Karachi : Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed that the national cricket team will go to Bangladesh in December-January for a full-fledged tour.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Kamran Akmal eyes comeback as specialist batsman
Karachi : Out of favour wicketkeeper-batsman, Kamran Akmal is eyeing a comeback to Pakistan cricket team as a specialist batsman.
Syria : 15 killed in demos
NICOSIA - At least 15 protesters were killed by security forces during massive demonstrations Friday across Syria,
Russia kills 'Saudi Al-Qaeda leader' in Chechnya
MOSCOW - Russia on Friday announced the killing of Al-Qaeda's top militant in the Caucasus in an operation analysts said marked one of the biggest successes by security forces in the region in years.
Sri Lanka paceman Lasith Malinga quits Tests
NEW DELHI : Injury-prone Sri Lanka paceman Lasith Malinga on Friday quit Test cricket in a bid to prolong his career in one-day internationals and Twenty20 matches.
People living in poorest countries are most vulnerable to malaria
ISLAMABAD : In 2009, about 3.3 billion people - half of the world's population - were at risk of malaria. Every year, this leads to about 250 million malaria cases and nearly 800 thousand deaths.
Pakistan welcomes Chinese investment in energy projects: Naveed Qamar
ISLAMABAD : Pakistan has great potential and vast opportunities of investment in the hydel, wind and solar energy projects and would welcome and facilitate the Chinese investment in this sector.
Call for closer friendship between youths of China, Pakistan
Beijing : Chinese senior legislator Wang Zhaoguo on Friday called on the youths of China and Pakistan to make joint efforts to further enhance their mutual understanding and friendship.
Prime Minister Gilani discusses his upcoming visit to China with Ambassador
Islamabad : Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani in meeting Friday with Chinese Ambassador toPakistan Liu Jian discussed his upcoming visit to China in second half of May, 2011.
President Zardari inquires from Sindh Governor problems faced by students
Islamabad : President Asif Ali Zardari Friday phoned Sindh Governor Dr. Ishratul Ebad Khan and inquired problems being faced by students in various parts of the province in secondary school
MQM Chief Altaf Hussain demands referendum on drone attacks
Karachi : A round table conference of all political and religious parties along with the heads of armed forces and top brass of national security should be called to address the national issue of drone attacks,
Asfandyar Wali says Pakistan can't withdraw force from its eastern border along India
New Delhi : Visiting President of Awami National Party Asfandyar Wali Khan says "Pakistancannot withdraw force from its eastern border along India beyond a certain point.
World Bank approves $41mln additional finance for Pakistan’s Third Partnership for Polio Eradication project
Karachi : World Bank approved $41 million additional financing for Third Partnership for Polio Eradication Project TPPEP to support Pakistan’s efforts to immunize 32 million children against crippling effects of polio and eradicate the disease.
Pakistan must revisit ‘terror war’ policy: Shah Mehmood Qureshi
Karachi : Former Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said Pakistan should review its counterterrorism strategy after discouraging statement of US official Admiral Mike Mullen on Pakistan’s counterterrorism policy given soon after visiting Pakistan.
Renowned television, stage, film artist Moin Akhtar passes away in Karachi
Karachi : Renowned television, film and stage artist Moin Akhtar, 61, passed away Friday in Karachi after suffering a heart attack. He was under treatment at Combined Military Hospital in Malir Cantonment. He leaves behind a widow, three daughters and two sons.
US begins using drones in Libya
The United States has started using armed drones against Muammar Gadafy's troops, who battled rebels at close quarters on the streets of Misrata, despite Western threats to step up a month-old air war.
Afghanistan : Attacks claim five Afghan police, 1 NATO soldier
KABUL, Afghanistan — A roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan has killed five Afghan border policemen while an insurgent attack elsewhere in the country left one NATO service member dead, officials said Friday.
