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US House panel backs more oversight of Pakistan’s anti-terror funds

A House panel of US lawmakers agreed to a proposal by Representative Jeff Flake to tighten congressional oversight over $1.1 billion in counterinsurgency funds...

Oscar panel rubbishes Darbar’s allegation

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has rubbished Ismail Darbar’s allegation against AR Rahman that he ‘bought’ his Oscar for ‘Slumdog Millionaire’...

Pakistani umpire selected in FIH panel

A Pakistani umpire has made his way to the International Hockey Federation (FIH) panel of international umpires for his recent excellent performance. The FIH...

US panel proposes network of nuclear waste sites

The United States should develop temporary storage facilities to hold the waste produced by the country's nuclear reactors until a permanent burial site can...

Indian judicial panel on prisoners arrives today

ISLAMABAD - Indian members of the Pakistan-India Judicial Committee on Prisoners (JCP) will arrive in Pakistan today to discuss ways to expedite the release of nationals of both countries in each other's jails. A private TV channel quoted a Foreign Office spokesman as saying that the Indian judicial commission would visit Pakistani jails in Rawalpindi, Lahore and Karachi. During the five-day visit, Indian members of JCP along with a Pakistani team, would recommend the release of

Rizwan Group announce panel for Lahore elections

LAHORE - Model Town Football Club's President Mian Rizwan Ali has announced the panel under Rizwan Group for the football elections of Lahore District for the term 2011-15. He introduced the panel members at a function held in MTFA Ground.
Rizwan, who will contest for the post of President, has been named as Rizwan Group panel leader. The football election of the District Lahore will be held on March 30.
Panel: President Mian Rizwan Ali (Model Town FC), Vice Presidents M

‘Panel to amend Egypt constitution formed’

CAIRO - The Egyptian military has formed a commission to amend Egypt's constitution, a member of the panel said on Tuesday, after the body met the head of the ruling junta for the first time. "The armed forces want to hand over power as soon as possible. They want amendments to the constitution," said Sobhi Saleh, a lawyer and former lawmaker from the Islamist opposition group the Muslim Brotherhood.
Saleh, a member of the eight member panel of judges and constitutional law

Limited options dog African panel on I Coast crisis

ADDIS ABABA - A high-level panel named by the African Union faces an uphill battle in agreeing a unified stand on Ivory Coast's political crisis and has limited new options to offer the country's two rival leaders.
Divisions were laid bare at the two-day AU summit that ended Monday, with the leaders agreeing to set up a panel made up of the presidents of Burkina Faso, Chad, South Africa, Mauritania and Tanzania to work out an exit strategy. AU commission chief Jean Ping said last

Progressive panel takes LPC elections

LAHORE - The Progressive Panel on Wednesday comprehensively won the annual elections of the Lahore Press Club by out doing the Journalists Panel on three of four main seats. According to the official announcement made by the election committee of Lahore Press Club, Sarmad Bashir successfully defended his presidential slot against his opponent Noman Yawar of the Journalists Panel.
Basheer scored 518 votes, beating his opponent by 131 votes. Progressive Panel's candidate for vice