Washington, January 12 : U. S. President-elect Barack Obama has revealed that his family will be owning either a labradoodle or a Portuguese water hound.

He said that it was really tough to decide on which dog to keep as pet, in order to fulfil a key campaign promise he made to his daughters Malia and Sasha.

Earlier, Obama had revealed that the family wanted a rescue dog, but also needed a hypoallergenic puppy because of Malia''s allergies.

According to him, they have finally narrowed their choices to the two medium-sized breeds.

Lahore, Jan 12 : Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has said that PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif would have been Pakistan President right now if he had approached his party after the February 18 elections.

Speaking during a luncheon hosted by the PML-Q for the Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors (CPNE) office-bearers, Shujaat said the process of unification between various factions of the Muslim League was in progress, adding any alliance should be made on the basis of equality.

Lahore, Jan 12: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif has said that the allegations levelled by India against Pakistan in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks are regrettable, as Pakistanis strongly condemn terrorism in its all forms.

Talking to Canada's High Commissioner in Pakistan Randolph B Mank, Sharif said India had launched a vilification campaign against Pakistan all over the world that had led to further deterioration in bilateral relations.

In an important move, the district authorities on Sunday declined permission to the proposed congregation of the Dera Sacha Sauda, which was to be held in Jalalana here on Monday. It may be here recalled that Dera Sacha Sauda organises a congregation in Jalalana on January 12 every year. The village is considered as the birth place of the former sect head.

With this move, all the Dera followers who had gathered from far-off areas of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and other neighbouring states to participate in the congregation were disappointed.
 

Islamabad, Jan 12: Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chief Operating Officer Shafqat Naghmi has said that he would take legal action against the present management of the board for levelling baseless allegations against him and "maligning his name."

The PCB on Friday issued a press statement saying that the ongoing renovation work at the Gaddafi Stadium Lahore had been halted after "discovery of massive irregularities" in the construction of the Far End Pavilion.

London, Jan 12: Hollywood actress Emma Watson has revealed that she doesn't like skinny celebrities, as she finds their shape ugly.

The `Harry Potter' actress stated that she is naturally slim, and does not intend to diet to become skinnier.

"I don't think it's very pretty to be really, really, skinny, It's not inspirational at all for me. I'm lucky and I'm this size naturally," the Sun quoted Emma, as saying.

"I don't diet and I don't aspire to be super skinny. I just don't think it's very pretty," Emma added.