Pakistan

Over 3000 Indian Sikh pilgrims to arrive in Lahore for Guru Nanak Jayanti

Over 3000 Indian Sikh pilgrims to arrive in Lahore for Guru Nanak JayantiLahore, Nov 11: More than 3000 Sikh pilgrims are expected to arrive in Lahore from India, mostly from Amritsar, at the Wagah Border today to commemorate the 540th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak Dev Jee at Nankana Sahib on Thursday.

The Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) and the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbhandak Committee (PSGPC) are the two main authorities that deal with Sikh affairs in Pakistan.

Zardari expects Obama to review missile strikes on Pak soil

Zardari expects Obama to review missile strikes on Pak soilIslamabad, Nov 11: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has reportedly said that he expected US president-elect Barack Obama to “re-evaluate” American military strikes on suspected Al Qaeda and Taliban targets in Pakistan’s tribal areas.

Warning against the recent surge in missile attacks, Zardari said that such attacks on his country’s soil in pursuit of the Al Qaeda and Taliban elements was hurting Pakistan’s own fight against such terrorists.

Pak Senators move resolution for treason cases against Musharraf

Pak Senators move resolution for treason cases against MusharrafIslamabad, Nov 11: Three Pakistani Senators, two from the Treasury benches and one from the Opposition, have reportedly called for filing treason cases against the country’s former president Pervez Musharraf over “subverting” the Constitution and the killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti during his nine-year regime ending early this year.

The three Senators put their signatures on the draft resolution, filed with the country’s Senate Secretariat here during the first sitting of the requisitioned session.

India-Pakistan Kabaddi matches will strengthen cultural ties

Pakistan and India Amritsar, Nov. 10 : With efforts to revive and strengthen cultural relations between India and Pakistan being taken to create a congenial atmosphere among people on both sides of the divide, sports is also holding a lot of promise.

The second match of the Kabaddi series was played at Gopalpur Stadium in Majitha city on Sunday (Nov. 9).

The cheers for Indo-Pak Kabaddi players by sports loving villagers of Majitha literally pushed partition into oblivion here.

Pakistanis will rely on Obama''s Muslim legacy, says media expert

Obama invades traditionally Republican VirginiaKarachi, Nov. 10 : Most Pakistanis living in the country’s commercial capital Karachi appear to be happy over the election of Barack Hussein Obama as the 44th President of the United States, claims a report.

PCB planning Twenty20 event in memory of Benazir Bhutto

Pakistan Cricket BoardIslamabad, Nov 10 : The PCB is likely to hold a Twenty20 tournament in the memory of the country’s former premier Benazir Bhutto. The tournament will be named Benazir Bhutto Twenty20 event.

Expected to be held later this month, the event will feature all the leading teams in the country and it is likely to be played in the vacant period available between the Pentangular Cup cricket and the start of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy championships, reported The News.

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