Archive for: January, 2013

IHF stops Pakistani players from participating in Hockey India League

Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) has asked Hockey India (HI) to immediately stop the participation of the Pakistani players in the Hockey India League (HIL) in protest of the recent killing of Indian army men by Pakistan regular soldiers, says media reports.   On January 8, Pakistani regular soldiers had crossed into Indian territory in Poonch […]

President Zardari issues proclamation imposing Governor Rule in Balochistan

President Asif Ali Zardari issued a presidential proclamation, imposing governor’s rule in Balochistan.   Taking notice of the deteriorating security situation, Zardari has decided to visit the turbulent province and meet all the stakeholders.   Under governor’s rule, the powers of the provincial government will now be transferred to the National Assembly in the absence […]

Life in Quetta returns to normalcy as Shiites end protest

Hours after the government imposed governor rule and dismissed chief minister, Nawabzada Aslam Raisani, members of Shia community ended their four days of protest for deployment of troops and also buried those killed the string of the Thursday’s bomb attacks.   Over 100 people were killed and nearly 200 were injured in three bomb blasts […]

Pakistan military protests Indian ceasefire violations

Pakistani military officials Monday lodged protest with Indian military over the ‘continuous ceasefire violations including an attempted raid by Indian troops’ along the Line of Control (LoC), which divides the two countries in the disputed Kashmir region, the military said.   Pakistan and India accuse each other of violation of the 2003 ceasefire following exchange […]

Qadri’s long-march on Islamabad kicks off

The much-publicized and highly controversial long-march of Allama Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri, Sunday kicked off to press the government to introduce ‘electoral reforms’ to bar what he calls corrupt elements from taking part in elections.   Dr Qadri started the march from the eastern city of Lahore and the participants are scheduled to stage sit-in outside the […]

Tahirul Qadri announces seven-point agenda

Two days before his party’s long march for electoral reforms, Tahirul Qadri, chief of the Tehrik-e-Minhajul Quran (TMQ), has called for the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to be dissolved and a new impartial commission to be formed.   Speaking at a press conference in Lahore on Saturday, Qadri announced his charter of demands before the […]

Indian Air chief threatens Pakistan

Indian Air Force Chief on Saturday warned Pakistan of using other options if the situation remains unchanged along the Line of Control, media reports said.   The statement comes amid growing tensions between the two nuclear-armed nations over last week cross border attack on Pakistani positions by Indian troops which killed at least two soldiers. […]

Alastair Cook banking on confidence to beat India

Alastair Cook banking on confidence to beat India England’s Test and ODI skipper Alastair Cook believes that his team has gained immense confidence after beating India in the first match at Rajkot to go one up in the series. Although there are four more games to follow, yet the confident English captain has set his […]

Kento Momota surged into Men’s Singles semi-final of Estonian International 2013

Japan’s upcoming player Kento Momota showed his impressive craft on court and overpowered France’s Matthieu Lo Ying Ping in quarter-final battle at the Yonex Estonian International 2013 on Saturday, January 12, in Estonia. The higher ranked Kento, who is the third seed in the main draw of the championship, played with terrific precision and managed […]

Sung Ji Hyun stamps Han Li en route to Women’s Singles final – Korea Open Update

Korea’s badminton queen Sung Ji Hyun stretched her winning streak in the Victor Korea Open and secured a berth in the title match after beating Han Li on January 12, 2013. This Women’s Singles semi-final match was played at the local badminton complex of Seoul and it kept the audience glued to their chairs for […]

Elena Vesnina stuns Sloane Stephens while Mona Barthel cruises into the final showdown at Hobart – Tennis News

Elena Vesnina stuns Sloane Stephens while Mona Barthel cruises into the final showdown at Hobart – Tennis News The Russian star, Elena Vesnina, inched closer towards her dream of grabbing her maiden WTA singles title after upsetting eighth seeded Sloane Stephens in straight sets at the Moorilla Hobart International 2013 on Friday. On the other […]

Remembering The True Bonds

In today’s fast life, that is full of depression, poverty and dissatisfaction, we all lose our temperamenton one occasion or the other. In our current economic structure, where people are busy earning only a day’s meal, it really gets difficult to think about ourselves and the most loved ones around us. Relations like our parents, […]

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