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Mountain Passes Of Pakistan

1. Muztagh Pass
2. Karakoram Pass
3. Khan kun Pass
4. Zagar Pass
5. Kilik Pass
6. Khunjrab Pass
7. Mintaka Pass
8. Dorath Pass
9. Babusar Pass
10. Shandur Pass
11. Lowari Pass
12. Buroghil Pass
13. Khyber Pass
14. Shimshal Pass
15. Ganshero Pass
16. Tochi Pass
17. Gomal Pass
18. Durgai Pass
19. Malakand Pass


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Indigo Airlines emerged to be the top ranked carrier for consecutive second month
The data presented by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on 18 September 2012 claimed that the low cost airlines Indigo emerged as the leading carrier in the month of August by carrying 12.05 lakh domestic passengers out of 43.69 lakh passengers. Indigo shared a total of 27.6 percent of the market share.

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Posted on February, 08 2013 11:57:33 AM

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Top-level appointments announced by Tata Motors
Tata Motors on 18 September 2012 with appointment of Ranjit Yadav, the former country head for Samsung India Mobile and IT business as President of its Passenger Car Business Unit (PCUB) announced name of more appointees‘ at top-level.

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Posted on February, 08 2013 11:58:54 AM

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India Offered Telecom Support to Turkmenistan
India has assured Turkmenistan of all cooperation in Information and Communication technology (ICT) for the mutual benefit of both the countries. It was decided in the inaugural session of TurkmenTEL 2012 at the Turkmenistan capital Ashgabat on 17 September 2012 by the Minister for Communications & IT and HRD, Kapil Sibal.

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Posted on February, 08 2013 12:00:19 PM

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Sunita Williams became the second woman in history to take command of ISS
Sunita Williams, the astronaut of Indian American origin, took over the command of International Space Station on 15 September 2012. As per the reports released by NASA, in the traditional ceremony of change-of-command, Expedition 33 Sunita Williams took over the command from Expedition 32 Commander Gennady Padalka in the Destiny Laboratory.

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Posted on February, 11 2013 11:40:23 AM

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18th International Day for preservation of the Ozone Layer celebrated worldwide
On 16 September every year, from 1995 onwards the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer is celebrated. This date was designated by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution 49/114, to memorialize the signing of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. With this, The Montreal Protocol is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.

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Posted on February, 11 2013 11:42:37 AM

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New Zealand pacer Daryl Tuffey retired from both International and Domestic Cricket
Injury-plagued New Zealand pacer Daryl Tuffey announced his retirement from both international and domestic cricket . Tuffey represented New Zealand Auckland, Northern Districts over the course of his career, picking up 77 Test wickets and 110 ODI wickets in 123 matches

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Posted on February, 11 2013 11:45:20 AM

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Supreme Court: media can be restrained from pressing trials during proceedings
Supreme Court refused to frame any guideline for pressing up of the court proceedings of the sub-judicial matters, on 11 September 2012. It just put forward a constitutional provision for postponement of the publications of the report or court hearing if the involved parties want so. The bench of five judges, headed by Chief Justice S H Kapadia declared its stand on the issue. The bench also said that the decision about the publication of the proceedings and its postponement will be decided by the court on case to case basis. The other four members of the bench were justices S S Nijjar, D K Jain, Ranjana Prakash Desai and J S Khehar. This bench of Supreme Court also cleared that use of the constitutional principle is a preventive measure not a prohibition and this will help in ensuring fair trail and maintain a good balance for freedom of speech

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Jeet Thayil shortlisted for the Man Booker for his debut novel Narcopolis
Jeet Thayil, 53 years has been shortlisted for £ 50,000 the Man Booker Prize for the year 2012 on 11 September 2012. The Kerela born novelist and poet was chosen for the prize for his debut novel Narcopolis. Before this in the year 2008, Arvind Adiga won the booker prize for his debut novel The White Tiger. Narcopolis the story that begins with Bombay is a masterpiece of a cyclone of drugs, violence, sex, loves, lives and deaths. Even the title suggests the theme of the story that is related to drugs. The story seems to be based on the experiences of Jeet Thayil and has been compared to the William Burrough‘s Junky and Thomas de Quincey‘s confessions of an English Opium Eater by the Guardian. After winning the award Jeet will be the member of a selected group of Indian and Indian Born Booker winners like Arundhati Roy, Salman Rushdie, Kiran Desai and Arvind Adiga.

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Posted on February, 11 2013 11:48:42 AM

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India topped the chart of registered largest number of under five deaths in 2011
In the Child Mortality Estimates Report 2012 published on 12 September 2012, by United Nations Children‘s Fund (UNICEF), India was placed at the top position in the chart of 10 countries that topped on the chart. The other countries with their names on the chart are Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, China, Pakistan, Indonesia, Ethiopia, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

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Posted on February, 11 2013 11:50:52 AM

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Jal Satyagraha came to an end after 17 days demonstration on a victory note
The most outstanding demonstrations of its own kind in Khandawa district of Madhya Pradesh named Jal Satyagraha continued for 17 days at Omkareshwar Dam Project came to an end on 10 September 2012. Across 1000 acres of cultivatable land has been submerged into water with at least 60 odd villages that will not be visible in the map of India any more. The Satygrahis demanded land for the land compensation following the ruling of Supreme Court.

