Burney to start anti-graft drive after Eid
According to a press statement, rights activist Ansar Burney has said that at present Pakistan is facing a dire and painful period in its history.
“The politicians have joined hands and completely plundered this country to the brink of destruction. They have looted the treasury, bankrupted national institutions, sold off natural resources and even our sovereignty,” said Burney.
“The people have no food or water, no shelter, no electricity, no education, no healthcare, no jobs and no security. Every basic necessity has been stolen from us as a result of rampant and unchecked corruption,” he added.
“Look where we stand today, the very people we elected to protect us, are the people now responsible for dead bodies across the country. Murderers and plunderers now hold most important posts in the country,” added Burney.
“We have unimaginable violence now spreading all over the country between those holding power and those wanting it – all for the sake of a further opportunity to plunder the nation that little bit more.”
“It is now up to the civil society to take steps to rid the country of this evil before it is too late, and the Ansar Burney Trust announces to kick-start a massive anti-corruption movement following Eid as a first step towards saving our country,” read the statement.
WHO predicts more cases of cholera in Haiti
October 27, 2010 by Trend PK
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GENEVA: The World Health Organisation said on Tuesday that more cases of cholera would be found linked to the sudden epidemic in Haiti but ruled out the need for travel restrictions.
“At the WHO we think more cases will be found. The most important thing is prevention,” said WHO spokeswoman Fadela Chaib.
The disease that emerged last week in the country with the first reported cases for a century has killed 259 people, although Haitian officials expressed confidence that the outbreak was contained.
Haiti’s health ministry has confirmed 3,342 cases.
The UN Organisation for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said the neighbouring Dominican Republic had mobilised a contingency plan in the border area, “partly closing” four crossing points to those without passports.
“There is no need to close the borders or restrict travel or trade because
Apple overtakes Microsoft as No 1 tech company
Apple Inc overtook Microsoft Corp to become the world’s most valuable technology company on investors’ optimism it can keep adding customers for its iPhone, Macintosh computer and iPad, according to media reports Thursday.
As of Wednesday, Apple’s shares rose 2.8 percent on Nasdaq, pushing its value to $222.12 billion while Microsoft was valued at $219.18 billion. The only American company valued higher is Exxon Mobil, with a market capitalization of $278.64 billion.
Microsoft, with its Windows and Office software franchises, has dominated the computer technology market for almost two decades. The last time Apple had a higher market value than Microsoft was Dec 19, 1989, according to Thomson Reuters Datastream.
It is the single most important turnaround that I have seen in Silicon Valley, said Jim Breyer, a venture capitalist who has invested in some of the most successful technology companies.
Microsoft still leads Apple in sales. In the latest quarter, Microsoft reported $14.5 billion in revenue compared with Apple’s $13.5 billion.
emma the amish girl
May 11, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
Emma The Amish Girl, States Model. If you never heard “Devil’s Playground”, it is a documentary film that was created by Lucy Walker. The main story does exploresthe Amish adolescent rite of passage called “rumspringa” (pronounced ROOM-shpring-a). Upon their sixteenth birthdays, Amish youth, either Amish Boy, Amish Girl or even Amish Model are released from Amish restrictions and can explore secular life – the devil’s playground – on the outside of the Amish community.The period may last from a few months to several years. By experiencing the outside world, they work temptations out of their systems and prepare themselves for making their most important life decision: to reject the secular world and be baptized intothe Amish church.
The film weaves together interviews with several Amish youths who, to varying degrees, embrace popular youth culture, including smoking, drinking and drug use.
dndn
April 29, 2010 by Trend PK
Filed under World News
SEATTLE – The Food and Drug Administration says it has approved a drug developed by a Seattle company that is designed to stimulate a patient’s immune system to fight prostate cancer.
The agency says it cleared marketing of Seattle-based Dendreon Corp.’s drug treatment Provenge, which is intended to treat prostate cancer that has spread elsewhere in the body and is not responding to hormone therapy.
Provenge is made by taking immune cells from a patient’s blood and exposing them to a protein found in most prostate cancers. That encourages the cells to attack the cancer.
quail hollow championship 2010
April 29, 2010 by Trend PK
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It is a gorgeous day at the Quail Hollow Club for the first round of Quail Hollow Championship 2010 competition in Charlotte, North Carolina. Tiger Woods will be the first one to tee off this Wednesday morning.
List of Tee Times for Wednesday:
7:30 AM Tiger Woods Jim Rathburn, Kurt Kimball
7:39 AM Sean O’Hair Johnny Belk, Marc Compagnon
7:48 AM Bubba Watson Jeffrey Scheck, Martin Scheck
7:57 AM Nick Watney C.J. Kearney, Ryan Kearney
euclid
April 29, 2010 by Trend PK
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Today quite a few people from my school took the Euclid contest, again from the University of Waterloo.
This contest is really meant for grade 12 students, and it’s probably the most important of the contests, as it can be used to apply for universities and scholarships.
While most people took the contest last wednesday (April 7), my school took it on April 12.
Surprisingly I haven’t found anybody uploading the full solutions, or even all the questions of the euclid. Having took the contest, I’ll do so now. On to the first question!
Bourbon Street Web Cam
Bourbon Street Web Cam, New Orleans Saints has defeated Minnesota Vikings and after that win has secured their place for Super Bowl XLIV. The match that was played in Superdome went overtime and the drama and thrill continued till last second of the match, but after all, Saints managed to win that most important match with close scores 31-28.
Now, New Orleans Saints will play their first NFC Championship game after this win. The whole Orleans City celebrated their win through fireworks and there were celebrations on the roads in shape of music and dance by enthusiastic guys.
In Super Bowl, Saints will face Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts. There are a number of live web cams of Bourbon Street where you can watch the live match.
Bourbon Street Web Cam was first posted on January 25, 2010 at 4:28 pm.
Power tariff to be raised further by 19.6 %: Tarin
November 17, 2009 by Trend PK
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Full Story And Original Content.TrendPK.com Power Tariff To Be Raised Further By 19.6 %: Tarin:Federal Minister for Finance Shaukat Tarin Monday said that power tariff will be raised further by 12 percent in January 2010 and 6 percent in April while adjustment for 1.6 percent will also be undertaken. Addressing a press conference here, Shaukat Tarin said
Full Story And Original Content.TrendPK.com Power Tariff To Be Raised Further By 19.6 %: Tarin:Federal Minister for Finance Shaukat Tarin Monday said that power tariff will be raised further by 12 percent in January 2010 and 6 percent in April while adjustment for 1.6 percent will also be undertaken.
Addressing a press conference here, Shaukat Tarin said [...]
Dollar to dominate at least for a decade: IMF
November 17, 2009 by Trend PK
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Full Story And Original Content.TrendPK.com BEIJING: The dollar will still be the world’’s dominant currency in 10 years” time because the United States will still be the world’’s most important economy, the head of the IMF said on Monday. However, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, said he could not see 30 or
Full Story And Original Content.TrendPK.com BEIJING: The dollar will still be the world’’s dominant currency in 10 years” time because the United States will still be the world’’s most important economy, the head of the IMF said on Monday.
However, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, said he could not see 30 or [...]
