By Shekhar Agarwal
London: Tainted Pakistani cricketers admit to have money! According to the latest reports, the tainted Pakistani cricketers have accepted that they took money from the bookie Mazhar Majeed.
The three players were suspended by the International Cricket Council, after the British tabloid The News of the World claimed that they were involved in spot-fixing.
Meanwhile, [...]
Pakistan : At least 10 militants have been killed and various others sustained injuries, when security forces pounded terrorists’ hideouts located in Orakzai Agency early today.
Official sources claimed, six sanctuaries were also completely shattered during clashes.
According to sources, security force launched attack on hideouts of militants, backed by gunship helicopters, pounding a total of 10 [...]
Pakistan : At least 15 persons have been killed while scores other sustained injuries when armed men from Magsi and Qumbrani clans, clashed over land distribution row in Shikarpur on Thrusday night.
According to police source, the exchange of fire, started on late last night, is still underway with little recesses in the area. Contingents from [...]
Pakistan : India has expressed concern at China’s plan to build a drail link with Pakistan through the Karakoram ranges.
Talking to newsmen on the sidelines of a seminar in New Delhi yesterday, the Minister of state for Defence Dr. M.M.Pallam Raju however said, New Delhi was doing its own preparations to counter such a move.
He [...]
Pakistan : Amid concerns expressed by India and the US about the new Sino-Pak nuclear deal, Pakistan has claimed that the agreement to build two atomic reactors was inked in 2009 itself during President Asif Ali Zardari’s visit in Beijing, though China notified NSG about it only last month.
A spokesperson for Zardari, who is currently [...]
Angry protesters have taken to the streets in Pakistan, burning tyres and condemning Taliban extremists after two suicide attacks killed 43 people at a shrine in the eastern city of Lahore.
The carnage at the Sufi shrine on Thursday was caught on camera in dramatic CCTV footage showing the bombers and the blast which sent hundreds [...]
Pakistan: At least 38 people have been killed and 175 injured in three suicide attacks in quick succession at a famous Sufi shrine in Lahore late Thursday night.
According to official reports one attacker blew himself up at the crowded entrance to the shrine and the second in the basement, where people perform ablutions before entering [...]
Islamabad: More Websites Banned In Pakistan Due To Blasphemous Religious Contents: As many as 17 websites have been blocked in Pakistan on grounds of offensive religious contents.
The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority has confirmed the ban on these sites. They also said that they had acted according to the orders received from Pakistan’s Ministry Of Information and [...]
Pakistan: At least 18 people were killed and 40 others injured when a powerful explosion occurred today in Hyderabad city in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province.
Police said, the explosion which was accidental took place at a busy transport hub in the city and there is no indication that the blast was an act of terrorism.
The [...]
Pakistan: Pakistan will receive the first four of 18 upgraded F-16s from the US this week. The multi-role combat jets will give its air force the capability to conduct night operations and use precision-guided munitions.
Pakistani official sources were quoted as saying by the Dawn newspaper that the four Block 52 F-16s are due to arrive [...]