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Posted on February, 12 2013 12:06:08 PM

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Pieta the South Korean Film won Golden Lion Venice Top Prize
The Golden Lion Prize for best movie was given to the South Korean Movie, Pieta directed by Kim Ki-duk at the 69th Venice Film Festival on 8 September 2012. The Master by Paul Thomas Anderson walked off with two major awards namely, Special Jury Award and Best Actor for Joaquin Phoenix.

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Posted on February, 12 2013 12:08:02 PM

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Government cleared Rs 808 crore FDI proposal by Cloverdell
Mauritius based, Cloverdell Investments Ltd. got a clearance for their foreign direct investment proposal of investing Rs 808 crore on 6 September. The Mauritius based company‘s case was taken into consideration by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) in the meeting conducted on 27 July 2012, but the approval came after getting clarifications on certain issues

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Posted on February, 12 2013 12:09:26 PM

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Andy Roddick bids a goodbye to Tennis
Andy Roddick the legendary tennis player from US announced his retirement during the US open on 6 September 2012 after facing a defeat from John Martin del Potro. The 30 year old is a former number one ranked player who won 2003 US Open to be a Grand Slam singles champion. He is a son to a businessman father and school teacher mother. Till date Roddick was successful in reaching the finals of Wimbledon in the year 2004, 2005 and 2009 as well as US Open 2006 and faced a defeat from Roger Federer.

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Posted on February, 12 2013 12:10:42 PM

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Australian Scientists discovered Alzheimer's Treatment
Australian scientists along with US experts claimed that they are a step closer to create a treatment for Alzheimer patients following a study finding a link to abnormalities inside brain cells. In a joint study, researchers at Queensland Brain Institute and Havard medical School team found that when a toxic protein builds up, it starves brain cells of energy, causing them to die.According to ABC online report, in the study of over three years, scientiests tried to unveil the mystery surrounding Alzheimer's disease and a section of the brain cell called the mitochondria, the part responsible for metabolising energy, was analysed

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Posted on February, 14 2013 04:47:00 PM

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USA slapped Sanctions on Laskar-e-Toiba’s Top Eight Commanders
The United States of America on 31 August 2012 slapped sanctions on Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Toiba's top eight commanders, including Mumbai terrorist attack mastermind Sajid Mir and its founder Hafiz Saeed's son. LeT, despite being designated as a foreign terrorist organisation in January 2002, continues to operate in Pakistan and throughout the region and engage in terrorist activities worldwide. LeT conducted numerous terrorist acts against Pakistani, Indian, Afghan and US interests and is responsible for the November 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed more than 160 people, including six Americans, and the July 2006 Mumbai train bombings that killed more than 180 people.

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Posted on February, 14 2013 04:49:25 PM

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PVR announced acquiring 69 percent stake in Cinemax to expand its presence
PVR, the multiplex chain operator in India, announced on 29 November 2012 that it would acquire 69.3 percent stake in Cinemax India for an amount of 395 crore Rupees in order to enhance its presence in India. Cinemax owned by Kanakia Group has its ventures in hospitality, education as well as real estate sectors.

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Posted on February, 14 2013 04:52:22 PM

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UN (United Nations) Panel passed N Korea Resolution by Consensus
The Social, Humanitarian Cultural Affairs Committee (Commonly referred as third committee of the UN General assembly) of United Nations on 27 November 2012, overseeing human rights issues, unanimously passed a resolution on North Korea. The committee asked North Korea to solve the abduction issue and address human rights abuses.

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Ernest Bai Koroma re-elected as the President of Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone, the incumbent President Ernest Bai Koroma, leader of the All People's Congress was re-elected as the President of the nation on 23 November 2012 after the electoral body declared results of the elections that took place in the country in third week of November. He had sworn in as the President of Sierra Leone on the same day, when the results were declared. He won the Presidential elections by securing 58.7 percent votes in his favour.

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Posted on February, 14 2013 04:55:54 PM

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Lula da Silva awarded Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development
The former President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was awarded with Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development on 22 November 2012 at Rashtrapati Bhavan by President of India, Pranab Mukherjee.
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Lula was conferred with the award for his contribution towards elimination of hunger. He has also brought inclusive growth in his country. He was awarded for advocating stronger ties among the developing economies as well as for the signal contribution for India-Brazil partnership.

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Posted on February, 14 2013 04:57:42 PM

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Tongariro Volcano erupted in the North Island region of New Zealand
The Tongariro Volcano in Mount Tongariro at Tongariro National Park, New Zealand erupted on 21 November 2012. This volcano left behind massive plume of ash billows up to 3 kilometers in the skies of Tongariro National Park in the North Island of New Zealand.
The volcano erupted with a grumble at 1:25 pm about 300 kilometers away from Wellington City of New Zealand. The volcano was used as the backdrop in many scenes and sequences of the Hollywood movie, Lord of the Rings film Trilogy.

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Posted on February, 14 2013 04:59:16 PM