Pakistan’s new finding Mohammad Irfan, who performed outstandingly on the recent India tour, is aiming very high, as he gears up for the crucial South Africa tour. A towering pacer of seven feet and one inch, Irfan bamboozled the Indians with his unique style of bowling. Although the 30-year-old did not pick up many wickets, […]
Jan 19 2013 | Posted in
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Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran chief, Dr Tahirul Qadri, has decided to challenge in a Canadian court his summoning to that country on Feb 5 by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to explain as to why he had violated the oath he took when seeking asylum there, says a news report. However, Qadri’s counsel, Mendel Green, […]
Jan 19 2013 | Posted in
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The former Spain international said that he was hoping to make his comeback at the end of the season, and feels the Catalans will win La Liga title this term. Former Barcelona FC head coach Pep Guardiola has accepted that he missed the game after reports came that he will be Bayern Munich’s next trainer […]
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB) investigation officer Kamran Faisal, who was found dead in his home, was tortured before death, his uncle has claimed. Faisal had been working with another NAB investigation officer Asghar Khan to investigate into a multi-billion Rental Power Projects case against Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf. His uncle said that while […]
Jan 19 2013 | Posted in
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Former Pakistan players said it was surprising to see that Misbah-ul-Haq’s contribution to the team’s success was not found good enough for recognition at the annual PCB awards ceremony held in Lahore last week. While Saeed Ajmal and Mohammad Hafeez walked with most of the awards, Misbah was ignored by the three-member committee formed […]
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Firebrand cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri, who led a massive protest against the government in Islamabad, has been summoned by Canadian authorities to explain a violation of the oath he had taken while seeking asylum there, under which he had stated that he was not allowed to enter Pakistan. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said that […]
International Monitory Fund (IMF) mission in Pakistan chief Jeffrey Frank said the IMF cannot write off or restructure Pakistan’s loan. While speaking to the media, Frank said Pakistan has not formally sought a new program, adding that if they did want to seek a new program their economic strategy must radically change as losses […]
President Asif Ali Zardari has said elections would be held on time per the constitution and no delay in polls would be allowed even for a day. “Those seeking to postpone elections have been frustrated. No one will be allowed to derail the election process on any pretext,” the president said. He said […]
A National Accountability Bureau (NAB) investigator who was part of the team that found the prime minister and 15 others guilty in the rental power projects case was found dead in his apartment in Federal Lodges. Kamran Faisal, an investigation officer in the RPPs corruption case and whose team prepared a report that made […]
The Pakistani nation is craving for a change and yet it is not ready to do anything about it. There is no electricity, no gas, no clean water. Inflation is touching the skies, whereas the unemployment graph is rising. The rich are getting richer, while the poor are getting poorer. Despite this deplorable condition, the […]
Jan 18 2013 | Posted in
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Hope ofplaying in 2016 Rio Games is still alive in Leryn Franco One look at Paraguayan athlete Leryn Franco’s eyes and you go into a trance. Not for nothing is the three-time Olympian listed among the sexiest sportswoman alive and has been in news more for her chiselled body and drop-dead looks rather than her […]
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Sweden’s most experienced Men’s Singles player Henri Hurskainen got off a tremendous start when he outwitted Czech Republic’s Jan Frohlich in opening round of Swedish International Stockholm 2013 on Friday, January 18, in Stockholm. The top seeded Hurskainen, who did not let any of his compatriots to supersede him in domestic rankings, showed his incredible […]
Jan 18 2013 | Posted in
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