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Cricket Crisis

Waqas Ejaz — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:40:29 +0000

Image via Wikipedia The Pakistan Cricket Board has barred former captains Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan from the national team indefinitely for behaviour they say contributed to Pakistan’s poor performance on its recent tour of Australia. However, the board then issued a statement saying, “the recommendation of the Inquiry Committee is not a life ban on these [...]

Supporting Economy

Waqas Ejaz — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:46:30 +0000

Image by Getty Images via Daylife Energy and economic problems of Pakistan, and not extremism, top the list of Richard Holbrooke’s concerns when it comes to this country. Scarcely believable? Not quite. The US’s first priority when it comes to Pakistan remains the war against militancy. What Mr Holbrooke seemed to be attempting, though, was to recast [...]

Non Proliferation Treaty at 40

Waqas Ejaz — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:33:22 +0000

Image via Wikipedia The world recently observed the 40th anniversary of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Though designed to contain the spread of nuclear weapons the treaty has largely failed in this respect due to its inherently discriminatory nature, which allows some states to maintain nuclear arsenals while preventing others from acquiring the same. Some have pointed out [...]

Government urged to ban export of diesel

Waqas Ejaz — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:22:06 +0000

Image via Wikipedia The government is likely to ban export of diesel to Afghanistan on the request of Pakistan State Oil (PSO) in an effort to avoid loss of more than Rs1.5 billion due to misuse of export facility and to reduce foreign exchange pressure on import of the product. “The government should ban export of diesel [...]

Minister nominates himself for lucrative foreign assignment

Waqas Ejaz — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:18:40 +0000

Federal Law Minister Babar Awan has nominated himself for an international assignment worth millions of dollars. A former Supreme Court judge and a former attorney general, who had backed the proclamation of emergency of Nov 3, 2007, have also been nominated for the assignment, according to sources. The law ministry had put the minister’s name at [...]

Public Flogging

Waqas Ejaz — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:04:23 +0000

Well everyone must be aware of the latest buzz on the media. The bizarre images of police public flogging young boys. As a society we need to see are we ready to take this kind of inhumane acts? Well media campaign has been successful in suspension of those who were involved in this incident but [...]

Key to successful Marriage

Waqas Ejaz — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:53:29 +0000

Image via Wikipedia Want your marriage to last longer? Then choose a wife who is five years younger to you and from the same cultural background, suggest experts from the Geneva School of Business. They claim this formula increases the chances of having a long and happy marriage by a fifth. One couple that seems to fit [...]

Choti Machlian

gurru — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:14:59 +0000

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Talwar se Pehle

gurru — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:10:32 +0000

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Loss of 400 million dollars

Waqas Ejaz — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:49:24 +0000

Over $400 million in reimbursement claims by Pakistan under Coalition Support Fund (CSF) for 2008 have been rejected by the United States because of new guidelines requiring ‘enhanced oversight and accountability’. Total claims for 2008 were $1.4 billion, but Pakistan got $997 million in reimbursement, whereas the remaining claims were disallowed on grounds of “inadequate [...]