Pakistan : Taliban militants kill 14 Pakistani troops
At least 14 members of Pakistan's security forces were killed on Friday when Taliban insurgents attacked a checkpoint in the northwest of the country near the Afghan border, DawnNews TV channel quoted local police as saying.
Six killed in Thai, Cambodia army clash on border
BANGKOK – Thailand and Cambodia exchanged artillery and gunfire along their frontier for several hours Friday in a new flare-up of a long-running border dispute. Military officials on both sides said at least six soldiers were killed.
9 killed in NATO attack on Sirte: Libyan TV
9 people were killed overnight in NATO bombardment of the Libyan city of Sirte, Muammar Gaddafi's home town, Libyan state television said on Friday.
Javed Hashmi asks Nawaz, Shahbaz to apologise
ISLAMABAD : Senior leader of Pakistan Muslim League –Nawaz (PML-N) Makhdoom Javed Hashmi has apologized from the parliament and nation for being part of Ziaul Haq’s cabinet, adding that Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif should also apologize because we are sinful of the history.
Pakistan : NATO tanker torched in North Waziristan
Pakistani militants have attacked a NATO supply vehicle transporting fuel destined for US-led forces in Afghanistan and set it on fire in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Pakistan : 400 players attend anti-corruption lectures but 3 banned cricketers not among them
ISLAMABAD — The head of the Pakistan program to combat match-fixing said Thursday that the three players suspended for corruption are not among the 400 who have already attended lectures.
Karachi : 15 dead in bomb blast
KARACHI : 15 persons died and 38 were left injured when a hand grenade was hurled at gamblers in Ghas Mandi here on Thursday.
Hockey : Top Pakistan'sl hockey players sign disputed Indian league
NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD: Three players of Pakistan Hockey Team namely Rehan Butt, Waseem Ahmed and Shakeel Abbasi secretly signed an agreement with Indian rebel league against the rules of Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF).
Cricket : West Indies beat Pakistan by 7 runs
GROS ISLET, Saint Lucia — Leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo captured four wickets while Lendl Simmons composed a fluent 65 as West Indies beat Pakistan by seven runs in their inaugural Twenty20 international on Thursday.
U.S. drone Attack : 25 killed in Pakistan
Four missiles fired by two suspected U.S. pilotless aircraft hit a house in Pakistan's tribal region of North Waziristan on the Afghan border on Friday, killing 25 militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said.
Zulqarnain Haider says he is flying back to Pakistan as planned
ISLAMABAD — Zulqarnain Haider says he will go ahead with his plan to return to Pakistan on Sunday despite receiving telephone calls threatening him if he did so.
Hosni Mubarak name to be removed from public places
CAIRO: A Cairo court on Thursday ruled that the name of ousted president Hosni Mubarak, and that of his wife, be removed from all public places, the official MENA agency reported.
Six Pakistanis handed over to Rangers by India at Wahga Border
WAHGA BORDER: Indian agencies handed over six Pakistanis to Rangers on Wahga Border who unintentionally crossed the Indian border.
Gallup survey : Pakistanis happier than Indians
Washington : India has ranked 71st in happiness with only 17 percent people describing themselves as "thriving" in a new study of well-being that gives Denmark the top spot among 124 countries surveyed.
PM Gilani directs Interior Ministry to clear backlog of MRPs
mabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has directed the Ministry of Interior, Directorate General of Immigration and Passports and NADRA to facilitate expeditious clearance of the backlog of Machine Readable Passports as well as of National Identity Cards for overseas Pakistanis.
Balochistan : Doctors remain on strike
Quetta: Doctors of different government hospitals in Baluchistan Thursday observed strike on second day against the murder of their senior colleague after abducting him from Bolan Medical College.
Mike Mullen exerts imperial power on Pak military
ISLAMABAD: Having Pakistan’s military leadership resistant to follow American dictate in deviation from ‘best national interest,’ US Navy Admiral Mike Mullen exerted “imperial powers,” during his meetings here the other day.
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