New Zealand took nine wickets in a dramatic final session of the second Test against Pakistan to win by 130 runs in Hamilton on Tuesday and clean sweep their series 2-0. It was New Zealand’s first series win over Pakistan since 1985. Pakistan were faced with an imposing 369-run target in their second innings butRead More
Month: November 2016
Tim Southee’s six-wicket-haul keeps New Zealand in front of Pakistan
Tim Southee bagged six wickets as New Zealand took a 55-run lead over Pakistan on a rain-shortened third day of the second Test in Hamilton on Sunday. Only rookie batsman Babar Azam was able to cope with New Zealand’s chief strike bowler and he was left stranded on 90 after running out of partners asRead More
Pakistan’s tool of war: Al-Khalid Main Battle Tank – the armoured fist
If the tanks succeed, then victory follows -Heinz Guderian Armoured units are the primary force multipliers utilised by ground forces for offensive actions conducted using the fundamental elements of speed and firepower. Although tanks were introduced towards the tail-end of the Great War, the fundamentals of armoured warfare came in on their own during theRead More
‘Thunderstorm asthma:’ Deadly illness caused by freak weather
By Reed Alexander and James Griffiths, CNN (CNN)An unusual combination of weather conditions leading to a freak illness known as thunderstorm asthma has left four people dead in Australia. Thousands of people were rushed to hospital Monday with breathing problems in the southern Australian state of Victoria as emergency services struggled to cope. Three were stillRead More
If you think Trump is racist, come to Pakistan
One of the reasons Pakistan was founded was for the Muslims to show the Hindus of India how they were supposed to treat the minority communities. PHOTO: TWITTER. A cursory glance at the treatment of our fellow countrymen would suffice to demonstrate the layers of discrimination that unfortunately exist in the land of the pure.Read More
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Hassan Sadpara – Pakistan has lost a great mountaineer hero
Sadpara was the only Pakistani to have climbed six of the world’s tallest mountains including Mt Everest (8848m), K2 (8611m), Gasherbrum I (8080m), Gasherbrum II (8034m), Nanga Parbat (8126 m) and Broad Peak (8051m). He was suffering from multiple diseases, including blood cancer and was brought to a private hospital in Rawalpindi, from where heRead More
Pakistan Army Chief Raheel Sharif Starts Retirement Tour
By QASIM NAUMAN Updated Nov. 21, 2016 1:32 p.m. ET ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—Pakistan’s army chief began a farewell tour ahead of his scheduled retirement, indicating he will become the first army chief in two decades to step down on time in a country usually fraught with tensions over the role of the powerful military. Gen. RaheelRead More
Pakistan bank installs world’s highest ATM on Pak-China border
GILGIT: The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) has installed Automated Teller Machins (ATM) at Khunjerab along the Pakistan China border. According to Inter Service Public Relations, Corps Commander Lt. General Zafar Iqbal inaugurated the project. Chief Minister Gilgit-Baltistan Hafiz-ur-Rehman was also present on the occasion. Talking to media, Lt General Zafar Iqbal said that ATMRead More