Pakistan successfully test fires Hatf-VII missile

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military says it has successfully test-fired a cruise missile capable of carrying ”strategic and conventional” war heads.
An army statement says the Hatf-VII or Babur missile, which has a range of 360 miles (600 kilometers), was test-fired from an undisclosed location Thursday. The statement did not specifically say if the missile could carry nuclear warheads.

A teen suicide bomber in a school uniform attacked soldiers during morning exercises at a Pakistani army training camp Thursday, killing 30 troops

PESHAWAR: A teen suicide bomber in a school uniform attacked soldiers during morning exercises at a Pakistani army training camp Thursday, killing 30 troops and wounding 40 others, police and the military said, DawnNews reported.
The attack in the northwest town of Mardan showed that despite years of army operations against their hideouts along Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan, Taliban and al Qaeda-linked fighters retain the ability to strike back. It was one of the worst attacks on security forces in recent months.
Senior police official Abdullah Khan earlier told AP that 27 soldiers died and around 40 were wounded, some critically. Khan said an examination of the body parts at the scene indicated the bomber was a teenage boy, which is a common finding in suicide bombings in Pakistan.

President Zardari, PM Gilani finalise cabinet details

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and President Asif Ali Zardari  met on Thursday, DawnNews reported.
The meeting finalised the composition of the cabinet, DawnNews quoted sources as saying.
Moreover, President Zardari told Prime Minister Gilani the details of his recent contacts with the leadership of different political parties.
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Arrest warrant issued for Hamid Saeed Kazmi

ISLAMABAD: A civil court issued an arrest warrant for former minister for religious affairs Hamid Saeed Kazmi in the Haj corruption case, DawnNews reported.
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) raided his residence on Thursday. However, Kazmi had left the house and evaded the arrest.
The warrant was issued by a civil court in Islamabad after Thursday’s hearing of the case, DawnNews reported.

Pakistan And India Are Ready For Table Talk

NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan announced Thursday they would resume wide-ranging peace talks that were frozen after the 2008 attacks in Mumbai, which were blamed on Pakistan-based militants.
The US has been pressing the nuclear-armed rivals to restart their peace efforts in hopes that reducing tensions along their border would free Pakistan to focus on its fight against Taliban militants _ a key element of US strategy in Afghanistan.
The decision followed talks Sunday between the foreign secretaries of the two countries in Bhutan, the latest in a yearlong string of meetings of top officials intended to rebuild the nations’ shattered trust.

OECD: Hi-tech cyber-attacks may have “catastrophic” global implications

According to a report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), co-ordinated hi-tech attacks on critical computer systems have the potential to rake a perfect storm with "catastrophic" global implications.
The report, which largely dealt with the incidents that can create global disruption in the cyber arena, said that a multiple cyber-attacks, one after the other, may end up becoming "a full-scale global shock," similar to a pandemic or financial instability in the world.
Suggesting emergency plans for recovering affected computer systems and cyber-security policies pertaining to the needs of all citizens and not just central government facilities, the report said that the cyber-attacks generally cause problems that are localised and short-lived.
Noting that "What should concern policy-makers are combinations of events - two different cyber-events occurring at the same time, or a cyber-event taking place during some other form of disaster or attack. In that eventuality,

Deutsche Bank “overwhelmingly positive” on iPhone trial

A recently-released Deutsche Bank Equity Research report has revealed that the company's two-month trial of the Apple iPhone - using Good Technology's secure email app - was an "overwhelming positive" experience, despite a few minor hiccups.
Talking about the highly satisfactory trial of the iPhone, Deutsche Bank's research analyst Chris Whitmore said in a telephonic statement: "You're seeing consumers, or employees, bring their iPhones in to IT managers and `say make this work'."
The statement implicitly underscores a scenario in which a slew of small security software developers are helping the iPhone gain traction within businesses - a market that is typically considered the exclusive domain of Research In Motion's BlackBerry.

