Karachi, Nov 10 : Karachi Mayor Syed Mustafa Kamal has won the distinction of being the world’s second best Mayor for the year 2008, for his innovative urban planning, courting foreign investment, encouraging international ties, and boosting the city''''s tourism.
American magazine Foreign Policy chose Mustafa Kamal, besides Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit and Wang Hongju, Mayor of Chongqing, who stood first and third, respectively.
Karachi, Nov 10 : Pakistan cricket captain Shoaib Malik has said that his entire team was united under his command ahead of the forthcoming ODI series against West Indies, from November 12-16.
He looked buoyed by fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar’s return in the team.
“We are completely united and the boys are eager to take the field against the West Indies. Shoaib is once again bowling at a good pace and his return will surely inspire the younger boys in the side,” The News quoted Malik as saying.
Karachi, Nov 10 : CDs containing hate material like macabre documentaries of beheading and attacks, with “holy” tabla music in the background, are abundant and easily available across the shelf in Pakistani cities of Karachi, Quetta and Peshawar.
Such CDs, produced by international terrorist organization Al Qaeda, are mainly produced at Kabul, Qandahar, Jalalabad and Quetta, and later distributed on a wholesale basis in Pakistani town and cities.
Karachi, Nov. 9 : Pakistan cricket team coach Intikhab Alam has expressed happiness over the return to form of speedster Shoaib Akhtar ahead of the three-match One-day International series against the West Indies that kicks off in Abu Dhabi from November 12.
Exuding confidence about his side, Alam said Akhtar has regained the sort of speed that once made him the most feared pacer in international cricket, while the rest of the team is also itching to get back into action.
Karachi, Nov 8 : Pakistan cricket coach Intikhab Alam has reportedly urged the country’s national team to learn a tip or two from US President-elect Barack Obama about how to focus and discipline in one’s activity to register a win.
He said that Obama’s win has proved that everything was possible if done with focus and discipline, and Pakistan cricketers should draw inspiration from this.
Karachi, Nov 5 : A 20-year-old Karachi girl who ran from pillar to post for months together in getting her jailed parents in India released, died after she consumed an overdose of intoxicating drugs here Monday evening. The dead girl Saba’s parents are presently lodged in Jodhpur Jail after they were caught by Indian authorities from the Attari Border while returning to their home.
The parents - father Mohammad Hussain and her mother Yasmin - were arrested on the charge of tampering with their passports.
Over the past few months, Saba contacted Pakistani authorities and even the media to highlight her plight. But, she decided to take the extreme step of ending her life after she failed to convince any of the authorities to come to her help.
Karachi, Nov 10 : Karachi Mayor Syed Mustafa Kamal has won the distinction of being the world’s second best Mayor for the year 2008, for his innovative urban planning, courting foreign investment, encouraging international ties, and boosting the city''''s tourism.
Karachi, Nov 10 : Pakistan cricket captain Shoaib Malik has said that his entire team was united under his command ahead of the forthcoming ODI series against West Indies, from November 12-16.
Karachi, Nov 10 : CDs containing hate material like macabre documentaries of beheading and attacks, with “holy” tabla music in the background, are abundant and easily available across the shelf in Pakistani cities of Karachi, Quetta and Peshawar.
Karachi, Nov. 9 : Pakistan cricket team coach Intikhab Alam has expressed happiness over the return to form of speedster Shoaib Akhtar ahead of the three-match One-day International series against the West Indies that kicks off in Abu Dhabi from November 12.
