First Pakistani Acheive Oscar Award

 Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy became the first Pakistani filmmaker to earn an Oscar nomination with her film ìSaving Faceî, nominated in the “Documentary, Short Film” category as the Oscar nominations were released on Tuesday. Obaid, who has directed several documentary films, won an Emmy award in 2010 for her documentary ìPakistan: Children of the Talibanî. ìSaving faceî, which the Karachi-based filmmaker has co-directed with Daniel Junge, depicts the life of a British Pakistani plastic surgeon...

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Pakistan Police suspects militants behind foreigners' kidnap 2012

Police on Tuesday accused religious militants over the kidnapping of a German aid worker and his Italian colleague, snatched at gunpoint five days ago. The two aid workers were dragged from the home they rented in Multan late on Thursday, bringing to six the number of Westerners kidnapped in Pakistan since July. “The kidnappers have made no contact so far,” Azhar Akram, the head of the police investigation team told AFP from Multan. Masked gunmen snatched the two aid workers, but left behind...

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Oscar reaction after nominations 2012

The nominations for the 84th annual Academy Awards were announced this morning with "Hugo" and "The Artist" leading the nominations. Now, the nominees have had a chance to let the news of their nominations settle in and react to the announcement. Click through to see what actress Octavia Spencer, the cast of "The Artist," actors Brad Pitt and Gary Oldman have to say of their nominations.  Award list Best Picture:"The Artist""The Descendants""Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close""The Help""Hugo""Midnight...

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Arfa Karim name always remain in minds

Arfa was born in a family that hailed from the village of Chak No. 4JB Ram Dewali in Faisalabad, Punjab. After returning to Pakistan from a visit to Microsoft headquarters, Arfa had numerous interviews with television and newspapers. S. Somasegar, the vice president of the Software Development Division, wrote about her in his blog. On 2 August 2005, Arfa Karim was presented the Fatimah Jinnah Gold Medal in the field of Science and Technology by the then Prime Minister of Pakistan Shaukat Aziz...

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Houston Texans and Cincinnati Bengals Playoffs

We have waited for a decade for this game to come. At 3:30 today, the moment will be here for the first Houston Texans playoff game. The Houston Texans turned to their kids, then to their stars to win the first playoff appearance in franchise history, a 31-10 rout of the bungling Cincinnati Bengals. Rookie J.J. Watt's leaping interception return for a touchdown late in the first half propelled the Texans in Saturday's AFC wild-card game. Third-string quarterback T.J. Yates, another rookie pressed...

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Shake it up Wizards of Waverly Place

We went into the Wizards of Waverly Place finale with trepidation. It felt like an end of an era — Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato and now, Selena Gomez — they were now officially done with their Disney days. That said, if Wizards had to end, I was thoroughly content with this ending. The last-ever episode of Wizards of Waverly Place airs tonight, and I can safely say that I’m more emotional about it than most adult males. I never had the Disney Channel growing up. It was a premium channel until the...

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