SRK gets a rare honor to sign Town Hall’s guestbook
Its not rocket science that Bollywood Superstar Shahrukh Khan has many firsts and many ‘rare honours’ attached to him. He added yet another rare honour to his credit, when he recently visited the Rotes Rathaus; Berlin’s Town Hall and met its gay mayor Klaus Wowereit. He did so during his visit to Germany, as he is shooting there for Farhan Akhtar’s Don 2.
SRK also got a rare honour of signing the guest book at the Town Hall. By doing so, he became the first Indian actor to be given the honour. Way to go, Shahrukh!
Two gunned down in Balochistan
September 14, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
Staff Report
BALOCHISTAN: Two people were shot dead, two others were injured in Mand area of Balochistan, SAMAA learnt Tuesday.
According to sources, some unknown men opened fire at the guest house of Hayatan Wand Haji Umar, killing two men, Shahid and Bakht Ali, two others were injured.
The incident took place in border area of District Ketch, Mand in Balochistan.
Levies force has cordoned off the area and started search operation. SAMAA
Catherine O Hara
Catherine Anne O’ Hara is a Canadian-American actress and comedienne. She is well known for her comedy work on SCTV, and her roles in the films After Hours, Beetlejuice, Home Alone and Home Alone 2, and The Nightmare Before Christmas; as well in the mockumentary films written and directed by Christopher Guest including Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, and For Your Consideration.
A naturalized U.S. citizen, she married production designer/director Bo Welch in 1992 and has two sons, Matthew (b.1994) and Luke (b.1997). She is the sister of critically-acclaimed singer-songwriter Mary Margaret O’Hara, though she is a singer-songwriter in her own right, having written and performed songs in Christopher Guest’s film A Mighty Wind. She has a condition known as Situs Inversus with Dextrocardia meaning that among other things, her heart is on the right side of her body.
Canada then brought out its star power, with actors William Shatner, Catherine O’Hara and Michael J. Fox following Rogge with a series of humour-tinged monologues.
“I’m sorry you thought Canada was one great big frozen tundra,” said O’Hara, mocking the world’s shock that British Columbia isn’t always winter wonderland.
Fox celebrated his Canadian roots, saying even though he has lived in the United States for 30 years, if he’s watching the two countries play hockey, “I’m sorry, but I’m wearing a maple leaf on my sweater.”
Singer Michael Buble, starting out wearing Mountie gear, sang a patriotic, tongue-in-cheek tune playing off Canadian clichés — giant inflated beavers, moose, Mounties, table-hockey players and maple leafs circled through BC Place, pulled by lumberjacks.
The satirical act of uber-Canadiana was followed by yet another series of Canadian clichés — including Nickelback, Avril Lavigne and Simple Plan.
They were followed by Alanis Morissette, who performed a moving version of Wunderkind, as athletes hugged each other and waved their flags.
Performances from pop-rock group Hedley, Quebec singer Marie-Mai and hip-hop artist k-os rounded out the closing ceremony, which was capped with a fireworks display.
Catherine O Hara was first posted on March 1, 2010 at 10:11 am.
Obama Receives Nobel Peace Prize
December 10, 2009 by Trend PK
Filed under Breaking News
OSLO: President Obama, who earlier arrived in Norway with his wife Michelle, also defended the US record in Afghanistan and his planned surge of 30,000 military personnel as motivated by his desire to bring peace to the war-torn country.
In his acceptance speech, he hit back at critics of his plan to begin withdrawing US soldiers from Afghanistan in mid-2011, saying he was “unambiguous” about the date and would debate it no further.
But he struck a modest note when he said others may be “more deserving” of the prestigious prize this year.
Shortly before his own investiture as a Nobel laureate, Obama marvelled at the “galvanising” impact of the US civil rights leader Martin Luther King.
President Obama and wife went directly to the Norwegian Nobel Institute to sign the guest book after flying into tightly secured Oslo for a day of events marking the first-year US president’s surprise Nobel prize.
“Michelle and I were commenting on the fact that when Dr King won his prize it had a galvanising effect around the world, but also lifted his stature in the United States in a way that allowed him to be more effective,” US President said.
He said he was honoured to receive the peace prize, and had paid tribute to the work of the Nobel committee in the guest book.
“I think it’s important to congratulate the Nobel Committee for the work that it’s done over the course of history to highlight the cause of peace, but also to give voice to the voiceless and the oppressed around the world.”
Martin Luther King won the Nobel peace prize in 1964. Obama has often said that he owes part of his success in becoming the first black US president to the legacy of the civil rights leader.
Obama Receives Nobel Peace Prize was first posted on December 10, 2009 at 4:49 pm.
Turkish PM Terms Stable Pakistan Vital for World
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Turkish PM Terms Stable Pakistan Vital for World, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called Pakistan stable vital for the region and stated that the Turkish Pak relations are “extraordinary” and “having no other example in the world.”
He addressed the joint session of both houses of Parliament in Parliament House here on Monday afternoon.
Turkish Prime Minister, who is on a two-day official visit to Pakistan, praised the former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, saying it was a great leader ‘not only in Mexico but throughout the world. ”
Erdogan said Turkey believes that Pakistan’s problems as his own and has always offered all out cooperation of our sister country.
“My government and Turkish people stand by Pakistan at this time because it is a time for unity and solidarity,” he said, commenting on Pakistan’s sacrifices in the war against terrorism.
He urged all the friends of the Democratic Republic of Pakistan to fulfill its pledges made by them in the country during the donor conferences.
Previously, members of Parliament welcomed the guest of honor to hit the tables when he entered the house, flanked by Dr. Fehmer Mirza, chairman and Senate President Farooq H Naek. National anthems of both countries were played followed by the recitation of the Holy Quran which marked the formal start of the special session of Parliament.
Dr. Mirza chaired the meeting and delivered the keynote address. He welcomed the guest of honor and presented him before the introduction of the house.
Erdogan was the fifth world leader to address the joint session of Pakistani Parliament. The other four leaders of Sri Lanka, Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Turkish President Kenan Evran, Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Queen Elizabeth II of Britain.
Turkish PM Terms Stable Pakistan Vital for World was first posted on October 26, 2009 at 5:50 pm.
