In an apparent incident of sectarian violence, a Shia doctor was gunned down in Peshawar on Tuesday afternoon at his clinic in Liaqat Bazaar, Saddar. Eyewitnesses said that they heard several gunshots minutes after three men entered Dr Shahnawaz Ali’s clinic. When they rushed to the clinic, they found him dead with a bullet […]
Jan 22 2013 | Posted in
Pakistan |
Read More »
Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, on Tuesday claimed that his party held the key to the dissolution of assemblies. Speaking to media representatives outside the Parliament House in Islamabad, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader said his party did not accept the agreement between the government with […]
Jan 22 2013 | Posted in
Pakistan |
Read More »
Police have decided to include Director General (DGHR) National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Kausar Iqbal Malik in the Kamran Faisal death investigation, says media reports. Kausar Iqbal Malik is accused of mounting pressure on Kamran Faisal on three different points. The first point was that Kamran should give an affidavit that he be isolated from […]
Jan 22 2013 | Posted in
Pakistan |
Read More »
Shakira visits a hospital for abnormal ‘abdominal pressure’ Shakira reportedly went to hospital to have her baby induced after feeling “increasing discomfort”. The 35-year-old Colombian singer is believed to have been admitted to the Teknon clinic in Barcelona after making an emergency visit on Sunday, according to Spanish online daily La Razón. Shakira was apparently […]
Jan 22 2013 | Posted in
Pakistan |
Read More »
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that the elected government is completing its tenure despite challenges and the nation is poised for general elections‚ a defining moment in our history. Speaking on the occasion of National Security Policy Presentations by Participants of National Security and War Course at the National Defence University in […]
Officials in Indian Kashmir warned residents of a possible nuclear attack, advising them to build bomb-proof basements and collect two weeks’ worth of food and water, said a report. According to the report, Kashmir police published the advisory on Monday in the Greater Kashmir newspaper, but did not give any particular reason for the […]
Japan’s emerging shuttler Kento Momota finally got a much needed breakthrough as he clinched Men’s Singles title after defeating Netherlands’ Eric Pang in the final match of Swedish International Stockholm 2013 on Sunday, January 20, in Stockholm. The impressive Momota, who was un-seeded in the main draw of the championship, played with remarkable precision and […]
Jan 22 2013 | Posted in
Sports,
World |
Read More »
China’s spirited Women’s Doubles duo Bao Yixin-Tian Qing remained invincible in the final round of Maybank Malaysia Open and claimed the crown on January 20, 2013. They locked horns with the twosome of Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi in local badminton arena of Kuala Lumpur. This title match prolonged to 39 minutes and it ended […]
Jan 22 2013 | Posted in
Sports |
Read More »
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Fakhrudin G. Ibrahim has categorically stated that new delimitation of constituencies would not be carried out in Karachi, Talking to media persons in Karachi, Justice Ibrahim said the the de-limitation of constituencies in Karachi was not possible before elections. He believed that the upcoming general elections would be held in […]
Jan 22 2013 | Posted in
National,
Pakistan |
Read More »
Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi is consciously choosing films that will help him overcome his serial kisser, image and the actor says that he won’t mind being part of a family film. Hashmi, who had surprised everyone with his performance of a small town journalist in ‘Shanghai’ last year, has ‘Chanchakkar’ and ‘Ek Thi Daayan’ […]
Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran (TMQ) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri on Tuesday announced his decision not to contest Pakistan’s upcoming general elections. The Canadian-Pakistani cleric led thousands of people to Islamabad last week, protesting for electoral reforms. However, he called off the four-day sit-in after the federal government decided to accept some of his demands. He […]
Jan 22 2013 | Posted in
Pakistan |
Read More »
Regan Leong and Madeline Groves pocketed gold medals of the Men’s 200m freestyle and Women’s 200m butterfly at the 2012 Australian Youth Olympic Festival. His gruelling effort remained only a touch ahead of his closest competitor and tapped the wall with the timing of 1 minute and 48.97 seconds. The champion was trailed by Alexander […]
Jan 22 2013 | Posted in
Sports |
Read More »