First 3D dance movie Step Up steps into theaters

LOS ANGELES: It may not seem a likely place to find a dance partner, but as Step Up 3D made its way into movie theaters on Friday, its makers were hoping kids would line up at box offices to bust a move.

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Charmed Pietersen builds England lead

BIRMINGHAM: Kevin Pietersen continued to live an extraordinarily charmed life on the second day at Edgbaston, but moved closer to ending his 17-month century drought as England moved onto a healthy 191 for 3.

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Football is on strong footings in Pakistan: Faisal

LAHORE: President, Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) Faisal Saleh Hayat has said the launch of Vision Asia was a milestone in Pakistans football history.

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Speaker urges govt action against suicide trail

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly has been apprised that at least 200 people have hitherto committed suicide during the current year, Geo News reported Tuesday.

The NA speaker Dr Fahmida Mirza directed the government to get off the ground an awareness drive against this trend among the people.

The Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) presenting Call Attention notice during the proceedings on the Private Members’ Day, said the people buckling under extreme poverty and price hike in the country, are coerced to commit suicides.

Reacting to this, Federal Minister for Human Rights Mumtaz Gilani said at least 113 people committed suicide in Punjab during the current year thus far; 56 in Sindh, 15 in Balochistan and 20 people killed themselves in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as well.

He said government does not have a magic wand that it can change the economic condition overnight.

Mirza directed the government to roll out a movement to create awareness among the people against the trend of suicide and the same should be cautioned in mosques that suicide is haram (impermissible).

Malik sees third element in Karachi incidents

ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Rehman A Malik said the government writ is intact in Karachi, adding a third force is involved in the incidents of killings in the city, Geo News reported Tuesday.

Talking to Geo News, he said only those people are involved in the carnage who want to destabilize the country.

He continued, ‘Even if someone is killed as a result of a general row, the same is declared as target-killing.’

Responding a query, he said Malik said the vision of President Asif Ali Zardari has helped his reputation soar higher, which has caused great anguish to his enemies.

Palestinian PM sees independent state by August 2011

JERUSALEM: Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad predicts a Palestinian state will be established by August 2011 through “positive facts on the ground,” in an interview published on Friday in an Israeli newspaper.

“The birth of a Palestinian state will be celebrated as a day of joy by the entire community of nations,” Fayyad told Israeli daily.

“The time for this baby to be born will come,” he said, “and we estimate it will come around 2011,” the prime minister said.

“That is our vision and a reflection of our will to exercise our right to live in freedom and dignity in the country where we are born, alongside the State of Israel, in complete harmony.”

Fayyad’s August 2011 target is based on a decision taken by the Palestinian leadership in August 2009 to establish a state within two years. Since then Fayyad has been building institutions for a de-facto state.

I am a Mahatama Gandhi Follower: Shakira

LOS ANGELES: Columbian singer Shakira, who was awarded a medal by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) for her work to promote social justice and the advancement of children worldwide, said she’s a Mahatma Gandhi follower.

“Gandhi used to say ‘Be the change you wish to see in the world,’ and I’ve followed that maxim,” she said. Shakira dedicated her award to all children suffering from violence and extreme poverty, the focus of her Barefoot Foundation, that takes its name from Shakira’s first album. She added that witnessing extreme poverty as a girl “shaped my dream and my vision of social justice.”

I Will Always Love Jennifer Aniston: John

LOS ANGELES: American musician John Mayer has confessed he’ll always love ex-girlfriend Jennifer Aniston and regrets the fact he couldn’t be a more mature lover for her.

The couple split in 2009 after a brief romance and Aniston is now reportedly dating Scottish actor Gerard Butler, but Mayer can’t get the “Friends” star out of his head.
“I’ll always be sorry that it didn’t last. In some ways I wish I could be with her. But I can’t change the fact that I need to be 32,” he said.

“Parts of me aren’t 32. My ability to go deep with somebody is old soul. My ability to commit and be faithful is old soul. But 32 just comes roaring out of me at points when I don’t see it coming… I don’t want to pet dogs in the kitchen.”

He adds: “I had seen splitting up with her as akin to burning an American flag… I felt as though I’d done something wrong and was going to be punished for it.

“When the media picked up on it, it was the worst week of my life… All I can remember is that I was about to lose my vision. My emotional tissue was about to tear.”

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I Will Always Love Jennifer Aniston: John was first posted on February 15, 2010 at 4:55 pm.

Gen Tariq Lashes Out at Indian Army Chief

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan News: Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Committee General Tariq Majid on Saturday rubbished the Indian media report which states that the Indian Armed Forces are preparing to fight China and said that Indian Army Chief knows very well the capacity of the Pakistan armed forces.
General Tariq doubted veracity of Indian media report attributed to General Kapoor stating that “he could not be so outlandish in strategic postulations to fix India on a self destruct mechanism. But if the news report is correct, the uncalled for rhetoric only betrays lack of strategic acumen”, he added.
In an interview, General Tariq said, “Leave alone China, General Deepak Kapoor knows very well what the Indian Armed Forces can not and Pakistan Armed Forces can pull off militarily”.

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Gen Tariq Lashes Out at Indian Army Chief was first posted on January 2, 2010 at 8:37 pm.

Gen Tariq Lashes Out at Indian Army Chief

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan News: Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Committee General Tariq Majid on Saturday rubbished the Indian media report which states that the Indian Armed Forces are preparing to fight China and said that Indian Army Chief knows very well the capacity of the Pakistan armed forces.
General Tariq doubted veracity of Indian media report attributed to General Kapoor stating that “he could not be so outlandish in strategic postulations to fix India on a self destruct mechanism. But if the news report is correct, the uncalled for rhetoric only betrays lack of strategic acumen”, he added.
In an interview, General Tariq said, “Leave alone China, General Deepak Kapoor knows very well what the Indian Armed Forces can not and Pakistan Armed Forces can pull off militarily”.

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Gen Tariq Lashes Out at Indian Army Chief was first posted on January 2, 2010 at 8:37 pm.

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