Archive for: February, 2012

New Zealand rout Zimbabwe in final ODI; win series 3-0

New Zealand rout Zimbabwe in final ODI; win series 3-0 New Zealand outclassed Zimbabwe by 202 runs in the final One Day International (ODI) of the three match series at McLean Park, Napier in New Zealand on Thursday, February 9, 2012. Batting first, the home team amassed 373 runs for the loss of eight wickets […]

A chronology of Indian atrocities in Kashmir and the rest of the neighboring countries

  A chronology of Indian atrocities in Kashmir and the rest of the neighboring countries India has supported “Baluchistan liberation army” and related terror outfits. India sent their military to Sri lanka and massacred both the Sinhalese and the Tamils in Velvettiturai and Trincomalee. India supported the Northern Alliance against the Pashtuns majority but blames […]

Pak-Iran Gas Pipeline Project: A Bad Idea – US State Department

Pak-Iran Gas Pipeline Project: A Bad Idea – US State Department US State Department has once again urged Pakistan not to go ahead with the Pak-Iran Gas Pipeline project and its spokesperson, Victoria Nuland has said that the US is considering giving Pakistan different options in order to overcome the energy crisis without the help […]

Bin Laden’s death reduces resistance for US troops, says Western Security Official

Bin Laden’s death reduces resistance for US troops, says Western Security Official A Western security official has expressed that lack of funds and Osama bin Laden’s death has reduced resistance for US troops. He said that number of foreign fighters attracted to Pakistan-Afghanistan jihad has considerably reduced after the death of Bin Laden. On the […]

MS Dhoni urges his players to learn from mistakes

Indian skipper, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has urged his players to save themselves from fitness issues, and learn a lesson from their mistakes. After an embarrassing defeat to Australia, the Men in Blue improved their game to seal a four-wicket win against Sri Lanka in the second game of the triangular series. Dhoni drew attentions towards […]

Mansoor Ijaz’s absence annoys memogate commission

The infamous memogate scandal is taking a new turn every day and each new twist and turn seems to throw up yet more questions, usually with no obvious answers. In the latest move, Mansoor Ijaz, the central character of entire episode, once again failed to appear before the judicial commission constituted by the Supreme Court […]

MPs express concerns over U.S. Congressional hearing on Balochistan

MPs express concerns over U.S. Congressional hearing on Balochistan Members of Parliament (MPs) on Wednesday expressed concerns over the Congressional hearing on Balochistan, saying Americans wanted to make the province an independent territory to use it as a route to Central Asia. While speaking on a point of order in the National Assembly, PML-Q Member […]

Timothy Bradley confident of beating Manny Pacquiao

Timothy Bradley confident of beating Manny Pacquiao The Desert Storm, Timothy Bradley, is fully geared up ahead of his mega-fight with the eight-division world champion and the current WBO welterweight champion, Manny Pacquiao, which will take place on June 9 this year at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The undefeated American pugilist, […]

Letter to Swiss authorities would end contempt proceedings; says Chief Justice

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Thursday said the contempt issue would be disposed off if the government writes a letter to the Swiss authorities. The appeal itself was in contempt of the court, he observed. The Supreme Court is hearing an intra-court appeal filed by Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, who had been […]

Government, opposition nearing consensus on 20th Amendment

After holding detailed negotiations, the government and opposition parties on Wednesday said to have broken the impasse on the 20th Amendment, claiming they had moved a step closer to reaching an accord. The two parties claimed that the stalemate, which has thus far prevented the presenting of the 20th amendment in parliament, had been broken […]

Annual budgets and general elections

Economy and modern politics are greatly interlinked. Economic reforms set political norms. This is common everywhere in the world—from Z A Bhutto’s Roti, Kapra, Makan (food, clothe, accommodation) to Barak Obama’s Change. One thing is clear that this is totally an illusion, a sweet illusion indeed. But the way it is done in Pakistan is […]

Imported gas to reduce intensity of power crisis: Sec Petroleum

The National Assembly was informed Wednesday that the government was committed for completion of Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project. Parliamentary Secretary for Petroleum and Natural Resources Engineer Tariq Khattak briefed the House that the import of gas from Iran would generate forty thousand megawatt electricity. He was of the opinion that use of imported gas for […]

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