'Indo-Pak foreign secretaries discussed cricket'
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Karachi, July 1: The resumption of India and Pakistan bilateral cricket ties could soon become a reality as the matter came under discussion in the foreign secretaries meeting of both the countries in Islamabad recently, PCB sources said. According to sources in the Pakistan Cricket Board MoreSharad Pawar takes over as ICC president
AGENCIES
Singapore, July 1: Former BCCI President Sharad Pawar on Thursday formally took over as the International Cricket Council President, succeeding Englishman David Morgan. “Sharad Pawar, the former President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), assumed the role of ICC President More
Dale Steyn, Kemar Roach hit with fines
Barbados, July 1: Dale Steyn and Kemar Roach have been fined 100% and 50% of their match fees respectively after being found guilty of breaching the ICC code of conduct in separate incidents during the third Test between West Indies and South Africa. Steyn pleaded guilty to spitting in the direction More- Kashmir
Dr Kamal takes on Omar
‘General body only can elect party Prez’
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, July 1: The Senior National Conference leader and Member of the Legislative Assembly for Hazratbal, Dr Mustafa Kamal, on Thursday reacted sharply to the recent statement of the Chief Minister More
- Srinagar City
Amid siege, Srinagarites complain of shortage of essential commodities
GOWHAR BHAT
Srinagar, July 1: For the seventh day running Thursday, people in Shahr-e-Khaas remained confined indoors as police and paramilitary forces enforced a strict curfew in the old City. Hundreds of troopers More
- Jammu
Rather returns from Dubai
Blames separatists, political parties for Kashmir unrest
SUMIT HAKHOO
Jammu, July 1: On his return from Dubai, the senior National Conference leader and the Finance Minister, Abdul Rahim Rather, blamed separatists and political parties - who lost mandate during the previous More
- South Asia
ERRA completes rehab of quake houses
ROSHAN MUGHAL
Muzaffarabad, July 1: The Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Authority (ERRA) has completed the reconstruction of 4,19,624 homes and 6100 rebuilding projects in quake stricken areas of Pakistan More
- Business
Despite curfew, trade across LoC zooms to Rs 9 cr
RABIA NOOR
Srinagar, July 1: Despite curfew and tight security restrictions in the Valley, trade worth Rs 9.44 crore was conducted between two parts of Kashmir across the LoC this week. Officials at Trade Facilitation More
- World
CHINA, PAK BEGIN ANTI-TERRORISM EXERCISES
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Beijing/Islamabad July 1: Chinese and Pakistani troops today began a two-week long anti-terrorism exercises in China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, ahead of a key visit by President Asif Ali Zardari More


