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Archive for June, 2010
SCB moves against Awan for funds misappropriation
Jun 30th
LAHORE: Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) announced to resort to take legal action against Federal Law Minister Dr. Babar Awan for squandering the national exchequer, Geo News reported Wednesday.
Addressing a press conference at Lahore High Court B…
Asian stocks fall; worst quarter since Lehman
Jun 30th
SINGAPORE: Asian stocks fell on Wednesday and ended the second quarter with their worst performance since the collapse of Lehman Brothers as investors got out of shares and high-yielding currencies on concerns over bank funding in Europe.
Asian stocks…
Taliban claim killing of 20 coalition troops
Jun 30th
JALALABAD: Foreign troops repulsed a commando style-attack on Wednesday by Taliban insurgents against an airfield in eastern Afghanistan, officials claimed, however, Taliban claimed killing of 20 coalition troops.
The blast wounded an Afghan soldier …
Executive bound to implement judicial orders: Aitezaz
Jun 30th
LAHORE: Former president of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Aitezaz Ahsan bristled at Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Khawja Muhammed Sharif, saying he should renounce headship of the higher judiciary, if he intends to step into politics, Ge…
Quote of the Day: Degree, Degree hai. Jali ho ya assli!
Jun 30th
Adil Najam
I had convinced myself that I will give the fake degree issue a little break on these pages. But the honorable Chief Minister of Baluchistan, Mr. Aslam Raisani just won’t let me.
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This statement from him, made to journalists covering the Baluchistan Assembly session, needs little explanation, but is worth hearing.
“Mera mohqaf saaf hai. [...]
Fire breaks out at Russian missile maker
Jun 30th
MOSCOW: A major fire broke out Wednesday in Moscow at a building belonging to Russian missile manufacturer Almaz, the maker of air defence weapons including the S-300 missile system, officials said.
The fire at the company”s design bureau had sprea…
Army chief arrives in Quetta
Jun 30th
QUETTA: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani has arrived in Quetta on Wednesday on a two-day visit, Geo News reported.
COAS laid floral wreath on memorial of martyrs of operation ‘Rah-e-Nijat’ and operation ‘Rah-e-Raast ‘ in…
Aisam / Rohan Wimbledon quarterfinal
Jun 30th
Meltzer-Petzschner beat Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi-Rohan Bopanna 6-4, 7-6, 6-2 to enter the semi-finals.
The slick Europeans were simply too strong for the South Asian duo. Initial nerves from Aisam and Rohan gave their opponents an early chance to break serve…which they did with ease. Half-way through the first set the Indo-Pak pair got back in the match [...]
Petraeus stresses Pak role in Afghan reconciliation
Jun 30th
WASHINGTON: General David Petraues, appearing at a Congressional hearing for confirmation as commander of the US forces in Afghanistan, assured Islamabad and Kabul of enduring American commitment to the region as he also acknowledged the importance of …
Militants target security forces convoy in Orakzai
Jun 30th
PARACHINAR: Militants targeted security forces convoy by remote-controlled bomb in Orakzai Agency; however, no causality of life was reported in the incident.
Sources said militants blew up a remote-con trolled bomb in Samana when security forces conv…
