Tag: Fight

Salman asks tribunal to put off hearing

KARACHI - Former Pakistan cricket team captain Salman Butt said on Tuesday that he asked an anti-corruption tribunal to put off a hearing next month so he can deal with any possible criminal proceedings in London.
Along with pacemen Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer, the 26-year-old cricketer was provisionally suspended by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on charges of spot-fixing during Lord's Test against England in August.
The trio faces an ICC tribunal in Doha from

India fight back after Kallis ton

CENTURION - After taking a battering for two days, India finally put up some resistance with a solid start to their second innings on the third day of the first Test against South Africa at SuperSport Park on Saturday.
Faced with a massive first innings deficit of 484 runs, India reached 190 for two at the close. Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag put on 137 for the first wicket before Sehwag was caught at wide long-off for 63 off the bowling of left-arm spinner Paul Harris.

Pakistan, Norway vow to fight terrorism together

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Norway on Monday agreed to further strengthen bilateral ties besides working together to fight terror and promote peace and stability in the region.
The agreement to this effect was reached at a meeting between Defence Minister Ch Ahmed Mukhtar and his Norwegian counterpart, Ms Grete Faremo, who called on him in Islamabad, an official statement said.
The two leaders exchanged views on various subjects such as defence cooperation, Pakistan's

Lohan’s in cash fight

Lindsay Lohan's family feud is raging again as her parents fight over child support payments - the actress' mother has filed papers demanding her ex-husband pays up.
Dina Lohan has accused her ex-partner Michael of failing to hand over his monthly installments for Lindsay's younger siblings Ali, 16, and Cody, 14, just months after the former couple settled a previous child support dispute in court. The Lohan matriarch has lodged a complaint with the Child Support Collection Unit

Officials renew pledges to fight corruption

LAHORE: Provincial and federal government departments observed International Anti-Corruption Day on Thursday and organised different events like walks, seminars and exhibitions on different platforms to create awareness against corruption among the general public.
Ob these occasions, government departments like Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and Anti-Corruption Establishment also issued their performance reports till Thursday. FIA

5 Balochs, 2 FC men killed in 9-hour fight

QUETTA: Five Baloch youths and three personnel of paramilitary forces were killed, while another nine were injured in separate incidents of violence in Balochistan's Turbat and Kalat districts on Wednesday.
In the first incident in Turbat, the Frontier Corps lay siege to the house of Mir Ayub Gitchki, a central leader of the Balochistan National Party, after receiving a tip-off that wanted commander of Baloch Liberation Front, Mir Abbass Jan Gitchki, was in the house.
The

Misbah, Ali lead Pakistan’s fight in 2nd Test

ABU DHABI: Skipper Misbah-ul-Haq and Azhar Ali led Pakistan's fightback with half-centuries apiece to keep South African hopes of enforcing the follow-on at bay on the third day of the second Test on Monday.
Misbah finished with 77 not out to guide his team to 317-6 at the close after Ali (90) and Asad Shafiq (61) also contributed in a fight for survival with Pakistan still needing another 68 to avoid following on. Abdul Rehman was the other unbeaten batsman without scoring.

Religious groups fight social workers for animal hides on Eid

LAHORE: Besides the traditional festivities and the observance of the sacrifice ritual, this Eidul Azha also witnessed a severe cold war between the religious parties and humanitarian organisations for the collection of animal hide.
According to sources, more than 50 percent of the hides collected were given to religious groups, including banned outfits, which continue to operate in the city despite the fact that the government had announced a zero tolerance policy for the

Pakistan fight back in first SA Test

DUBAI: Pakistan opener Mohammad Hafeez scored a patient half-century to build on some good work by bowlers on the second day of the first cricket Test against South Africa here on Saturday.
Hafeez scored 60 during an opening stand of 105 with Taufiq Umer (42) to guide Pakistan to 144-2 after paceman Umar Gul chipped in with three wickets off 20 balls to wrap South Africa's first-innings to 380 all out. Experienced batsman Younis Khan was unbeaten on 21 and Azhar Ali was 12 not

Lawyers’ fight for judicial overhaul not over yet: Asma

LAHORE: The lawyers' movement for the restoration of judiciary launched after the November 3, 2007 steps taken by former president General (r) Pervez Musharraf was based on a strong desire for overhauling the justice system of the country and the purpose is yet to be achieved fully, Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Asma Jahangir said on Tuesday.
Asma made these comments while addressing lawyers at the general house meeting of the Lahore High Court Bar Association

Bangladesh and Pakistan to fight terrorism, drug trafficking together

ISLAMABAD: The governments of Pakistan and Bangladesh on Monday decided to initiate cooperation in counterterrorism, counter narcotics and drug trafficking.
The fifth round of Pakistan-Bangladesh bilateral consultations was held here with Pakistani side led by Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir and Bangladesh delegation by its Foreign Secretary M Mijarul Quayes.
During the three hour-long discussion, including the lunch hosted by the foreign secretary in honour of the foreign

80 Taliban killed in fight near Pak border

KHOST: At least 80 Taliban were killed in Afghanistan during a failed attack on a NATO combat outpost near the border with Pakistan, an Afghan official said on Saturday.
"Fresh information that we received from intelligence sources shows that 80 Taliban have been killed. The bodies of the militants were left on the battlefield," said Mukhlis Afghan, spokesman for the governor of eastern Paktika province.
NATO said earlier that 30 Taliban had been killed as international

55 candidates to fight for 21 SCBA seats

LAHORE
A total of fifty-five candidates are contesting to win 21 different seats in the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) polls today.
Sanaullah Khan Zahid is already elected unopposed as the finance secretary of the SCBA, while Chaudhry Afrasiab Khan has been appointed the returning officer for SCBA 2010-2011 elections. There are three candidates in the running for the presidential slot - Ahmad Awais, Asma Jahangir and Muhammad Ikram Chaudhry.
The four candidates

SCBA presidential polls – Awais and Asma fight for the crown...

LAHORE
Experts and pundits from the lawyers' community have predicted cut-throat competition between Ahmed Awais and Asma Jahangir for the presidential slot of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) polls being held today (Wednesday).
The bigwigs of the lawyers' community, now being divided in pro-judiciary and pro-government groups, were witnessed struggling yesterday to secure the votes of the 2,130 registered SCBA voters for their respective groups using every trick in

French unions fight on as pension law nears adoption

PARIS
The French government struggled to restore fuel supplies on Saturday, but unions dug in their heels at strike-hit oil refineries after the Senate approved the pension reform bill at the heart of the dispute.
Despite weeks of protests and strikes that have hit railways and refineries hardest, the flagship reform of President Nicolas Sarkozy's term is expected to be finally adopted by Wednesday. On the first day of a 12-day mid-term school holiday, Transport Minister

‘Fight for rule of law will continue’

LAHORE: Human rights activist and Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) presidential candidate Asma Jahangir in an interview before the SCBA elections to Pakistan Today declared the agenda of her candidature.
Do you think you have enough support for winning the election?
I have struggled hard for the rule of law, democracy and human rights in the country and have won the support of a large number of lawyers from all political parties. I will continue to strive for the rule

Italy plans to denude forest to fight prostitution

An Italian region struggling with policing the sex trade along a heavily wooded road has come up with a novel solution: Just chop down the forest.
The regional government of Abruzzo in central Italy has tried 24-hour patrols, raids and cameras to curb the rampant sex trade on the Bonifica del Tronto road -- all to no effect.
Finally, Angelo di Paolo, the regional government's notoriously decisive public works chief, decided that fighting the forest would be much easier then