
England’s Ravi Bopara enjoying responsibility England’s middle-order batsman Ravi Bopara has said that he is enjoying his role in the One Day International (ODI) side. He scored back to back half-centuries against Pakistan in the opening two games of the series, guiding his team to an unassailable lead of 2-0. "Taking responsibility had been a […]
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ISPR deems Human Rights Watch (HRW) report on Saleem Shehzad murder case incorrect Rawalpindi: (Thursday, February 16, 2012) Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) declared the Human Rights Watch (HRW) report on Saleem Shehzad murder case as incorrect. A spokesman of ISPR said that the press release issued by HRW New York on January 30th, 2012 […]

US-Iraq Joint Committee on Education and Cultural Cooperation’s second meeting planned on Feb 21 Washington: (Thursday, February 16, 2012) The United States Department of State announced today that the second meeting of the US – Iraq Joint Coordination Committee on Educational and Cultural Cooperation (JCC) will be held in Washington D.C at US State Department […]
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How could good governance be introduced at micro-level? Seminar on Saturday Excise and Taxation departments are generally perceived as one of the most corrupt government departments in Pakistan. The journey of Excise and Taxation Department of Islamabad under the supervision of a mid-career civil servant, Dr Ehtasham Anwar, from one such department to that of […]

Experts call for scaling up social accountability initiatives in South Asia Region ISLAMABAD: (16 February 2012) Speakers at a roundtable demanded constructive civic engagement between government and citizens towards strengthening the principles of democratic governance in Pakistan. They also underscored youth involvement to ensure effective social accountability as 68 percent of Pakistan’s population is below […]

Yousuf Raza Gilani claims party hindering from stepping down The Prime Minister of Pakistan Yousuf Raza Gilani has recently stated that his party, the Pakistan People’s Party is hindering him from stepping down from office. The Prime Minister of Pakistan has said that the ruling party of the government of Pakistan is making requests to […]
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President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan arrived in Pakistan on Thursday after saying he wanted to explore how Islamabad could help foster peace negotiations with his adversary, the Afghan Taliban. Mr. Karzai’s arrival came after he said Wednesday in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that his representatives had begun talks with the Taliban and […]

Objectives of a student while studying in Pakistan Students in every region of the world always complete their education in a field of their own interest and establish their professional career in that particular field. However, the situation is entirely different in Pakistan where the objectives of students while choosing a course are that whether […]
Feb 16 2012 | Posted in
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Former Pakistan Test cricketer Shoaib Akhtar, the man known for his quick bursts on the field and controversies, has once again found himself in a new controversy after actor Meera claimed that she had a yearlong affair with the speedster, who never appreciated her commitment. Meera, who entertained Pakistani audiences with her movies and English, […]

Veena Malik, the controversy queen, has denied the accusations of spying for Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), the Pakistan’s major spy agency. Her controversial ISI tattoo caused a swirl on both sides of the border, Pakistan and India, but it seems people of the latter have taken the message in the photo shoot factually. The allegations […]

Pakistan slipped to their second successive loss to England in the second ODI of the four-match series in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, February 15. Having been embarrassed by 130 runs in the first ODI, Pakistan needed to win in order to leave themselves with any chance of clinching the ODI series like the test series. […]
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By showing a consensus on the remarkable 20th amendment, Parliament has once again demoed to defy its critics. Under the canopy of the Amendment, Parliament met the demand of the Supreme Court to give a one-time cover to legislators elected while the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was not properly restructured as stipulated in the […]