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Mar 25, 2012

  • Pakistani held at Heathrow Airport on 2012-03-25 16:15:35

    LONDON (NNI): A 25-year-old Pakistani traveling from Lahore to London was detained at the Heathrow Airport. Five British police officials entered the PIA flight PK 757 soon after it reached Heathrow More

  • Pak student wins gold medal on 2012-03-25 16:15:35

    ISLAMABAD (INP): A 15 years old Pakistani student Mosa Feroz on Sunday won a gold medal in an Online World Mathematics Competition held in Australia. Over one point, about 5 million children from one More

  • China can’t be contained: Manmohan on 2012-03-25 16:15:35

    SEOUL (INP): Seeking improved relations with the United States as well as China was not a “zero-sum game”, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said while brushing aside suggestions that the U More

  • JI not to accept NATO supply revival on 2012-03-25 16:15:35

    HUJRA SHAH MUQEEM (Online): Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Syed Munawar Hasan on Sunday said restoration of NATO supply would not be accepted at any cost. He was talking to reporters on the occasion of More

  • Country loses $ 70b in war against terrorism: Imran on 2012-03-25 16:15:35

    ISLAMABAD (Online): Chairman, Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan Sunday reiterated the country bore loss of $ 70 billion in war against terrorism, which we are fighting for others. Talking to More

  • Karachi port opened to allow passage to Indian wheat on 2012-03-25 16:15:35

    KARACHI (INP): In a quiet, yet significant, exception to its transit policy for Indian goods, Pakistan has let Indian wheat pass through its territory to Afghanistan. Source said about 100,000 tonne More

  • Acid attack victim laid to rest in Karachi on 2012-03-25 16:15:35

    KARACHI (Online): Funeral prayers of Fakhra Younus, an acid attack victim who committed suicide in Italy Saturday, were offered here in Karachi on Sunday. The funeral prayers were offered at Eidhi ce More

  • Nawaz lauds GB people’s patriotism on 2012-03-25 16:15:35

    LAHORE (INP): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif has said that people of Gilgit-Baltistan have proven their patriotism by unconditional annexation of the territory with Pakist More

  • Protests against excessive loadshedding on 2012-03-25 16:15:35

    F.P. Lahore Office LAHORE: Prolonged loadshedding in Punjab has forced people to come out on streets and protest. The electricity shortfall has increased to 6500MW forcing power shutdown in many cit More

  • President takes notice on 2012-03-25 16:15:35

    ISLAMABAD (INP): Sensing acute public reaction to pestering power crises in the country, President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday took notice of hours long power outages across the country and issued dire More

  • Haqqani rebuts allegations through written statement on 2012-03-25 16:15:35

    Islamabad (Online): Pakistan’s former ambassador to United States Hussain Haqqani has submitted a written statement along with different documents to the inquiry commission maintaining his position More

  • NZ handle hostile period as SA post huge total on 2012-03-25 10:45:56

    WELLINGTON (Agencies) Martin Guptill and Daniel Flynn battled hostile pace bowling to guide New Zealand to 65 for no loss at the close of play on the third day of the final Test against South Africa a More

  • Guard Group/Quick Link wins Faysal Bank Polo Tournament on 2012-03-25 10:45:56

    F.P. Report LAHORE: Five goals by Shah Qubilai Alam and three goals by Raja Samiullah enabled their team Guard Group/Quick Link to defeat Newage in the final by 9 goals to 7 and a half goal to win Fa More

  • BCB wants last-over review of collision in Asia Cup final on 2012-03-25 10:45:56

    DHAKA (INP): Bangladesh have not yet given up on the Asia Cup despite losing the final by two runs to Pakistan as the country's Board plans to complain to the Asian Cricket Council that pacer Aizaz Ch More

  • Federer recovers from slip-up to move on on 2012-03-25 10:45:56

    KEY BISCAYNE (Agencies): Roger Federer held off local wildcard Ryan Harrison to set up a third-round clash against twice former Sony Ericsson Open champion Andy Roddick while men's number one Novak More

