Everything you need to know about Khawaja Bagh: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Khawaja Bagh: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Islamabad, June 18 (ANI): The newly appointed attorney general of Pakistan is seeking written instructions from the federal government about the pending petitions seeking trial of former President Pervez Musharraf.
Islamabad, June 5 (ANI): The Supreme Court of Pakistan has made it clear that the case of high treason against former president Pervez Musharraf for promulgating emergency and the PCO on November 3, 2007 was of national importance, and wanted to take it to its logical end.
Sydney, Jun 2 (ANI): The Australian media has called for a major revamp of the Australian batting order, starting with former vice captain Shane Watson returning to the opening position to have success in the Ashes.
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) An accused in several cases of murder, extortion and land grabbing has been arrested here, police said Saturday.
Poonch, June 1 (ANI): Flourishing cross border trade between India and Pakistan provides an impetus to people-to-people contact and gives boost to the confidence-building measure in Jammu and Kashmir.
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) The negligence of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) that cost an applicant an opportunity to own a flat of his own has invited a penalty of Rs.2 lakh from the top consumer court.
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) A 13-year-old girl was raped by a security guard who lived in her neighbourhood, police said Wednesday. The man has been arrested.
Jammu, May 27 (IANS) Pakistani troops started unprovoked firing and shelling in Chakan da Bagh area of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir Monday, exactly three days after their firing in Nowgam sector injured an Indian army officer, an army source said.
Sydney, May 23 (ANI): Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja has said that he is often misunderstood by some in the Cricket Australia hierarchy, saying that he will prove them wrong by proving himself on the field and bringing home the Ashes.
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Searing heat Wednesday continued to add to the discomfort of Delhiites with the mercury shooting five notches above average at 44.9 degrees Celsius as the city experienced its hottest morning, Met department said.
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) A 25-year-old woman was gang-raped by five men, including her brother-in-law and kept locked for two days in a room, police said Wednesday. No arrest has been made so far.
Sydney, May 19 (ANI): Australian Test batsmen David Warner is likely to be charged with detrimental public comment for his Twitter outburst under Cricket Australia's (CA) code of conduct, delivering a setback to his leadership aspirations.
Sydney, May 17 (ANI): The Australian media has said that the cricket in the country is brewing an 'exotic makeover' by adding to its ranks the likes of South-East Asian origin cricketers like Fawad Ahmed, Usman Khawaja and Gurinder Sandhu.
Sydney, May 16 (ANI): Cricket Australia (CA) CEO James Sutherland has backed that infamous 'homework' debacle in India, saying that there were lots of lessons for people involved, who will be better for having gone through it.
Islamabad, May 10 (IANS) India has recommended to Pakistan to cancel the visit of Pakistani pilgrims to the shrine of a famous saint in India over security concerns, the Pakistani foreign ministry said Friday.
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir), May 9 (ANI): Cross border trade between India and Pakistan has been increasing and it is seen as a step towards increasing people-to-people contact.
Islamabad, May 7 (ANI): Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf's counsel has told the Supreme Court that the entire judiciary and lawyer community was biased in their opinion of him.
Islamabad, May 7 (ANI): Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's counsel has said as per law only the federal government could register a treason case against him and the court could not order the federation to register a treason case.
Pahalgam (J and K), May 6 (ANI): A two-month long cultural and traditional folk festival has begun at Pahalgam, with the aim of giving a boost tourism and culture in the Kashmir Valley.
Islamabad, May. 1 (ANI): Pakistan's former interior minister Rehman Malik has once again blamed former president Pervez Musharraf for not providing sufficient security to the assassinated PPP leader Benazir Bhutto.
Melbourne, May 1 (IANS) The Australian cricket selectors have given maverick Mitchell Marsh a big chance to put his career back on track by ignoring his current form in the Indian Premier League (IPL) to pick him in the squad for the ICC Champions Trophy June 6-23.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) More than 260 Kashmiri ex-militants have returned to India via Nepal in the past three years from 2010 till April 10, 2013, parliament was informed Tuesday.
Islamabad, Apr. 30 (ANI): The counsel of former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf has argued before the Supreme Court that condemning his client for the abrogation of the constitution would be discrimination since no other dictator had ever before been tried under the High Treason Act of 1973.
Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday was ordered for a 14-day-long judicial remand by an anti-terrorist court in Rawalpindi in the Benazir Bhutto murder case. Earlier last week, Musharraf was sent on a physical remand by the court. Musharraf was under questioning by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) investigator in the high profile murder probe since then, reports The Dawn.
Rawalpindi, Apr. 30 (ANI): An anti-terrorist court in Rawalpindi has ordered a 14-day-long judicial remand for former president Pervez Musharraf in the Benazir Bhutto murder case.
Islamabad, Apr. 29 (ANI): The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is planning to interrogate Pakistan's former Interior Minister Rehman Malik in the Benazir Bhutto murder case.
