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Pirlo – The man to guide Italy to Euro 2012 finale

KIEV: Being voted man of the match in a Euro 2012 semi-final when a team mate has scored two superb goals in a 2-1 victory is some indication of the all-powerful influence Andrea Pirlo has on Italy at the moment. Mario Balotelli grabbed the headlines in the semi-final win over Germany, but not all the [...]

The veil of death

Marwa El-Sherbini, an Egyptian Muslim woman, was brutally murdered in a German Court within the city of Dresden on 1st July 2009, her only crime was that she wore a headscarf and was a Muslim. Marwa El-Sherbini was born in 1977 in Alexandria, Egypt. She studied pharmacy and after marriage, moved to Bremen, Germany with [...]

Experts baffled by cause of killer disease in Vietnam

HANOI – Experts are trying to discover the cause of a disease which has killed 12 people and hospitalized another 18 in central Vietnam, authorities said Thursday. The disease, known as inflammatory palmoplantar hyperkeratosis syndrome, causes swelling and lesions in the hands, feet and liver, the World Health Organisation and Ministry of Health said in a joint statement. It has [...]

Pak secures strong position in 2nd test

COLOMBO – Mohammad Hafeez overcame his lean start to the tour of Sri Lanka by carving out his fifth test century as Pakistan reached 217 for one wicket at tea on the first day of the second test on Saturday. Hafeez (105 not out), who had started off on a cautious note in the morning [...]

India’s Sudhindra gets life ban for spot-fixing

NEW DELHI – India’s uncapped fast bowler T. P. Sudhindra has been handed a life ban for spot-fixing in a local match, the country’s cricket chiefs announced on Saturday. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) also punished four other domestic players, with Shalabh Srivastava banned for five years, and Mohnish Mishra, Abhinav Bali and Amit Yadav [...]

Mohamed Morsi takes oath as President of Egypt

CAIRO: Egypt’s first Islamist president, Mohamed Morsi, took his oath of office on Saturday, ending six decades of rule by former military men although the generals in charge since Hosni Mubarak was ousted last year have already curbed his powers. Morsi was sworn in before the Supreme Constitutional Court, rather than parliament as is usual. [...]

Pak Army to dispatch their doctors to govt hospitals in Punjab

RAWALPINDI: The Pakistani Army has announced to send Army recruited doctors to government hospitals in Punjab. This move came after the Punjab government had requested Pakistan Army to help with respect to the doctor’s strike within the province. The Pakistan Army has decided to send 150 “Army-dressed” doctors at the disposal of the Punjab government. [...]

Search warrant for arrest of Ali Musa Gilani issued

ISLAMABAD: The Anti Narcotics Force (ANF), on Saturday, obtained the search warrant for the arrest of former Prime Minister’s son Ali Musa Gilani for his involvement in ephedrine case. The ANF had earlier obtained the arrest warrant for Ali Musa Gilani via the Anti-Narcotics Court but following the failure to arrest Ali Musa Gilani, the [...]

Sharapova, Clijsters, Djokovic through as Federer averts exit scare

LONDON: Roger Federer kept his dreams of equalling Pete Sampras’s record of seven Wimbledon titles narrowly alive on Friday as top seeds Novak Djokovic and Maria Sharapova also reached the last 16. Six-time champion Federer survived a huge scare, coming within just two points of crashing to his worst Wimbledon defeat in 10 years before [...]

Arsalan sent me a threatening notice: NAB chief

ISLAMABAD: Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Fasih Bukhari on Saturday said that the letter of Arsalan Iftikhar’s Counsel was threatening and it would be considered as contempt of court. A joint investigating team has formed into Arsalan’s case and it will work according to the law. National Accountability Bureau will not become political weapon, he added. During a press briefing, Fasih [...]

Patients protest over YDA strike across Punjab

LAHORE: After 13th day of non-stop strike of Punjab Young Doctors, Scores of angry patients staged a sit in outside hospitals in Lahore, Aaj news reported. On the other hand, Punjab government has assigned 400 new female doctors to replace the old ones who were not attending the patients. According to our correspondent, Many of the [...]

Imran Khan condemns Hazara killings in Balochistan

LAHORE: Leader Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan strongly condemned attack on a Quetta bound bus carrying Shia pilgrims from Iran which led to loss of 15 innocent lives. Terming the attack barbaric, he said incident is part of systematic wave of violent attacks against Hazara community whose 60 people have been brutally killed [...]

2nd Test: Srilanka opt to bowl against Pakistan

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene won the toss and sent Pakistan in to bat in the second Test in Colombo on Saturday. Scorecard Misbah-ul Haq returned to lead Pakistan after missing the first Test in Galle due to a one-match ban for slow over-rates. Middle-order batsman Mohammad Ayub was dropped to accommodate the skipper. The tourists, [...]

