Author: K. Shahzad

National, Sports

First ODI between Pakistan and New Zealand, Afridi struck again

At the start of Match Pakistan lost two early wickets without runs but soon after Shahid Afridi and Kamran Akmal took the charge and taken the score to 101 in just first 15 overs. Overall Afridi scored 70 runs on 50 deliveries and Kamran Akmal remained not out and scored 67 runs out of 43 deliveries.  Khalid Latif scored 64 from 112 balls, this player had replaced shoib Malik in this match and this was his second match. Akmal’s inning include five boundaries and four valuable sixes. This aggressive style of Playing from Afridi and Akmal make Pakistan to set the target of 287 for the New Zealand. Pakistan lost nine wickets overall. New Zealand did not been able to […]

Extremism, National

Blast targetting a Bank 22 people confirm dead

Blast in saddar Rawalpindi Pakistan Targeted a bank near Shalimar Hotel and the PC Hotel saddar. At least 22 people are dead according to the  latest information. The most of people are those which were in the bank. Because of the start of month lots of people were there in the bank to take out their salaries and use the ATM machines. This factor contributed towards the higher death toll. Today the most of the schools and educational institutions were opened which were initially closed due to the risk of terror attacks. All the dead bodies were sent from the blast site and 13 already arrived at DHQ hospital. The blast is probably the reaction of militants against the Operation […]

Crimes, Extremism, National

Blast near GHQ Rawalpindi today morning

A blast occurred near GHQ about 20 minutes ago, loss of life and other details are not clear yet. The blast occurred just 500 yards away from GHQ Rawalpindi behind the pearl continental hotel. Will be coming back with updates as soon as we get more information. Update: About at least 10 t0 15 killed and more than 40 are the injured. The nature of this blast was suicide. A suicide attacker blown himself up. Update: Officially nature of the blast is to be disclosed, 13 of injured are already shifted to the DHQ hospital Rawalpindi. Also few shifted to CMH hospital Rawalpindi.

Extremism, National

Village of 100 houses fully Destroyed by Taliban Militants

In reaction to the on going operation against militants in South Waziristan Taliban militants destroyed the whole village. Village was having about 100 houses in it, all are destroyed to the ground. Additionally Taliban were involved in target killings and kidnappings in same village to hold some cards when they will be fighting with the Pakistan Security forces. people were already leaving the village for the safer places due to the Taliban’ behavior towards them. They were being provided the shelters etc by the government on the safer places adjustment to South Waziristan. Taliban started the destruction on Saturday, they used the explosives to destroy all the houses and explosions were being listened till the Sunday night. Finally they were […]

Lifestyle

Twin cities indeed sleep late Saturdays and early Sundays

It is really fun when you get out late Saturdays and specially early Sundays. Because you will see that the highways of twin cities Rawalpindi and Islamabad which are normally full of traffic, are almost clear in timings. And by late Saturdays it means something near midnight and afterward. Specially on Sunday mornings most of people off course including me do not get want to get out of their homes, so this is the time when you will see all the roads almost clear. In normal circumstances the exponentially increasing traffic have made the movement extremely difficult. This is why when people find the clear main highways, they seem to be blessing for them. Another thing that highways are now […]