Due to simmering tension on the Indo-Pak border, BCCI is being sceptical about hosting the Women’s World Cup in Mumbai and, reacting to the current situation, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf has suggested ICC to shift the mega event to South Africa. India has already sent Pakistan hockey players in order to avoid […]
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The two Pakistani legends both reiterated that Mohammad Rasool deserved to be crowned as the Premier League’s best player not Muslim FC star Saeed Ahmed. KRL coach Tariq Lutfi, who not only won the Pakistani top flight but also saw his protégé Kaleemullah pick up the top scorer award, went on to add that KESC […]
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Rejecting the report presented by NAB, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Thursday questioned why the court’s orders are not being implemented in rental power plant case. A three-member bench headed by the Chief Justice resumed the hearing of the case pertaining to the implementation of its 2012 verdict over the Rental Power Plants […]
Almost 20 days after disappearing, the main suspect in Shahzeb Murder case, Shahrukh Jatoi, has arrived Karachi, after being deported from Dubai, on Thursday. The accused was brought back to the country in Etihad Airways flight, having number EY 221. SSP Niaz Khoso along with other diplomatic officials were also accompanying the main accused. […]
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Men’s Singles expert Lee Chong Wei had a perfect start in Maybank Malaysia Open as he cleared first hurdle by beating Viktor Axelsen in the opening round on January 16, 2013. This encounter was staged at the local badminton arena of Kuala Lumpur and it kept the audience intact for 28 minutes. The Malaysian maestro […]
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The Presidency clarified that potential crackdown would be taken against the sit-in being staged by supporters of Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran chief Dr Tahirul Qadri in Islamabad for the past three days. It issued a clarification, making it clear that the issue would be settled through dialogue. Later, Interior Minister Rehman Malik also extended an offer […]
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Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar stressed that continued tensions along the Line of Control (LoC) in disputed Kashmir region is not in the interest of South Asian peace, proposing high level talks between the two arch-rivals. In a statement she noted, “Instead of issuing belligerent statements by the military and political leaders from […]
Thanking Tahirul Qadri for inviting Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) to join his long march, PTI Chairman Imran Khan reiterated his stance of putting protests on hold until the caretaker setup was formed. Imran said this while presiding over a party meeting on Wednesday held to review the offer made by Qadri. “Protests will only help […]
Jan 17 2013 | Posted in
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Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has welcomed the declaration of the opposition parties at a conference held in Lahore on Wednesday regarding upholding of constitution and holding of free and fair elections in the country. The heads of opposition parties including Pakistan Muslim League-N Chief Nawaz Sharif, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) Chief Fazlur Rehman, Jamat-e-Islami […]
Hundreds of Bara tribe men have staged sit-in with 18 dead bodies found a day earlier in Alamgudar area of Khyber tribal region’s Bara tehsil in front of the on Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa governor house. Reports said that the protestors carrying the bodies of 18 tribe men who were found in different areas of Bara […]
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Pakistan had refused to release any of its players for the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) after a planned bilateral series had to be scrapped, Bangladesh cricket chiefs said. Pakistan had been due to host Bangladesh for a Twenty20 game and a 50-over match in Lahore this month in what would have been its first […]
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Major opposition parties in the country on Wednesday joined hands to call upon the government to immediately announce dates for parliamentary elections to put an end to the current political uncertainty. The main opposition leader and former Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, had invited leaders of other opposition parties to review the situation following the […]