New Delhi: Terming the 2010 Commonwealth Games a "nightmare", Chief Election Commissioner SY Qureshi on Friday said the event is being remembered more for its controversies, which denied the nation the pride it got from the performance of its athletes. "What a nightmare it was, something we should have been proud of, that pride was denied to the nation... Unfortunately we did not get any time to bask in the...
10:37 PM, Jun 01, 2012
Lahore: Former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said Pakistan was humiliated at the NATO Summit in Chicago because of President Asif Ali Zardari's "zero credibility". "Pakistan had not been taken seriously by the world owing to the zero credibility of the incompetent rulers. World leaders gave a cold shoulder to President Zardari at the summit. It is the humiliation of my country as the elected President was snubbed at...
04:03 PM, May 23, 2012
NEW DELHI: Anurag Kashyap's 'Gangs of Wasseypur', being screened at the 65th Cannes International Film Festival, is a male-dominated script, but had room for strong female characters as well, says Huma Qureshi, who makes her acting debut with the movie. "It is a male-dominated movie but the women are also very strong and irreplaceable. Though the women might not have a direct impact in the film - for example, none...
04:53 PM, May 19, 2012
Mumbai: From slums to flats, from 'Slumdog Millionaire' to another international movie with Anthony Hopkins. The dream ride continues for Rubina Rafiq Qureshi and Azharuddin Ismail, who will now be seen in British director-producer Martin Pennell's 'Lord Owen's Lady'. The third child actor seen in Danny Boyle's Oscar winning film, Ayush Mahesh Khadekar, the son of a civil engineer, has also found a role in 'Lord Owen's Lady' that stars...
10:39 AM, Mar 23, 2012
New Delhi: Less than a month to go before the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, the Election Commission (EC) issued an order to bring down curtains on Chief Minister Mayawati's biggest public promotion campaign yet, that includes the statues of herself and the BSP's election symbol, the elephant. Chief Election Commissioner SY Qureshi on Saturday at a Press Conference said the statues will be covered as they were built on...
05:13 PM, Jan 07, 2012
Islamabad: Former Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the government's handling of Pakistan's nuclear programme, claiming President Asif Ali Zardari's statement on "no first use" of atomic weapons against India had undermined national security. Qureshi, who recently joined Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf party, contended that a foolproof security system had been put in place for the country's nuclear assets. However, policy options and persons...
11:51 PM, Dec 25, 2011
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Yet another Paes-Bhupathi split? If the recent newspaper reports are to be believed doubles legends Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes are going separate ways from ...
01:03 PM, Nov 16, 2011
Islamabad: Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan on Monday said former Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi would join his Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf party later this month. Khan made the announcement on a television talk show hours after Qureshi told a news conference that he had resigned as a member of both parliament and the ruling Pakistan People's Party. He said Qureshi would join the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf during a rally to be held at Ghotki...
11:05 PM, Nov 14, 2011
Islamabad: Former Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday resigned from both Parliament and the ruling Pakistan People's Party and launched a scathing attack on President Asif Ali Zardari, saying he had 'sold' out his values to cling to power. Qureshi, who has been estranged from the PPP since he was not reallocated the foreign affairs portfolio during a cabinet reshuffle in February, sought to blame Zardari for his...
09:00 PM, Nov 14, 2011
The Indo-Pak duo of Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi are also enjoying a great run at the Paris Masters event. ...
09:36 PM, Nov 12, 2011
Paris: The Indo-Pak duo of Rohan Bopanna and Aisam Ul-Haq Qureshi advanced to the semifinals of the Paris Masters after overcoming a stiff challenge from No 2 seeds Michael Llodra and Nenad Zimonjic on Friday. Bopanna-Qureshi prevailed over the French-Serbian pair 3-6, 6-4, 10-6 in one and half hours in a closely fought contest. The 7th seeds, who made it to their first ATP Tour Finals this year, struggled in...
11:15 PM, Nov 11, 2011
Lahore: A Pakistani journalist working for an online publication was found murdered at his home in Lahore on Friday, police said. The body of 28-year-old Faisal Qureshi, who wrote for 'The London Post' website owned by his elder brother Shahid Qureshi, was found in his residence at Johar Town, Senior Superintendent of Police (Investigation) Abdul Razzaq Cheema said. Qureshi's throat was slit open with a sharp-edged weapon and his body...
12:26 AM, Oct 08, 2011
Srinagar: Moderate separatist leaders admitted to the US Embassy officials in Delhi that they had entered "quiet dialogue" with the Centre but disengaged following attack on their colleague Fazal Haq Qureshi which was intended as a clear message about "perils" of engagement. "Mirwaiz Omar Farooq, Professor Abdul Ghani Bhat, Bilal Lone and Syed Agha Hassan said the attempted assassination of their moderate APHC colleague Fazal ul Qureshi was intended to...
08:29 AM, Sep 04, 2011
Kolkata: Chief Election Commissioner SY Qureshi along with senior poll panel officials will hold parleys with West Bengal officials and police March 22 to review preparedness for the forthcoming assembly polls, an election official said on Thursday. Two Election Commissioners and Deputy Election Commissioner Vinod Zutshi will accompany the poll panel chief. "The full election commission bench will come to the city March 22 night and hold a series of...
08:14 AM, Mar 18, 2011
Puducherry: In a bid to curb malpractices ahead of the April 13 polls in Puducherry, Chief Election Commissioner S Y Qureshi on Tuesday said the number of flying squads in the Union Territory would be increased to 30 from ten. Talking to reporters after meeting political party leaders and officials, Qureshi said some party leaders had mentioned at the meeting that "cash was being given or was going to be...
02:42 PM, Mar 16, 2011
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