LAHORE: The Pakistan cricket team on Thursday departed for their tour to the West Indies Team Manager Intikhab Alam said he was hopeful that the young players included in the squad would prove their merit during this tour.
Friday, April 15, 2011
US drone strikes : National Security meeting summoned on April 19
ISLAMABAD: Meeting of Parliamentary Committee on National Security has been summoned to meet on April 19 for devising a new strategy against US drone attacks in tribal areas.
Govt has restored 1973 constitution in its original form: PM Gilani tells MNAs
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that Government has restored the 1973 constitution in its original form.
Presidential reference draft is weak : Supreme Court
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court (SC) has remarked draft of presidential reference seeking revisiting of Bhutto case is weak and points of law have not been raised in right way.
UK PM calls Prime Minister Gilani
Islamabad : British Prime Minister David Cameron called Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani over telephone on Friday afternoon to follow up on the very useful discussions on bilateral and regional issues, held during his visit to Islamabad on April 5th.
Pak-Kazakh signs Joint Protocol to promote trade and investment
ISLAMABAD : The 7th Session of Pak-Kazakh Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC) was heldon April 14-15, in Islamabad. The Session was co-chaired by Syed Naveed Qamar, Minister for Water & Power, Islamic Republic of Pakistan and Azat Bekturov,
Babar Awan calls on President
Islamabad : Former Law Minister Senator Dr Babar Awan today called on the President Asif Ali Zardari here inAiwan e Sadr.
Finance Minister lead Pakistan delegation at IMF, World Bank annual meetings
Washington : Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh who arrived here will lead Pakistan delegation at IMF and World Bank annual spring meetings and speak on economic reforms, exports, growthprospects, etc.
Sattar Edhi most wonderful person I have ever met: Daily Telegraph Chief Political Commentator
Karachi : Nobel prize is awarded to some rum customers these days, as the highly premature award to US President Obama shows. But there is one thoroughly deserving recipient who has so far been inexplicably overlooked. He is Abdul Sattar Edhi, Pakistan's social worker, whom I had privilege of meeting while making a film on violence in Karachi (to be shown on Channel 4 Friday night),
Mark Sedwill appointed UK Special Representative for Afghanistan & Pakistan
London : Mark Sedwill has been appointed as UK Special Representative for Afghanistan & Pakistan after return from Kabul where he served as NATO senior civilian representative.
Britain proactively pursuing Pakistan’s case with European Union
Islamabad : British Prime Minister David Cameron Friday phoned Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani to say that his government was proactively pursuing Pakistan’s case with European Union for greater market access and sending EU fisheries delegation to Pakistan.
Wapda generates 3.2 billion Additional units of hydel electricity
LAHORE : Pakistan Water and Power DevelopmentAuthority (WAPDA) generated 3.2 billion additional units of hydelelectricity during the period July 2010 to March 2011 compared withthe corresponding period last year. This increased hydel generationwas made possible due to availability of more water in thereservoirs and efficient operation and management of hydropowerstations, says a press release issued by WAPDA.
Iran constructing long fence along with border with Pakistan to block entry of drug traffickers, terrorists
Tehran : Iran is constructing a long fence along its borders with Pakistan as part of a broader strategy to block entry of drug-traffickers and terrorists into the country, Fars News Agency FNA reported on Friday.
Govt urged to give priority for development of local energy source
LAHORE : Though the formation of Govt-IndustryEnergy Council (GIEC) by the Prime Minister is a step in rightdirection but the need of the hour is to initiate work on doablepower generation projects as energy is an essential driver of theeconomy and things are fast getting out of hand with every passingday.
4 million cubic water sources generated for drinking in Cholistan, Punjab
Karachi : Pakistan Council on Research in Water Resources PCRWR says 8.4 million cubic meter water sources generated for drinking purpose of 0.1 million human and 2.0 million livestock population in Cholistan, Punjab.
Pakistan-India to resume cricket ties
The decision comes two weeks after Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani watched together as their teams played in the semifinal of the World Cup in India.
Several Indian newspapers cited unidentified government sources as saying the question of precisely when and where the first cricket series between the rivals might take place would be decided by the two national cricket boards.
Pakistan skipper takes aim at World Twenty20 title
KARACHI: Soon after Shahid Afridi was installed as Pakistan’s one-day captain last year, the flamboyant all-rounder announced that his most cherished desire is to help his country win World Cup 2011.
Afridi did lead Pakistan impressively to the World Cup semi-finals but his team flopped against old rivals India in Mohali on March 30.
Now Afridi, who has been retained as Pakistan’s limited-overs captain following the World Cup defeat, has set his sights on the ICC World Twenty20 Championship to be played in Sri Lanka next year.
“The only way I can really overcome the disappointment of our defeat against India is by winning the Twenty20 World Cup,” Afridi told ‘The News’ before his departure for West Indies on Thursday.
Afridi did lead Pakistan impressively to the World Cup semi-finals but his team flopped against old rivals India in Mohali on March 30.
