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  • PCB considering performance based pay for Pak players after disastrous CT campaign

    The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is reportedly mulling over introducing a performance based pay package for players in the wake of the national team's disastrous performance in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy in England. Although PCB has since last year twice given pay raises to the players in their central contracts and match fees, this has not reflected in their performances, with Pakistan ...

  • Developing Indo-Pak economic ties best way to improving bilateral relations Sabharwal

    The best way to improve bilateral relations between India and Pakistan is by developing economic ties that mutually benefit both the countries, outgoing Indian High Commissioner Sharat Sabharwal said. At Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Sabharwal gave credit to the private sectors in the two countries for making right moves at the right time. He said it was not only the visa ...

  • Pak hardline party to impart military training to invoke spirit of Jihad in civilians

    The Jamaat-e-Islami will impart military training to civilians as part of its strategy to promote jihad in Pakistan and the armed forces. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Finance Minister Sirajul Haq said that the group would instruct men and women aged between 18 and 35 years According to the Daly Times, speaking at a news conference, Haq said that the party was not shy of supporting its commitment. He ...

  • US says Kerrys skipping Pakistan from Asia trip absolutely not a snub

    US Secretary of State John Kerry will not be visiting Pakistan during his trip to Asia. Kerry instead will be visiting India during his trip that is beginning this week, a State Department spokesperson said. The United States said Kerry was keen to visit Pakistan soon and his skipping Pakistan during his Asia trip was absolutely not a snub to the key South Asian country. According to the ...

  • Christian women forced to parade naked in Pakistan

    Pakistan's Christian women were attacked and paraded naked by a mob with the support of the ruling party. The revelation was made by a press released issued by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC). According to the Daily Times, three Christian women, Arshad Bibi, Sajida Bibi and Sauriya Bibi, the daughter-in-laws of Sadiq Masih, were brutally beaten and then paraded naked by armed men ...

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  • Infiltration bid foiled in Poonch sector

    Pakistani troops opened fire on Indian posts on the Line of Control (LoC) in the Krishna Ghati Sector, near here today. Apparently, the firing was resorted to to give cover to a group of four armed persons from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) to enable them to infiltrate across the Line of Control. The infiltrators were seen moving towards an Indian forward post near Line of Control in the ...

  • Shoring up power in Pakistan

    After a week of high level meetings with representatives from the United States and China to discuss Pakistan's energy crisis, Pakistani officials appear to be making headway. A delegation of USAID met with Minister for Water and Power Khwaja Asif in Islamabad last Wednesday and indicated that $853 million would be provided to power companies for the purpose of capacity building. The ...

  • Minorities Unsafe in Pakistan

    Pakistan’s founder "Quaid-i-Azam" Mohammad Ali Jinnah dreamt of a country that would be Islamic and at the same time secular. The basic ideals behind the creation of Pakistan underscored security, welfare and cooperation of the people of all religions. Thanks to extremism and radicalization, today Pakistan is counted among the most dangerous places to live. Unfortunately, ...

  • Mango season in full swing in Pakistan

    Season of mangoes, the king of fruits, is now in full swing as the fruit has made it to the market in big quantity. The season of the delicious fruit will last until the end of July. There are varying assessments of stakeholders as to size of crop and rates in the market. Wholesale fruit market is brimming with buyers, exporters and traders on a daily basis as truck loads of the fruit start ...

  • No change in position on Kashmir United States

    ceasefire violations by Pakistan along the line of control. "Our position has not changed on Kashmir. And those discussions are up to the governments of India and Pakistan," Psaki ...

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