Suu Kyi returns to Myanmar after European tour

YANGON: Hundreds of cheering supporters welcomed democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi back to Myanmar Saturday after her triumphant five-nation European tour. The opposition leader arrived in Yangon after an exhausting two-week visit to Europe where she was given a reception normally reserved for heads of state and toasted for her peaceful resistance to dictatorship. [...]

India blames Pakistan for Mumbai attack plans

NEW DELHI: The leader of the Pakistan-based militant group India blames for 2008 Mumbai attacks may have been present in a Pakistani “control room” where the attacks were coordinated, India said on Friday. Indian authorities have long viewed Hafiz Saeed, founder of Lashkar-i-Taiba, as the mastermind of the attacks in which 166 people were killed. [...]

Saturday night would be one second longer

WASHINGTON: Saturday night will stretch longer by a second. A leap second. International timekeepers are adding a second to the clock at midnight universal time Saturday, June 30, going into July 1. That’s 8 p.m. EDT Saturday. Universal time will be 11:59:59 and then the unusual reading of 11:59:60 before it hits midnight. A combination of factors, [...]

Firing and other violent incidents claim 6 lives in Karachi

KARACHI: Firing incidents in different areas of the city claimed 6 lives on Friday. According to Police, an unidentified sack-packed body was recovered from the “Teen Hatti” area. Firing at a Tyre puncture shop within the Buffer Zone area claimed the life of Imran Aslam, who had just married a few days ago. 2 dead bodies were [...]

India quenches Surjeet’s claim; says he was not a spy

NEW DELHI: India on Friday quashed Surjeet’s claim stating that he was not sent to spy in Pakistan. “We do not accept that Singh was a spy; this is totally false,” stated Indian Home Secretary RK Singh. The Indian Home Secreatary, while addressing a news conference denied the spying claims of Surjeet and added that [...]

No oil to carry out Rail Transport: Railway officials

LAHORE: The railway operation has been hugely affected as railway officials indicated that there was “no oil” to carry out railway operations. On Friday, many trains were reported not to initiate their journey towards their destination. “There is no diesel within the Loco shed and 40,000 liters of oil were purchased yesterday from the open [...]

Man arrested for intruding CM Punjab’s airplane

RAWALPINDI: A man was arrested for intruding Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif’s plane on Friday. According to Airport Security Force (ASF) spokesman, a man pushed an ASF security official, posted at the Royal Lounge of Benazir International Airport, and forcibly entered the area. The man started running towards the airport ramp. The man ran into [...]

Salman Khan makes an appeal to the people of Pakistan to help him free Sarabjit

Bollywood actor, Salman Khan has made an appeal to the people of Pakistan to assist him in his efforts to free Sarabjit Singh, an Indian who is on death row. Salman Khan Tweeted, ”Requesting the people of Pakistan to support me to help free Sarabjit, who has been in prison since 30 yrs. Please. Allah ka [...]

Warid Announces the Launch of MYAPPSMALL

Warid Telecom today announces the launch of its very own mobile application store called MyAppsMall. Now Warid users (prepaid and postpaid) can download thousands of FREE mobile applications and games for their mobile on the go. Warid’s MyAppsMall is a one-stop web and mobile application store that allows Warid subscribers to download a wide range [...]

Microsoft Launches Office 365 in Pakistan

Islamabad — June 27, 2012 — Microsoft today announced the commercial launch of Microsoft Office 365, the company’s next-generation cloud productivity service for businesses of all sizes, in Middle East and Africa region, including Pakistan. Previously available on a trial basis in markets across the Middle East and Africa, Office 365 is now commercially available [...]

Finance Ministry directed to release funds to HEC

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf Friday directed the Ministry of Finance to release fund to Higher Education Commission with immediate effect. The Prime Minister said the allocated funds to HEC must be released without any delay as it is a question of the future of thousands of students studying both at home and abroad. [...]

“Money that I received related to Ice cream parlor’s inauguration ceremony” – Salman Butt

LAHORE: Former Pakistani batsman, Salman Butt, has denied all the spot fixing charges and has stated that he was unaware as to who conspired against him. Salman Butt addressed a press conference on Friday and showed Mazhar Majeed’s messages sent over to him through cell phone. While talking about the marked notes received from his [...]

Pakistan to deport migrants back to Afghanistan

K abul: After the approval of law against illegal immigrants 2012 in Pakistan, thousand of Afghans face the fear of being deported back to the war struck home land. Pakistan has been providing shelter to more than 1.7 million afghan refugees and thousands of illegal migrants according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Islamabad [...]

 
 
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