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Eidul Fitr is expected to fall on August 20 in Pakistan as the first moon of Shawwal is expected to be visible on August 19 instead of 18, thus Pakistanis are likely to have a 30-day Ramazan. “Weather conditions are going to be partially cloudy in the upper areas making moon-sighting highly unlikely,” the Met […]
Alexander Vinokourov’s professional career ends Alexander Vinokourov has decided to call it a day on his professional career after the Kazakhstani announced his retirement after his 35 place finish at the Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian. “I was psyched that this year was over and my goal was to win a stage in the Tour,” said […]
Karachi: (Saturday, August 11, 2012) Special Investigation Unit (SIU) of Karachi police has arrested five alleged extortionists and has also recovered weapons including a hand grenade from their possession here on Saturday. Sharing details of their operations which led to the stated success in a press conference, SIU Chief SSP Khurram Waris said that four […]
Islamabad: (Saturday, August 11, 2012) Pakistan’s trade deficit in the first month of the ongoing fiscal year, July, has mounted to $ 1.6 billion. The current trade deficit is 4.7 percent higher than the figures for similar month the previous year. While explaining the increasing trade deficit phenomenon, Pakistan Statistics Department said that the pace […]
Quetta: (Saturday, August 11, 2012) Federal Minister for Information and member special Cabinet Committee on Balochistan, Qamar Zaman Kaira said here today that provincial government is responsible of maintaining law and order situation. Kaira, who was talking to the journalists on his arrival at the Quetta airport along with other members including Farooq H Naek […]
Islamabad: (Saturday, August 11, 2012) Senator Mir Israrullah Zehri, the Federal Minister for Food Security and Research called on Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf at Prime Minister House here today. During the meeting, the minister briefed the PM about the affairs of his ministry and updated him about the recent developments. In the meeting, which […]
Lahore: (Saturday, August 11, 2012) The rangers have killed two alleged smugglers at the Wagah border, while two smugglers have also been reported injured in the operation. According to the police sources, the incident occurred Friday midnight, when the suspected persons were seen near the international border. Upon observing their movement in the security red […]
Islamabad: (Saturday, August 11, 2012) Supreme Court of Pakistan, while accepting government’s review petition on NRO implementation case, has set August 15 for hearing. Headed by Justice Asif Khosa, a five member bench will hear the petition. Earlier, the government had filed a review petition against the July 12 order of the apex court in […]
Quetta: (Saturday, August 11, 2012) Protesting against abduction of Dr Ghulam Rasool, doctors’ strike in Balochistan has entered into 11th consecutive day. The government and law enforcement agencies seem oblivious of the presence of the issue that has started to affect the local patients seriously and are yet to take serious measures that may assure […]
Lahore: (Saturday, August 11, 2012) Pakistan is usually considered among the countries with minimal national expenditure on social services including education, however, national expenditure by no means is a measure or benchmark of the national talent as with regard to education, Pakistani students stun the world time and again. In a similar development, Muhammad Mohsin, […]
The All-India Football Federation’s idea to start a marquee league has gone down too well with the I-League sides, who claim that it would be harmful for Indian football. Armando Colaco, who was representing the I-League spoke to reporters about his upcoming meeting with the AIFF and their partners IMG-Reliance, who want to kick-start the […]
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Saturday iterated the government’s dedication to ensure equal treatment for all citizens irrespective of their religion‚ caste and creed. National Minorities Day is being observed throughout the country on August 11 (Saturday). In their messages on the occasion of National Minorities Day‚ the president […]
