PCB chief hopeful for Pakistan’s inclusion in IPL 2013
May 28th
Staff Report NEW DELHI: As India-Pakistan relationships are on the mend, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf has hoped for the participation of country’s cricketers in Indian Premier League from 2013, SAMAA verslae. Ashraf on Sunday arrived in Indian city of Chennai and watched the IPL final match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings, seated beside IPL chairman Rajiv Shukla. Indian media reports said Ashraf is expected to have a one-on-one meeting with Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president N
PPP leader Fauzia Wahab in critical state in Karachi hospital
May 28th
Beoordelingsrapport Karachi: Former Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) MNA and Information Secretary Fauzia Wahab is still in precarious condition on ventilator in the city’s hospital, SAMAA reports Monday. Earlier when her condition deteriorated yestersay (Sunday), she was admitted into the Intensive Care Unit of a private hospital, Orthopaedic and Medical Institute (OMI), in Karachi. Former actress Wahab had earlier undergone a gall bladder surgery on Friday but her condition became serious on late Saturday night
PML-N, PTI moving Supreme Court today against Gilani and Speaker
May 28th
Beoordelingsrapport Lahore: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) are filing two separate constitutional petitions in the Supreme Court today (Monday) against National Assembly speaker’s ruling regarding conviction of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and the premier’s visit to UK, SAMAA verslae. PML-N leader Khawaja Muhammad Asif will file a petition in the apex court today, stating that the May 24 ruling of the National Assembly speaker in the matter of Yousuf Raza Gilani is “arbitrary, capricious and illegal”.
Rawalpindi reckless shooting kills 4
May 28th
Staff Report RAWALPINDI: A man flying in rage after he was denied a room in a hotel, gunned down four employees of the accommodation facility in the city late yesterday night, SAMAA reports Monday. Volgens aan besonderhede, a man approached a hotel located in the city area of Pir Wadhai to take a room on rent
Justice Shakir takes oath as acting Chief Justice of Pakistan
May 28th
Beoordelingsrapport Islamabad: In the wake of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry’s arrival to London, Justice Shakirullah Jan was appointed as acting CJP as he took oath of his office on Monday, SAMAA verslae. Justice Pakistan Chaudhry is currently in London to receive International Jurists Award 2012 for his contributions to the justice administration at the inaugural of two-day International Jurists Conference
4.7-magnitude quake hits northern China: USGS
May 28th
BEIJING: A 4.7-magnitude earthquake hit northern China on Monday morning, shaking buildings in the capital Beijing, the US Geological Survey (USGS) gesê.
Passenger bus attacked in Kurram Agency, three killed, six injured
May 28th
Staff Report PARACHINAR: Terrorists attacked a passenger bus in a remote area at Kurram Agency, killing at least three people and injuring six others, SAMAA reports Monday. Officials said a passenger bus was going to Peshawar from Parachinar when unknown miscreants intercepted the vehicle and opened indiscriminate fire on it at Charkhel area of the tribal agency located in northwestern part of FATA, neighboring Afghanistan. Sources said three people were killed and six, including two women, critically wounded in an apparent sectarian attack.
Israel sees Iranian hand in Syria killings
May 28th
TEL AVIV: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday voiced “revulsion” over the bloodshed in Syria, while accusing Iran and its Lebanese militia ally Hezbollah of being accomplices. He was “revolted was by the incessant massacres conducted by Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces against ..
Nuclear status: Youm-e-Takbeer being marked today
May 28th
Beoordelingsrapport Karachi: Nation is marking 14th Youm-e-Takbeer across the country today (Monday) as it is complete 14 years ago when Pakistan was established as the nuclear power with the nuclear explosions carried out on 28 Mei 1998 during the era of Nawaz Sharif.
US missiles kill 5 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan
May 28th
Staff Report MIRANSHAH: A US drone attack early Monday killed at least five alleged militants in the tribal region of Pakistan near the Afghan border, security officials said. The attack took place in Hassokhel town, 25 kilometres east of Miranshah, the main town of North Waziristan. It was the third such attack in the area since Thursday
Quetta bomb attack kills one troop, injures 4 others
May 28th
Beoordelingsrapport Quetta: A security motorcade was ambushed in the city area of Nowshehra this morning causing death of a security man and injuries to four others, SAMAA reports Monday. Volgens aan besonderhede, the security convoy, which came from Swat, was attacked with a remote-controlled device at a time when their vehicles were passing through Rashkai.
Indian PM meets Myanmar president in historic visit
May 28th
NAYPYIDAW: India’s prime minister held talks with Myanmar’s president on Monday in a historic visit to boost trade and secure energy supplies, while contesting the strong influence of regional rival China. Manmohan Singh, the first Indian premier to visit Myanmar in a quarter of a century, was greeted with a guard of honour as he met leader Thein Sein in the capital Naypyidaw, according to an AFP reporter at the scene. Energy-hungry India is eyeing a raft of agreements with its resource-rich neighbour in a bid to foster closer ties with Myanmar after dramatic reforms in the country ended its international isolation.
Winners of Cannes Film Festival 2012
May 28th
CANNES: The world cinema’s top showcase, Cannes Film Festival of 2012 announced its winners on Sunday. Following is a list of the main awards. Palme d’Or ( Best Film ) – “Love”/Amour (Austria) by Michael Haneke Grand Prix ( Runner-up ) – “Reality” (Italy) by Matteo Garrone Jury Prize ( Third Prize ) – “The Angels’ Deel” (Britain) by Ken Loach Camera d’Or ( Debut Film ) – “Beasts of the Southern Wild” (U.S.) by Benh Zeitlin Best Director – Carlos Reygadas for “Post Tenebras Lux” (Mexico) Best Screenplay – “Beyond the Hills” (Romania) by Cristian Mungiu Best Actress – Cosmina Stratan and Cristina Flutur in “Beyond the Hills” Best Actor – Mads Mikkelsen in “The Hunt”.
Ailing Tennis star Venus battles into French Open second round
May 28th
PARIS: Venus Williams, who says she is still learning to live with a chronic illness, battled into the second round of the French Open on Sunday with a 4-6 6-1 6-3 victory over Argentine Paula Ormaechea. Seven-times grand-slam champion Williams, who returned to the tour in March after dropping out with Sjogren’s Syndrome, a fatigue-inducing autoimmune disease, looked to be struggling early in the match but found the resources to win


















































