NDMA grant to India will benefit Pak: SAARC Chamber

NDMA grant to India will benefit Pak: SAARC Chamber

NEW DELHI:Normalising trade relations with India and granting it non-discriminatory market access (NDMA) will help Pakistan more, SAARC Chamber of Commerce and industry said today. The chamber’s President Vikramjit Singh Sahney also said that opening up of Wagah-Attari border 24×7 as well as setting up of trade facilitation centre would further enhance trade relations between […]

‘Kejriwal to lead march in Kashmir’

‘Kejriwal to lead march in Kashmir’

Srinagar: Aam Admi Party(AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal will arrive in Kashmir in the first week of April  and lead a march  from Chrar-e-Sharief to Ganderbal, the party’s candidate for Lok Sabha polls in Srinagar Dr Muzafar Bhat said Sunday. Bhat also rejected Huriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani’s remarks about AAP being no different […]

Asia Cup 2014: Afridi sixes seal final-over victory

Asia Cup 2014: Afridi sixes seal final-over victory

MIRPUR:In a match with constantly changing fortunes, Shahid Afridi displayed a stupendous show in the end to script a dramatic victory for Pakistan against India and virtually knock them out of the Asia Cup on Sunday. Afridi finished the match for Pakistan with an unbeaten 34.Mohammad Hafeez top-scored for Pakistan with 75 runs. Pakistan got […]

After Bangla, confident Afghans now eye upsets against Ind, SL

Fatullah (Bangladesh): High on confidence after their historic win over Bangladesh, minnows Afghanistan are now hoping to stage another upset in their remaining two league games of the Asia Cup against powerhouses India and Sri Lanka. “Bangladesh were a bit lesser team than the other three. But we still have two more games coming up […]

Clarke passes 150, rain interrupts Australian innings

CAPETOWN: Michael Clarke remained unbeaten on 161, one of the more heroic of his 27 test hundreds, as Australia reached 494 for seven before rain brought an early tea on the second day of the series-deciding third test against South Africa on Sunday. Clarke reached 150 for the 10th time in his test career and […]

Giles keen to take over as England head coach

London: England’s ODI coach Ashley Giles is ready to take over as the head coach of England following the resignation of Andy Flower. Giles, who is with the ODI team in the Caribbeans, said being the England coach was “the biggest job in cricket” and he would like to grab the chance. “This is the […]

IPL venue decision on March 5, says Rajiv Shukla

Nagpur: The suspense over the venues for this year`s IPL is all set to end on March 5 when the BCCI will take a decision on the matter in a meeting here, Board vice-president Rajiv Shukla revealed on Sunday. “The BCCI president has been authorised to take a decision,” Shukla told reporters, adding that the […]

One killed during house demolition

Tral: An elderly man was killed while three others were injured during the demolition of their house in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district Sunday. 60-year  old Ghulam Mohammad Dar son of Abdul Aziz Dar  was killed while Ghulam Nabi, Touseef Ahmad and Ghulam Rasool Dar  were injured when their  house at Pinglish Tral […]

India, Pak to fine tune LoC trade

New Delhi:  Indian and Pakistani officials will meet here on Tuesday to fine tune the mechanism for cross-Line of Control (LoC) trade in Jammu and Kashmir, including urgent redressal of issues arising out of illegal practices. The meeting comes against the backdrop of tension along the LoC after the arrest of a driver from Pakistan-administered […]

Non-Arabs to get translated sermons in Masjid-e-Haram

Riyadh: The non-Arab pilgrims in Makkah’s Grand Mosque will have the luxury of live translation of Friday sermons in English and Urdu. The service was launched Friday as part of King Abdullah project. The facility shall be available in a designated area of the Haram with the authorities providing the devices to the worshippers.  The […]

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