Archive for: May, 2014

An explosion destroyed a hotel and other buildings in the center of Aleppo

The remains of the Carlton Citadel hotel in Aleppo

An explosion in Aleppo, the second largest city of Syria, Monday has destroyed the Citadel Carlton hotel and other neighboring buildings, according to Syrian media and activists cited by the BBC. Insurgents detonated a device placed in an excavated tunnel building foundations, which, according to opponents of the regime of Bashar al-Assad groups, government troops […]

Mandela ‘s party validates the absolute majority

South Africa Elections 2014

The African National Congress (ANC) has renewed its absolute majority in the general elections held in South Africa on Thursday. With 80% of the vote, the formation got 62.73% of the vote, 3.5 points less than in the elections five years ago. President Jacob Zuma will be reelected and hassle for a second term and […]

Violence Broke out Between Militants and Security Forces in Mariupol

donetsk violence

The fighting in the breakaway province Donetsk have increased on Friday and left, according to local media, at least eight dead and several wounded. Clashes between the two sides have occurred when a group of at least 60 insurgents, according to the agencies, have tried to take the seat of the local police and Ukrainian […]

Ramdin is New Captain of West Indies Test Cricket Team

denesh ramdin news west indies cricket team captain

West Indies Cricket Board has announced this Friday May 09, 2014 Denesh Ramdin as the new captain of the West Indies Test cricket team replacing Darren Sammy who will remain the captain of the Twenty20 cricket squad. Denesh Ramdin, 29, had played 56 test matches and 109 one day international cricket matches. He has played […]

Government Allows PTI Protest Rally on May 11 in Islamabad

Imran-Khan

Finally interior ministry gave the green signal to permit the protest rally by Pakistan Tehreek-i- Insaf (PTI) in Islamabad on May 11, 2014 attaching a number of strings to the organizers. Capital Authority had issued the No Objection Certificate to the protest rally organizers. Imran Khan’s PTI had announced to stage protest against rigging of […]

Miami and San Antonio Overpowered Opponents in NBA Semifinals

Miam heat vs nets

Miami and San Antonio transiting the fast track to the conference finals. The winners added their second win against Brooklyn (94-82) and again resolved without excessive fanfare but without haste. And joined his sixth win in six games they have played in the playoffs, after Charlotte 4-0 in the first round. San Antonio authoritatively dominated […]

Think-tank predicts 6% growth for Pakistan in the coming year

ishaq dar

Following the completion of one full year of PML-N as the ruling party of Pakistan, a think-tank has predicted a high 6% growth in the economy next year. Pakistan, headed by industrialist Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif, has gained billion in terms of aid and loan, which has greatly improved the overall economic conditions of the […]

Mushtaq Ahmed appointed Spin-bowling consultant

mushtaq ahmad

Legendary leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed has been appointed as the spin-bowling consultant for the Pakistan Cricket team. Mushtaq Ahmed was previously employed by the England Cricket team for the same post and his coaching greatly improved the English spin bowling.  The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) appointed Mushtaq Ahmed, who us the second big name to be […]

Government to offload remainder of UBL Shares

UBL

The CCOP (Cabinet Committee on Privatization) has agreed to sell-off the remaining 20% shares of UBL held by the government. This would be the first privatization deal to be made for nearly a decade. This decision was made following the sanctions made by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), following their approval of the $6.7 Billion […]

A U.S. court prevents the patenting of cloned animals

cloned-sheep

The method to clone animals such as Dolly the sheep to be patented, but not the resulting animals, according to a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C. has ruled . The judge Timothy Dyk has argued that ” the genetic identity of their donor father Dolly makes it impossible to […]

JUI-F Leader Calls Banning Marriage of Girls under 18 Un-Islamic

Dr Khalid Mahmood Soomro

The resolution passed by the Sindh Assembly to restrict the marriage of girls who are younger than 18 years is criticized bySecretary General Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) and ex-Senator Dr Khalid Mahmood Soomro this Thursday May 8, 2014. He called the act as illegal and un-Islamic. While addressing  Dastaar-e-Fazeelat Conference in Sukkur said that JUI-F rejects […]

Pakistan Foreign Office Claims No Ban on Citizens Traveling Abroad

Pakistan foreign office claims no ban on travelling abroad by WHO

The Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam has claimed that there is no ban on Pakistani nationals to travel abroad imposed by WHO. She clarified that WHO has recommended Polio vaccination for Pakistanis before embarking on an international journey. She said that WHO only recommended and not restricted. The spokesperson said that Pakistan has raised the […]

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