Lahore: Pakistan beat the Netherlands 4-2 in the Hero Hockey Champions Trophy quarter-final at Bhubaneswar, India, on Thursday. The Netherlands got off to a flying start with Jeroen Hertzberger scoring a goal from mid-circle. The Netherlands had more control after the big break and got their reward in 38th minute ... Read More »
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Roopnagar : Pakistan’s men and women kabaddi teams opened their Kabaddi World Cup campaign with massive victories at Nehru Stadium, Roopnagar on Tuesday. Director General Sports Punjab Usman Anwar, in a telephonic talk, congratulated both the teams on their imposing victories. Pakistan women squad pulverized their opponents from Mexico by a ... Read More »
There should no delay for constituting judicial commission if rulers were not involved in rigging: Siraj ul Haq
Lahore: Ameer, Jamaat e Islami, Pakistan, Sirajul Haq, has said that if the rulers were not involved in rigging, there should be no delay in the setting up of the judicial commission. Addressing the prize distribution ceremony of a religious madrissah at Peshawar on Sunday, he said that the government ... Read More »
Pakistan’s men’s and women kabaddi teams Saturday depart for India to feature in the Kabaddi World Cup
Lahore: Pakistan’s men’s and women kabaddi teams Saturday have departed for India to feature in the Kabaddi World Cup being staged in the neighbouring country from December 6 to 20, 2014. Punjab Minister for Sports and Education Rana Mashhood Ahmed Khan and Director General Sports Usman Anwar saw off the teams at ... Read More »
CASA-1000 Agreement inked, Pakistan to get clean energy soon
Istanbul : The hydel energy agreement between Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan was signed here Wednesday. The project, known as the Central Asia South Asia Electricity Transmission and Trade Project (CASA-1000), will help export 1000 MW of clean energy to Pakistan at a price of 9.35 cents including all ... Read More »
Pakistan to release 40 Indian prisoners on Saturday
Lahore: Pakistan is releasing 40 Indian prisoners, including five civil prisoners and thirty-five fishermen, through Wagah border on Saturday. According to state media Foreign Office disclosed that this will bring the total number of Indian prisoners released this year to one hundred and ninety-one.In May last, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ... Read More »
Rights of the common man to be protected in Islamic Pakistan : Sirajul Haq
Lahore: Ameer, Jamaat e Islami, Pakistan, Sirajul Haq, has said that an Islamic Pakistan would be a prosperous Pakistan in which the rights of the common citizens would be fully secure. Inaugurating a shopping Mall at Sector- G in Islamabad on Thursday, he said that the agenda he had announced ... Read More »
LCCI welcomes European Union’s Trade Related Technical Assistance for Pakistan
Lahore: President of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Ijaz Ahmad Mumtaz urged the need for active collaboration between public and private sectors to benefit from the vast trade opportunities presented by the World Trade Organization. Mr. Mumtaz, while warmly welcoming European Union’s Trade Related Technical Assistance (TRTA ... Read More »
Pakistan stands 10th in $431 billion fake medicines market
Lahore: The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Sunday said unsuspecting masses are facing growing threat from fake medicines which must be tackled immediately. Weak laws, lax supervision, minor punishments and nominal fines are enough to attract criminals to this low-risk and high-return business while the same in sufficient to discourage ... Read More »
Pakistan hands over Indian citizen who mistakenly cross the border
Rawalpindi : Manzar Hussain, Indian occupied Kashmir, who inadvertently crossed LoC and came to Pakistan in Asal Kass Nullah in Khui ratta sector on 14 November, being handed over to Indian authorities at Chakoti-Uri crossing point by Pakistani military officials. Read More »