1932 Olympics: Despite groupism India won their second gold (Sports Special)
July 7th, 2012 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
(With India back in Olympic hockey, IANS takes a look at the country's glorious past in the Games. The second of a series of articles recalling the country's performance from the ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Act against corrupt ex-generals: Pakistani daily
July 2nd, 2012 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 2 (IANS) A probe into a financial scandal in an army-run organisation is a test case, said a leading Pakistani daily that wondered whether "high-profile targets - now ... Read more...
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Pakistani navy ex-chief to head accountability bureau
October 10th, 2011 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 10 (IANS) A former chief of the Pakistan Navy will head the country's apex anti-corruption organisation.President Asif Ali Zardari has named Admiral (retd) Agha Fasih Bokhari as ... Read more...
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Where are all ministers, asks Pakistan Senate chairman
March 30th, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 30 (IANS) As ministers were absent, the Pakistan Senate chairman Wednesday wondered if all the ministers had gone to see the India-Pakistan match at Mohali.When told ... Read more...
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Pakistani prosecutors decline cases against militants
November 13th, 2010 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Nov 13 (IANS) Public prosecutors in Pakistan have refused to proceed with cases involving suspected militants on the pretext that the banned terror outfits are threatening them with ... Read more...
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Gilani says Islam has no room for terrorism
March 1st, 2010 - 4:25 pm ICT by ANI
Okara (Pakistan), Mar. 1 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has attacked terrorists for portraying a distorted picture of Islam, which had no room for terrorism.However, he pledged to fight ... Read more...
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Pak Army’s real challenge will be to survive in the Taliban ‘morass’
October 25th, 2009 - 12:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct.25 (ANI): The Pakistan Army has been claiming huge success in the ongoing 'mother of all battles' in South Waziristan and has announced that the troops have captured Kotkai, the ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s emergency era judges apologise to apex court
October 13th, 2009 - 1:11 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 12 (IANS) Twenty-two former judges of the Supreme Court have apologised for taking oath during the emergency imposed by former president Pervez Musharraf, the Online News agency reported Monday.
The ... Read more...
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‘EastEnders’ to feature gay Muslim story
May 29th, 2009 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 29 (ANI): Popular BBC show 'EastEnders' is set to tackle the storyline of a Muslim man embarking upon a gay love affair.Newcomer Syed Masood, played by Marc Elliott, will fall ... Read more...
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Nawaz Sharif still an offender despite pardon : Pak Supreme Court
February 2nd, 2009 - 6:35 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb.2 (ANI): The Supreme Court of Pakistan has ruled that though former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been pardoned in the case relating to his disqualification from contesting the by-elections, ... Read more...
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Nawaz Sharif still an offender despite: Pak Supreme Court
February 2nd, 2009 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb.2 (ANI): The Supreme Court of Pakistan has ruled that though former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been pardoned in the case relating to his disqualification from contesting the by-elections, ... Read more...
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Pak Police arrest eight suspected bombers
April 6th, 2008 - 5:27 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad , Apr.6 (ANI): Police in Pakistan s Bahawalnagar area have arrested eight suspected suicide bombers and recovered suicide jackets and detonation material from them.The Nation quoted Syed Zafar Abbas Bokhari, ... Read more...
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