Walkathon spreads awareness on World Population Day
July 11th, 2012 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Over 500 people, including children, Wednesday participated in a walkathon organised here to spread awareness on population stabilisation on the occasion of the World Population ... Read more...
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Rawalpindi women can now stroll in schools
June 15th, 2012 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 15 (IANS) Resident women in Pakistan's Rawalpindi city can now enjoy their evenings taking a leisurely stroll in their neighbourhood schools where playgrounds have been converted into parks.Under ... Read more...
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IPL molestation case: Peerzada discharged from hospital
May 21st, 2012 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Sahil Peerzada, who was assaulted and injured while resisting an IPL cricketer's alleged attempt to molest his American fiancee Zohail Hameed at a hotel here ... Read more...
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Pomersbach admits to molesting US woman (Lead)
May 21st, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Four days after an American woman alleged she was molested by Australian cricketer Luke Pomersbach, playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL), the case took ... Read more...
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IPL molestation case: Victim’s fiancee backs her version
May 20th, 2012 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The statement of the fiancee of an American woman, who was allegedly molested in a five-star hotel here by IPL cricketer Luke Pomersbach, has corroborated ... Read more...
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IPL player Luke Pomersbach gets bail (Lead)
May 19th, 2012 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) A Delhi court Saturday granted bail to Australian player Luke Pomersbach of the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) team, who was arrested for allegedly molesting an ... Read more...
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American woman goes to Delhi women’s panel against Mallya
May 19th, 2012 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) After sending a legal notice to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) director Sidhartha Mallya for his tweet questioning her character, an American woman who was allegedly ... Read more...
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RCB owner Sidhartha Mallya gets legal notice for tweets
May 19th, 2012 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) An American woman who was allegedly molested by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) player Luke Pomersbach has issued notice to the team's owner Sidhartha Mallya seeking ... Read more...
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Double trouble for IPL; player arrested, SRK banned from Wankhede (Second Intro Roundup)
May 18th, 2012 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) Double trouble hit the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) Friday with an Australian player being arrested for assault and Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan ... Read more...
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Double blow for IPL; player arrested, SRK banned from Wankhede (Intro Roundup)
May 18th, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) The lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) was hit by a double blow Friday with an Australian player being arrested for assault and Bollywood star ... Read more...
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Double whammy hits IPL; player arrested, SRK banned from Wankhede (Roundup)
May 18th, 2012 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) The cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) was hit by a double whammy Friday with an Australian player being arrested for assault and Bollywood star ... Read more...
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Of irresistible barbecues at Srinagar’s Khayam Chowk (Feature, With Images)
February 20th, 2012 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 20 (IANS) The aroma of spiced meat, cooked on charcoal fire, hangs in the air. Kashmiris, of late, may have been flooded with trendy coffee shops and restaurants, ... Read more...
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Six die in botched Pakistan hostage rescue attempt
December 30th, 2011 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 30 (IANS) A doctor who was kidnapped was among the six people killed in a rescue operation mounted by the police in Pakistan's Punjab province.The shootout between the ... Read more...
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A.Q.Khan’s security demands curbs on his movements
June 8th, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 8 (IANS) The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has asked Abdul Qadeer Khan, the disgraced scientist considered the father of Pakistan's nuclear programme, for his response to ... Read more...
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Pakistani writer’s Urdu thrillers now in English (With Image)
April 22nd, 2011 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) A desi combination of James Bond and Sherlock Holmes, Pakistani writer Ibn-e-Safi's macho crime-fighters were firm favourites of generations of Urdu-reading people right from when ... Read more...
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Delhiites walk to mark cancer day
February 6th, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Hundreds of people, including cancer survivors, participated in a walk Sunday to mark World Cancer Day which was observed two days ago.Organsied by NGO CanSupport, the ... Read more...
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Verdict against judges who took oath after Musharraf declared emergency reserved
January 27th, 2011 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 27(ANI): Pakistan's Supreme Court has reserved its verdict in the contempt charges against superior court judges for taking oath under the Provisional Constitution Order (PCO).A four-judge bench was hearing ... Read more...
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Judicial commission to probe Salman Taseer’s assassination
January 6th, 2011 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jan 6(ANI): The government has decided to form a judicial commission to investigate the murder of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer, a TV channel has reported.According to Law Ministry sources, the ... Read more...
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Sibal calls for new vision for promotion of urdu language
January 5th, 2011 - 8:50 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 5 (ANI): Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal on Wednesday said that a new vision and a national strategy is needed in order to preserve the rich ... Read more...
