Tag: Fight

KARACHI - The Pakistan people's Party is all set to face the contempt notices issued by the Supreme Court both on legal and political fronts. PPP's Sindh Secretary General Taj Haider is ready to appear in the Supreme Court on April 1, however, he would seek more time to submit his reply on his reaction on the court's verdict against former NAB chairman Justice (retd) Deedar Hussain Shah.
Talking to Pakistan Today on Wednesday, he said that he had received a 350-page notice and

ISLAMABAD - Urging close working relation between the intelligence agencies of the two countries, parliamentarians from Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday emphasised efforts to combat terrorism jointly.
In a joint statement issued on the last day of talks between the lawmakers of the two countries, the lawmakers said that terrorism had been the major impediment in the development of both Pakistan and Afghanistan. The talk were organised by the PILDAT. Lawmakers also stressed

PHOENIX - Every year, the greatest of all time, the champ, legendary Muhammad Ali brings knockouts like Halle Berry, Reba McEntire and Cristie Kerr along with heavy hitting celebrities such as Billy Crystal and Kevin Costner together for a very worthy cause.
For over 17 years, Celebrity Fight Night has raised over 65 million dollars for Parkinson's research and remains the most anticipated charity event in the Valley and perhaps the entire country.
This year's star-studded

CHENNAI - Australia's bid to prolong their unbeaten World Cup run and Pakistan's ambitions to top Group A will ensure no punches are pulled in Colombo on Saturday even though both sides have booked quarter-final places. For Australia, the otherwise inconsequential match should have been just an opportunity to test their bench strength and provide skipper Ricky Ponting another chance to find his form before the four-times champions begin their knock-out stage campaign.
But in all

LAHORE - Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid is ready to take its fight with the Unification members to the hometowns of each and every rebel who is supporting the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz.
It is learnt that the PML-Q is planning to hold public meetings in the constituencies of each and every member of Unification group in coming days. Sources disclosed that in these meetings, the party leaders would announce their future candidates for the next parliamentary elections from the

ISLAMABAD - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) stepped up its fight against corruption with the introduction of new initiatives, including revised integrity guidelines and a cross debarment agreement signed with development partners, a new report says. The 2010 Annual Report, issued by ADB's Office of Anti-corruption and Integrity, also highlighted ADB's support for developing member countries, with fraud and corruption detection training given to government agencies in several of ADB's

KARACHI -The nations who forget their language and culture are nowhere to be found on the planet, said Sindh Katchi Abadis and Spatial Development Minister Rafique Engineer. He said this while addressing the closing session of the two-day national literary conference on 'Analysis of promotion of Sindhi language and literature' organised by the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST) Sindhi Department in collaboration with the Higher Education Commission (HEC)

PESHAWAR - A three-day immunisation campaign against polio is scheduled to start in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and the tribal areas (FATA) on March 7 with an aim to make the society free polio.
More than 4.9 million children in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 1.071 million in FATA would be vaccinated during the drive, KP Health Minister Sayed Zahir Ali Shah said while addressing a one-day workshop organised by the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) in collaboration with the UNICEF and

Switch channels for some cricket-related fireworks and you will stumble into 'Bigg Toss,' a spoof on Bigg Boss on an Indian news channel. The show will have around 14 house guests like Rakhi Sawant, Pakistani actor and 'Bigg Boss' sensation Veena Malik, Delhi-based RJ Simran Kohli and hair stylist Sylvie. Divided into two teams, they will play for the big prize - a car worth around Rs 15- 20 lakh.
"We will be given some cricket-related tasks to carry out. The funniest bit is that

KABUL - Congressional plans to slash U.S. foreign assistance, including multibillion-dollar aid to Afghanistan, risk undermining the Obama administration's bid to leave behind a stable nation when it withdraws its troops. Rajiv Shah, a doctor and administrator of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), said pledges from some leading lawmakers to cut funding for his agency, a prime target in Republican belt-tightening plans, would undermine the US fight in Afghanistan and

NEW YORK - Hollywood star Halle Berry is planning to take ex, Gabriel Aubry, to court to fight for the custody of their daughter, Nahla. "Halle Berry was forced to pull out of a film production in New York this week due to pending custody litigation involving her daughter," her publicist told in a statement.
"She has attempted to resolve these custody issues amicably with her daughter's father, Gabriel Aubry, directly, but given his lack of cooperation, Halle has no choice but to

PESHAWAR - A neck and neck contest is expected today(Saturday) between the ruling Awami National Party (ANP)-Pakistan People's Party (PPP) backed Muhammad Yar Khan and Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid's (PML-Q) Rashaad Khan for the provincial assembly's seat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) 87 (Shangla-1).
PML-Q former member provincial assembly (MPA) late Zahir Shah was elected on this seat after 2008 general elections by defeating the present ANP-PPP joint candidate Muhammad Yar Khan. In

MADRID - Real Madrid fought back from a goal down to defeat city rivals Atletico 3-1 in the first leg of the Spanish Cup quarter-finals on Thursday. Atletico were ahead after just seven minutes at the Santiago Bernabeu when Uruguayan striker Diego Forlan was on target following a bright burst from Sergio Aguero which was ended by goalkeeper Iker Casillas's clumsy challenge. But Sergio Ramos powered in a header from an Angel Di Maria corner in the 14th minute to bring the home side

KARACHI - The Karachi Press Club (KPC) presented a sombre but defiant picture on Friday, as the targeted assassination of 28-year-old journalist Wali Khan Babar reverberated among his friends and colleagues.
The KPC may be split along ideological lines, but all differences were cast aside as journalists from both the print and electronic media recalled the insecurity and uncertainty braved by media personnel in the execution of their jobs.
It was all too familiar for many

SANAA - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton landed in Yemen on Tuesday on a surprise visit aimed at helping President Ali Abdullah Saleh tackle problems that allow Al Qaeda to threaten his country and the West.
The first chief US diplomat to visit Yemen in more than 20 years, she said the trip was aimed at going beyond military cooperation to broach a "comprehensive strategy" for tackling Yemen's myriad problems. "We are partnering with Yemen and other countries in the Gulf and

LAHORE - PMC Club Athletico Faisalabad survived the embarrassment of relegation in the Pakistan Premier Football League. This is their fifth consecutive top division season in 2011. PMC escaped relegation by narrow margin as they won their last two games on Balochistan soil and survived for another PPL season.
"I would like to congratulate all my friends, colleagues, supporters and well-wishers in Pakistan and around the globe for this success. All of them have stood with

BEIJING: China's central bank kept up its rhetoric against inflation and excess liquidity on Friday by saying it will deploy a range of policy tools to head off inflationary pressures and asset bubbles.
Hu Xiaolian, a deputy governor at the People's Bank of China, said monetary policy in the world's second-largest economy needs to be prudent to tame inflation, which hit a 28-month high of 5.1 percent in November.
"The most important task of our monetary policy next year is