Pakistan Supreme Court has expressed disappointment over what it has called a 'subjective sense of morality' shown by a Lahore High Court (LHC) judge. The LHC judge had passed an order which overshadowed his responsibility of protecting a citizen's constitutional right to liberty. According to Dawn News, Justice Asif Saeed Khosa of the Supreme Court said in a verdict that 'the court has been ...
Injured Gul needs one-month recovery period before making bowling return
Pakistan fast bowler Umar Gul will reportedly need atleast a month to make a complete recovery from his knee surgery. According to the Daily Times, Gul, who is the most seasoned pacer in the present Pakistan team, underwent a knee surgery in May in Australia after complaining of severe pain and swelling in his right knee during the tour to South Africa early in the year. Stating that Gul ...
Defence Analyst Bharat Verma feels cease-fire violations by Pakistan will increase
After Pakistan violated the cease-fire for the fifth time this month along the Line of Control (LoC), defence analyst Capt. (Retd.) Bharat Verma feels that the cease- fire violations are likely to increase and the Indian Army has to be highly alert. Speaking to the Asian News International here today, Bharat Verma pointed out that with the projected withdrawal of Western forces from ...
Pak claims waiting for Indias nod over request to resume bilateral dialogue
Pakistan government has reportedly approached India for resuming talks on composite dialogue process aimed at normalisation of bilateral relations between the two countries. According to the Nation, the dates were conveyed to the Indian Ministry of External Affairs by the Pakistan Foreign Office about 10 days back. However, a response from India is still awaited. The third round of bilateral ...
Acting PCB chief Najam Sethi accused of laundering billions in broadcasting scam
A former coach of the army's cricket team in Pakistan has accused acting PCB chief Najam Sethi of partisanship and having a biased role in the auction of broadcasting rights. According to The Express Tribune, Nadeem Suddle accused Sethi of plotting to transfer billions of rupees worth of broadcast rights to a channel of his choice and on his challenge in the Islamabad High Court on Sethi's ...
PoK PMs no-confidence motion fails in legislative assembly
The no-confidence motion moved against Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) Prime Minister Chaudhry Abdul Majeed was taken back on Friday as none of the 30 MLSs present in the Legislative Assembly has voted in its favour. According to the Dawn News, the move comes after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif asked Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz's (PML-N) members to stay impartial on the issue. Earlier, two ...
Mystery surrounds Kerrys stuttering on-off Pak visit
US Secretary of State John Kerry's trip to meet Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has got rescheduled again with no defined date given. According to the Dawn News, the Prime Minister's Office had reissued a statement on Saturday with amendment that the secretary would visit in a few days time. The report has revealed that a meeting of the foreign ambassador with the premier on Saturday to ...
Pak violates ceasefire for fifth time in July heavy firing continues
Pakistan violated the cease-fire for the fifth time this month, with its troops still indulging in heavy firing on an Indian post in Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. According to army sources, Pakistani troops were using mortars and RPG to fire on an Indian post in the Kerni area of the Poonch sector near the Line of Control (LoC). This comes five days after the Pakistani troops opened ...
New drug targets for aggressive breast cancer identified
Scientists at Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) have identified genes that are potential targets for therapeutic drugs against aggressive breast cancer. Out of the 1.5 million women diagnosed with breast cancer in the world annually, nearly one in seven of these is classified as triple negative. Patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) have tumours that are missing three important ...
2 killed 6 injured as blast hits vehicle in NW Pakistan
Islamabad, July 26 (Xinhua-ANI): At least two people were killed and six others injured when a roadside-planted bomb hit a passenger vehicle in Pakistan's northwest tribal region of Kurram Agency on Friday afternoon, reported local media. Local Urdu TV channel Geo said that the blast took place at about 2:20 p.m. local time when a passenger vehicle with an unknown number of people on board was ...
Pak opposition parties to boycott presidential election
The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) senior leader Raza Rabbani has announced the party's decision to boycott the upcoming presidential election. The Dawn News reports PPP's former Law Minister of Sindh, Ayaz Soomro, has informed the Chief Election Commissioner in writing about the party's decision. The Awami National Party (ANP), the Balochistan National Party (BNP), and the Pakistan Muslim ...
