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Pakistan wins 2016 Asia Kabaddi Championship Cup

May 7, 2016

Pakistan has won the third edition of the Asian Kabaddi Championship 2016 (Circle Style) by defeating India. In the final match held at Pakistan Ordinance Factory Sports Complex in Wah Cantonment, Pakistan (defending champion) defeated India by 50-31 points. This ..

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Mickey Arthur appointed as Pakistan cricket team's head coach

May 7, 2016

Former South African cricketer Mickey Arthur has been appointed as cricket team’s head coach. It was announced by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). With this appointment he fills the role vacated by Waqar Younis’ resignation in April 2016 following Pakistan’s ..

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Swat activist Tabassum Adnan wins 2016 Nelson Mandela Award

April 29, 2016

Pakistani women’s rights activist from Swat valley Tabassum Adnan has won prestigious 2016 Nelson Mandela Graça Machel Innovation Award. She won the award for the individual activist category on the concluding day of the International Civil Society Week (ICSW) held ..

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Pakistan successfully test-fires anti-ship Zarb missile

April 11, 2016

Pakistan has test fired anti-ship surface to sea “Zarb” missile from the coastal areas successfully. It hit its target in the Arabian Sea after it was fired from a strategic point located at a coastal area. The missile was formally ..

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Pakistan Parliament becomes first in world to run entirely on solar power

February 23, 2016

Pakistan’s Parliament building located in national capital Islamabad became the first in the world to completely run on solar power. It achieved this feat after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif switched on solar-powered building of the parliament in a simple ceremony. ..

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Sindh becomes first Pakistan province to adopt Hindu Marriage Bill

February 17, 2016

Sindh became the first Pakistan province to adopt landmark Hindu Marriage Bill, 2015 in order to allow the minority community to register their marriages. This is for the first such a law is being passed since formation of Pakistan in ..

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Pakistan Cricket umpire Asad Rauf banned for 5 years

February 13, 2016

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has banned Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf for five years after its disciplinary committee found him guilty of corrupt practices. It was announced by BCCI president Shashank Manohar who had headed the ..

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Joshna Chinappa wins gold medal in women’s individual squash at SAG

February 8, 2016

India’s ace squash player Joshna Chinappa has won the gold medal in women’s individual category at the 12th South Asian Games (SAG). In the final match played at R G Baruah Sports Complex in Guwahati, she defeated Pakistan’s Maria Wazir ..

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Veteran Urdu writer Intizar Husain passes away

February 2, 2016

Legendary Urdu fiction writer, novelist, columnist and poet Intizar Husain passed away in Lahore, Pakistan. He was 93. He was the first Pakistani and the first Urdu writer ever to be nominated for the prestigious literally award Man Booker International ..

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China Pakistan Economic Corridor

December 25, 2015

China and Pakistan had signed more than 50 agreements in April 2015 on various fields including agriculture, education, power generation, infrastructure projects, telecommunication etc. Out of these, around 30 agreements are related to the Economic Corridor named China-Pakistan Economic Corridor ..