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All the major stories that made The Asian TodayFrom Shoaib Akhtar’s disciplinary problems to the sudden death of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer. We bring you a rundown of all the major news stories that made the pages of...

All the major stories that made The Asian TodayFROM the Big Brother race row to the failed June terrorist attacks in London. We bring you a rundown of all the major news stories that made the pages of The...

Benazir Bhutto assassination rocks PakistanHER SUPPORTERS clapped and cheered as she emerged from the plane that brought her back into Pakistan from Dubai.  There was even a prayer to god and a tear as Benazir emerged to see her once familiar...

Captain given another year to prove himselfTHE PAKISTAN Cricket Board has kept faith with under-fire captain Shoaib Malik and have backed him for another year. Malik was widely expected to bear the brunt of his team’s dismal failure against...

HE may not have become a bestselling author or a multimillionaire but writing a book brought 28-year-old Kashif Baig a different kind of wealth, his wife Bushra Kayani. The Birmingham Legal Advisor and full-time law student began writing because he thought...

A BIRMINGHAM health partnership is to reinforce its campaign to reduce infant mortality with a range of advice centres across the city. The Birmingham Health and Wellbeing Partnership has linked up with the Education, Development and Advisory Services (EDAS)...

DETECTIVES investigating the murder of two men in a Shropshire village have released the name of one of the deceased. He has been named as 31-year-old Jaswant Singh Bajwa who lived above the Shawbury Fish Bar where his body...

HEART of Birmingham Teaching Primary Care Trust (HoBtPCT) and Aston Villa had their eye on the ball with the launch of a film studio at Villa Park stadium last Friday.The studio is the latest initiative from HoBtPCT and Aston...

CRIME prevention charity Crime Concern has been given the thumbs up to work with young Muslims in a bid to tackle extremism and bring communities together. The Muslim Youth Development Partnership run by Crime Concern together with the Muslim organisation...

Akshay Kumar welcomes ‘Welcome’The versatile Akshay Kumar has emerged as Bollywood’s hottest and most sought after star today. After three consecutive hits in 2007 (Namastey London, Heyy Babyy and Bhool Bhulaiyaa), Akki is set to storm the box-office yet...

BIRMINGHAM City Council’s chief legal officer has been recognised in the annual UK’s Asian Power 100 awards. Mirza Ahmad was honoured for his contribution to public service at a ceremony in London and was the only representative from local...

Boxer comes of age in 72 second demolition of EarlIT WAS billed as Amir Khan’s toughest test as a professional boxer, but it took just 72 seconds for the 21-year-old Bolton sensation to silence his critics. Khan, who celebrated...