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Islamabad, Sep 19 : The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is likely to announce the presidential poll schedule on Friday, sources have said.

"Preparations are underway to announce the schedule and probably it would be made public on Friday," the Daily Times quoted sources, as saying.

They added that there would be enough time between the poll announcement and the voting process on October 15.

Lahore, Sep 19 : Tehrik-i-Insaf chief and former cricketer Imran Khan has said that Pakistan cannot survive under a dictatorial rule, and democracy was indispensable for the country.

Khan told a public meeting at Sahiwal Sahib club President Pervez Musharraf and former premier Benazir Bhutto were determined to complete an American agenda by declaring patriotic citizens as extremists.

Washington, Sept 20 : Researchers at Columbia University have revealed how the brain handles pleasant and nasty surprises.

Ahmedabad, Sept 19 : The family and relatives of Indian-origin American astronaut Sunita Williams celebrated her birthday with fanfare in Gujarat today.

Magnum Ventures, New Delhi-based paper maker today got listed at Rs 37 per share on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), with a premium of 23.16% above its issue price of Rs 30 per share.

Within a few minutes of opening, the company’s scrip touched an intra-day high of Rs 66.70 and a low of Rs 36.95, as many as 35.11 lakh shares changed hands on the BSE.

The scrip got listed at Rs 36.60 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), and touched a high of Rs 66.90 and more than 35.90 lakh shares were traded.

In early trading session, the scrip spared a few gains from its intra-day high and was dealing at Rs 59.35 on BSE and at Rs 58.45 on NSE.

Mumbai: The rupee beefed up past 40 per dollar today for the first time in