
Katinka Hosszu and Radoslaw Kawecki won gold medals of the Women’s 200m Individual Medley (IM) and Men’s 200m backstroke respectively at the 2012 European Short Course Swimming Championships in Chartres, France. Hosszu stayed considerably ahead of her challengers from the start and tapped the wall for gold medal by producing a nice effort of 2 […]
Nov 26 2012 | Posted in
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Gianni Meersman joined Team Omega Pharma-Quick Step for 2013 Marking his professional debut with Team Discovery Channel in 2007, Gianni Meersman joined Team Lotto-Belisol in 2012 after spending four years (2008-11) with Team Francaise des Jeux. The cyclist has now signed a two-year deal with the American outfit, Team Omega Pharma-Quick Step after a couple […]
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The editor of a Pakistani news channel Geo TV, Hamid Mir, escaped narrowly on Monday when a bomb kept beneath his car was diffused by the bomb disposal squad. According to Geo News, the explosive was planted inside Mir’s vehicle and it has been defused by the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS). According to […]
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The Supreme Court on Monday said that the chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) would be responsible if the ship-mounted Karkey Karadeniz Elek trik Uretin power plant released without paying the liabilities. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry resumed the hearing over return of the Karkey rental […]

The 9th and 10th of Muharram-ul-Haram are always one of concern for the Pakistani government as threats of bomb blasts and suicide attackers persist during this time of war our nation is involved in. Fortunately, with strategic planning and support of the people, the Pakistan government was successful in maintaining peace and security on these […]

At least one person has been killed and four sustained injuries in a blast that took place in Mohabbat Nagar area near Sheesh Mahal, Karachi. According to initial details, the blast took place in a shop where cement blocks were made but the nature of the blast is not known as yet. Police […]

Foreign Policy, an American magazine has placed 15-year-old Pakistani child rights activist Malala Yousafzai at the sixth spot in its top 100 Global Thinkers list. Malala, who was shot in the head by Taliban, has been honored by the FP due to her untiring efforts for standing up to the Taliban and everything they […]

Urging people to follow footsteps of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan has said that the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was the torch bearer of truth and courage against tyranny. In a statement, the PTI chief paid tribute to the Holy Prophet’s (PBUH) grandson, saying, “As Muslims we pay rich […]
Nov 26 2012 | Posted in
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Music industry hasn’t been going as well in Pakistan as it could be if this country hadn’t become a security state. Much has been written about music and this practice will continue till the existence of the world. The entire Sub-continent is blessed with hundreds of outstanding voices but Pakistan failed to use them […]

Apparently some of the killings may be for private reasons or that a part of these could be the result of turf wars amongst mafias, but now there is no doubt that most of the murders are the targeted killing. To elaborate or analyze as to which side introduced sectarian assassinations seems senseless. Moreover, […]

The availability of teachers alone is the most fundamental issue as all public sector educational institutions at all levels have half what is required of the teaching staff. With this strength of educators, this gigantic exercise with 50 per cent of teachers who also need the required training remains the most significant question. The […]

In what appeared to be an optimistic move, the National Assembly adopted a landmark bill that guarantees free education to children of five to sixteen years of age. The Senate, the Upper House of Parliament, has already passed the bill: Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2012. The bill, originally, was meant for […]