Islamabad, April 28 (IANS) As many as 52 new AIDS patients have been registered in the first four months of this year at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) here in the capital.
Sydney, Apr 26 (ANI): Australia's veteran Ashes selection Chris Rogers had critically dissected the techniques of his young teammates Phillip Hughes and Usman Khawaja in an article on techniques of a number of the country's rising young batsmen, which he had written in a sports website a year ago.
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) A 28-year-old man was arrested for killing his sister-in-law to hush up his illicit relationship with her. She had been blackmailing him for gifts to keep the relationship a secret, police said Wednesday.
Sydney, Apr 24 (ANI): Veteran Australian cricketer Chris Rogers and young all-rounder James Faulkner are the new faces in the 16-man squad for the 2013 Ashes Test series against England in July and August, which has been announced today by chairman of selectors John Inverarity.
Sydney, Apr 23 (ANI): Australian batsman Usman Khawaja is reportedly facing the danger of being swapped from a potential Ashes berth by the selectors in favour of his team-mate Shaun Marsh.
Islamabad, Apr. 22 (ANI): Pakistan's caretaker government, in response to the court's request for an opinion, has said it will abstain from giving any independent statement concerning former president Pervez Musharraf's ongoing trial under Article 6 of the Constitution and will instead comply with judicial orders in this regard.
Islamabad, Apr. 19 (ANI): Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf, who was once a leading figure in the war against terrorism, has now found himself facing charges of terrorism. He has also been charged as an absconder after he evaded immediate arrest following the cancellation of his pre-arrest bail in the Islamabad High Court.
Islamabad, Apr. 16 (ANI): The Supreme Court of Pakistan has said that the federal government has failed to take action against former president Pervez Musharraf for violating the Constitution.
Srinagar, April 15 (IANS) Three villagers were killed Monday in an avalanche in Kashmir, an official said.
Islamabad, Apr 15 (ANI): Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf has resubmitted to the Supreme Court his reply in a case of high treason being heard against him.
Islamabad, Apr. 14 (ANI): Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf has filed a reply in the Supreme Court in a treason case, questioning the court's domain hear the same, and urged the court to constitute a full bench for the proceedings.
Islamabad, Apr. 14 (ANI): Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf has filed a reply in the Supreme Court in a treason case, questioning the court's domain hear the same, and urged the court to constitute a full bench for the proceedings.
Islamabad, Apr 13 (ANI): The Rawalpindi anti-terrorist court has summoned all Benazir Bhutto murder case accused, including former leader Pervez Musharraf, for its upcoming hearing this month.
New York, Apr. 10 (ANI): Taliban fighters, who swept into the Tirah Valley of northern Pakistan last month, have made the strategic area that was previously known for criminal activity, their stronghold.
Islamabad, Apr. 10 (ANI): The counsel for former Pakistan president and ex-army chief Pervez Musharraf has said if the treason case against the latter is heard then a Pandora's box would open and "names of some bigwigs will come into limelight".
Islamabad, Apr. 9 (ANI): The Supreme Court of Pakistan has rejected a request seeking the arrest of former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf during the hearing of the treason case.
Islamabad, Apr. 9 (ANI): Qaumi Watan Party activists in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) have decided not to contest the upcoming polls under their party's banner following death threats issued by the Tehreek-e-Taliban. Instead, they will now stand as independent candidates.
Islamabad, Apr. 8 (ANI): The Supreme Court of Pakistan has summoned former president Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday in the treason case against him.
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) A 35-year-old businessman was shot at and robbed of Rs.3 lakh by four unidentified attackers on bikes here Sunday evening, police said.
Islamabad, Apr. 5 (ANI): The Senate Standing Committee on National Harmony, while discussing the Badami Bagh incident in Lahore, has recommended stern punishment for people involved in making false blasphemy accusations.
Melbourne, April 3 (IANS) Fast bowler Mitchell Starc was rewarded with an annual contract of $1 million as Cricket Australia (CA) Wednesday announced a list of 20 contracted players for the year 2013-2014 keeping in mind the Ashes in July.
Melbourne, Apr 3 (ANI): The Australian media has said that the annual hand-out of Cricket Australia's contracts for the 2013-14 season has done nothing to dispel the confusion about Australia's best Test team.
Sydney, Apr 3 (ANI): Australian cricketer David Hussey is in danger of losing his international career after he was left off Cricket Australia's (CA) contracted player list for the 2013-14 season.
Sydney, Apr 3 (ANI): Cricket Australia (CA) has released the list of contracted players for the 2013-14 season, including two Ashes series, and has awarded 20 contracts, with six new faces from the last season.
Amritsar, March 31 (IANS) Warning that India was headed to "disaster", anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare Sunday began his year-long, all-India campaign from Amritsar's historic Jallianwala Bagh ground.
