Twin Earthquakes in Iran Killed 250

Twin Earthquakes in Iran Killed 250

World News / Iran Earthquake News > At least 250 people died and more than 2,000 were injured by twin earthquakes that hit the Tabriz region in northwest Iran on Saturday, an official said.

Khalil Saie, head of Eastern Azerbaijan’s Centre for Natural Disasters, said on state television that the toll could be even higher given the strength of the tremors.

The quakes, which struck Saturday within 11 minutes of each other, measured 6.2 and 6.0, according to Tehran University’s Seismological Centre. Their epicentres were at Ahar and Varzeghan, about 60 kilometres (40 miles) from Tabriz.

Mahiymaan Eid Collection 2012

Mahiymaan Eid Collection 2012
Eid Collection 2012 > Mahiymaan Designer Lawn Series hits back again this year with sizzling Eid Collection for the hot summer season.

Mahiymaan designer Eid collection 2012 by Al Zohaib Textiles includes latest fashion trend of Frocks, A-line Shirts and Long Shirts with Churidar Pajama and Embroidered lawn prints that will make your Eid more classy and stylish.

UAE & Saudi Arabia Will Celebrate Eid on Sunday

UAE & Saudi Arabia Will Celebrate Eid on Sunday
World News / Eid Ul Fiter 2012 > According to official moon-sighting committees, Muslims in the UAE and Saudi Arabia will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Sunday as Shawal moon was not sighted on Friday evening here.

Earlier it was predicted that Eid Al Fitr would fall on Sunday, August 19.

Astronomers had said the crescent moon marking the beginning of the month of Shawwal would rise on Friday 17th August at 7.54pm.

As the moonrise takes place 65 minutes after the sunset on that day, it will be impossible to see it because it will not be there on the horizon.

The ideal time to watch the crescent moon ranges between 10 to 30 minutes after the sunset on a day.

Thus, they added, the Saturday will be the 30th day that completes the month of Ramadan, and the crescent will be visible on the horizon 17 minutes after the sunset.

Quetta Sharifabad Area Blast Killed Four

Quetta Sharifabad Area Blast Killed Four
Pakistan News / Quetta Blast News Updates > Sources told that at least four people were killed and several others injured in a suicide blast at Qambrani road, Sharifabad area.

Police told that , the blast occurred near the vehicle of security forces. Police reached on the area and started the further investigations related to the blast.

Sources told that , the attack was conducted through an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), planted at Qambrani Road. Injured shifted to the nearest hospitals for the medical treatment.

Pakistan Will Celebrate Eid Ul Fitr on Monday

Pakistan Will Celebrate Eid Ul Fitr on Monday
Pakistan News / Eid Ul Fitr Moon 2012 > According to the initial reports Meteorological Department told on Saturday that there is no chance of sighting the moon of 1st Shawal this evening so Eid-ul-Fitr is likely to be celebrated on Monday.

A meeting of Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee for sighting of Shawal moon (Eid ul Fitr) will be held on today at Pakistan Meteorological Department building Karachi.
Chief Meteorologist Toseef Alam told media that there is no chance of sighting the of the moon today. He also said that the final decision will be announce by the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee.

Ten Killed in Overnight Karachi Violence

Ten Killed in Overnight Karachi Violence

A record of payments allegedly made to 19 senior-journalists of Pakistan, by the Bahria Town owner Malik Riaz has surfaced on the social networking site Twitter, Aaj News reported.Renowned names of various news television anchors and journalists like Dr. Shahid Masood, Najam Sethi, Kamran Khan, Nusrat Javed, Meher Bokhari, Mubasher Lucman, Hamid Mir, Javed Chaudhry, Sana Bucha, Sohail Waraich and Asma Shirazi among a few others, are present in the lists below.An account of favors allegedly given to these journalists in shapes of money, cars and property etc

 irecorded in these trademarked letterheads of Bahria Town.