Kerry likely to visit Pakistan in coming two days PM office
Islamabad, July 26 (Xinhua-ANI): U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is likely to visit Pakistan in the coming two days, a government statement said on Friday after a meeting between Pakistani Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif and the U.S. ambassador Richard Olson in Islamabad. The meeting was held in advance for the visit of John Kerry, who is likely to visit Pakistan in the coming two days, a ...
Top Pak law official orders action against 2nd ISI Brigadier in missing persons case
Additional Attorney General of Pakistan (AAGP) has told the Supreme Court that the federal government had instructed the Balochistan government to proceed against another ISI officer Brigadier Saddique who was allegedly involved in enforced disappearance of a citizen, Ali Ahmad Bangalzai. Tariq Khokhar said that in compliance with its July 1 order, the interior secretary had ordered action ...
Pak might uplift ban on profane YouTube post-Eid
The Pakistan government is reportedly considering to reopen video sharing website YouTube after Eidul Fitr. Earlier, YouTube had been blocked across Pakistan in September 2012 following orders by then Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf after the website refused to remove a blasphemous film titled 'The Innocence of the Muslims'. The Express Tribune News reports that the Minister of State Anusha ...
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan calls for side to play more Test cricket
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has called for his team to play more Test cricket to become more competitive and improve their levels of performance in the five-day format. Debuting in 2006, Al Hassan has established himself as a noted player for his team with his all-round ability with bat and ball and has played 30 Tests, taking 106 wickets, including a 96 not out and eight wickets in ...
PCB appeal challenges IHC judgement stripping Sethi of all powers
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has filed an intra-court appeal against the Islamabad High Court (IHC) judgement removing acting chairman Najam Sethi's authority to manage the affairs of the board. Although the IHC had softened its stance on the eligibility rules for the elections of the PCB chairman by removing the 'graduate' and 'cricketer' conditions, its 30-page judgement stripped Sethi of ...
Toshiba to introduce carbon ion radiotherapy system in Malaysia
Japan's Toshiba Corporation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), a strategic development company owned by the government of Malaysia, under which it will explore the avenues to introduce its Carbon Ion Radiotherapy System in Malaysia. The signing ceremony was held in the presence of Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Malaysian counterpart, ...
US Pak working on legal agenda to swap prisoners Aafia Afridi says FO
The Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson has hinted that the US and Pakistan government are working on a legal route to swap Pakistani prisoner Dr Shakil Afridi in exchange for the release of Dr Aafia Siddiqui. Afridi, a Pakistani doctor, aided the CIA in tracking down former Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in Pakistan by running a fake vaccination campaign in Abbottabad, the Express Tribune ...
Misbah to replace Oz player Pomersbach in Caribbean Premier League
Pakistan Test and one-day captain Misbah-ul Haq is reportedly the newest addition for the inaugural Caribbean Premier League season, and will be replacing Australian cricketer Luke Pomersbach in the St Lucia Zouks side. According to the Daily Times, Pomersbach has been forced to pull out of the tournament, which begins next week, on compassionate leave and Misbah will enter the competition ...
Pak can move ahead India Windies in ICC T20I rankings with Caribbean T20s win
Pakistan has reportedly an opportunity to move to the second place in the ICC Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) Rankings table if they win both the matches against West Indies, which is currently placed second in the ranking table, in the upcoming Twenty20 series. According to the Daily Times, however, if West Indies win both the matches it could gain five ratings points to finish at 132, reducing ...
Election in Nepal is the only democratic way forward says Ex-Nepal PM Madhav Kumar
Former Prime Minister of Nepal Madhav Kumar met Janata Dal-United (JD-U) President Sharad Yadav here today to discuss steps to strengthen relation between the two countries. "We had discussions among political leaders on how to strengthen the relations between the two countries and many other issues. We discussed how to maintain peace and tranquility in Nepal and how to boost Nepal's economic ...
5000 athletes for Southeast Asian Games
About 5,000 athletes are expected to take part in the 27th Southeast Asian Games to be held in Myanmar in December. The 27th SEA Games -- with 11 countries from Southeast Asian region taking part -- are scheduled to run from Dec 11 to 22 in Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon, Mandalay and Ngwe Saung Beach, reports Xinhua. According to the estimated lists sent from the participating nations, Malaysia boasts ...
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