Saeed Ajmal creates confusion over bowling action
DUBAI(AFP/PFP): Pakistani spinner Saeed Ajmal on Tuesday created more confusion about his bowling action, by claiming he has special dispensation from the game’s governing body to straighten his arm beyond the allowed 15 degrees. The 34-year-old off-spinner, who took 24 wickets in the 3-0 Test series whitewash of England, claimed that the International More...
Obama says no Israel decision on Iran attack
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama said on Sunday that he did not think Israel had made a decision on whether to launch a pre-emptive strike on Iran’s nuclear installations, a threat that has rattled the region. More...
Syria rejects Arab League call for power change
DAMASCUS(PFP): Syria on Monday rejected an Arab League (AL) plan for President Bashar al-Assad to transfer power to his deputy, calling the initiative a “flagrant interference,” state TV quoted an official More...
COAS Kayani calls on President Zardari
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani Saturday called on President Asif Ali Zardari here at presidency. According to the report, both the dignitaries discussed matters relating political, More...
SC expresses displeasure over NRO implementation
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court said in its order in NRO implementation case that the government has failed to implement the verdict. ‘The government is not taking interest to observe the order for the More...
President Zardari meets coalition partners
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari is meeting coalition partners and discussions are being held on the formation of new provinces and early elections. According to sources, the meeting being held at the Presidency More...
New York mosque firebombed in ‘hate crime’ spree
NEW YORK(AFP/PFP) : New York’s mayor expressed outrage Monday after a mosque was hit by a firebomb in an arson spree that police said they were investigating as a hate crime. The Imam Al-Khoei Foundation More...
FBI Most Wanted: Mullah Omer removed from list
Taliban leader Mullah Omar. — File photoWASHINGTON(PFP): Mullah Omer’s name has been removed from FBI’s website for most wanted terrorists. However, the names of Ayman Al Zawahiri and Hakimullah Mehsud still More...
Karzai urges ‘neighbourly’ relations with Pakistan
KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday urged Pakistan not to forge its policy on Afghanistan based on its rivalries with either India or the United States. “We want Pakistan to have an independent More...
White House backs Biden’s ‘Taliban-friendly’ statement
WASHINGTON: The White House on Monday defended Vice President Joe Biden for saying that the Taliban isn’t an enemy of the United States despite the years spent fighting the militant Islamic group that gave More...
