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  • Omar Abdullah condemns Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh

    Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday condemned the Maoist strike on Congress party leaders and activists in Chhattisgarh. "Attacks in Chhattisgarh should be condemned strongly, our condolences with the family of the deceased," Abdullah said Meanwhile, Minister of Information and Broadcasting Manish Tewari, has conveyed his sympathies to the families of those killed in the ...

  • Pak could plunge into deeper chaos following US go-slow on drone strikes Report

    US President Barack Obama's landmark policy speech has hinted that the country is shifting its focus from Pakistan, possibly posing a risk for the South Asian country. Pakistan, perhaps even more than Afghanistan, has been the central focus of America's 12-year war on Islamist militancy. Now, drone strikes are dwindling, the war in Afghanistan is drawing to a close and the battle against ...

  • IPL spot-fixing tainted Pak umpire Rauf will fight to clear name says family

    Controversial Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf will fight to clear his name after he was called for questioning in the ongoing spot-fixing scandal in the Indian Premier League, according to family sources. The International Cricket Council (ICC) this week withdrew Rauf from next month's Champions Trophy in England in the wake of media reports that he was under police investigation, Sport24 ...

  • US pullback poses great risks for Pakistan

    From multibillion-dollar military aid to stealthy and secretive drone strikes, Pakistan, perhaps even more than Afghanistan, has been the central focus of America's 12-year war on Islamist ...

  • Muslim lesbian couple from Pakistan defies life threats becomes first to get married in UK

    LONDON: Britain has recorded its first ever Muslim lesbian couple to get married in a civil ceremony. Two former students from Pakistan -- Rehana Kausar, 34, and Sobia Kamar, 29, took their vows at a registry office in Leeds earlier this month. They have now applied for political asylum since homosexual relations are illegal in Pakistan. Relatives of the couple said to the Independent that the ...

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Youth of the Beast (Yaju no seishun) [DVD]

Youth of the Beast (Yaju no seishun) [DVD]

The program notes for A Lust for Violence, a 2002 retrospective of Japanese maverick auteur Seijun Suzuki implored the audience, Please invert your mind before taking in these movies, and chortle at the expense of your own stupidity, an apt piece of advice particularly for Wes ... ...

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  • Pakistan escape with close win

    Pakistan claimed a thrilling two-wicket win against Ireland in Dublin on Sunday to clinch a two-match Test series 1-0.After the opener finished in a dramatic tie on Thursday, another close match was in store as Pakistan reached their victory target of 230 with just eight balls remaining.Wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal was Pakistan's hero, scoring 81 from 85 balls including 11 fours and two ...

  • New Qaida leaders add to Pakistans woes

    NEW YORK: Committed Pakistani jihadists with ties to Afghan militants have replaced the slain top al-Qaida leaders killed by US drones in the country's restive tribal region, which analysts fear could plunge into "deeper chaos" after American troops leave neighbouring Afghanistan in 2014. "From multi-billion-dollar military aid to stealthy and secretive drone ...

  • Pakistani women marry in Britains first Muslim lesbian partnership

    Charlotte Philby is a writer and reporter at The Independent, currently based on the news desk after six years on the Saturday magazine. She has been shortlisted for the 2013 Cudlipp award for excellence in popular journalism for an undercover investigative into a website offering students up to 15,000 in return for sex. She has also written for cultural magazines including Dazed & Confused ...

  • Joyce ton leads Ireland to 229

    Ed Joyce walked to the wicket in Clontarf after just five balls of Ireland's innings, and left it unbeaten 49.1 overs later. His highest score of 116 was an innings of high quality from a player who became only the second man to make an ODI century for two countries. The first was also an Irishman, Eoin Morgan, who is still playing for England, albeit only in the shorter forms of the ...

  • Lahore authorities battle to restore splendour of ancient Walled City

    The Wazir Khan mosque is one of the salient features of the Walled City of Lahore. A 22m restoration project has started to restore other landmarks in the area. Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty ...

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