Archive for: February, 2013

Wenger praises Bayern Munich after Arsenal bowed suffered the defeat – football news

Wenger praises Bayern Munich after Arsenal bowed suffered the defeat – football news Arsenal’s boss, Arsene Wenger, praised the last year’s runner-up, Bayern Munich, after his side suffered a 3-1 loss at the Emirates Stadium in the UEFA Champions League last 16 battle. The Gunners started the game with poise. However, after five minutes they […]

Hafeez Shaikh resigns, Mandviwalla takes oath as new minister

Finance Minister, Hafeez Shaikh Tuesday resigned after speculations that he may be appointed as caretaker Prime Minister to oversee parliamentary elections, officials said.   Shaikh had earlier denied reports about his resignation and any new responsibility.   The government will complete its term in mid-March and new elections must be held in two months.   […]

Mick Fanning and Owen Wright continue to earn success at Breaka Burleigh Surf Pro

Australia’s Mick Fanning and Owen Wright made it through into the sixth round (Round of 16) at the Breaka Burleigh Surf Pro, an Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 4-Star event, after claiming top honours in their respective Round 5 (Round of 32) heats that went down at Burleigh Heads in Australia on Friday, February 7, […]

EU announces sanctions against Google

The data protection authorities of the 27 EU countries have announced on Monday that they will impose sanctions on U.S. technology, Google, before summer for refusing to adjust their privacy policy to EU legislation. In October 2012, the European union concluded that Google’s privacy policy in breach of EU rules on data protection and given […]

Humaima Malik – Apple of the London Eye

Humaima Malik is a stickler for propriety, especially when out and about abroad – a fact that has earned her much admiration from the Pakistani home base. We all know staying in the limelight is difficult, but it is even more difficult to stay in the limelight for all the right reasons. Humaima Malik has […]

Pakistan supports intra-Afghan dialogue

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf Tuesday announced support for intra-Afghan dialogue in meeting with a senior visiting Afghan leader, a clear message to the Taliban to join the peace process.   Haji Mohammad Mohaqiq, Member Afghan Parliament and Head of the Shiite ‘Hizb-e-Wahadat Mardam-e-Afghan Party’ is visiting Islamabad at the invitation of the Pakistani government […]

Manchester United beat Reading to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup 2012-2013

Manchester United beat Reading to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup 2012-2013 Substitute Nani reminded manager Alex Ferguson of his qualities by inspiring Manchester United to a laboured 2-1 home win over Reading in the FA Cup fifth round on Monday. The mercurial Portuguese winger was sent on just before halftime in place of […]

Alan Shekhtman ousts Aston Khor in U19 semi-final at USA Badminton Junior International Trials

USA’s talented player Alan Shekhtman continued his smooth run in Boy’s Singles U19 category and reached into final after crushing Aston Khor in semi-final battle at USA Badminton Junior International Trials 2013 in USA, on Monday, February 18. The spirited Shekhtman, who is one of the most skilled players in the younger lot of USA, […]

Car sales in Pakistan increased by 217% in 10 years

Car sales in Pakistan have increased by 217% between 2001 and 2011 and the sales of three manufacturing company mainly contributed towards this growth.   The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP), as part of its on-going programme of sectoral research, has released the updated draft study on Automobiles sector and has uploaded it on the […]

Civilian casualties in Afghan conflict decrease in 2012

Civilian casualties in Afghanistan’s armed conflict decreased for the first time in six years, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said today in releasing its 2012 Annual Report on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict prepared in coordination with the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.   UNAMA documented […]

Yannick Lebherz and Alia Atkinson seize gold medals – Arena Grand Prix

Yannick Lebherz and Alia Atkinson seized gold medals of the Men’s 200m freestyle and Women’s 100m breaststroke respectively on first day of the 2013 Arena Grand Prix. His astonishing pace stayed almost half a body length ahead of his toughest challenger, as Lebherz occupied gold medal by producing an effort of 1 minute and 49.48 […]

A quick look-back at the first two test matches between South Africa and Pakistan in 2013

The Pakistani cricket team lost the second test match to South Africa, consequently sealing the fate of the series in the favour of the host. A lot of cricket fans in Pakistan are immensely disappointed by the way their side has performed against a team that is ranked No.1 in test cricket and for good […]

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