Author Archives: sattar
Hockey team management sacked
Pakistan on Thursday sacked its manager, coach and selectors, while the entire squad offered to retire, after the four-time champions finished last at the men’s field hockey World Cup.
Pakistan, who won the World Cup in 1971, 1978, 1982 and...
Supreme Court order closure of torture cells
The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the closure of police torture cells in private houses while a three-member bench headed by Justice Javed Iqbal has directed the Punjab government to issue show cause notices to the concerned DIGs, SPs in...
IMF will not delay aid
A delay in appointing a new Pakistani finance minister should not disrupt the delivery of assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), former finance ministry chief said on Thursday.
Former Finance Minster Shaukat Tarin announced on...
Karzai seeking Pakistan’s support
The Afghan president welcomed Islamabad’s offers of support for Afghanistan’s efforts at reconciliation, saying Pakistan “has a significantly important role to play in that and Afghanistan would welcome that role”.
