Tag: International

LAHORE - Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah has said that the Punjab government would not give in to any "national or international pressure" in the trial of US consulate employee Raymond Davis, who killed three people on Thursday. He said the investigation would conducted on merit.
Addressing a press conference on Friday at the Director General Public relations (DGPR), the law minister said there "is no pressure on the Punjab government. We will not accept any pressure in this

KARACHI - The Halal Development Council of Pakistan (HDC) has made a significant breakthrough in linking the country's products, industry and business with the global Halal economy driven by demand by Muslims seeking to consume lawful and good quality products, said HDC Secretary General Asad Sajjad.
Sajjad said that HDC has recently signed 12 memorandums of understanding (MoU) with acclaimed international Halal certification authorities, research canters, and scientific

GUJRANWALA - Brunei Darussalam High Commissioner Abdul Jalil Ahmad has said that Pakistani products are the best in quality with the lowest prices in the world. He said this while visiting the "Made in Pakistan Industrial Exhibition" at Gujranwala Business Centre the other day. He said Pakistani businessmen should explore international markets and hold industrial exhibitions abroad.
Gujranwala Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) former president Nawaz Ahmad Bajwa, Abdul

SYDNEY - China's Li Na upset two-time champion Kim Clijsters on Friday to win the Sydney International title and her fourth career WTA crown. Eighth seed Li recovered from going behind 0-5 in the opening set to rally for a convincing 7-6 (7/3), 6-3 victory in 1hr 30min.
It was her second WTA title in Australia after winning the Gold Coast event in 2008 and last year she was a surprise semi-finalist at the Australian Open. Li will stay at her 11th ranking despite the win, while

SYDNEY - Kim Clijsters stormed into the semi-finals of the Sydney International with a straight sets demolition of Victoria Azarenka on Wednesday. The Belgian world number three reaffirmed her status as favourite for next week's Australian Open with five service breaks on the way to a 6-3, 6-2 win over the seventh-seed from Belarus in 85 minutes. Clijsters will face Alisa Kleybanova on Thursday after the unseeded Russian overcame Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 in the

MIRPURKHAS: The International Donkey Day, "Mandi" (Piri), was held at the Tando Ghulam Ali town, about 60 kilometres from Mirpurkhas on Sunday, where thousands of donkeys were brought to be sold from across the country.
As many as 30 different breeds of donkeys including the Laasi, Takkur, Thari, Gantiyo, Irani, Khachar and Babar Laasi among others were up on display for sale at the Piri.
However, the animals were not available on the cheap as the price ranged from a

LAHORE: Pakistan is likely to host Bangladesh in a full home series next year, it was learnt Wednesday. As part of the ground breaking for international teams return to Pakistan, Bangladesh would most likely send their junior team or A team to tour Pakistan first. Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt met Bangladesh cricket officials in Dhaka on the sidelines of the ACC meeting and discussed the possibility of Bangladesh visiting Pakistan in 2011.
It has been learnt that

LAHORE: Pakistan wicket-keeper Zulqarnain Haider on Tuesday announced his retirement from international cricket after abandoning the team and flying to London, saying he had received death threats.
The 24-year-old on Monday failed to report in Dubai for Pakistan's one-day international against South Africa. The latest scandal to hit the country's national game follows a slew of spot and match-fixing allegations, and disciplinary problems.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)

LAHORE: Warid Telecom has offered free incoming SMS to both prepaid and postpaid subscribers while roaming on any affiliate network in the world.
According to a press release issued here on Tuesday, the step was taken during the Hajj season with the vision to facilitate roaming pilgrims who are on travelling to Saudi Arabia.
Hoping to assist the pilgrims and their families, Warid formulated the free incoming SMS offer. In tandem it is providing the best calling rates to

LAHORE: The assets of Islamic banking would exceed $1.3 trillion soon while more than 1,100 Islamic financial institutions were operating all over the world.
This was revealed by the deputy governor banking of the State Bank of Pakistan in the international conference on Islamic Banking and Takaful held today at the Expo Centre Lahore. Delegates from all over the world participated in this mega international event.
The deputy governor banking said that Islamic banking is