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Wasim, Waqar, Ijaz, Moin also fixed matches: Majeed
LONDON: Mazhar Majeed, a sports bookie, claimed that spot/match fixing was a ‘centuries’ old practice and named former Pakistan cricket stars Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Ijaz Ahmed and Moin Khan as alleged participants. The sports agent accused of taking bribes to fix matches said Australian cricketers were “the biggest” culprits and that some of Pakistan’s…
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Govt mulls proposals to end load shedding
Federal Minister for Water and Power Naveed Qamar Friday said government is going through different proposals for bringing the power load shedding to zero in future. Talking to the media at Parliament House, Naveed expressed that opposition is just criticising government and made Parliament a hub for communicating their ideas and recommendations. He added that…
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When College Says Yes But B-School Says No
High school senior Corey Jones is a strong, in-state applicant for the University of Michigan: 3.8 GPA, already taking collegiate accounting courses, and a former athlete on the Traverse City Central High School ski team. Although Jones might get into the university, he thinks his odds of being accepted directly to Michigan’s Ross School of…
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Nexus Prime Video and Pictures Surface
Just a few days ahead of it’s official launch on October 11th, 2011 (or maybe event may get delayed due to Steve Job’s death), pictures and video of Samsung Nexus Prime – Google’s next flagship device – has hit the internet. Earlier complete specs of Nexus Prime were leaked by two different sources that contradicted…
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Dengue Claims 7 more today, Toll Reaches 198 In Punjab
In Lahore, 180 people succumbed to dengue so far whereas, overall death toll reaches 198 in Punjab. In form dengue completed double ton since 14 more people including former Editor Dhaka Times lost battle of life to the deadly virus on Friday. The toll now stands at 195 in Punjab while 180 of the deaths…