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Afghan Taliban kill former commander who had joined gov’t

Afghan Taliban have killed their own commander who had joined the government in southern province, media reported on Wednesday.   The local police commander, Mullah Zainuddin known as Mullah Zaino, was killed and his two guards injured in a mine explosion in Panjwai District of Kandahar Province,  the Afghan Islamic Press reported.   The head […]

PPP has three days but no consensus on caretaker PM yet

  Hostilities in Pakistani politics are so deep that political leaders do not accommodate opinion of rivals even if they come up with recommendation in line with the constitution.   The opposition Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) last week proposed three names for the caretaker Prime Minister, however, Information Minister Qamar-uz-Zaman Kaira laughed at the names. […]

Gunmen kill election commission’s official in Quetta

Unidentified gunmen shot dead a senior official of the election commission in Quetta on Tuesday, police said.   Ziaullah Qasmi, Deputy Election Commissioner, came under attack in Quetta on Chandni road when he was heading home from office in a rickshaw.   He was shifted to hospital in critical condition where he died of wounds, […]

Cashman: Chipper Jones would be ‘perfect fit’ for New York Yankees

Major League Baseball Update/ News The New York Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman is looking quite hopeful that Mark Teixeira’s absence will not hurt the team instead the management certainly has a potential replacement for their veteran Major Leaguer.   Cashman is weighing on recently retired former Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones for a […]

Pakistan seeks increase in Iran gas import

A senior Iranian official says Pakistan has sought increase in the volume of gas to be imported through the peace pipeline.   Managing Director of National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) Javad Oji said that Iran plans to export 21 million cubic meters gas per day initially to Pakistan via the peace pipeline.   Pakistan favors […]

Experts, businessmen hail Iran gas line ground-breaking

Experts and businessmen have welcomed the ground-breaking of the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline and said the project will resolve the serious energy crisis in the country.   President Asif Ali Zardari and his Iranian counterpart Dr Mahmoud Ahmadinejad performed on Monday groundbreaking of the project.   The project will deliver 750 million cubic feet of gas […]

Two blasts kill 2, injure 27 in Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa

A bomb blast killed a police man and a child in a crowded marketplace in Bannu on Tuesday, police said.   Nearly 18 more people were injured when the bomb targeted a police mobile near Cantt police station.   An official at the district hospital, Dr Farooq Khattak, said two of the injured died of […]

Five foreign troops die in Afghan helicopter crash

Five foreign troops have been killed in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan, the International Security Assistance Force said on Tuesday.   The cause of the crash is under investigation, however initial reporting indicates there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the incident, the ISAF said in a statement.   […]

Legendary reliever Mariano Rivera announces 2013 MLB season will be his last in pinstripes

Major League Baseball Update/ News   The New York Yankees legendary reliever Marino Rivera has finally taken a decision on his future. He recently spoke in a packed press conference told that the 2013 Major League Baseball season will be his last in pinstripes.   “Now you’re hearing it from me, it’s official,” Rivera said. […]

PM visits shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf Saturday visited shrine of great sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer Sharif.   First Lady and other family members also accompanied the Prime Minister.   He also laid wreath on the mazar and offered Fateha.   Earlier‚ the Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khursheed called on Prime Minister Raja […]

President Zaradri seeks report about attacks on Christians

President Asif Ali Zardari has condemned attacks on Christians in Lahore and sought report from the authorities.   Chief Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, ordered judicial inquiry into the torching of the houses of Christian community by a mob in Badami Bagh area on Saturday and suspended two police officers.   He told a news conference that […]

Bomb blast in mosque kills 6 in Peshawar

A bomb blast in mosque in Peshawar killed at least six people and injured nearly 30 others, hospital sources and police said.   Police said the blast ripped through the mosque near Meena Bazaar area in Peshawar when the people had gathered for noon prayers.   The blast also caused damage to Jamia Chishtia mosque. […]

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