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ROME World number one Serena Williams said she hoped to improve her game for the French Open despite easing into the Rome Open final after ending qualifier Simona Halep s dream week in the Italian capital with a 6-3, 6-0 victory.Williams, the 15-time Grand Slam winner, stretched her consecutive wins to 23 ahead of her first final meeting with Victoria Azarenka since her defeat to the Belarusian earlier this year in Doha.Azarenka, the third seed, proved too strong for home hopeful Sara
BARDONECCHIA Mauro Santambrogio of Italy won a weather-affected and altered 14th stage of the Giro d Italia on Saturday, and favorite Vincenzo Nibali finished second to extend his overall lead.Santambrogio won in a time of 4 hours, 42 minutes, 55 seconds in in rainy, windy and even snowy conditions, beating Nibali in a final sprint at the top of the steep Jafferau climb. Carlos Betancur was third.The stage had to be altered shortly before the start and the climb up Sestriere was removed because of avalanche threats.
KABUL Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked legislation on Saturday aimed at strengthening provisions for women s freedoms, arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles and encourage disobedience. The fierce opposition highlights how tenuous women s rights remain a dozen years after the ouster of the hard-line Taliban regime, whose strict interpretation of Islam once kept Afghan women virtual prisoners in their homes. Khalil Ahmad Shaheedzada, a
DAMASCUS A car bomb exploded on Saturday in a northern district of the Syrian capital killing at least three people and wounding five others, state television reported. The state broadcaster said the bomb was placed in a car in the Rokn Eddin neighbourhood and that a bomb disposal team was defusing another device.The terrorist explosion was the result of a big bomb concealed in a car ... Three people were killed and five others wounded according to a provisional toll," it said.
LAHORE Increase in electricity loadshedding in cities across the country has adversely affected the lives of citizens besides creating water shortage and halting commercial activities.According to PEPCO, electricity shortfall has increased to 6,200 megwatts.Citizens of urban areas witnessed 16 hours loadshedding while duration of loadshedding has reached 20 hours in rural areas.Lahore, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Sialkot and adjoining areas were also facing worst loadshedding.The citizens have
NAWABSHAH Husband, wife and two children riding a motorbike were killed, when a speeding passenger coach ran over them on Daulatpur Bypass.Police said that a rashly driven passenger coach hit a motorbike, which resulted in the death of motorbike riders Abdul Hakim Otho, his wife, one and a half year old Farhan and six months old girl-child.The erring driver and cleaner of the coach fled from the scene of accident, police said. Police seizing the coach shifted it to Daulatpur police station.
KARACHI Re-polling in 43 polling stations in Karachi’s NA-250 constituency officially began amidst tight security on Sunday.Along with police and Rangers, military personnel were also present at the polling stations to provide security. Earlier, polling was not held in these stations as per schedule on May 11 due to the absence of presiding officers and electoral staff. Due to widespread complaints of alleged rigging and irregularities, the ECP had postponed polling in 43 polling stations of the NA-250, PS-112 and PS-113
ISLAMABAD According to sources, the Election Commission has ordered recounting of votes at two polling stations of PK 60, NA 103 Hafiz Abad, PP 198’s seven stations and PB 40 in Nushki. Moreover, orders have been issued regarding recounting of votes at two polling stations at Batgram as it is has reported that women have not been allowed to cast their votes on aforesaid polling stations On the other hand, the plea of independent candidate Khuda Bux Tawana for recounting of votes from 
MUMBAI Pakistani actress Veena Malik, who was linked to actor Ashmit Patel post their Bigg Boss 4 stint, says he was never her friend and that she only believes in maintaining friendship with her career.During Bigg Boss 4, the two seemed to have bonded well, and were also seen together at various events post the show. But both Veena and Ashmit never gave a clear picture about their relationship.The two are also working together in the film Supermodel. “Ashmit was never my friend. We met in Bigg Boss and
President congratulates nation on holding of elections
- Monday, 13 May 2013
KARACHI President Asif Ali Zardari has felicitated the nation on the holding of elections to mark the first democratic transition in the country. Spokesperson to the President Senator Farhatullah Babar said that the President while felicitating the nation said that the holding of elections in accordance with the Constitutional provisions was triumph of the people, of democracy and of the system put in place for democratic transition. The President also felicitated all the national institutions and individuals who
Nawaz Sharif: The reformer
- Sunday, 12 May 2013
ISLAMABAD: PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif, who advocates free-market economics, is likely to pursue privatisation and deregulation to revive flagging growth.He has said Pakistan should stand on its own two feet but may need to seek a another bailout from the International Monetary Fund to avoid a balance of payments crisis.The PML-N leader has said he could do business with the IMF, meaning he may be open to reforms like an easing of subsidies and a widening of Pakistan’s tiny tax base
Shah Mehmood says PTI will be a strong opposition
- Sunday, 12 May 2013
MULTAN: Vice Chairman Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf(PTI) Mukhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that PTI would play an active role on opposition benches.While talking to media persons here at Kutchery chowk, Shah Mehmood Qureshi invited independent candidates to join PTI.He claimed that PTI had emerged as the second biggest political party in the country.About his defeat in native constituency NA-148, Qureshi observed that he had not participated in by-polls which weakened his position in the
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