Archive for: October, 2012

Kristina Gavnholt crushes Judith Meulendijks to grab Women’s Singles title at Dutch Open 2012

Kristina Gavnholt crushes Judith Meulendijks to grab Women’s Singles title at Dutch Open 2012 Kristina Gavnholt, the most impressive shuttler from Czech Republic, played in a dominating fashion and claimed Women’s Singles title by stamping her mark over local shuttler Judith Meulendijks at the Yonex Dutch Open 2012 in Netherlands, on October 14. The third […]

Mathew Hayden unhappy over Sachin Tendulkar getting ‘Order of Australia’

Mathew Hayden unhappy over Sachin Tendulkar getting ‘Order of Australia’ Former Australian opening batsman Mathew Hayden has great respect for the legendary Sachin Tendulkar, but feels that the Indian does deserve the prestigious ‘Order of Australia’. He showed serious displeasure over this move, and said that the honour should be given only to the Australians. […]

Lutfi wants Premier League revamp

The long-serving coach wants the country’s top division to extend it’s running to seven months and claims that by hiring foreign players the overall quality can also improve. “Usually, when there is a tough competition, it reflects the strength of a league but that isn’t the case with the PPFL,” said Lutfi. “The league runs […]

Complete text of short order in Asghar Khan’s case

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PAKISTAN (Original Jurisdiction)                         PRESENT Mr. Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, CJ                                  Mr. Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja                                 Mr. Justice […]

Kenneth To and Sean Mahoney win gold medals – 2012 FINA Swimming World Cup

Kenneth To and Sean Mahoney win gold medals – 2012 FINA Swimming World Cup Kenneth To and Sean Mahoney won gold medals of the Men’s 100m Individual Medley (IM) and 200m breaststroke respectively at the 2012 FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup. To remained just an inch ahead of his strongest competitor, George Bovell and emerged on […]

Supreme Court orders action against former army chief, DG ISI

In what appeared to be a rare example in the country’s history, the Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered the government to take action against former military chief Aslam Baig and DG ISI Asad Durrani. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary ruled that election process was polluted through […]

Turkish Investment in Pakistan on the rise

Turkey’s Deputy Minister for Economy Mr. Mustafa Sever presenting a memento to Chairman Board of Investment Mr. Saleem H. Mandviwalla at Ankara on 18 October.

ANKARA, 19 October 2012: Both Pakistan and Turkey will expedite their efforts for an early conclusion of a comprehensive Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) that will further boost commercial relations between the two countries.   Minister of State/Chairman Board of Investment Mr. Saleem H. Mandviwalla to this effect held meetings with the Turkish leadership here in […]

Senior lawyer gunned down in Lahore

In what appeared to be another incident of targeted killing, unknown motorcycle riders gunned down a senior lawyer Shakir Ali Rizvi on Friday in Lahore. Shakir Ali Rizvi advocate accompanied by his associate lawyer came out of his chamber for going to the court in regard to a case and as soon as his car […]

Culling of Australian sheep starts again after court disposes the case

The process of culling the infected Australian sheep has resumed on Friday after PK Meat and Food withdrew its petition to the Sindh High Court (SHC) against the federation of Pakistan and others unconditionally on Thursday. The importer, Tariq Mehmood Butt, had earlier sought a stay order from the SHC against the culling of the […]

Senator Faisal Raza Abidi demands Chief Justice’s resignation

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senator Faisal Raza Abidi once again out to malign judiciary, asking Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary to resign from his post for misusing powers. The senator, earlier, attempted to stage a sit-in when he was not permitted to speak on the subject during the Senate session. On chief whip’s intrusion, the […]

Court grants bail to Shahbaz Sharif’s son-in-law

A session court on Friday accepted bail plea of Ali Imran, the Punjab Chief Minister’s son-in-law, in a case pertaining to torture on an employee of a bakery in Lahore. According to the reports, Ali Maz Gani, a duty magistrate, has directed to submit two surety bonds of Rs50, 000 each. A CCTV footage showed […]

Prime Minister Raja calls for respect of all institutions

Dispelling a perception of conflict between the government and judiciary, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said the country could prosper only when all these respected each other and worked within their spheres. Addressing a ceremony of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), the premier said mud-slinging on institutions was tantamount to defaming the country. […]

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