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Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Troops seize Damadola for first time

KHAR The security forces have concluded military operations against militants in Bajaur Agency after successfully overrunning Taliban and Al-Qaeda headquarters in Damadola. Local military commanders told a group of media persons on Tuesday that as many as 22,00 militants had been killed since the ...


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Mohsin Khan named PCB's new chief selector

LAHORE The Pakistan Cricket Board has appointed Mohsin Hassan Khan as the new chief selector Pakistan cricket team on Tuesday. The PCB confirmed that Mohsin Hassan Khan has been appointed as the ...

PCB probe committee hands over report to chairman

LAHORE The five-member committee probing the reasons of Pakistan teams poor showing in Australia has handed over its recommendations to the PCB chairman. Sources in the PCB say that Pakistan senior ...

HSBC glory run continues in National Polo Championship

LAHORE HSBC Bank consolidated their position as they got to the top of the leaderboard with yet another comprehensive win gaining 10 points in the National Polo Championship for the Quaid-e-Azam ...

Fehmida urges speakers to maintain neutrality

LAHORE - Speaker National Assembly Dr Fahmida Mirza has urged speakers of the provincial assemblies to work for strengthening democracy and its continuity besides maintaining impartiality in the ...

Pak players not selected in IPL It's a blessing in disguise: LHC

LAHORE - Justice Waqar Hassan Mir of Lahore High Court Tuesday disposed of a petition seeking ban on exhibition of Indian films in Pakistan in protest to exclusion of Pakistani cricketers from Indian ...

Hearing in plea against ban on 3rd term put off

LAHORE - A five-member bench of the Lahore High Court on Tuesday adjourned till March 8 hearing of a constitutional petition challenging the restrictions with respect to holding the office of prime ...

Mark-up on lease of land in Cholistan waived off

LAHORE Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has announced to waive off markup on the lease of land in Cholistan. The CM Tuesday inaugurated Shadbad Modern Cooperative livestock farming ...

Govt moves to undo conspiracy

LAHORE - Instead of bowing down to the unjustified demands of the Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education (BISE) employees, the government has taken firm stand to undo the conspiracy to withdraw ...

Water issue can ignite war between Pak, India

LAHORE - Water issue can bring Pakistan and India on the brink of war if it will not be settled by taking fast track measures. These views were expressed by Khursheed Mehmood Kasuri, chairman ...

Counsels asked to come up with tangible arguments

LAHORE - Rawalpindi Police Tuesday produced before Lahore High Court a 3-year-old son of a Polish woman after recovering from custody of his father. Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed allowed the father ...

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Extra time goal takes KRL into semis

KARACHI Striker Safiullah struck in extra time to save blushes for top rated KRL and earn a 2-1 win over lowly Pakistan Steel for a semi-final berth in the KPT sponsored PFF Football Cup here ...

Farhat spins Lahore Eagles to victory

KARACHI Imran Farhat excelled both with the bat and the ball to steer Lahore Eagles to comfortable 46-run win over Hyderabad Hawks in the pool league of the RBS T20 National Cricket Cup here Tuesday ...

MPAs have no say in uplift work

KARACHI - The People's Development Committees (PDCs) are ineffective as elected representatives have no direct role to ensure transparency and quality of development works in Sindh. The PPP after ...

SHC directs ministry to submit affidavit

KARACHI The Sindh High Court on Tuesday directed the Federal Interior Secretary to submit an affidavit regarding missing Baloch nationalist leader Abdul Ghaffar Lango in next hearing to be held on ...

FIA nabs forgery expert

KARACHI - Federal Investigation Agencys (FIA) Corporate Crime Circle on Tuesday claimed to have arrested an alleged forgery expert and seized a huge cache of fake documents and currency. According ...

Mustafa Kamal quits official residence

KARACHI - Former City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal formally handed over the official residence (nazim house) and vehicle to the newly appointed Administrator Fazlur Rehman. All the belongings of the City ...

Naimatullah demands audit of CDGK funds

KARACHI - Former City nazim Naimatullah Khan on Tuesday demanded the government to conduct audit of the Haq Parast-led city governments funds to asses the historical corruption made over the last 4 ...

'On merit' teachers recruitment by March-end

KARACHI - The open test of 13,000 teachers has been conducted while the successful candidates would be appointed on merit till the end of March. Speaking at the launch of Promoting private schooling ...

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6th Road College Student Council sworn in

RAWALPINDI Lack of education is a problem that needs to be solved as only it can lead to a brighter future of Pakistan. These views were expressed by former Student Council In Charge Prof Zeb ...

Teachers flay Dr Shehnaz's removal as DG FDE

ISLAMABAD Condemning the removal of Dr Shehnaz A Riaz from the post of DG of Federal Directorate of Education, the representatives of schools and colleges have sought the appointment of permanent ...

Highest Saudi award conferred on PAF Chief

ISLAMABAD (APP) Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman, has been decorated with King Abdul Aziz Award, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabias highest award. According to a press release ...

Sweden seeks broader coop with Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - Swedish Ambassador, Ulrika Sundberg paid a courtesy visit to Acting President Farooq H Naek here on Tuesday at the Parliament House and discussed ways and means of closer collaboration ...

Spring comes to the Capital

ISLAMABAD The spring, the most beautiful season of the year, is steadily emerging in the Federal Capital with growth of the tiny green buds on the trees and pleasant breeze with fragrance, ...

Inquiry body submits report

ISLAMABAD The inquiry committee constituted by the administration of the PIMS to probe into the alleged medical negligence on part of a child specialist that caused death to a nine-month old girl ...

Jhulan reclaims top spot in ICC ranking

ISLAMABAD India captain Jhulan Goswami has reclaimed the number one bowling spot in the ICC Womens ODI Rankings for bowlers after a good series against England which her side won 3-2. Goswami took ...

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