Archive for: December, 2012

Pakistan releases eight more Afghan Taliban leaders

Pakistan has freed eight more Afghan Taliban leaders, taking the number of freed Taliban leaders to 26 in less than two months, the Foreign Ministry says.   Former Taliban Justice Minister, Mulla Noor-ud-Din Turabi is among the fresh group of freed militants.   “In order to further facilitate the Afghan reconciliation process, Pakistan has released […]

Pakistan assumes UN Security Council Presidency on January 1

Pakistan assumes presidency of the UN Security Council for the month of January 2013.   Ambassador Masood Khan, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, will formally assume the Presidency on January 1.   Pakistan was elected last year as a non-permanent member of the 15-member body. This is for the first time that Pakistan […]

Amazon has best season ever

Amazon has signed the best holiday season according to the survey conducted between the last Thursday in November and on Christmas Day, in their entire history. The online store, which recorded more satisfied customers as compared to their worthy competitors, has sold 26.5 million products at the rate of 305 per second. The device has […]

Rehman Malik says ready for talks if TTP renounce violence

Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that the government was ready to hold talks with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Hakimullah Mehsud if he renounced violence.   The minister while speaking to media said action would be taken if the TTP continued on its path of violence. He added that the government and army had […]

Ten interesting stories of the year 2012

Ten interesting stories of the year 2012 1. Good Friday shootings Three people died and two others were injured in a shooting spree that threatened to spark racial tensions. 2. American Airlines One of Tulsa’s largest employers will end the year the way it began – in bankruptcy and facing a possible merger. American Airlines […]

HBL secure vital victory over KPT

Habib Bank were able to overcome the Karachi giants and kept their struggle to stay in the Premier League alive following a lively 3-1 encounter. HBL boss Yousuf Khan was pleased with the result and claimed that such wins could eventually keep his side in the Pakistani top flight. “The team played extremely well and […]

Information Minister Kaira urges media to play optimistic role against terrorism

Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira on Monday urged the media to play a positive role in the war against terrorism‚ by not showing the live footage of such personalities‚ who favour extremists.   Addressing the Centenary celebrations of Pakistan Engineering Council, he said the media, while using its right to the freedom of expression, should […]

Katinka Hosszu and Camille Lacourt win gold medals – 2012 Indian Ocean Meet

Katinka Hosszu and Camille Lacourt won gold medals of the 50m backstroke in Women and Men’s category at the 2012 Indian Ocean Meet. Hosszu demonstrated her stupendous efforts in the race and occupied the crown with an effort of 28.40 seconds. The champion was trailed by Aleksandra Putra, who remained 1.38 seconds slower and surfaced […]

Amanora Cup: Tejas Deo beats Soham Mukund Navandar to claim Boy’s Doubles U13 title

India’s upcoming player Tejas Deo played with tremendous precision and won the Boy’s Singles U13 title after defeating his lower ranked challenger Soham Mukund Navandar in the final battle at Amanora Cup 2012 in Pune, on Sunday, December 30. The second seeded Tejas, who showed a great performance in all of his matches in the […]

There is quality and quantity in Australia to find my replacement, says Michael Hussey

Only a few days after Ricky Ponting’s retirement, another veteran Australian batsman, Michael Hussey, has called it a day. The national selectors now have a huge job to do, because the void left by two batting giants will be very hard to fill. Hussey himself is not worried about the future, saying that Australians have […]

Bangladesh refuses to tour Pakistan over security reasons

Citing security concerns, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Monday refused to visit Pakistan for a bilateral series.   The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) had earlier announced on December 17 that it will tour Pakistan to play cricket matches on January 12 and 13. However, in a press conference, BCB president Nazmul Hassan said the team will […]

Pakistan remains most dangerous country for journalists: Report

A report released by the South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) has declared Pakistan as the most dangerous country for journalists in South Asia.   It said thirteen of the 25 journalists killed in South Asia were from Pakistan. Five journalist deaths were recorded in India while three deaths occurred in Bangladesh, making India and […]

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