Zuckerberg’s Facebook page hacked; two new security measures announced

In a high-profile breach on the Facebook site, the fan page of Mark Zuckerberg – the founder of the popular social networking site – was hacked on Tuesday. Zuckerberg’s fan page breach came close on the heels of the Sunday hack French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s wall, with a hacker posting a message that the president will not run for re-election.
The message on Zuckerberg’s page said: “Let the hacking begin: If Facebook needs money, instead of going to the banks, why doesn't Facebook let its users invest in Facebook in a social way? Why not transform Facebook into a 'social business' the way Nobel Price winner Muhammad Yunus described it?http://bit.ly/fs6rT3 What do you think? #hackercup2011?”
Facebook, which has often been scrutinized about its handling of the private data information of its over 600 million users, soon removed the message from Zuckerberg’s page; though not it had received over 1,800 “likes.”

Repeated Hacking Attempts Alarm NASDAQ Authorities

A number of attempts were made to hack the computer networks of Nasdaq Stock Market during last year. Federal investigators are still trying to identify the persons responsible for this offence and they are still not sure about their purpose behind doing this.
Though it was a relief that the main trading platform was not compromised in any way but the situation is still doubtful about which other parts of Nasdaq's computer network were accessed.
Investigators are anticipating different possible motives and intentions behind it but it cannot be anything other than unlawful financial gain, theft of trade secrets and a national-security threat designed to damage the exchange.
This incident came out alarming the officials as it plays an important role including power companies and air-traffic-control operations. The authorities are not taking it lightly because they can well remember the case in which hackers planted potentially disruptive software programs in the U. S. electrical grid.

UK government computers hit by Zeus information-stealing Trojan

During his Friday speech at the 47th Munich Security Conference, the UK Foreign Secretary William Hague admitted that the UK government computers were infected the Zeus information-stealing Trojan in December 2010.
Acknowledging that a Zeus variant had successfully infected UK government computers in December, Hague further elaborated that the government was targeted with bogus emails that apparently originated from the White House. The emails supposedly featured a link which downloaded the malware.
Hague told the conference attendees: “The UK Government was targeted in this attack and a large number of emails bypassed some of our filters. Our experts were able to clear up the infection, but more sophisticated attacks such as these are becoming more common.”
Hague also disclosed that the UK government had also suffered two attacks lately – while one attempted to steal information about the UK’s nuclear Trident programme; the other came from a unreal Foreign Office employee who happened to be a hostile state intelligence agency.

Health Canada Orders the Removal of Six Over-the-Counter Drugs

Health Canada has directed pharmacists to remove six types of over-the-counter drugs available at chemists across the country. The latest decision has been implemented because of a possible contamination of drugs between product lines.

The drug maker from Laval in Quebec, Pharmetics Inclusive has recalled six of its over-the-counter medicines following an evaluation carried out by Health Canada. In the report compiled after the inspection, it was reported that Pharmetics assembly line did have a lot of deficiencies.

According to an advisory posted by Health Canada on Tuesday, it has cautioned people that some of the products being sold had the wrong expiry date pasted on them. Apart from that, it has also warned that some of the medicines manufactured at the facility were contaminated because of a mix up with other drugs.

Heart and Stroke Foundation Launched a Massive Drive for Heart Patients

On the eve of Heart and stroke day, galaxy of renowned personalities from every corner of life gathered their support for Canadians. In the wake of rising concern over the heart ailments, Kassandra Clarke, of the Heart and Stroke Foundation reportedly endorsed his open support to promote an awareness campaign at Masonville Mall.


Voicing their support to the campaign, many supports came forward to join the national drive .The organizers of the drive installed kiosks in the mall to counsel people and track down their risk factors. The campaign was reported to have generated lots of support in terms of funds as people lend money to promote healthy life style.


Donations can also be made by purchasing balloons, scarves and T- shirts, sponsored by the foundation. Moreover, appropriate information has been published on the Heart and Stroke website www. heartandstroke. ca.