OUR STAFF REPORTER SIALKOT - Some unknown persons have defaced all the main hoarding boards containing the pictures of the female models by throwing black inks on them in almost all the urban areas of the district. Reportedly, the unknown persons defaced the above mentioned giant hoarding boards ...

Pakistan women cricket team on Sunday defeated Japan by 246 runs to qualify for semi-final in ICC Womens World Cup Qualifier. Earlier, Pakistan won the toss against Japan in the match and set a massive target of 273. Replying to a massive total Inexperienced Japanese team were only mannaged to ...

The newcomer played as if she belonged, and by the time this one-sided womens final ended, Maria Sharapova was not the only Wimbledon champion on the grass of Centre Court. Petra Kvitova had never played a Grand Slam singles final before, but she gave barely a hint of her inexperience or nerves, ...

KARACHI JS Bank announced the launch of JS Bank Cup Women T20 Cricket Tournament at a ceremony held in a local hotel, says a press release. Khalil ur Rehman, SEVP, Group Head Operations, Kamran Jafar, SEVP- Group Head Retail Banking & Imran Shaikh, VP, Head of Marketing & Media Management were ...

SINGAPORE (AFP) - China's badminton superstar Lin Dan was booed Sunday by spectators as he apologised for pulling out of the Singapore Open men's final against compatriot Chen Jin because of gastric flu. His withdrawal overshadowed compatriot Wang Xin's 21-19 and 21-17 win over Tine Baun of Denmark ...

SIALKOT - Socio-political circles, parents and female students have sought immediate intervention of Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif to direct Chairman Technical Education and Vocational Authority (TEVTA) to desist from dislocating Government Commerce College for Women Sialkot. They ...

LAHORE - Minister Population Welfare Punjab, Neelam Jabbar Chaudhary while paying tribute to party co-chairperson Benazir Bhutto Shaheed said that her partys manifesto clearly include the concepts of womens welfare she would make every effort to materialize her vision in letter and spirit. She ...

GUANGZHOU (China) (AFP) South Korea forced defending champions China to a 2-2 draw on Saturday to throw open the race for the final of the Asian Games womens field hockey. Park Mi-hyun came to South Koreas rescue with both goals, including the equaliser eight minutes before the final whistle in a ...

Pakistan defeated arch rival Bangladesh to win its first gold medal at the Guangzhou Asian Games in women's cricket on Friday. Nida Rashids brilliant all-round performance guided Pakistan to a 10-wicket win in Guangzhou, China. After being sent into bat, Bangladesh were bowled out for 92 in 20 ...

IT may not be a good reason to buy something you didnt need in the first place. But 'It was in the sale yesterday emerged as the top excuse women use to justify their shopping sprees to their loved ones. With eight in ten women admitting to having uttered it, it came just ahead of 'I needed ...

LAHORE The Pakistan Football Federation has appointed former national men team coach Tariq Lutfi (PIA) as coach of the national women team which is to appear in the inaugural SAFF Women Championship. The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) will organise the women football event from December 3 ...

GROS ISLET (Saint Lucia) (AFP) Australia captain Alex Blackwell led from the front as her side advanced into the womens World Twenty20 final with a seven-wicket win over India here on Thursday. Blackwells 61 her maiden fifty at this level was the centrepiece of Australias successful pursuit of a ...

LAHORE (PR) - As part of the Womens Day celebration, two successful female managers Farrah Karmally, Manager at Ernst & Young, and Karen Hensley-Chelstowska, a Senior Manager at Ernst & Young from America were invited as guest speakers. The guest speakers shared their experiences and gave tips on ...

KARACHI As many as 42 selected girls appeared in one-day trials organised by Sindh Womens Hockey Association (SWHA) here Saturday at Hockey Club of Pakistan (HCP). The trials were held on the directives of Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) to pick Sindh womens hockey players for the national ...

ISLAMABAD (PR) - Khushhalibank has observed Womens Day on Tuesday along with other nations of globe in recognition of the economic, political and social empowerment of women. International Womens Day (IWD) holds significance and is symbolic of women empowerment, female solidarity and equality. This ...

NOTTINGHAM (AFP) - Skipper Aimee Watkins led New Zealand into the final of the women's World Twenty20 with a rousing 52-run win over India here on Thursday. Watkins, who won the toss and elected to bat at Trent Bridge, smashed an unbeaten 89 off 58 balls as the White Ferns scored 145-5 and then ...

STRASBOURG, France (AFP) - US President Barack Obama led a chorus of disapproval at a summit of NATO leaders on Saturday against a new Afghan law they say imposes Taliban-style restrictions on women. Karzai has come under pressure from his Western allies for signing a law that Western media reports ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Country Director of United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) in Pakistan Alice Harding Shackelford Saturday paid glowing tributes to Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed for her meritorious services for womenfolk. Mohtarma Shaheed was a great advocate of women rights, the ...

ISLAMABAD - Poojashree Venkatesha of India clinched the singles title of the 1st ITF Pakistan Women's Future Tennis Circuit 2008 by beating Hae-Sung Kim of Korea 2-0 at the PTF Tennis Complex, Garden Avenue, Islamabad on Saturday. In the first set, Poojashree secured 2-1 lead by breaking the first ...

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Tuesday he had asked the king of Saudi Arabia to help engage the Taliban militia in peace talks, though the discussions have not yet started. The US-backed Karzai said Afghan envoys had made repeated trips to the Gulf kingdom and to neighbouring Pakistan to ...

The U.S. Defense Department said it approved sales of radar and aircraft upgrades, missiles and other equipment valued at $1.01 billion to four U.S. allies including Pakistan. The Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency said these U.S. allies are: Pakistan, France, Saudi Arabia and ...

The person, who had come to receive the corpses of the buried-alive women at Gorg area here, abruptly disappeared, while the police couldn't find him out as yet. Police sources said that one, Muhammad Murad, who yesterday identifying himself as the heir of buried- alive women had submitted an ...

ISLAMABAD - Putting together theoretical framework and practical guidelines for gender sensitive media advocacy strategies, the first of its kind manual titled "A best practice guide on raising women's voices and concerns through radio" was launched here on Thursday. The manual was lunched by ...

PARIS (AFP) - Justine Henin's shock retirement brings down the curtain on a compelling career that saw the little Belgian scale the heights after overcoming her lack of physical power and a troubled family life. At just 1.67 metres and weighing in at a skimpy 57 kilogrammes she had no real right ...

LAHORE - India launched its preparations for ICC Women's World Cup 2009 in style by winning the Women's Asia Cup for the fourth successive time in Sri Lanka on Sunday. India defeated Sri Lanka by 177 runs in the final in Kurunegala which meant it extended its winning streak in the history of the ...