Amritsar, March 31 (IANS) Launching his 'Janatantra Yatra' (tour for democracy) from the historic Jallianwala Bagh here in this Sikh holy city Sunday, anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare said only a mass movement could bring about a change in India.
Amritsar, March 31 (IANS) Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare Sunday started his year-long, all-India tour from Amritsar's historic Jallianwala Bagh.
Mumbai, March 29 (IANS) He is playing Rishi Kumar for about one-and-a-half-year in "Hitler Didi", but Sumit Vats says there is no montony on the show as each scene has something new to offer.
Sydney, Mar 29 (ANI): Former fast bowler Damien Fleming has said the Australian team he would pick for the first Test matches against England in Trent Bridge would have beleaguered vice-captain Shane Watson as a genuine all rounder in it.
Sydney, Mar 27 (ANI): Cricket Australia (CA) chairman of selectors, John Inverarity has hinted that out of favour Test batsman Usman Khawaja might earn a recall in the team during the all important Ashes series this year.
Melbourne, March 26 (IANS) Despite his elevation as the Australian Test captain, Shane Watson's place in the side - both as vice-captain and batsman - will be hotly debated due to his poor form during the disastrous tour of India.
Melbourne, Mar 26 (ANI): Australian coach Mickey Arthur has said that he hoped that the lessons learned by his team, which was thrashed 4-0 by India in the Border-Gavaskar series, will help propel it back to the No.1 Test ranking within two years.
Sydney, Mar 25 (ANI): The Australian Test team lacks batting strength to bounce back from their humiliating series whitewash against India, according to sports writer, Andrew Wu.
Jammu, March 24 (IANS) The army Sunday handed over two Pakistani boys, who had crossed the Line of Control into India, to the Pakistan army as a goodwill gesture.
Sydney, March 24 (IANS) Australian captain Michael Clarke hoped that his chronic back pain would not keep him out of the Ashes but his participation in next month's Indian Premier League (IPL) will be decided on the basis of advice from medical experts.
Johannesburg, Mar 23 (ANI): Australian coach Mickey Arthur has once again defended his decision to drop four players for the third Test against India for disciplinary reasons, and said that he has no regrets for taking that decision.
Sydney, Mar 23 (ANI): Spin great Shane Warne has defended much-criticised Australian head-coach Mickey Arthur and said that he should not be held solely responsible for the tourists' Indian debacle in the Border-Gavaskar series.
New Delhi, Mar.21 (ANI): Veteran social activist Anna Hazare on Thursday revealed that he will undertake a nationwide tour from March 31, aimed at creating awareness on issues such as unemployment, corruption and price rise.
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) Wearing tiger masks, hundreds of school students came together here Thursday to raise awareness about saving the endangered wild animal.
Sydney, Mar 21 (ANI): Australian Test opener Ed Cowan has publicly backed the sacking of four of his teammates from the team for the Mohali Test, adding it has in fact lifted the team spirit in the squad.
Islamabad, Mar. 21 (ANI): The Pakistan Christian Welfare Society (PCWS) has urged the government to take action against elements responsible for violence against Christians and other vulnerable groups in the country.
Sydney, Mar 21 (ANI): Test legend Steve Waugh has urged Australian captain Michael Clarke and his deputy Shane Watson to sort out their differences for the betterment of their team.
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) At least Rs.60 lakh were stolen from a cash van collecting money from liquor shops here Wednesday afternoon, police said.
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) At least Rs.60 lakh went missing from a cash van collecting money from liquor shops here Wednesday afternoon, police said.
Sydney, Mar 20 (ANI): Australian head coach Mickey Arthur has admitted that he had put his 'neck on the line' with the cultural shake-up of the touring Australian squad in India that led to the suspension of four players, including vice-captain Shane Watson, from the Mohali Test.
London, Mar 18 (ANI): Former wicket keeper Alec Stewart has claimed England's outstanding team spirit coupled with Australia's current turmoil would give them the favourite tag to retain the Ashes series this season.
Sydney, Mar 18 (ANI): Former Australian coach John Buchanan has claimed Mickey Arthur's future as national team's coach and selector depends on their performance in the Ashes this year following his decision to sack four players from the third Test against India in Mohali over a serious disciplinary breach.
Sydney, March 18 (IANS) Australia's vice-captain Shane Watson is heading back to join the cricket team in India for the fourth cricket Test in Delhi starting Friday.
Sydney, Mar 18 (ANI): Vice captain Shane Watson, who was axed from the third Test against India in Mohali over a disciplinary breach, is heading back to rejoin the Australian cricket squad on Monday after he was went back home for his son's birth.
Sydney, Mar 17 (ANI): Former Test captain Kim Hughes has warned of the obstacles facing captain Michael Clarke, who is leading a divided team, and said that a shake-up is necessary to confront Australia's cricket crisis.
