Tag: Honour

Assefa, Zardari donate blood to honour Benazir’s memory

Aseefa Bhutto Zardari, ambassador for polio eradication and President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday donated blood in the nation-wide campaign, marking the 58th birth...

16-year-old girl killed for honour

A 16-year-old girl was clubbed to death by her uncle in the name of honour in the Raiwind City Police Station precincts on Sunday....

To honour all fathers

Father’s Day was celebrated with zeal and zest in most part of the world including Pakistan on Sunday. Children expressed their affection by giving...

Colin Firth adds honour from Queen to Oscar

‘King’s Speech’ actor Colin Firth was awarded an honour by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth on Saturday, joining more than 900 people from all walks of...

4 among 2 women killed over honor

At least four persons including two women have been killed over honor here respectively in Quetta and Osta Muhammad on Thursday. As per details,...

Honour claims four lives

Four persons, including two women, were shot dead in the name of honour in Jaffarabad and Jhal Magsi districts of Balochistan on Tuesday. In...

Building a promising future to honour the rosy past

The 2010-11 domestic football season saw some of the titles contested for much more hotly than others. While Borussia Dortmund went on a rampage...

Three killed for ‘honour’ in Balochistan

Three people including a woman were killed in the name of honour in Mastung and Jaffarabad towns of Balochistan in two separate incidents while...

‘A single day to honour nurses’

She served for more than 20 years in public hospitals. The years were filled with hardships, disappointment, disrespect, personal achievements, abuses, accusations, and self-satiation....

Complicity, Complacency, and Honour

Pardon me for not having anything insightful to say on Osama’s killing, but you see, I went down with a particularly bad case of...

Hundreds join first rally to honour Osama

Hundreds took to the streets of Quetta on Monday to pay homage to Osama Bin Laden, chanting death to America and setting fire to...

Honour won’t be traded for prosperity: COAS

The nation’s honour and integrity will not be compromised and traded in exchange for prosperity, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Kayani said...

Europeans lead the pack in race for Cannes’ top honour

PARIS - European directors are many, Asians are few and South Americans non-existent on the list of 19 films in the running for the coveted Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes film festival, announced on Thursday. Spain's Pedro Almodovar, Denmark's Lars Von Trier and Belgium's Dardenne brothers are among those whose latest projects will be in the limelight when the world's premier film festival opens on May 11 on the French Riviera. No fewer than 1,715 films -- some for the first time

Wisden refuses to honour tainted player

LONDON - The Wisden Cricketers Almanack has broken with more than 80 years of tradition by naming only four Cricketers of the Year in its latest edition instead of its usual five.
Since 1926 the cricketing bible has named five players who had the biggest impact on the English summer in its annual edition but reduced the number this year to reflect last year's spot-fixing scandal.
Three Pakistan players -- Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Amir, and Salman Butt -- were embroiled in the

PM to honour team on return

LAHORE - A grant reception awaits the Pakistan cricket team on their return to the country, with the Prime Minister being the host.A spokesman of the PM's House has said that Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani will invite the members of Pakistan's cricket team on their return to Pakistan to commend them on their performance in the World Cup and to encourage them for even better results in the future. The spokesman added that the semi-final match in Mohali provided a very useful

Woman, paramour fall victim to honour killing

SAHIWAL - Real brothers killed their sister and her paramour in the name of honour at Chak Meer Dad Muafi the other day. Reportedly, Zubaida, a resident of Chak Meer Dad Muafi, developed illicit relations with Shaban. Zubaida's brothers Nazir and Tasleem caught her and Shaban red handed and slaughtered them with the strokes of an axe.
BLIND MURDER CASES' MYSTERY SOLVED: Sahiwal police traced a gang of killers involved in two blind murder cases and arrested them. As per details,

Pakistan, Australia to fight for honour

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.
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