Women’s Singles shuttler Saina Nehwal gained access to the semi-final round of Swiss Open when she thrashed Tai Tzu Ying in a short-lived tussle on Friday, March 15, 2013. This quarter-final match lasted for just 29 minutes in local badminton complex of Basil and the Indian campaigner locked the honour with an impressive result of […]
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Recently-retired Australian batsman, Michael Hussey has warned coach Mickey Arthur that it will take some time to put the right team culture in place. Four Aussie players were suspended lately, as they did not comply with the team orders. The coach asked the players to make a special presentation about the team’s awful defeat in […]
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Ecstatic with his side’s performance in the second fixture of the five-match One Day International (ODI) series against South Africa at Centurion, Misbah-ul-Haq, the Pakistan captain, wants to carry on with the momentum. Having lost the opening encounter of the series at Bloemfontein by a massive margin of 125 runs, the visitors bounced back […]
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Presidential spokesman, Senator Farhatullah Babar, says he is hopeful that the deadlock over the nomination of a caretaker Prime Minister, who will supervise parliamentary elections, will be resolved. A caretaker Prime Minister will be installed as the current assemblies have completed five-year constitutional term and would be dissolved later on Saturday. Prime Minister, […]
Egyptian President Dr. Mohamed Morsy will pay a state visit to Pakistan on March 18 at the invitation of his Pakistani counterpart, Asif Ali Zardari, the Foreign Ministry said Saturday. President Morsy is the first civilian, democratically and freely elected President of Egypt to visit Pakistan. The last bilateral visit was by late […]
At least 23 Pakistani security men were killed in a road accident in mountainous northern areas on Saturday, the army said. Five others security men were also injured when their coaster plunged into a ravine in Kohistan on the Karakuram Highway, which connects Pakistan with China, a police officer in the region said. […]
Santi Cazorla wants Arsenal to keep their momentum – Football News Arsenal playmaker, Santi Cazorla, wants his team to carry their rhythm in the Premier League matches. He believes that overpowering the German giants, Bayern Munich, gave confidence boost to the Gunners. The Spanish International, Cazorla is delighted with a 2-0 win in the second […]
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Pakistan on Friday regretted the Indian government decision to cancel its bilateral hockey series as tension grows between the two uneasy neighbours. The Pakistan’s hockey team was scheduled to tour India next month for five Test matches, which would have revived the bilateral hockey ties between the two traditional rivals in nearly seven years. […]
The government and the main opposition are likely to head a possible deadlock over the nomination of caretaker Prime Minister as the government has only one day to complete its term. A caretaker Prime Minister will take over on the dissolution of the assemblies on March 16. However the government and the opposition Pakistan […]
India’s top player Saina Nehwal stayed confident in the arena as she reached into Women’s Singles quarter-final after defeating Bulgaria’s Petya Nedelcheva in second round of Swiss Open 2013 on Thursday, March 14, in Switzerland. The defending champion Saina, who is the top seed in Women’s Singles main draw of the tournament, displayed her elevated […]
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The Free and Fair Election Network Friday expressed its satisfaction on the 5 years’ parliamentary performance of Pakistan Peoples Party in terms of legislation and setting up healthy democratic trends. FAFEN in its report about the progress of outgoing government during its 5-year tenure said that National Assembly passed 134 bills as against previous […]
Political and religious leaders have demanded judiciary supervision of elections in the tribal regions to block any attempt of rigging. The leaders also called for vote right to hundreds of thousands of tribesmen who are still living as displaced persons, particularly from South Waziristan and Khyber agencies. Speaking at a joint press conference […]