Sydney, Mar 16 (ANI): Australian captain Michael Clarke's frosty relationship with his deputy Shane Watson could jeopardize country's cricketing future, according to sports columnist Peter Badel.
Melbourne, March 15 (IANS) Australia vice-captain Shane Watson is likely to return to India for the fourth cricket Test there next week and will also make himself available for the Ashes.
Melbourne, Mar 15 (ANI): Australia's 'comeback kid' Steve Smith has said that he believes that he has improved his batting performance from the show at Australia's home Ashes defeat two years ago which led to his drop-out from the squad.
Sydney, Mar 15 (ANI): Michael Clarke has claimed he can't accept Australia to stay third best in Test cricket, adding he would take every possible step to help his men reach the summit even if it requires taking hard decisions.
Sydney, Mar 15 (ANI): Australian coach Mickey Arthur has said that the public airing of the disciplinary problems of the Australian team was not ideal but hoped that it may be a catalyst for a new era of success for Australian cricket.
Sydney, Mar 15 (ANI): Retired batsman Michael Hussey has warned Australian coach Mickey Arthur that it will take time to put the right team culture in place, following Australia being 2-0 down in the series against India and facing an Ashes series in July.
Johannesburg, Mar 15 (ANI): Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has backed suspended vice-captain Shane Watson and said that Watson had worked hard as any other player in his team, in the midst of the crisis surrounding the touring team in India.
Sydney, Mar 15 (ANI): Australian cricketer Steve Smith has sought the help of Cricket Australia's (CA) sports psychologist to ensure that he plays without any pre-mediated thoughts in his first Test comeback in more than two years.
Mohali, March 14 (IANS) Australia skipper Michael Clarke will bat at No.3 while Brad Haddin will be keeping wickets against India in the third cricket Test that will resume Friday after the first day's play was washed out without a ball being bowled due to heavy rains here Thursday.
Sydney, March 14 (IANS) Australian cricket team vice-captain Shane Watson, who left the tour of India mid-way, became a father Thursday after his wife Lee gave birth to a baby boy.
Sydney, Mar 14 (ANI): Player representatives have said the Australian team management must take responsibility for allowing the issues related to the axing of four players from the Mohali Test to reach a crisis point.
Sydney, Mar 14 (ANI): Former Australian cricketer Stuart MacGill has said that in cricket, players needed to focus on their individuality and being on top of their own game, rather than rely on teammates to help them prepare for the challenges of Test cricket.
Sydney, Mar 14 (ANI): The coach of the domestic South Australian team has backed Australian coach Mickey Arthur's dumping of four players from the Mohali Test for failing to complete their homework.
Wellington, Mar 14 (ANI): Former England captain Sir Ian Botham has said that it is not just the Australian team which has fallen victim to coaching jargon or gimmicks, labeling them as 'mumbo-jumbo'.
Sydney, Mar 14 (ANI): Australian coach Mickey Arthur has condemned the 'backchat and giving attitude' of his team, saying that it has become unacceptable to the Test team culture and has led to his decision to stand down four players for the fourth Test in Mohali.
Sydney, Mar 14 (ANI): Former England captain Nasser Hussain has termed the axed Australian quartet from the Mohali Test as lazy and disrespectful and said that they will never forget the public humiliation of being dumped.
Melbourne, Mar 14 (ANI): Australian Test great Matthew Hayden has strongly supported axed vice-captain Shane Watson calling him a team man, and adding that senior cricket officials may not be committed to the 'fundamental Australian ways' of the game.
Sydney, Mar 14 (ANI): Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes has received a stay on execution which can secure his spot for the Ashes tour following his poor performance in the India Tests, scoring only 25 runs in the opening Tests in Chennai and Hyderabad.
Sydney, Mar 14 (ANI): Leading Australian Test players have been offered professional counseling to help the depleted squad to prepare for the Mohali Test starting today.
Sydney, Mar 14 (ANI): Former spinner Shane Warne has advised the Australian Test squad in India to sort out their crisis with alcohol behind closed doors, ahead of the Mohali Test.
Sydney, March 13 (IANS) Cricket Australia (CA) has sent sports psychologist Michael Lloyd to help the struggling team in India, at a time when the visitors has suspended four players ahead of the third Test.
Sydney, Mar 13 (ANI): Cricket Australia's (CA) senior human resources manager, who was sent to India to brief players on team culture, had no part in the decision to suspend four of them for the third Test match against the hosts in Mohali, but the cricket board hopes she will be part of a cure.
Sydney, Mar 13 (ANI): Shane Watson's former teacher has claimed the Australian all rounder was a diligent student during his schooldays and was good at grammar.
Mohali, March 13 (IANS) It will be advantage India against a depleted Australia side in the third Test match that begins Thursday at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium here.
