By Zaheerul Hassan Federal Minister for Finance, Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar of newly elected PML (N) democratic government presented Federal Budget of about Rs 3.5 trillion for the fiscal year 2013-14 before the National Assembly. The government did not make any increase in the salaries of government employees. However, the cabinet approved 10 percent increase in the pension of public servants, i.e.Rs.3000- ...

Statistical highlights of the Champions Trophy cricket match between the West Indies and Pakistan on Friday. # Kamran Akmal became the fourth wicketkeeper after Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara and Australia's Adam Gilchrist and Tim Payne to effect five dismissals in an innings in the ICC Champions Trophy # Mohammad Irfan (3/32) recorded his second best bowling performance in ODIs, next only to the four for 33 ...

I think this is the right time to stop playing the IPL. I am 40. Got to accept it," Tendulkar said. The most notorious Spot fixing and sex scandal of Indian Premier League (IPL) forced Star cricketer Sachin Tendulkar to say goodbye  his favourit game .  He  announced  his retirement when  his team Mumbai Indians lifted their first IPL title on Sunday night, beating the Chennai Super Kings by 23 runs. In mos ...

Indian cinema is being feted in Cannes on its 100th birthday, but amid the celebrations, the “B-word” — Bollywood — remains controversial. The French film festival has rolled out the red carpet for Indian cinema this year, with events including a gala dinner and screening Sunday of “Bombay Talkies,” a portmanteau movie with four directors and a star-studded cast that includes Rani Mukerji, Nawazuddin Siddiq ...

LAHORE: Hassan,  Newly politically dominated ,  Muslim League-Nawaz (ML-N) has finally  nominated National Party president Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch as Balochistan chief minister. Reliable, sources said that Nawaz Sharif has taken into confidence the allied parties over nomination of Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch and a formal announcement naming him as Balochistan CM would be made in a day or two. ML-N leadership is ...

Kapil Sibal addresses media on fresh laws Read More: http://www.cricketcountry.com/cricket-articles/Live-Updates-IPL-2013-spot-fixing-controversy-mdash-Kapil-Sibal-addresses-media-on-fresh-laws/26933 ...

 Lahore : Sixteen children and a teacher were killed when their school bus caught fire in Mangowal area of Gujrat on Saturday, police said. Seven other children were injured in the blaze which destroyed the vehicle. The van was carrying 24 children to a private school in Gujrat, about 112 kilometres (70 miles) north of the eastern city on Lahore, when it caught fire, DPO Dar Ali Khattak told. "The fire erup ...

Ireland  need to  defeat one of the elite Full Member nations at home but they cannot come any closer. Set 276 in 47 overs to beat Pakistan in the first one-day international at a bitterly cold Clontarf, history almost repeated itself as Kevin O’Brien and Trent Johnston, the two men in the middle when Ireland won the World Cup clash between the teams in 2007, found themselves in the same situation, this tim ...