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Yasir Shah may become quickest Asian to reach 100 wickets
KARACHI: As Pakistan is all set to play its first day/night Test in Dubai from Thursday, which will also make Pakistan the 7th team to play 400 Tests, the magical spinner Yasir Shah has set his eyes on adding more unique records to his name. The 31-year old bowler from Swabi has 95 wickets to his credit from 16 Tests, and only five wickets away from becoming quickest from Asia to reach the 100 wickets milestone. A haul of five wickets in Dubai Test will help Yasir Shah surpassing India’sRead More
US blacklists four Pakistanis on suspicion of money laundering
WASHINGTON: The United States on Tuesday blacklisted four Pakistanis and banned the companies they were running on charges of money laundering. According to US Treasury Department, the blacklisted Pakistani citizens were identified as Obaid Khanani, Huzaifa Khanani, Javed Khanani and Atif Polani. The aforementioned persons allegedly used these companies to launder the money of drug dealers. The companies have been set up in Pakistan and UAE. It was alleged that the companies laundered money for criminals based in China, Mexico and Columbia. Huzaifa Khanani is the nephew of Altaf Khanani,Read More
Youm-e-Ashur processions culminate peacefully across Pakistan
KARACHI: Processions across the country culminated peacefully as people observed Youm-e-Ashur on Wednesday to pay homage to the sacrifices of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) and his companions, amid stringent security measures in place. The main procession in Karachi was taken out from Nishtar Park and made its way through the city’s MA Jinnah Road to culminate at Imambargah Hussainia Iranian, Kharadar. In Lahore, the Youm-e-Ashur procession passed through traditional routes to reach Karbala Gamay Shah. The procession in Rawalpindi concluded at the Qadeemi Imambargah, while processions in Faisalabad and MultanRead More
Abdul Basit rubbishes Indian surgical strike claims
Pakistan’s High Commissioner to New Delhi Abdul Basit in an interview with India Today rejected Indian claims of a ‘surgical strike’ across the Line of Control (LoC) on Wednesday. “As far as the government of Pakistan is concerned, there was no surgical strike whatsoever, otherwise they would have responded immediately,” he said. When ‘video evidence’ of the strike was brought up during the interview, Basit rubbished the claim. “There can’t be any video… Because the surgical strike did not take place.” “No surgical strike across the LoC was conducted inRead More
Imran Khan mulling decisive move against govt
ISLAMABAD (DNA). Imran Khan Chairman PTI has decided to boycott the joint session called by the government to discuss Kashmir situation. It came as a surprise to many as just a day before the joint sitting PTI had attended the all parties conference convened by the government. According to sources the PTI core committee that met on Tuesday evening with Imran Khan in the chair decided to attend the joint sitting however the Chairman Imran Khan was of the view they should not attend. According to media reports, even oneRead More
Ambassador Moin ul Haq condemns Indian aggression
Paris, 30th Sept,2016. The Ambassador of Pakistan in France Moin ul Haque in an interview with Radio France International (RFI) which airs its program in five major languages around the world, said that there is grave human rights situation in the Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK). Mr. Moin ul Haque said Pakistan doesnot want war but peace, and is fully committed to resolving all outstanding issue included the dispute of Kashmir with India by peaceful means. Replying to a question the Ambassador said that Prime Minister of Pakistan is fully committed for aRead More