Dr Tanveer Zamani calling BILAWAL Her Son Video

Before passing judgment plz keep in mind that no PPP female leader has never called Bilawal her son but they always say "PPP Chairman Bilawal Zardari"

Pak trio charged with 'spot-fixing'

 LONDON: British prosecutors on Friday charged three Pakistan cricketers with taking bribes to fix incidents in an international match in England last year.

Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir are accused of fixing certain incidents, such as the bowling of no-balls at pre-agreed times, during the fourth test at Lord's last August.

Britain's Crown Prosecution Service said the trio, along with a fourth man, sporting agent Mazhar Majeed, had been charged with conspiracy to obtain and accept corrupt payments and with conspiracy to cheat.

"These charges relate to allegations that Mr Majeed accepted money from a third party to arrange for the players to bowl

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Why do voters elect the same politicians?

Politicians seem to bounce back repeatedly, despite all odds and criticism.

Switch on any TV channel, open up a newspaper or log on to a social network and you will see our parliamentarians and their electorate continuously drawing ire of the urban-educated elite.

Participants engaging in intellectual discourse on talk shows raise questioning eyebrows over the wisdom possessed by the electorate, and criticise voters’ decision of re-electing the same allegedly tainted politician. This made me wonder; why do voters elect the same politicians every time?

After some introspection, I came to the conclusion that the bone of contention is the socio-economic imbalance prevailing in our society. This is a battle between the ‘haves and have-nots’, who will perpetually be at loggerheads with each other till this dichotomy in their status persists.

The ‘haves’

World Cup 2011: Make way for team green!

Ahmed Shehzad celebrates his century during the match. PHOTO: AFP

Pakistan have just completed their first series win after exactly 809 days and undoubtedly, it could not have come at a better time. As Pakistan cricket lovers we expect our team to bounce back at the most crucial times, and this has been no different.

Many of the team’s problems have been solved in the four matches we played in this series. Mohammad Hafeez and the young Ahmed Shehzad have come together to give us a stable opening pair that we were not accustomed to. Although, they may not have scored well together, they have both shown the patience and explosiveness to score centuries at the top.

Misbahul Haq, who is in the best form of his life, has shown us that he may have learnt how to actually finish games (refer to T20 World Cup 2007), but I would still not trust him to finish the upcoming World Cup final if we play India.

PIA cancels flight to repatriate Pakistanis in Egypt

Demonstrators wave the Egyptian flag as a helicopter flies over Tahrir Square in Cairo. PHOTO: AFP

KARACHI: Two flights scheduled to fly to Cairo today to bring back Pakistanis from Cairo were cancelled on Thursday just hours after being announced by Pakistan’s national carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA).

India is Imran Khan's pick for the World Cup

Previous cricket World Cup winning captains Kapil Dev of India (L) and Imran Khan (R) of Pakistan speak during a promotional function of a telecom company in Mumbai. PHOTO: AFP

MUMBAI: India has the best chances of winning the cricket World Cup being held from February 19 – April 2 in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, former Pakistan skipper Imran Khan thinks.

Benazir Bhutto's BlackBerries recovered

Initial reports say the two phones were handed over to investigators by the caretaker of Bilawal House in Karachi. PHOTO: EPA

KARACHI: 

Two BlackBerry cell phones belonging to assassinated former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto were handed over to the joint investigation team conducting an inquiry into her murder on Thursday.

PCB names Shahid Afridi as captain for World Cup

Shahid Afridi.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) late on Thursday night announced that Shahid Afridi will lead the Pakistan side in the cricket World Cup, to be held from February 19 – April 2 in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

Cabinet dissolution likely in 48 hours

 ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is expected to dissolve the Federal Cabinet in the next 48 hours, Geo News reported Thursday.

According to sources, the government is weighing two options – whether to dissolve the entire Federal Cabinet or reduce its size to half. If the PM decided to completely dissolve the cabinet, he would, in the next 24 hours, re-announce names of 10 to 12 ministers.

The existing Federal Cabinet consists of 62 members whereas, under the 18 amendment, the size of the Cabinet will be more than 11 percent of the total number of members of the Parliament.

Pakistan People’s Party Central Executive Committee’s meeting scheduled to be held here at the Presidency on Friday is also

One killed, 21 hurt in Lahore blast

LAHORE: One killed and 12 others sustained injuries in a blast that occurred at the main gate of Haider Saeen Darbar in Badami Bagh area here Thursday night, Rescue 1122 sources said. The injured have been shifted to Meo Hospital, sources said, adding a big crowd was present at Haider Saeen’s Darbar due to Thursday. Rescue and emergency services are at work at the site of the blast.