Liaqat Baloch supports Ch. Nisar’s suggested names for CEC
May 24th
ஸ்டாப் ரிப்போர்ட் இஸ்லாமாபாத்: Secretary General Jamaat-e-Islami, Liaqat Baloch has supported three names for the chief election commissioner suggested by Chaudhry Nisar, SAMAA வியாழக்கிழமை தெரிவித்தது. While talking with media here Baloch said that Nisar telephoned him and suggested three names, i.e Fakhruddin J. Ibrahim, Nasir Aslam Zahid and Shakirullah Jan.
Actress Nicole Kidman makes it up in steamy Cannes contender
May 24th
CANNES: Nicole Kidman sizzles as a small-town vamp drawn to a convicted murderer in Lee Daniels’ “The Paperboy”, marking the US director’s return to Cannes Thursday after his harrowing hit “Precious”. The steamy new picture, set partly in Florida’s humid swamps, features a bleached-blonde Kidman as Charlotte, an “oversexed Barbie doll” who carries on correspondence with dozens of prison inmates in the late 1960s.
Govt cannot hire incompetent person as institutions head: SC
May 24th
ஸ்டாப் ரிப்போர்ட் இஸ்லாமாபாத்: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammed Chaudhry, while expressing indignation over Secretary Commerce, saying attempts are made here to attach a price tag on everyone; but, it should be borne in mind that every person is not a commodity on sale.
Azlan Shah hockey cup: Pakistan beat Argentina 4-2
May 24th
Staff Report IPOH, Malaysia: In their opening match, Pakistan beat Argentina 2-4 in hockey’s seven-nation Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia. Sohail Abbas is leading Pakistan’s 18-man squad as a captain and Waqas Sharif as vice captain in the tournament.
India dissatisfied over Pakistan’s Mumbai investigation
May 24th
ஸ்டாப் ரிப்போர்ட் இஸ்லாமாபாத்: Pakistan and India on Thursday began their two-day talks here in Islamabad, focusing on visa relaxation and progress on the Mumbai terror attack investigations, SAMAA reports. The Indian delegation led by Home Secretary R K Singh and the Pakistani team led by Interior Secretary Khwaja Siddique Akbar gathered at a hotel in the heart of Islamabad for the talks.
Australia fume over Olympics field hockey draw
May 24th
SYDNEY: Australian men’s field hockey team head coach Ric Charlesworth says his world number one side have been disadvantaged by an unfair draw at the London Olympics. Charlesworth said the 2004 Athens Olympic champions had been disadvantaged by the scheduling, while key competitors would benefit.
CNG supply suspended in 8 districts of Faisalabad region
May 24th
Staff Report FAISALABAD: Under government’s load-management plan, the CNG gas supply to filing stations in eight districts of Faisalabad region has been suspended for three days, SAMAA reports. The fuel supply to more than 350 filing stations was stopped in Faisalabad, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh,
கராச்சி அமைதியின்மை: ANP moves adjournment motion in Senate
May 24th
ஸ்டாப் ரிப்போர்ட் இஸ்லாமாபாத்: The Awami National Party (ஏஎன்பி) on Thursday moved Adjournment Motion in the Senate over law and order situation in Karachi, SAMAA reports.
Amnesty criticizes US for Osama raid, Guantanamo and human rights violation
May 24th
வாஷிங்டன்: Amnesty International criticized the United States on Wednesday for its use of lethal force, particularly for the “unlawful” killing of Osama bin Laden in a clandestine US commando raid in Pakistan last May. “The US administration made clear that the operation had been conducted under the USA’s theory of a global armed conflict between the USA and Al-Qaeda in which the USA does not recognize the applicability of international human rights law,” it said in its annual report.
Two missile attacks in 24 hours, 10 killed
May 24th
MIR ALI: A suspected U.S. drone fired two missiles that killed 10 alleged militants in northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border, officials said.
Bid to kidnap private bank’s CEO foils in Karachi
May 24th
ஸ்டாப் ரிப்போர்ட் கராச்சி: The attempt to kidnap a chief of a private bank has been was foiled late yesterday night, SAMAA reports Thursday. According to details, Hussain Lawai, head of a private bank and a high-profile figure came out of his residence to offer Isha (late night) prayers when miscreants ambushed and caught hold of him.
Divided Syrian opposition to choose new leader
May 24th
AMMAN: The main Syrian National Council opposition group said it had accepted the resignation of its president, setting the stage for a showdown between the powerful Muslim Brotherhood and its political rivals over who will be the new leader. The internal conflicts have come to a head over the position held by Burhan Ghalioun, a secular sociologist backed by the Brotherhood, who offered to step down as leader of the 313-member council last week if a replacement could be found. Squabbling in the council has undermined international support for the opposition, as a military crackdown against the 14-month revolt against President Bashar al-Assad, now coupled with an armed insurgency against his rule, shows no signs of relenting.
Doha, Baku out of running for 2020 Games
May 24th
QUEBEC CITY: The race to host the 2020 Summer Games is now a three-way battle between Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo after Qatar’s Doha and Azerbaijan’s Baku were dumped as candidates, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Wednesday. The shortlist of candidates to host the world’s biggest multi-sports event was announced at the IOC’s executive board meetings in Quebec City. Baku, which invested more than a billion dollars in sports venues in the past 10 years, was bidding for a second successive time after falling at the first hurdle for the 2016 Games
Top Gun, Star Trek coming to Amazon Prime
May 24th
LOS ANGELES: “Star Trek,” “Top Gun,” “Braveheart” and “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” are among the Paramount Pictures titles coming to Amazon Prime
Cinema great Rangeela being remembered today
May 24th
ஸ்டாப் ரிப்போர்ட் கராச்சி: Great juggernaut force behind Pakistan’s cinema with multiple fortes and flairs, Rangeela is being remembered on his death anniversary today (Thursday). Rangeela was born as Mohammad Saeed Khan in 1937, in Parachinar, பாக்கிஸ்தான்


















