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Events in Delhi to mark poet Faiz’s birth centenary
December 28th, 2010 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) To commemorate the birth centenary of renowned Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz in 2011, the Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (Sahmat) here has planned a series of cultural ... Read more...
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Balochistan “most dangerous place for journalists in Pakistan”, says press club
December 10th, 2010 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
Gwader, Dec 10 (ANI): Balochistan is the most dangerous area in Pakistan, especially for journalists, a resolution issued by the Gwader Press Club has said.In the current session of the fourth cabinet ... Read more...
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“Pak journalists caught in vice between terrorists, local govt. officials”: Media watchdog
November 17th, 2010 - 5:00 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 17 (ANI): Two incidents in recent weeks have again highlighted the dangers for journalists in Pakistan, an international media watchdog has observed."One is the detention of Ghulam Rasool Khan in ... Read more...
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“Zulqarnain Haider has behaved very childishly”: Afridi
November 14th, 2010 - 6:18 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Nov 14 (ANI): Appalled by runaway wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider's odd behaviour, Pakistan One-day International captain Shahid Afridi has termed his step to desert the team midway through South Africa series in ... Read more...
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Action against six Pakistani cricketers for violating curfew
November 7th, 2010 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Nov 7 (IANS) Three Pakistani cricketers, currently touring the United Arab Emirates for a one-day series against South Africa, have been fined while three others have been ... Read more...
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Pak-American terror suspect’s goal was ‘killing as many DC Metro riders as possible’
October 28th, 2010 - 6:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 28 (ANI): Pakistani-American terror suspect, Farooque Ahmed, who was busted by the FBI for helping whom he thought were Al Qaeda terrorists plotting to bomb the Washington's subways, aimed ... Read more...
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Transparency among NGOs on cards for plan panel
October 22nd, 2010 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) In a bid to enhance the role of voluntary organisations in the social sector, the 12th five year plan (2012-17) would take into account transparency among non-profit ... Read more...
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ICC reopens Sydney Test investigations, sends Akmal notice
September 8th, 2010 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Sep 8 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) has sent Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal an official notice saying he is under investigation for being involved in match fixing in the Sydney ... Read more...
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Yasir Hameed is about 30 or 31, but mentally is 15 or 16: Afridi
September 6th, 2010 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 6 (ANI): Pakistan ODI and Twenty20 skipper Shahid Afridi has said that Yasir Hameed has the mind of a teenager despite being 30-31 years of age, after the opener allegedly ... Read more...
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Yasir Hameed now accuses tabloid of blackmail
September 6th, 2010 - 2:03 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 6 (IANS) In a new twist to the spot-fixing saga, Pakistan's Test opener Yasir Hameed has accused The News Of The World - the British tabloid that has made corruption ... Read more...
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Pakistan cricketers were fixing ‘almost every match’
September 5th, 2010 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 5 (IANS) Pakistan Test batsman Yasir Hameed reportedly told a British tabloid that his teammates have been fixing "almost every match" and that he himself had refused bribes. However, he ... Read more...
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Recalled Yousuf shines in rain-hit tour match against Worcestershire
August 14th, 2010 - 3:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 14(ANI): Pakistan middle-order batsman Mohammad Yousuf boosted his chances of a Test comeback with an impressive unbeaten 40 on the rain-hit opening day of the two-day tour match against Worcestershire. ... Read more...
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Uproar in Uttar Pradesh assembly over law and order
August 9th, 2010 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 9 (IANS) Demanding a discussion on the deteriorating law and order situation in the state, the entire opposition was up in arms in the Uttar Pradesh assembly Monday.
The continued ... Read more...
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Waqar yet to finalise openers for first Test against Australia
July 10th, 2010 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 10 (ANI): With just a couple of days to go for the first Test against Australia at Lord's, Pakistan coach Waqar Younis has plenty to think about the batting order, ... Read more...
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Zahid fears England tour would be painful period in history of Pakistan cricket
June 28th, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, June 28 (ANI): Former Pakistan fast bowler Mohammed Zahid is not expecting any miracles from the Shahid Afridi led team during the upcoming Test and one-day series in England, and said ... Read more...
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I have conquered demons in my batting: Yasir Hameed
June 21st, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, June 21 (ANI): Pakistan right-hand batsman Yasir Hameed, who has been recalled to the national squad after a three year old hiatus for the upcoming series against England, believes that he ... Read more...
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