ISLAMABAD // Nawaz Sharif, the Pakistani opposition leader, might have blown his chances of becoming prime minister during the next election by blocking, even if temporarily, constitutional reforms th…
WELINGTON: New Zealand has named a 15-man squad for the World Twenty20 in the Caribbean next month. Kyle Mills (shoulder), Jacob Oram (knee), Aaron Redmond and Ian Butler have all been named in the 15-man squad, but their final selection depends on their rehabilitation over the next three weeks. Daryl Tuffey, the fast bowler, and Neil Broom have missed out because of fitness problems while Rob Nicol, the Canterbury allrounder, has been picked for his first tour. With so many players on the comeback trail, the coach Mark Greatbatch has seven men on standby to cover all possibilities. Mills worked with the Test squad before the match in Hamilton but Greatbatch said he has some “checkpoints” to pass before getting the all-clear. Butler, Redmond, the wicketkeeper Gareth Hopkins and Scott Styris will gain some match practice by turning out in the National Club Championship in Auckland between April 6 and 11. Greatbatch said the players on standby were Jeetan Patel, Peter Ingram, Shanan Stewart, Andy McKay, Brent Arnel, James Franklin and Peter McGlashan. New Zealand will be based in Guyana for the opening stage and face Sri Lanka in the first game of the tournament on April 30 before playing Zimbabwe on May 4. Only the top two teams go through to the next stage of the event. New Zealand squad Brendon McCullum, Jesse Ryder, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Scott Styris, Aaron Redmond, Jacob Oram, Gareth Hopkins (wk), Daniel Vettori (capt), Rob Nicol, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Tim Southee, Shane Bond, Ian Butler.
Karachi: Pakistani stocks posted gains Wednesday, despite the prospect of a destabilising face-off between the government and the judiciary, as foreign investment inflows lifted sentiment. The Karach…
ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee agreed on a constitutional amendment Wednesday that strips the president of powers inherited from the country's former military ruler, fulfilling a long-standing o…
UN Delays Release of Bhutto Assassination Inquiry Report Swiss authorities say they have turned down a request from Pakistan to reopen corruption charges against President Asif Ali Zardari, because th…
LAHORE: Dozen of media persons have been subjected to the horrible torture by doctors in the presence of police at Jinnah Hospital here on Wednesday. Tension began when media persons went to hospital to cover a demonstration staged by the relative of 60-year-old patient, who died due to alleged negligence of the doctor. The doctors became annoyed when journalists asked them the reason for the death of patient while instead of answering the question, they started beating the media persons. According to Geo correspondent Faisal Karim, media persons were invited for talks at the hospital’s conference room, where they were beaten again both by the doctors and police. Faisal said he was also among the journalists, who were also severely beaten by the doctors-turned-rioters. According to report, hospital’s main gate has been closed after the incident. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has taken the notice of incident and formed an inquiry committee.
A Pakistani police officer stands guard outside the Supreme Court in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, March 31, 2010. Pakistan has sent a letter to Swiss authorities asking that they reopen a money-l…
AMRITSAR: Nauman Arshad is still in his school uniform — light blue shirt and dark trousers — and should be appearing for his Class Nine examinations right now. Instead, the 14-year-old P…
NEW DELHI: Ayesha Siddiqui, who claims to be Shoaib Malik’’s first wife has finally hit out at the cricketer, according to reports appeared in Indian media. The Siddiqui family is said to be in a state of shock over the reports of Shoaib-Sania impending marriage in April. Ayesha’s father, Mohammed Ahmed Siddiqui has threatened to sue Shoaib if he does not divorce his daughter. “I want divorce for my daughter. According to Islamic law, my daughter cannot remarry if she doesn”t have the divorce paper,” he said in an interview to a news channel. He also said that Sania Mirza will be Shoaib’’s second wife. Mohammed Ahmed Siddiqui claimed in February 2008 that Shoaib had married his daughter in June 2002 through a telephonic nikah after having an online affair. However, Shoaib claims that he was only engaged to her and the marriage was called off because of problems between the families. If sources are to be believed, Ayesha met Shoaib in a Dubai restaurant in 2001 along with her friend, Maha. While Ayesha is a little plump, Maha was pretty and Shoaib fell for her. On returning to Hyderabad, Ayesha, posing as Maha, started chatting with Shoaib. Ayesha apparently fell in love with the cricketer and convinced her parents to contact his parents and arrange for a telephonic nikah. In 2005, when the Pakistan cricket team was in Hyderabad, the Siddiquis hosted a reception for the cricket team. A website quotes a source as saying, “Shoaib became suspicious when he expressed his desire to meet Ayesha and her parents said she was out of town.” Ayesha was reportedly working as a school teacher in Dubai and apparently sent her actual photograph to Shoaib. This made the player snap all ties with her. He said the Siddiquis he had been duped.
Asif Ali Zardari, co-chairman of Pakistan People’s Party and widower of slain Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, requested for the report on Bhutto's death to be delayed