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PCB hopeful of hosting series at neutral venue - The Nation, Pakistan
Pakistan Cricket Board did not want to cancel the series and working on several options, a source confided to this scribe on condition of anonymity on Wednesday. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will finalise the venue within a week.
Ad-hocism rules the roost at IIUI - The Nation, Pakistan
An official close to him claimed that though he would join the institute again, he would not stay longer because as an intellectual and writer the environment is intolerant and un-academic. However, the sources close to administration claimed that a ...
Security forces kill eight militants in Orakzai Agency - The Nation, Pakistan
Official sources said that security forces targeted militant hideouts in Mamozai and Khadizai areas of Orakzai agency with mortar shells, killing eight militants. Two militant hideouts were destroyed in the operation, the sources said.
5 die in Quetta attack on FC convoy - The Nation, Pakistan
One of the inhabitants on a condition of anonymity informed that the gangsters are running their own ambulance service and hospital to facilitate their accomplices. He said the gangsters have also evacuated the homes with multi-storey buildings to take ...
TAPI gas pipeline transit fee finalised, says India - The Nation, Pakistan
ASHGABAT - Turkmenistan hopes to conclude a long-awaited gas price deal with Pakistan and India during imminent talks on construction of an ambitious project to build a pipeline through Afghanistan, a government official said on Thursday.
Nepali climber dies on Mt Everest - The Nation, Pakistan
KATHMANDU - A 30-year-old Nepali mountaineer died on Saturday attempting to scale Mount Everest, a government official said, in the second death this season on the world's highest peak. Namgya Tshering Sherpa fell into a deep crevasse while climbing ...
Cape worn by Taylor in 'Cleopatra' sold - The Nation, Pakistan
The owner, who asked not to be identified, said her mother had acquired the cape from the now defunct Western Costume company sometime after the film's premiere. The woman's mother had worked in the couture fashion industry, Heritage officials said.
Misbah's tenure as ODI, T20 captain may end after Asia Cup - The Nation, Pakistan
"And all indications are that the board and selectors feel that it is time for Misbah to be restricted to leading the Test team while a new captain will be announced for the ODI and T20 teams," the source said. He said the board will be taking a lot of ...
US soldier detained for shooting Afghan civilians - The Nation, Pakistan
However, a provincial official, who declined to be named, told media that over 10 civilians were killed or injured in the shooting incident in Panjwayi district Sunday morning. "US Forces-Afghanistan (USFOR-A), in cooperation with Afghan authorities, ...
US deficit a serious threat, says IIF - The Nation, Pakistan
Earlier this month an administration official said Obama's budget for the current fiscal year projects a $1.3 trillion deficit, slightly higher than the $1.296 trillion in 2011. According to estimates from the International Monetary Fund, ...
CDA mulls to start project with deferred payment - The Nation, Pakistan
The firm will charge the same interest rate that was agreed by the ADB with CDA on Rs4.9 billion,” said an official close to the developments. Chairman CDA Engineer Farkhand Iqbal while talking to TheNation, confirmed the news saying the arrangements ...
All vital facilities stripped on rainy day - The Nation, Pakistan
A LESCO officer, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, citing the reason behind the horrible loadshedding said: “National Grid is facing almost 6000MW shortfall and the government has failed to provide fuel to power plants. ...
Student wings want 400 'illegal' admissions - The Nation, Pakistan
A university official, on the condition of anonymity, said that in the past, a quota of admissions was given to the student wings, through which they used to make lot of money. In 2011, some elements in the KU administration had misused the sports ...
Jamaat's escape puts question mark on ECL - The Nation, Pakistan
An official of the Ministry of Interior on the condition of anonymity informed that the ministry was only responsible for managing the list and it was the duty of the FIA's Immigration Wing deputed at the airports to keep a strict check on the movement ...
Jamia Hafsa given substitute land - The Nation, Pakistan
A person connected with the Lal Mosque management on the condition of anonymity said that the Chief Commissioner Islamabad had assured them that they could construct a nine-storey building on the proposed site. The assurance could trigger another ...
Ogra denies gas buying on early depletion fear - The Nation, Pakistan
... Chairman Ogra also participated”, official sources disclosed on the condition of anonymity, adding, that during the meeting, Ogra briefed the meeting that purchase of raw gas from Latif producers at accelerated pace will result in early depletion. ...
Drone attacks - The Nation, Pakistan
A report published by the Los Angeles Times quotes certain officials of the American Administration, who were speaking on the condition of anonymity, that a break in the drone attacks has been because of the need to end the current tension with ...
Foreign policy review in final stages - The Nation, Pakistan
“The review process is in final stages and would be completed soon,” a senior government official said, adding that proposals firmed up in the course would be sent to the Parliament for further deliberations. Pakistan, which strongly reacted to the ...
Tehran prods and pokes CIA drones - The Nation, Pakistan
But US and foreign officials briefed on the matter told the The New York Times that the RQ-170 Sentinel drone was at the centre of a secret programme to gather information on possible Iranian nuclear sites. The United States has used satellites for ...
Pak-US crisis fuels disagreements within Obama admin - The Nation, Pakistan
But the State Department's efforts to assert at least the appearance of control over US policy are regularly undermined by a steady stream of Congressional visitors to Pakistan who 'all want to visit Kayani', an administration official said. ...
Clinton on historic Myanmar visit - The Nation, Pakistan
Senior administration officials said Clinton would not announce an end to sweeping economic sanctions on Myanmar during her trip, a step that would require approval by Congress. But prominent US diplomats rarely undertake such high-profile visits ...
Only N can force govt on early polls - The Nation, Pakistan
ISLAMABAD - PML-N, the main opposition party in the parliament, holds the key to force PPP-led ruling coalition for early general elections in the country, sources said on Saturday. Well-placed political sources told TheNation that only PML-N was in ...
Cop accused of sodomising children - The Nation, Pakistan
A school-going victim, aged 15, who requested anonymity, while talking to this scribe claimed that he was sexually assaulted by Malik Adnan alias “Malyara” some days ago at a flat on Adyala Road. He said that Malik Adnan was in police department and ...
Rapid return of CAA union - The Nation, Pakistan
“I don't know why the NIRC has restored the CBA in a hurry when the DG had rightly banned their activities after the completion of the union's tenure,” said a senior CAA officer on the condition of anonymity. The CBA Union's head-office at Allama Iqbal ...
FIA takes the lid off visas' scam - The Nation, Pakistan
Afterwards, the passport office in Saddar area was raided, in which two officials, namely Aslam Baig, Habibur Rehman, and a travel agent Mehmood Ali were arrested, said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Later, on the pointation of ...