Ahmad Mehdi
Joined on: Nov 30, -0001
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Articles By Ahmad Mehdi
Chief Justice, Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, retired on December 11th, 2013. The former Chief Justice of Pakistan was famous for shaking the archaic political order and bringing the spy chiefs, who always wore a veil of secrecy, under the spotlight. After his retirement, Pakistan needed a new Chief Justice and it was decided that Justice […]
Pakistan faced Sri Lanka in their first T-20 fixture which was being played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Even though these series are taking place in Dubai, they are being noted as home to Pakistan since Pakistan cannot host a cricketing event. Sri Lanka were the first ones to bat in the T-20 […]
Dec 11 2013 | Posted in
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It was reported from Dhaka that the appeals division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court is rethinking about the death sentence which was given to the country’s opposition leaders. The judge halted the execution at the last minute so he can review the case thoroughly. Abdul Quader Mollah was convicted of war crimes, and his […]
Dec 11 2013 | Posted in
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While playing in the home stadium of Galatasaray, both the teams, Galatasaray and Juventus, had to move out because of the heavy snowfall. It took the snow only 10 minutes to take its toll and the players were unable to continue. The match has now been officially abandoned and will be played later. UEFA has […]
Dec 11 2013 | Posted in
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It was reported from Washington that the Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, stated that he will only sign a security pact between US and Afghanistan in case US agrees to end the airstrikes on Afghan homes and does more to make peace with Taliban. A national assembly came forth in order to endorse the deal last […]
Dec 11 2013 | Posted in
Middle East,
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The Special Olympics team came back from Australia after enjoying a successful campaign. The Pakistani team managed to return with 51 medals from the Special Olympics Asia Pacific Games, making the whole nation proud of what they have managed to achieve over the years. The games were being held in Newcastle, Australia, and after managing […]
Dec 11 2013 | Posted in
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The Afghan police reportedly rescued a woman from a remote village where she was sentenced to death by stoning for allegedly cheating on her husband. The sentence was given by Taliban militants who hold informal hearings and the police rescued her from a compound according to police spokesperson, Sayed Sarwar Hussaini. The police acted on […]
Dec 10 2013 | Posted in
South Asia |
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After scientists analyzed sediments collected by NASA’s Curiosity rover they revealed the presence of a freshwater lake which could have existed for over tens of thousands of years. The lake is believed to have been located in Gale Crater, the rover’s landing point in August last year. The presence of a freshwater lake raises the […]
Dec 10 2013 | Posted in
Sci-Tech |
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According to reports, Chuck Hagel, who had a meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday, warned him over the security issues concerning NATO supply route through the country and how they can lead to US assistance being withheld. A defense official who spoke on the condition on anonymity shared, “There will be those […]
Dec 10 2013 | Posted in
Pakistan |
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According to Forbes, Hollywood actor Adam Sandler is the most over-paid actor, delivering mediocre returns on high upfront fees. Eddie Murphy, another comedian, was replaced by Adam Sandler on the top of the list. Murphy’s movies in last year’s calculation made $2.30 per dollar the actor was paid. According to estimates, Sandler’s recent films earned […]
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War and Physicians for Social Responsibility released a report back in April of 2012, predicting one billion casualties if there was a nuclear war in South Asia. An updated report however raised the estimate to over 2 billion, given how China is also going to be affected. “A […]
Dec 10 2013 | Posted in
South Asia,
World |
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After days of speculation, North Korea has finally confirmed that Chang Song-thaek, a powerful uncle of North Korea’s young leader Kim Jong-un, has infact been removed from his position. According to North Korea’s state run media, Mr Chang, who was considered as an economic reformer and country’s main negotiator, had committed criminal acts. As to […]
Dec 9 2013 | Posted in
World |
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