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Shahid Khan Afridi- An Enigma of Pakistan’s cricket

Shahid Khan Afridi- An Enigma of Pakistan’s cricket Shahid Khan Afridi is undoubtedly one of the finest cricketers Pakistan has ever produced. He made his professional ODI debut against Kenya back in October 2nd  1996 as a leg spinner and never had the chance to show his brilliance with the bat, he also went wicket-less. […]

Simon Cowell: We might axe X Factor next year

The TV mogul has admitted that he could axe the X Factor at the end of the next season to start a new show in its place. He claimed that there has been an idea in mind for the past few months and he may go for it. Cowell claimed that it has been 10 […]

IMF Chief cautiously optimistic about global economic recovery

IMF chief Christine Lagarde said Sunday measures taken to fight financial woes in Europe and the US were starting to pay off, in a cautiously upbeat assessment of the global economy. But Lagarde – in Beijing for a two-day trip to attend a high profile forum on China’s development and hold meetings with her economic […]

The children of the street – Part 2

This article is a continuance of ‘The children of the street – Part 1’. There are many girls living on the streets, although the figure is lower than in the case of boys because they are more “useful” for families at home, cooking or caring for younger siblings. Girls are also more vulnerable to trafficking […]

North Korea plans to conduct missile launch

North Korea plans to conduct missile launch North Korea’s announcement that it plans to conduct a missile launch in direct violation of its international obligations is highly provocative. UN Security Council Resolutions 1718 and 1874 clearly and unequivocally prohibit North Korea from conducting launches that use ballistic missile technology. Such a missile launch would pose […]

US to contribute $ 1 million to the UN’s office on Drugs and Crime’s Regional Program

US to contribute $ 1 million to the UN’s office on Drugs and Crime’s Regional Program Washington: (Friday, March 16, 2012) On 14 March in Vienna, Austria, the United States contributed $1 million to Sub-programs I and II to the UNODC Regional Program for Afghanistan and Neighboring Countries. The U.S. contribution is to be focused […]

Missing American citizen in our custody: Ayman al-Zawahiri

Missing American citizen in our custody: Ayman al-Zawahiri Dubai: Al Qaeda’s new chief Ayman al Zawahiri has claimed that the American citizen who went missing in Lahore is in custody of his organization. In a ten-minute long speech uploaded on al-Qaeda’s website, Zawahiri said that unless their demands were met, Al Qaeda was not to […]

Israel takes its concerns regarding Iran’s nuclear program to China

Israel on Friday took its concern about Iran’s nuclear programme to one of Iran’s main partners, China, and hinted it could launch a pre-emptive attack on the Islamic Republic despite repeated calls by China to allow diplomacy to take its course.  China, which has close energy and trade ties with Iran, has urged a negotiated […]

‘Pak-Iran gas pipeline can play a key role in Country’s future– Pakistan Industrial Sector update

‘Pak-Iran gas pipeline can play a key role in Country’s future– Pakistan Industrial Sector update LAHORE: Mashallah Shakari, the Iranian Ambassador to Pakistan, has said the potential Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline is of great geo-political value in the region as it is bound to bring energy revolution in Pakistan. Mr Shakari further added that the pipeline […]

Hillary Clinton to chair President Obama’s Human Trafficking Task Force Meeting

Hillary Clinton to chair President Obama’s Human Trafficking Task Force Meeting Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton chaired the annual meeting of the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons today at the White House. Those who participated the meeting included Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., Secretary of Labor Hilda […]

The children of the street – Part 1

This article looks into the lives of less fortunate or more appropriately, unfortunate. For some children, the street is the place to find their home, their parents, games, education, health or love. For others, however, the streets are where locked from dawn until midnight. Private protection and care of a family, sleeping in litter boxes, […]

US revise grants guidelines to focus on vulnerable sections of the societies

US revise grants guidelines to focus on vulnerable sections of the societies Washington: (Thursday, March 15, 2012) according to a press release issued by the department of state, the US, the American government has revised the grant guidelines to drive the resources to the vulnerable groups of the societies. The press release, issued today, stated, […]

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