Archive for: March, 2012

Mayor of Istanbul gifts 100 busses to Lahore

Mayor of Istanbul gifts 100 busses to Lahore Mayor of Istanbul, Kadir Topbas has presented a gift of 100 busses to the people of Lahore during his tour of Pakistan and wants stronger ties between Turkey and Pakistan, who happen to be brotherly Muslim countries. Topbas is currently in Pakistan on the invitation of the […]

Samit Patel eyeing Test cap

England all-rounder Samit Patel has set sights on making his Test debut during upcoming tour to Sri Lanka. Patel and Ravi Bopara are two strong contenders for the spot left vacant after the omission of Eoin Morgan. The two-match Test series in Sri Lanka is scheduled to start on March 26. Patel has become an […]

Veena Malik thinks Pakistan versus India World Cup semi-final match was not fixed!

Last year’s World Cup semi-final match between India and Pakistan at Mohali is the talk of the town right now since a UK newspaper recently claimed that the match was rigged and the bookmakers used an Indian actress, Nupur Mehta, to seduce the players. However, the controversial queen of Pakistan, Veena Malik, who garnered a […]

Allegations of forceful conversions

The latest allegations of a forceful conversion of young Hindu girl in Sindh brought to light yet again the dilemma faced by the community in the region. Many families reportedly living in fear and insecurity as some 20 young girls are said to convert to Islam on monthly basis. Each incident starts with allegations of […]

Apple, Motorola held cross-licensing talks late 2011: EU

(Reuters) – Apple Inc and Motorola Mobility held talks on a cross-licensing deal to settle smartphone patent infringement lawsuits, a move that could have benefited all of the companies that use Google’s Android software, according to the European Union. The two companies also discussed the "scope of any potential settlement" following Motorola’s sale to Google […]

Nupur Mehta: I have no connection with the match-fixing

Bollywood actress, Nupur Mehta, who was a part of the credited cast in Hindi movie ‘Jo Bole So Nihaal’, recently landed in the middle of a controversy after a UK newspaper accused her of being involved in a match fixing ring. The newspaper claimed that Mehta’s role was to seduce the players from different countries. […]

Memogate created to destabilize PPP-led government

Counsel for former ambassador Hussain Haqqani, Zahid Bukhari on Tuesday claimed that the infamous memogate saga was created to destabilize the incumbent government. Before leaving for London for cross-examination of Mansoor Ijaz, the main architect of the controversial memogate, Bukhari spoke to the media saying the scandal was nothing more than a bunch of lies. […]

Formula 1 2012, the season of quality, excitement and the unknown

Fans of Formula 1 will be counting days, hours and minutes before the 2012 season begins, as the build up to the season has not seen so much uncertainty in terms of which team will be leading the grid. The upcoming season is leading up to be quite a cracker as the pre-season testing has […]

Rehman Malik to present Mehrangate evidence in Supreme Court

Interior Minister Rehman Malik said he was ready to appear before the Supreme Court to produce documentary evidences with regard to Mehran Bank scandal. “The money Younis Habib had distributed is on record and I will produce evidences in the court if it summons me,” the minister said while talking to media outside Parliament House. […]

Why cannot a non-Muslim be president or prime minister?

Terming the ineligibility of non-Muslims to become president or prime minister unjust, Awami National Party (ANP) Senator Haji Adeel demanded to abolish the condition. While speaking in the Senate, he observed, “This ban is discriminatory and against the basic political rights.” He was referring the sub-clause two of the Article 41of the Constitution, “A person […]

Farmers growing Sugar Cane discouraged by low prices

Farmers growing Sugar Cane discouraged by low prices Monday, March 12, 2012: Farmers growing Sugar Cane in Pakistan (mostly Punjab) are considering a shift to some other commodity in next season after the product fetched low prices in the commodity markets.   Farmers produced Sugar cane in large numbers more than the demand for the […]

Taliban vow revenge for Kandahar massacre

Taliban vow revenge for Kandahar massacre The Taliban on Monday vowed revenge for a US soldier’s killing spree of 16 villagers in Afghanistan that has sparked a new crisis in already fragile Afghan-American relations. The US soldier walked off his base, heavily armed and with night vision equipment, and broke into three village homes before […]

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