September, 2016
India beat Pakistan in Asia Cup semi-finals
PESHAWAR: India on Thursday defeated Pakistan 3-1 in the second semi-final of the Boys Under-18 Asia Cup Hockey at Dhaka’s Maulana Bhashani Hockey Stadium. Both teams produced some perfect short passes before the half-time when India led 2-0. Also, aggressive gestures remained the hallmark of the 70-minute high-octane match fought on a rattling pace between the two archrivals. Pakistan’s only goal was scored by Amjad Ali Khan off a penalty corner while India also scored another goal in the second half. The final will now be played between India andRead More
Simla pact hit Kashmir struggle, says Shahbaz
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has termed Simla pact reached between India and Pakistan in 1972 a big mistake, saying it partially hurt the Kashmiris’ freedom struggle. The statement invited criticism from the PPP whose then chairman and prime minister of the country, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, and his Indian counterpart Indra Gandhi had signed Simla pact. The agreement had resulted in release of some 90,000 Pakistani soldiers imprisoned by India following the 1971 war fought between the two South Asian neigbours. “The Simla pact was a big mistake [on the part ofRead More
Pemra dismisses Ahmadi complaints against two TV channels
LAHORE: The Council of Complaints of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regularity Authority (Pemra) dismissed on Thursday the complaints of the minority Ahmadi community against two private TV channels as ‘non-maintainable’. The decision was made after a mob entered the Pemra office in the Cantonment area, asking the authority to quash the complaints and raising slogans against the Ahmadi community. Acting on complaints, Pemra had called the hosts of Neo TV’s talk show ‘Harf-i-Raz’ and Channel 92’s ‘Subh-i-Noor’ to explain their position over allegations of ‘provoking’ people to resort to violenceRead More
Pak improving connectivity with Afghanistan: Abrar Hussain
KABUL, 29 SEPT (DNA) – Pakistan’s Ambassador to Afghanistan, Syed Abrar Hussain Thursday said that his country was vigorously working on improving road and aerial connectivity with Afghanistan. In this regard, Pakistan built 75 km Torkham-Jalalabad road, he stated, and increased the number of flights between Islamabad and Kabul. The Ambassador expressed optimism that these measures would not only improve regional connectivity but would also facilitate and bring the people of the two countries closer. He expressed these views while inaugurating the new office of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) inRead More
Pakistan denounces Indian ceasefire violations at LoC
ISLAMABAD, 29 SEPT (DNA) – Pakistan has strongly condemned unprovoked ceasefire violations at Line of Control (LOC) by Indian forces. Foreign Office spokesman, Nafees Zakria in a statement in Islamabad on Thursday said the valiant Armed Forces of Pakistan have given and will continue to give a befitting response to any aggression. He said Pakistan also rejected the baseless Indian claim that it has “carried out surgical strikes into Pakistan”. He said the Indian side has chosen to share this falsified claim with the Indian media. He said such falsified,Read More
I will show Nawaz how to respond to Modi: Imran
LAHORE: Following Indian aggression on the Line of Control that killed two Pakistani soldiers, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairperson Imran Khan on Thursday told reporters he will respond to Indian prime minister Narendra Modi during his Raiwind March. “Initially I had to give a message to Nawaz Sharif, but tomorrow I will send a message to Modi too,” the cricketer-turned-politician said, adding that the march will go ahead as scheduled, despite the LoC incident. “People from all over Pakistan should participate in the march to display unity,” PTI chief said. “IRead More