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BRISBANE: As Pakistan cricket team opened their account on the points table, it looks like history repeating its self one again. In World Cup 1992 Pakistan team had opened their account on the points table against Zimbabwe and this time they did the same. Interestingly, Green-Shirts had suffered a big defeat against West Indies in 1992 and this time the same incident happened when Carrabin team defeated Pakistan with a margin of 150+. This is also very interesting that the skipper of World Cup winning team Imran Khan was 40 years old and belonged to Mianwali and his time Misbah-ul-Haq leading the side who is also 40-year-old and belonged to Mianwali. Surprisingly, the Prime Minister of Pakistan at that time was Nawaz Sharif and currentl...

March 2, 2015 at 10:07 am | News Desk

WASHINGTON: As Samsung launched its flagship smartphone Samsung Galaxy S6, let’s have a quick compression with its biggest rival Apple iPhone 6.   The Galaxy S6, is easily best handset the company has made in years. While the phone packs a ton of great new features, it doesn’t exist in a vacuum. It’s competing against that other halo phone, Apple’s iPhone 6. Size and weight The Galaxy S6 has a 5-inch screen measures 5.6 x 2.8 x 0.28 inches, and weighs in at just 4.7 ounces while the iPhone 6, features a smaller 4.7-inch display and measures 5.4 x 2.6 x 0.27 inches. And at 4.6 ounces, Apple’s handset and the S6 are just about the same weight. Design Samsung’s previous smartphones have been heavily...

March 2, 2015 at 10:00 am | News Desk

  MUMBAI: Pakistani singer Adnan Sami has applied for Indian citizenship for a second time even though his earlier plea was rejected by the Indian government, Indian NDTV reported. The 43-year-old singer, whose earlier request was rejected some two years back, has sent his application to the Foreigners’ Division of the Indian Home Ministry. “His application is under consideration,” official sources said. Last month, Home Ministry had asked Law Ministry as to whether Mr Sami can be granted Indian citizenship. But Law Ministry refused to entertain the request, saying that the power of granting Indian citizenship lies with the Home Ministry under the Citizenship Act. Mr Sami, who has a Pakistani passport, had arrived ...

March 2, 2015 at 10:00 am | News Desk

KARACHI: Chairperson, Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), Marvi Memon has said that exceptional performance of BISP team can give new meaning to the life of marginalised sections of the society by following the vision of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif in letter and spirit.   While giving her guidelines on improving the performance of BISP in an efficient way to her team during a visit to BISP Regional Office in the metropolis on Sunday she said that BISP was the single largest social programme and it has been expanded according to a commitment made before general elections in the Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) manifesto. DG, BISP, Regional Office Sindh, Zafarullah Khan Soomro and Provincial President PML-N Yout...

March 2, 2015 at 10:00 am | News Desk

BRISBANE: Pakistan cricket team have made a new record in the World Cup by scoring 33 runs in first 15 overs of the game. This record achieved by the Green-Shirts against Zimbabwe in match 23 of the tournament. This is the lowest score in the World Cup by a team in 15 overs. Pakistan who lost couple of wickets early in the inning and then all thing stared to slow down in the match. Skipper Misbah-ul-Haq and Haris Sohail are on the mission to save the wicket and score runs but this process is going quite slow which earned them that record. Earlier, United Arab Emirate (UAE) made that record by scoring 41 runs in 15 overs against India. The News Tribe – UK-based bilingual news website covering politics, technology, sports, health a...

March 1, 2015 at 10:09 am | News Desk

MUMBAI: Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor was tested H1N1 virus positive after she was admitted into Sterling Hospital on 150 ft Ring Road in Rajkot, local media reported. The actress who is in Gondal town of Rajkot district, for the shooting of the film Prem Ratan Dhan Payo which also features Salman Khan, was rushed to hospital on Friday morning after she complained of viral fever. “She was admitted to hospital with complaint of viral fever and we sent her samples for various tests including swine flu. She has been tested swine flu positive,” Dr Chirag Matravadia, Head, Critical Care Unit at Sterling Hospital, told TOI. “She is under observation in isolation ward at the hospital. Primarily it seems that she got infectio...

March 1, 2015 at 10:03 am | News Desk

KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) candidates on Saturday have been elected unopposed in Senate on at least two women seats and two seats of technocrats, local media reported. PPP’s Sassi Palejo and MQM’s Hina Nighat got elected on women seats in Senate without any opposition while PPP’s Farooq H Naik and MQM’s barrister Saif have been unofficially elected on technocrat seats. MQM’s Ameenul Haq and Waseem Akhtar took their nomination papers back for general seats whereas Abdul Qadir Khanzada for technocrat seat. Similarly, Babar Ghouri and Gulfaraz Khattak took their nomination papers back for general seat while MQM’s Seema Zarin took papers back for woman ...

March 1, 2015 at 10:03 am | News Desk

BRISBANE: Pakistan team have won the toss and elected to bat first against Zimbabwe in their third match on Sunday. The match will start on 8:30 am as per Pakistan Standard Time (PST). The Green-shirts are ready to wash off the defeats dirt against Zimbabwe. Pakistan is right now on the last in points table of pool B. In its first match, Pakistan lost to India with a big margin on 76 runs leaving millions of die hard Pakistan fans disappointed. Later on, they had to face a humiliating defeat against West Indies with 150+ margin. On the other side, Misbah ul Haq is of the view that there is no room for mistakes now. He said that the green shirts wound enter into ground with a solid strategy and stressed upon the team to forget the past. ...

