Archive for: February, 2013

Bo Rong ousts Martina Repiska to surge into Women’s Singles main round at Austrian International

USA’s upcoming player Bo Rong showed a strong character and surged into Women’s Singles main round after crushing Slovakia’s Martina Repiska in qualifying round of Austrian International Challenge 2013 on Thursday, February 21, in Austria. The impressive Rong, who participated in the tournament as an un-seeded player, proved her mettle in the arena and remained […]

Felipe Lima and Dana Vollmer secure gold medals – Arena Grand Prix

Felipe Lima and Dana Vollmer secure gold medals of the Men’s 100m breaststroke Women’s 100m butterfly respectively on first day of the 2013 Arena Grand Prix. He suffered tough battle from his toughest challenger and surfaced on the finishing end for gold medal by producing a time of 1 minute and 00.86 seconds. The first […]

Army spokesman denies support to militant groups

The Pakistan army Thursday dispelled the impression that it is supporting any militant group including the banned outfit which was behind series of attacks in Balochistan province.   Army spokesman, Maj. Gen. Asim Saleem Bajwa, said that a targeted operation led by the paramilitary force and supported by the police and intelligence agencies is going […]

Pakistan asks Afghnistan to hand over Maulvi Faqir

Pakistan on Thursday demanded Afghan Government to hand over a senior Pakistani Taliban leader who was arrested by the Afghan authorities this week.   Afghan intelligence officials have confirmed to the media the arrest of Maulvi Faqir Muhammad, former deputy of Pakistani Taliban, in eastern Afghanistan.   Faqir, who had been chief of Taliban in […]

Wojciech Szczesny admits Bayern Munich were better on their last-16 clash at the UEFA Champions League – football news

Wojciech Szczesny admits Bayern Munich were better on their last-16 clash at the UEFA Champions League – football news Poland International, Wojciech Szczesny, admits that the German side, Bayern Munich, was clearly the better side in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League battle at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal goalkeeper, Szczesny admitted that the […]

Austrian International Challenge: Rohit Yadav moves forward to third stage of qualifying round

India’s budding shuttler Rohit Yadav C. served notice of his talent in the qualifying round of Austrian International Challenge and defeated Vilson Vattanirppel on February 20, 2013. This Men’s Singles encounter proved real test of their mental and physical fitness as they had to sweat hard while piling up final figures of 21-15, 17-21 and […]

Walcott hopeful despite Bayern defeat

The England international feels the 3-1 loss is a huge shock for the Premier League club, and wants his side to improve their domestic form to qualify for the Champions League next season. Arsenal striker Theo Walcott believes they must regain confidence if they want to compete in the second leg at the Allianz Arena […]

Shahid Afridi’s last chance to perform – Iqbal Qasim

Iqbal Qasim, the chief selector of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), has made it clear that the upcoming limited-overs series against South Africa is going to be the last chance for Shahid Afridi to prove his worth.   The former Pakistan captain, who was dropped from the One Day International (ODI) series against India recently, […]

Peter Bourjos has chance to be Los Angeles Angels’ everyday center fielder

Major League Baseball Update/ News   The Los Angeles Angels centre fielder Peter Bourjos has a clear chance to play for his team every night in the coming Major League Baseball season with his current good physical situation.   “I’m not going to put that pressure on myself,” Bourjos said. “I don’t know if I […]

EC to make public candidates’ assets‚ tax returns, loans

The Election Commission of Pakistan Wednesday decided to make information public regarding assets‚ tax returns and loans of the candidate in general elections.   The Commission also decided to make public other information which will help scrutinizing of nomination papers in a transparent way.   Senior officials of Federal Board of Revenue and State Bank […]

President signs Investigation for Fair Trial Bill into law

President Asif Ali Zardari Wednesday signed the Fair Trial Bill into law, which empowers the security agencies to intercept private communications in order to catch terrorists.   Under the new law, intelligence and law enforcement agencies will now be able to tap phone calls, emails, SMS, internet communication and conduct human intelligence of any individual […]

PM urges media to follow bounds of moral ethics

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf Wednesday urged the media to remain within the bounds of moral and professional ethics, social values and adhere to the regulatory mechanism in place lest it encourages chaos in the society.   Addressing first ever South Asia Media Summit organized by All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) in Islamabad, the Prime […]

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