Kuwait has initiated a policy of relaxation of visas for Pakistani nationals and Pakistanis working in the public sector Kuwait can now bring their wives and children to Kuwait without restrictions, officials said Friday. Also, private sector employees can issue dependent visas (male children up to the age of 15 and female children up […]
Mireia Belmonte Garcia and Gregory Mallet won gold medals of the 200m butterfly in Women and Men’s corner at the 2013 Mediterranean Meet. Her astounding pace placed her in a comfortable lead over her toughest challenger as she tapped the wall for the title with an effort of 2 minutes and 09.39 seconds. The gold […]
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The Election Commission of Pakistan Friday issued the Code of Conduct for local and foreign Observers security personnel and polling staff for the general elections. Every person, who participates in election observation individually or as a member of local group‚ organization or international election observation mission must sign a pledge to abide by the […]
China’s premium male shuttler Chen Jin stretched his winning streak in Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships and qualified for the quarter-finals on March 7, 2013. He faced a compatriot player Chen Yuekun and this tussle prolonged to 31 minutes before ending with final figures of 21-10 and 21-10. This Men’s Singles match was played […]
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Despite Virender Sehwag’s awful performance in the opening two Test matches against Australia, many former players are showing support to the opening batsman. Former opener Sunil Gavaskar feels that the blistering al-rounder should have played the third Test at Mohali, where the track would be flat. Sehwag has been dropped from the side for the […]
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The Senate was informed on Friday that at present the total power generation capacity of the country from different sources is 8‚504 MW. Minister of State for Water and Power Tasneem Ahmad Qureshi told the House during question hour that the power generation from Hydel sector is 2‚837 MW and thermal 5‚052 MW while […]
Karachi: March 8, 2013 – Freelancer.com, the world’s largest crowdsourcing and outsourcing platform, with more than 7 million users, launches Freelancer.pk amidst the internet boom sweeping the nation. With Pakistan’s broadband users clocking in at a whopping 5 million, the launch will open doors to Pakistani’s self-employed professionals whose numbers have surged from 33.3% to […]
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Mohammad Amir, the banned Pakistani fast bowler, has once again expressed his desire to return to international cricket and said that he just wants to focus on the future. The left-armer further revealed that some of his closest friends of his good times have completely forgotten him now. The 20-year-old cricketer burst into the […]
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The army on Friday assured the Election Commission its complete support in peacefully holding the upcoming parliamentary polls, the military said. The assurance comes at a time when the recent series of deadly bomb attacks in parts of the had raised concerns over peaceful elections, likely to take place in May. Ministers say the […]
A British court has rejected the complaint of Samsung against Apple for allegedly infringing their patents related to data transmission and processing in mobile 3G iPhone. The court has denied all claims of the Korean company, and Samsung has said that until they know the contents of the judgment will not decide whether or not to appeal the decision. Apple […]
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Chief Election Commissioner, Justice (Retd.) Fakhruddin G Ebrahim says that free, fair and transparent elections are the ultimate goal of the Election Commission. “We are committed to fulfilling our Constitutional obligation to giving the nation a free and fair election,” he said on Thursday at the opening ceremony of the Training of Master Trainers […]
Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Thursday launched its manifesto for the parliamentary elections as its chief Nawaz Sharif vowed to deal with the challenging issues of terrorism, militancy, poor law and order, corruption, worst power shortage, unemployment and inflation. Political activities are gaining momentum for the elections planned in May this year as the current assemblies […]