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Mother – A reflection of God’s blessing on earth

May 13, 2012 | 0 Comment

RAWALPINDI: Allah Almighty bestowed the humanity with His countless blessings and one of them is `Mother’ who takes care of her child in all weathers from his birth to her last breath without expecting anything in return. Generally people come across various forms of relationships in the life like father-son, husband-wife, brother-sister but the most [...]

Hafeez’s future to be based on his performance in all formats: Zaheer

May 13, 2012 | 0 Comment

ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan captain and member of Pakistan Cricket Boards (PCB) coaching selecting committee Zaheer Abbas said that Twenty-20 skipper Muhammad Hafeezs future elevation to captain from vice-captain will be based on his performance in all three types of formats. “Hafeez is the right choice as T-20 Captain as currently he is the only choice. [...]

Wave of violence kills 2 in Karachi

May 13, 2012 | 0 Comment

KARACHI: At least two men were killed and two people injured when some unidentified armed men on Sunday opened fire on a car in Dohraji area of the city. AAJ News reported that the assailants attacked the car near famous Rangoon Wala Hall, resultantly an administrator of a Madrasa (religious school) Maulana Aslam Sheikhupuri and three [...]

Syria violence kills four: monitors

May 13, 2012 | 0 Comment

BEIRUT: Fighting between Syrian regime forces and armed rebels killed four people early Sunday, as a tenuous UN-backed ceasefire entered its second month, monitors and activists said. The fresh bloodshed and clashes came as the UN mission in Syria has said it now has 176 military observers on the ground, more than half its planned [...]

Top Afghan peace negotiator shot dead in Kabul

May 13, 2012 | 0 Comment

KABUL: A senior Afghan peace negotiator and close ally of President Hamid Karzai was shot dead in Kabul Sunday, dealing a major blow to Kabul’s efforts to broker peace with Taliban insurgents. Arsala Rahmani, a former minister in the Taliban regime, was a “key negotiator” in the High Peace Council (HPC) established by Karzai to [...]

East Asian powers agree on trade pact talks

May 13, 2012 | 0 Comment

BEIJING: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao called on northeast Asia’s powers to cooperate more in the face of global economic headwinds, as China, Japan and South Korea agreed at a summit on Sunday to soon launch negotiations on a three-way free trade pact. The three nations are major traders, and together accounted for 19.6 percent of [...]

Blast at Mal Mandi leaves 9 injured

May 13, 2012 | 0 Comment

PESHAWAR: At least nine people were injured including a minor when bomb exploded on Ring Road near Mal Mandi, SP Ruler Shafi Ullah said here on Sunday. He said the attack apparently targeted a police check post situated nearby and the outer wall of the check post with a vehicle parked was also damaged. SP [...]