Category archives for: Pakistan

Prime Minister’s son leaves country after Supreme Court’s notice

Prime Minister’s son leaves country after Supreme Court’s notice The son of the Prime Minister of Pakistan Yousuf Raza Gilani, Ali Musa, has left Pakistan after the Supreme Court issued him a notice in a case related to alleged irregularities in the import of a large amount of the chemical Ephedrine, commonly known as “poor […]

Rescue operation continues in Gayari sector

Rescue operation continues in Gayari sector Despite harsh weather conditions, search operation for 138 people, buried under a huge avalanche at an army battalion headquarter in the Gayari sector of Siachen, continues after four days of the incident. The military said that the rescuers are concentrating their efforts on five points at the site. An […]

Tsunami warning in 28 countries after 8.6 magnitude quake strikes Indonesia

Tsunami warning has been issued to 28 countries after an earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 8.6 has hit off Aceh, triggering widespread panic as residents along coastlines fled to high ground. The US Geological Survey said the 8.6 magnitude termer was centered 20 miles beneath the ocean floor around 269 miles from Aceh’s provincial metropolis. […]

U-14 Festival kicks off today

The AFC U-14 Football Festival starts today with only four teams taking part, due to pull-outs from high profile nations such as Iran and Uzbekistan. Islamabad is hosting this year’s AFC U-14 Festival and with the all the side vents concluded, the anticipated football tournament commences. With many questioning the city’s ability to host such […]

Loadshedding continues to go on…

Doing the same practice time and time again and anticipating it to give up different results every time often proves wrong. However, our lawmakers seem to have developed an obsession for this repetitive exercise. The end-results of the second national energy conference, held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani in Lahore, […]

PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif reiterates demand of early elections

Reiterating his demands for early election, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief Nawaz Sharif said as long as the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) rules, problems would not be solved in the country. While speaking to media on the occasion of PPP senator Anwar Baig’s inclusion in the PML-N, Nawaz Sharif said that the nation was not ready to […]

Karachi observes a shutter-down strike on call of JSQM

The entire Sindh, particularly Karachi, is observing a complete shutter-down and wheel-jammed strike on call of the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM). In the meantime, unidentified persons set ablaze eighth vehicles and three train compartments in different localities of the province. On suspicions of tampering in slain party chief Bashir Qureshi’s post-mortem report, the JSQM […]

Bhera: A Historical City Lost in Obscurity Part-1

  Bhera: A Historical City Lost in Obscurity Part-1 Bhera – an interchange and rest station when driving on Lahore Islamabad Motorway M-2. This is all most Pakistanis know about Bhera. But few know that just near this city, Alexander of Macedonia fought his famous battle with Hindu ruler Porus as far back as 326 […]

US to strengthen cultural ties by employing services of Los Angeles Based Jazz Tap Ensemble

US to strengthen cultural ties by employing services of Jazz Tap Ensemble The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the Brooklyn Academy of Music will send Jazz Tap Ensemble, a Los Angeles-based dance company, to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe to tour as part of DanceMotion USA, […]

Avalanche Clearance at Gayari Sector Siachen – Updates

Avalanche Clearance at Gayari Sector Siachen – Updates Rawalpindi – April 11, 2012: Despite weather hazards, rescue operation at Gayari Sector continues at five priority points identified with the help of SPD team employed alongwith plant equipment, Army Search and Rescue Teams. A 450 meters long access track has been developed on the avalanche to access […]

Pakistan Army wins the 19TH NATIONAL SHOOTING CHAMPIONSHIP – 2012

Pakistan Army wins the 19TH NATIONAL SHOOTING CHAMPIONSHIP – 2012 Pakistan Army won the 19th National Shooting Championship which was held at Pakistan Army Rifle Association Ranges, Jhelum. Shooting teams from all Provincial Rifle Associations, Army, Navy, PAF and Federal Rifle Association participated. Lieutenat General Muzammil Hussain, Inspector General Training and Evaluation, President Pakistan Army […]

Bangladeshi cricket team to visit Pakistan this year

Rejecting the impression of reluctance, President of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Mustafa Kamal said his team will visit Pakistan this year. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was looking for Bangladesh’s response to an invitation to play a 50-over series later this month. However, the BCB was looking reluctant to come to Pakistan. However, Mustafa […]

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