known for one thing, it would be how faked everything is. Movies sets are reduced to green screens, props, and some great acting. Today, stunts have been made to look real by professionals sitting behind a computer editing film for hours on end – but the art ...

Twilight fans have blown the lid off of a scam preying on devoted followers of the Twilight film franchise. Bogus e-mails announcing fake casting calls for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — the potential fourth film in the wildly-popular saga — have been popping up on Twilight fansites and ...

The United States has confirmed that it would support any initiative for talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan, however any such plan for a dialogue with the insurgents is unlikely to yield the desired results. According to sources, only middle rank Taliban leaders have agreed for the talks, and ...

Pakistan Information and Broadcasting Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira has rebuked reports about differences between President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yosuf Raza Gilani on the issue of National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO). Talking to media persons here, Kaira said there is ‘no basis for such an impression created by certain elements.’ It ...

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that Islamabad should also be included in the talks between the Indian government and Kashmiri leaders, as it is also a party to the dispute. Interacting with media persons here, Qureshi denied being involved in any back-channel diplomacy with India, and added that ...

1984: The SETI Institute is founded. Man’s fascination with the possibility of intelligent life existing elsewhere has been around since the first Cro-Magnon cast a wondering eye to the heavens. The idea that we are not alone is embedded in our literature, folklore and consciousness. By the 20th century, the search ...

Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has ruled out talks with extremists, saying the South Waziristan operation would be taken to its conclusive end. Speaking in the National Assembly, Gilani termed extremists as ‘beasts’ and said no talks would be held with them. “There can be talks with humans, what talks can ...

Coming down hard on opponents for representing the Presidency in bad light, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said the opposition parties were carrying out a ‘vilification campaign’ against him. Zardari said the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) would not be deterred by any such propaganda and continue to march forward to ...

At least 24 militants were killed as jets bombed Taliban positions in the tribal region of Orakzai and troops maintained pressure on terrorists in South Waziristan and Swat. At least seven militants were killed and six camps of the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan and a seminary were destroyed in Orakzai Agency on ...

US President Barack Obama has written a letter to his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari, asking him to step up the offensive against the Taliban and al Qaeda. The New York Times reported on Sunday that the Obama Administration was leaning on Pakistan to step up its fight against the Taliban ...

Notwithstanding Younis Khan’s remarks about altercations among senior players in the team, Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt has said there is no rift inside the squad. “I don’t believe in these speculations. Every time the team is not doing well, these kind of speculations and rumours (of internal rift) start ...

The Lahore High Court, for the third time, has issued notices against former President General Pervez Musharraf and former Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi in connection with former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s assassination case. Hearing a petition filed by a lawyer seeking registration of a criminal case against Musharraf and Elahi ...

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif has asked the government to investigate reports about the alleged kickbacks received during the purchase of the three French submarines in 1994. Talking to PML-N leaders from Faisalabad here, Sharif said the names of all those who had received commissions in the submarine deal ...

Hours after a report in one of the leading US newspapers reported that China had provided weapons-grade uranium, sufficient for making two atomic bombs, to Pakistan in 1982, Islamabad has rejected the report terming it as ‘baseless’. “Pakistan strongly rejects the assertions in the article that is evidently timed to malign ...