Now Afridi, who has been retained as Pakistan’s limited-overs captain following the World Cup defeat, has set his sights on the ICC World Twenty20 Championship to be played in Sri Lanka next year.
“The only way I can really overcome the disappointment of our defeat against India is by winning the Twenty20 World Cup,” Afridi told ‘The News’ before his departure for West Indies on Thursday.
Libyan Govt forces shell Misrata port road
CAIRO - Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi bombarded the besieged city of Misrata on Friday, shelling a road to the rebel-controlled port that is a lifeline for trapped civilians, a rebel spokesman said.
Muammar Gaddafi's forces attack outside Ajdabiyah
Muammar Gaddafi's forces opened fire on rebels on the western edge of Ajdabiyah on Friday, killing one, insurgent fighters said.
Most of Pakistan happy with cricket team's performance in World Cup: Survey
Islamabad : Most of Pakistanis are satisfied with the performance of Pakistan Cricket team in the World Cup, showed the result of a survey conducted by Gilani Poll/Gallup Pakistan.A total of 50% rating the Pakistan team as good or very good while 22% feel Shahid Afridi did very well as Captain
in the mega tournament while 33% rate his captaincy as good.In a survey, a national representative sample of men and men from across the country asked "In your opinion, how was the Pakistan cricket team's performance in the World Cup? 15% rate the Pakistan team's performance as very good,
Tajikistan wants to export 2000MW cheap power to Pak: Ambassador
Islamabad : President, Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Senator Haji Ghulam Ali is soon to lead a delegation of one hundred prominent businessmen and investors to Tajikistan.
The visit is aimed at exploring business opportunities in Tajikistan, to inform businessmen of the republic about openings in Pakistan and enhance people-to-people contact and cement ties.
The visit is aimed at exploring business opportunities in Tajikistan, to inform businessmen of the republic about openings in Pakistan and enhance people-to-people contact and cement ties.
2 French militants held in Pakistan
TWO French citizens have been arrested in Pakistan, where authorities have linked them to the 2002 nightclub bombing in Bali.
Transporters pressurising government to raise fares
After the recent hike in oil prices, private-public transporters are twisting arms of the provincial government to allow them fare raise of at least Rs2. The ultimate sufferers would be low-income commuters of Karachi, who are already facing immense problems in commuting and often compelled to travel on rooftops of overcrowded buses and coaches.
Army to leave NWA after restoration of peace: COAS General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani
MIRAMSHAH/PESHAWAR: Inaugurating the Rs4 billion Bannu-Ghulam Khan Highway, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Thursday said that the Army would leave North Waziristan after restoration of peace in the volatile tribal region bordering Afghanistan.
General Kayani visited North Waziristan and addressed a function in Ghulam Khan, a border area between Pakistan and Afghanistan’s restive Khost province.
Besides military, paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) and officials of the political administration and around 270 Utmanzai tribal elders were particularly invited to attend the function.
General Kayani visited North Waziristan and addressed a function in Ghulam Khan, a border area between Pakistan and Afghanistan’s restive Khost province.
Besides military, paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) and officials of the political administration and around 270 Utmanzai tribal elders were particularly invited to attend the function.
Supreme Court admits Shujaat, Moonis pleas for DG FIA’s removal
The applications seek court orders to remove FIA additional director general Zafar Qureshi from the National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) scam probe and start an investigation against him.
In the applications, Chaudhry Shujaat and Moonis Elahi say the main accused in the NICL scam, Habibullah Waraich and family, has deposited all required amount to the FIA, but Moonis Elahi, his wife and other family members were being harassed by Zafar Qureshi.
22 militants, 2 soldiers killed in Mohmand Agency
The sources said that 22 militants were killed and 25 others sustained injuries after jet fighters and gunship helicopters blitzed their hideouts in Woch Kohi, Khayali Kor and Surran Darra in Baizai tehsil.
Drone attacks core irritant : Foreign Office Spokesperson
ISLAMABAD: Describing the continuing drone attacks as a “core irritant”, Foreign Office Spokesperson Tehmina Janjua on Thursday said that Pakistan was approaching “friendly countries concerned about counter terrorism to prevail upon the United States to stop such attacks”. Addressing the weekly press briefing, the FO spokesperson, however, stopped short of revealing the identities of such ‘friendly’ countries.
Janjua’s comments came after Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s announcement on Wednesday that Pakistan was engaging friendly countries to exert diplomatic pressure on the US to stop the drone attacks in the tribal Areas.
Janjua’s comments came after Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s announcement on Wednesday that Pakistan was engaging friendly countries to exert diplomatic pressure on the US to stop the drone attacks in the tribal Areas.
Pervez Musharraf wants NRO declared void
As he prepares to formally begin political activities, after recently returning to Dubai from UK, Musharraf has started contacting the guarantors to get out of the NRO commitments, within Pakistan and abroad, paving the way for his return to Pakistan.
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