Suicide bomber strikes Quetta, 47 killed

Quetta, Sept 3 (IBNS) At least 47 people were killed and over 100 others injured after a suicide bomber blew himself amid a Shia Muslim rally at Quetta city, the provincial capital of Baluchistan Province of Pakistan, on Friday.

According to Geo News, the

Pakistan High Commissioner attack ICC

Pakistan High Commissioner Wajid S Hassan on Friday attacked the International Cricket Council (ICC) saying that the three accused players were “innocent” and also gave a new twist to the spot-fixing scandal by announcing that Indian bookmakers were involved i

Handed match-fixing proof to ICC: Veena Malik

Veena Malik, ex-girlfriend of Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Asif, has handed over the evidence on his involvement with Indian bookies in recent times and also engaging in spot fixing to International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (

Cricketers are innocent: Pak High Commissioner Wajad S Hasan

Pakistan High Commissioner Wajad S Hasan said on Thursday that the country will defend its three cricketers accused of the no-ball conspiracy as they maintain they are ‘innocent’.

Test captain Salman Butt and bowlers Mohammed Asif and Mohammed Amir were que

Pakistan drop tainted trio from England tour

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Thursday ruled out the tainted trio of captain Salman Butt and pacers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer for the rest of England tour with team manager Yawar Saeed declaring that reinforcements will be called next week.

“The s

World Bank increases Pakistan flood support to $1 bn

The World Bank said Wednesday it was raising its support for flood relief in Pakistan to $1 billion, from $900 million.

The announcement came after a meeting in Washington between World Bank president Robert Zoellick and Pakistani Finance Minister Hafeez Sh

29 killed, 200 injured in Lahore blasts

A series of blasts ripped through a religion procession in Pakistan’s Lahore killing at least 29 people and injuring over 200 on Wednesday, officials said.

Police said at least three powerful explosions took place during a Shiite religious precession.

US hostage crisis ends as gunman shot dead

An armed man, who held three hostages in the Discovery Communications building in the US state of Maryland, was shot dead Wednesday afternoon, police said.

All three hostages are safe, J. Thomas Manger, police chief of Maryland’s Montgomery County, was quot

Indonesia warns BlackBerry of ban if it beams porno

Jakarta, Sep 1 : Indonesia has warned Canadian firm Research in Motion (RIM), the maker of BlackBerry, to stay away from showing pornographic pictures in smart phone or face ban in the country.

The ultimatum comes on a day when the multinational company ac

India’s Pallava Bagla wins American science journalism award

India’s Pallava Bagla has won the American Geophysical Union (AGU) David Perlman Award for Excellence in Science Journalism for his articles on the impact of climate change on Himalayan glaciers.

The Perlman Award of AGU, the largest organisation of earth a

After 4,400 deaths, US ends combat in Iraq

US President Barack Obama declared the end of a wounding US combat mission in Iraq Tuesday, that resulted in 4,400 soldier deaths, while signalling escalation of the conflict in Afghanistan to defeat terrorists harboured in the region bordering Pakistan.

“A

PCB to grill tainted cricketers today

Tainted Pakistani cricketers captain Salman Butt, fast bowlers Mohammed Asif and Mohammed Amir will face an internal inquiry of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday at the Pakistan High Commission here.

The three players were barred from practicin

UN ‘shocked’ over killing of Israeli civilians

A senior United Nations official has expressed his shock over this evening’s killing of four Israelis in the West Bank, as long-awaited direct talks are set to begin later this week in Washington between Israelis and Palestinians.

According to media repor

Pakistan needs moral revolution: Imran Khan

Former Pakistan captain and cricketing legend Imran Khan said the youth of Pakistan do not have role models and that the people in the country need moral revolution to avoid the crisis the country is undergoing.

“Youngsters do not have very good role mode

Scotland Yard summons Pakistani cricketers

Pakistani players plunge deeper into the spot-fixing scandal as the Scotland Yard on Tuesday summoned team captain Salman Butt and fast-pacers Mohammed Asif and Mohammed Amir for questioning.

The three players, along with wicket keeper Kamran Akmal, were a

Downing a peg or two is good for you

Downing a peg or two a day could be good for you and give you a longer life than teetotalers, new research in the United States has found.

Researchers have found that good health among older people was linked to moderate drinking. The study examined data fr

I was at death’s door, says Fidel Castro

Mexico: After a serious illness that took him four years to recover, former Cuban president Fidel Castro has said he felt like he “rose from the dead into a world of crazies” and that he “didn’t aspire to live any longer”.

Castro, in an exclusive five-hour

Lahore High Court summons Pakistani sports minister Ijaz Jakhrani & (PCB)chairman Ijaz Butt

The Lahore High Court Tuesday issued summons to Pakistani Sports Minister Ijaz Jakhrani and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt over the match-fixing allegations against the country’s cricketers.

The petitioner, advocate Ishtiaq Chaudhry, told t

Match fixing scandal could hit flood aid for Pakistan

The match fixing scandal could hit aid for victims of floods that have ravaged Pakistan, feared a British MP who added that it was “absolutely the worst thing that could have happened now”.

Khalid Mahmood, a Labour MP from Perry Barr in Birmingham, said: “I

Bangladesh minister Sahara Khatun slammed for comments on Janmashtami

A call by Bangladesh Home Minister Sahara Khatun to the minority Hindu community to observe Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna, “peacefully” and end it by 5 p.m. Wednesday in time for the end of “roza” has been criticised by the nation’s media.

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