What makes 'Lady Al Qaeda' Aafia Siddiqui special for terrorists

Aafia Siddiqui, the Pakistani neuroscientist serving more than an 80-year sentence in the US, has once again come into the limelight after her release was sought by the British hostage-taker at a......

How Shakeel Afridi nailed Osama bin Laden

Amir Mir reports how a physician became a CIA mole and helped locate the most wanted man in the world. Dr Shakil Afridi, the Pakistani physician who helped the Central Intelligence Agency track......

UN ropes in Shahid Afridi for anti-polio campaign

Following the Taliban ban on polio vaccinations in tribal areas of Pakistan, the United Nations has selected cricketer Shahid Afridi to boost the anti-polio campaign Dr Shakeel Afridi, who helped......

Afridi jailed for helping militants, not CIA, claims Pak

The case of Pakistani doctor Shakeel Afridi took a new twist on Wednesday when a detailed order about his arrest and conviction stated that he has been punished for his links with a militant......

Sports psychologist to join Pak team ahead of Asia Cup

IMAGE: The PCB also announced on Sunday that a pre-Sri Lanka departure camp for the players in Pakistan will commence at the National Cricket Academy, Lahore from Monday. Haris Rauf, Mohammad......

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Anuj Jajoo:Hi Prem,Thats excellent and very real time commentary. But sometimes a mistake is infavour of truth... "3.81 the ruin rate" -(your commentary at ind 124/4)Just kidding ;)------M K......