DawnNews Special: Rashid Latif Reveals Match Fixing Scandals

Explosive claims from a former Pakistan captain…Rashid Latif says match fixing and cricket are inseparable and that the ICC simply turns a blind eye to this menace. All this and much more in an Exclusive Interview with DawnNews Emmad Hameed.

Blast rocks police installation in Kohat (Video)

PESHAWAR: A government official says a large explosion has ripped through a police compound in Kohat.
Khalid Omarzai, a top official in the garrison city, says the Tuesday evening blast rocked the complex housing officers’ homes, a training facility and a commercial area. He says several houses collapsed, and casualties are feared.

‘Burn the Quran Day’ protest: Terry Jones effigy set on fire in Afghanistan

Scores of people have gathered in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Monday to denounce a U.S. church’s plan to burn the Islamic holy book the Quran. The crowd in Kabul, numbering as many as 500, chanted “Long live Islam” and “Death to America” as they listened to fiery speeches from members of [...]

Siyasi Kaliyan (Must Watch)

Pakistan, Politicians, Politics, Pizzazz and Puppets. The Much Loved Uncle Sargam and crew grace our living rooms once again as DawnNews revives the one and only Siyasi Kaliyan.

Aamir Khan is still young at heart

Who was most excited about watching the screening of Teesri Manzil at the Radio Mirchi Purani Jeans film festival?
Well, it was probably Aamir Khan! The actor said that he had seen the film umpteen number of times earlier but had never seen it on the big screen as it was released before [...]

Riz Khan – ‘Tere Bin Laden’ (Aljazeera)

Could laughter be the next weapon in the war against terrorism? It seems to be working in India, where a satirical film about a fake Osama bin Laden tape has become an unexpected success this year. But is there room for humour in the war against terrorism?

Taliban hinders Afghan election campaign

Al Jazeera gains exclusive access to the Taliban in Baghlan.
In an exclusive report, Al Jazeera’s Qais Azimy gains access to a group of Taliban fighters that is fiercely opposed to next week’s parliamentary poll. The fighters say they will cut off the fingers of anyone who votes in it. It is [...]

Rare footage found: World War – II London Blitz in color

Rare colour film footage of the bomb damage inflicted on London during World War II has surfaced on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the Blitz. The film was found in the attic by the family of an air raid warden who shot it on home movie equipment in use in [...]

No comment on new fixing claims: Yawar Saeed

CARDIFF: The manager of the Pakistan team has refused to comment on the latest newspaper allegations that two of his players were being investigated for fixing in a one-day series in June.

Nawaz losing grip on his party: Babar Awan

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan on Tuesday said that the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz had dual standards of politics, and that PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif was now losing his grip on his party.

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