March 1, 2015 at 10:03 am | News Desk

BRISBANE: Skipper of Pakistan cricket team Misbah-ul-Haq said that they will bat chose to bat if Green-Shirts would win toss against Zimbabwe. Misbah-ul-Haq talking to media said that player are not under pressure they will be allowed to play freely against Zimbabwe. Skipper further said that chief selector’s scandal has no effect on the team. They have full focus on the tournament, he added. Players have to show responsibility both in batting and bowling in order to win the match, Misbah said. It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan team will take on Zimbabwe on Sunday. Green Shirts had lost first two pool matches against India and West Indies with big margin and now they have to win this one to get back in the competition....

February 28, 2015 at 10:45 am | News Desk

BRISBANE: Pakistan has decided to drop Younis Khan in the group-match against Zimbabwe on Saturday. According to reports, the decision to drop out of form Younis Khan was made by the team management. While Khan was present in the practice session and even came to bat, it has been decided that he will not be part of the squad and Rahat Ali will replace him. Surprisingly, Sarfaraz Ahmed still has to wait for his World Cup debut while Umar Akmal who dropped two very important catches in the last two fixtures; will be part of the team. Nasir Jamshed and Ahmed Shehzad are likely to open against Zimbabwe. The News Tribe – UK-based bilingual news website covering politics, technology, sports, health and lifestyle from US, Pakistan, Midd...

February 28, 2015 at 10:00 am | News Desk

AUCKLAND: Trent Boult shined as New Zealand have restricted Australia to 151 in Match 20 of International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup at Eden Park. New Zealand bowled out Australia in 32.2 overs, as Trent Boult got the best figures of his career. He picked up 5 wickets for 27 runs. Brad Haddin showed some resistance against Kiwis bowling attack but unable to reach the respectable total. Australia went off to a blistering start as they have posted 80 runs on the score board on loss of a wicket but after that all carnage for the batting side. Haddin made 43 while David Warner scored 34 runs. The News Tribe – UK-based bilingual news website covering politics, technology, sports, health and lifestyle from US, Pakistan, Mi...

February 28, 2015 at 10:00 am | News Desk

KARACHI: Metrological office has forecasted rain in Karachi form today (Friday), TheNewsTribe.com reported. According to details, the rain is expected in Sindh and on the costal belt including Makran from today till Monday. The provincial government has already made some necessary arrangement for the rain. The News Tribe – UK-based bilingual news website covering politics, technology, sports, health and lifestyle from US, Pakistan, Middle East and around the world Click here for more information The News Tribe

February 28, 2015 at 10:00 am | News Desk

LAHORE: Pakistan star off spinner Saeed Ajmal said that Misbah could be the fifth bowler for Pakistan against Zimbabwe. Saeed Ajmal in an interview revealed that he had taught Misbah-ul-Haq how to bowl and he could be testing himself against Zimbabwe. He further said that it is expected that he could bowl in the match an support the tumbling bowling of Pakistan cricket team. Saeed Ajmal is number 1 One Day International (ODI) bowler despite his absence from cricket ground and for more than six months due to suspect bowling action. However he has cleared his official test but not playing the World Cup. The News Tribe – UK-based bilingual news website covering politics, technology, sports, health and lifestyle from US, Pakistan, Mi...

February 27, 2015 at 10:18 am | News Desk

BRISBANE: Ahmed Shehzad has suffered a heel injury during the practice session, local media reported on Friday. Ahmed Shehzad has injured in left heel which cause swelling. The team management immediately took him to the local hospital where his Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) test was held. The reports of the test came clear but due to swelling he was advised to take rest. However his participation in the match against Zimbabwe also not clear. Earlier, he suffered the elbow injury during the tournament. The News Tribe – UK-based bilingual news website covering politics, technology, sports, health and lifestyle from US, Pakistan, Middle East and around the world Click here for more information The News Tribe

February 27, 2015 at 10:09 am | News Desk

SYDNEY: South Africa have won the toss and elected to bat first against West Indies in match 19th of World Cup at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). South Africa have suffered a defeat against India while West Indies were enjoying back to back big victories against Pakistan and Zimbabwe. Chris Gayle who destroyed Zimbabwe scoring fastest double century against Zimbabwe in Canberra was his first in 15 ODI innings on Australian soil. Three of his 22 hundreds have come against South Africa, but his average drops six points from the career figure against the team. Since that Jaipur epic, his highest score in 13 matches against South Africa has been 45. On the other hand South Africa has to replace Vernon Philander, who pulled up with a hamstring ...

February 27, 2015 at 10:08 am | News Desk

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has forwarded a summary to the Finance Ministry on Thursday, seeking raise in the prices of petroleum products.   According to sources, OGRA has recommended an increase of Rs5.59 per litre in the price of petrol, Rs12.62 per litre in the price of High Octane Blending Component (HOBC) and Rs7.62 per litre in kerosene. An increase of Rs 5 in the price of light speed diesel and decrease of Rs 5.49 in the price of High Speed diesel is expected. Final decision on OGRA’s summary will be taken on February 28 and the new prices will be implemented from March 1, 2015. It is also expected that Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif will not approve the increase in prices of pe...

February 27, 2015 at 10:08 am | News Desk