Archive for: January, 2013

People will reject corrupt‚ looters in upcoming elections: Information Minister Kaira

Federal Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira has stressed that all the political forces will have to make joint efforts to root out terrorism from the country.   Addressing a public meeting in Kharian‚ he also asked media to discourage the supporters of terrorists.   Referring to the achievements of the PPP-led government‚ the Minister said […]

Italy awards honrary citizenship to Malala Yousafzai

Italy honored Malala Yousafzai, the girl who was shot in the head by the Taliban in the terror-struck valley Swat back in 2012, with the honorary citizenship, say media reports.   The Italian government decided to honor her in a special meeting of Metropolitan. According to the Metropolitan, the honorary citizenship was given to Malala […]

Irish cricket team to visit Pakistan in May 2013: Report

Ireland has confirmed a two-match one-day series against Pakistan in May as part of preparations for the Champions Trophy.   According to a report published at Cricinfo, the venue of the matches – due to be played on May 23 and 26 – has not been finalised yet, while a week-long stay for Pakistan in […]

Lee Chong Wei claims Men’s Singles title at Maybank Malaysia Open 2013

Malaysia’s top shuttler Lee Chong Wei continued his winning run in the arena and took the Men’s Singles title after crushing Indonesia’s Sony Dwi Kuncoro in the final encounter of Maybank Malaysia Open 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, on Sunday, January 20. The World Number One Chong Wei, who won the Korea Open Premier Super Series […]

Supreme Court asks government to resolve missing inmates’ case

The Supreme Court of Pakistan has directed the government to resolve the issue of missing prisoners of Rawalpindi’s Adiyala Jail until Tuesday.   A three-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, heard the case pertaining to the missing prisoners on Monday.   During today’s hearing, the chief justice said that […]

Barack Obama takes oath for second term

Fulfilling the US constitutional requirement, Barack Hussein Obama took oath as president for the second term at a succinct White House ceremony.   Obama’s midday oath-taking on Sunday is part of a series of second-term inauguration celebration events that culminate at a grand public ceremony on Monday, when the first African-American president will take oath […]

Prime Minister Ashraf withdraws review petition in RPP

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Monday withdrew his review petition in the rental power projects case.   A three-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, heard the petitions filed by power companies and the federal government. The petitions have sought review of the court’s verdict of March 30, 2012 […]

Amelia Gould and Regan Leong snare gold medals – 2012 Australian Youth Olympic Festival

Amelia Gould and Regan Leong snared gold medals of the 200m freestyle in Women and Men’s category at the 2012 Australian Youth Olympic Festival. She remained in a prominent lead over her toughest competitor and surfaced on the finishing end for gold medal by producing an effort of 1 minute and 59.79 seconds. The champion […]

Sony set to launch new tablet

Sony will launch a new tablet in March, Xperia Z model, which will have 10-inch screen and will weighs around half a kilo, as reported by the Japanese company. Sony, which came out last year to conquer the mobile phone market after launching a wide range of smartphones in the market following their separation from Ericsson, […]

St. Louis Cardinals Chris Carpenter and Jaime Garcia looking ahead for Spring Training

Major League Baseball Update      The St. Louis Cardinals two talented starting pitchers Chris Carpenter and Jaime Garcia are hoping that this coming Major League Baseball Spring Training sessions will give them a jump start into a new MLB season.   Both Major Leaguers have played the last season with several injuries which slightly put […]

Shaun Marsh gets T20 place, David Hussey axed

By virtue of his wonderful performance in the Big Bash League, Shaun March has earned place in the T20 squad against Sri Lanka, while David Hussey has completely failed to impress the selectors. The Aussies are set to meet the islanders in two encounters on January 26 and 28. Several Australian players, who performed magnificently […]

Akhtar wants foreign players to attend camp – report

The former Pakistan coach claims that players coming from other countries should be forced to attend a month long conditioning camp in order to acclimatize with the locals and get used to the coach’s tactical planning. “I think the foreign-based footballers must join the camp at least one month ahead of the AFC Challenge Cup […]

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