  • PCB Chairman suggests Amir to appeal against ban on 2012-03-25 10:45:56

    ISLAMABAD (APP): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Zaka Ashraf has suggested pacer Mohammad Amir to appeal against the International Cricket Council (ICC) five-year ban. I think the 5-year ban More

  • Bulls edge Raptors in overtime on 2012-03-25 10:45:56

    CHICAGO (Agencies): Luol Deng's buzzer-beater in overtime gave Chicago a 102-101 victory over the Toronto Raptors at the United Center as the Bulls earned their fourth consecutive win and their NBA- More

  • Alonso pulls off shock victory in Malaysia on 2012-03-25 10:45:56

    SEPANG (Agencies): Fernando Alonso's magnificent drive secured an unlikely victory for Ferrari at a chaotic Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang. Few would have given the double world champion a sniff of More

  • Faisalabad Wolves win opening match of Supper-8 on 2012-03-25 10:45:56

    F.P. Report RAWALPINDI: Faisalabad Wolves defeated Peshawar Panthers by two wickets in the opening match of the Faysal Bank Super Eight T-20 Cup played at Municipal Stadium here on Sunday. Batting More

  • Pakistan committed to regional peace: Zardari on 2012-03-25 16:15:35

    Quad moot agrees to promote trade DUSHANBE (APP): Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran and Tajikistan on Sunday reiterated their resolve to promote and strengthen trade and economic cooperation in the region More

  • Semenya fails to reach Olympic time on 2012-03-25 10:45:56

    LONDON (Agencies): Former world 800 metres champion Caster Semenya failed to reach the Olympic qualifying time when she clocked two minutes 3.60 seconds in her return to action after injury in Potchef More

  • Evans wins on French return on 2012-03-25 10:45:56

    CORSICA (Agencies): Cadel Evans returned to French racing in style with overall victory at the Criterium International in Corsica. BMC Racing’s Australian, who had not raced in France since winning More

  • Asad wins Wheel Chair Marathon on 2012-03-25 10:45:56

    F.P. Report LAHORE: Asad ul Khan won the 1ST Wheel Chair Marathon organized by Punjab Olympic Association with the collaboration of Punjab Paralympics Association today at Liberty round about Lahore. More

  • Woods takes 1-shot lead at Bay Hill on 2012-03-25 10:45:56

    ORLANDO (Agencies): Even with a bizarre sequence of events that cost Tiger Woods a comfortable lead Saturday, he walked off the 18th green at the Arnold Palmer Invitational as close as he has ever bee More

  • PCB disappointed at BD claims on 2012-03-25 10:45:56

    ISLAMABAD (INP): The Pakistan Cricket Board said Sunday it was disappointed with Bangladeshi claims that fast bowler Aizaz Cheema deliberately blocked batsman Mahmudullah during the Asia Cup final on More

  • Firdous condoles newsman’s death on 2012-03-25 16:15:35

    LAHORE (INP): Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan visited the residence of senior journalist Hamid Javed here on Sunday and offered condolences with the family memb More

  • Troops in Congo receive medals on 2012-03-25 16:15:35

    RAWALPINDI (NNI): Pak Army troops serving in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were awarded UN medals in an impressive medal parade ceremony held in Bukavu on 23 March 2012. Force Commander, MONUSCO More

  • ‘Outage crisis to be resolved soon’ on 2012-03-25 16:15:35

    ISLAMABAD (NNI): Ministry of Water and Power has said that crisis of laodshedding would be resolved within 48 hours. AESC Lalpir and Hebco Power Plant became out of order due to mechanical fault, cau More

  • Non payment causing shortfall on 2012-03-25 16:15:35

    ISLAMABAD (INP): Director General Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pepco) Rafiq Qureshi said on Sunday that due to non payment to independent power producers (IPPs) and non-supply of oil many power pl More

  • POL price on 2012-03-25 16:15:35

    hike opposed ISLAMABAD/LAHORE (INP): Government allies and PPP leaders have opposed an increase of more than Rs7 per litre in the prices of petroleum products. According to highly reliable sources, t More

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