News & Blogs from Pakistan
Archive for August, 2010
British police arrest man, question Pak team: match-fixing
Aug 29th
Mazhar Majeed, who allegedly paid off two Pakistani cricketers to rig the fourth and final Test at Lord’s has been arrested, it has emerged..
Related posts:Pakistan cricket team in match-fixing controversy Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif did bowl …
Thousands flee as Indonesia volcano erupts
Aug 29th
JAKARTA: A volcano on the Indonesian island of Sumatra erupted for the first time in 400 years Sunday, spewing a vast cloud of smoke and ash into the air and sending thousands of people fleeing from their homes.
Indonesia issued a red alert after the …
Floods should bring unity, not discord
Aug 29th
THERE are clear differences between the Centre and the Provinces over distribution of relief assistance with the latter expressing dismay over the approach adopted by the former. Statement of PML(N) Quaid, whose party rules the largest Province of the …
Disguised humanitarians
Aug 29th
Many national and international humanitarian organisations are busy in providing earnest relief and assistance to the massively displaced calamity hit people among those the devoted men of the Pakistan army top the list with their presence in every tow…
IMF looking at all options to assist Pakistan in floods challenge
Aug 29th
ISLAMABAD: International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said it is assessing Pakistan floods impact on the countrys budget, growth and inflation.
According to a private television channel which cited IMF website, in the transcript of a press briefing wit…
Pakistan’s worst defeat, lose series 1-3 to England
Aug 29th
LONDON: England crushed Pakistan by an innings and 225 runs to win the fourth and final Test at Lord”s here on Sunday with more than a day to spare. Victory, wrapped up before lunch on the fourth day, gave England the series, their last before they defend the Ashes in Australia in November, 3-1
Aamer is ‘not that kind of chap’
Aug 29th
Asif Bajwa rejected allegations that the youngster is involved in corruption.
Seventeen culprits of Sialkot lynching in custody
Aug 29th
Six out of ten police officials involved have voluntarily surrendered and are expected to be arrested on Monday.
Our Frankenstein is out to get us -by Ammar Zafarullah
Aug 29th
The tragedy in Sialkot has been dissected from every possible angle, the people have come out with an unprecedented outcry for justice and the civil administration has, for once, risen to the occasion and is doing what is expected of it. Although after…
Clash over Rs30 loan leaves three dead
Aug 29th
A clash between two communities on a Rs30 loan left three brothers dead in Hyderabad.




























































