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FIFA World Cup - 20th edition of the tournament is just about to complete. Germany will battle Argentina in the Final while Brazil vs Netherlands will decide the 3rd place. All the action, drama and entertainment will then stop for four years. FIFA World Cup 2014 Standings. About the Table: The teams are first tabled on the basis of their performance in the different stages of the World Cup. The teams who failed to qualify for the knock-out round are placed from 17-32. Similarly the teams knocked-out in the second round are ranked 9-16. The teams eliminated in the quarter-finals are ranked 5-8. Winner to fourth place is decided through official FIFA matches. Also, teams are ranked on the basis of points earned. The higher the points, the higher the rank. Two teams having same points are then ranked on the basis of Goal-Difference. The more positive goal-difference, the higher the rank. For teams having same goal-difference, the team with more goals scored is ranked higher...

The place where every politician (male or female) dreams to sit. Only 6 women managed to enter the Parliament through General Elections this time. Making the total women tally 66 in a House of 342 which is far less than the number 76 in 2008. Those Lucky-6 are Dr. Fehmida Mirza, Azra Pechuho and Faryal Talpur from PPPP, Sumaira Malik, Ghulam Bibi Bharwana and Saira Afzal Tarar from PML-N. Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan, Samina Khalid Ghurki, Marvi Memon, Shazia Marri are some prominent female ex-parliamentarians, who were out-numbered in the elections this time but Lucky them, they were brought back on Women-Reserved Seats. Despite these Old bullies, New Faces are also introduced which are mostly mother-daughter-wife of some ex or present Politician. This list includes Rida Khan (daughter of PML-N information secretary Mushahidullah Khan), Dr Nafisa Shah (daughter of Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah), Zeb Jafar (daughter of PML-N's Chaudhry Zaffar Iqbal) and Shaista ...

PML(N) head waves his supporters after claiming a clear victory in Pakistan's General Elections 2013. Nawaz Sharif declared victory for his party in Pakistan’s landmark elections on Saturday, putting him on course to form the next government as prime minister for a historic third term. The partial, unofficial results represented a remarkable comeback for a man deposed in a 1999 military coup, after nearly 60 percent of the 86 million electorate turned out to vote, defying polling day attacks that left 24 dead. The party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, of his main political rival Imran Khan conceded defeat but vows to form Government in Khyber Pakhtunkhuwah where his party is in majority. The historic polls mark the first time an elected civilian administration completed a full term and handed power to another through the ballot box in a country where there have been three military coups and four military rulers.   Toppled in a 1999 coup, jailed and exiled, Nawaz Shar...

 Pakistan's population has nearly 50% of women. But 'Women and Politics' is not a hot topic to discuss in Pakistan. With Elections a few days away, Let me take a look on political parties who have granted General Elections' Ticket to respective Women candidates. Pakistan's National Assembly  Overview: In Elections 2013, Political parties in Pakistan awarded 36 tickets collectively to Women out of 272 available, which was 34 in 2008 and 38 in 2002. Religious Political Parties: No Women. This is what Religious political parties in Pakistan believe. Jamiat-e-Ulma-e-Islam (Fazlur Rehman Group) and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), parties considered as Religious or Islamic, have never given any ticket to women in history and they followed that, this time around too. Pakistan People's Party (PPP):  Moving to the previous ruling party PPP, which fielded 11 women this elections. Previously fielded 15 and 10 in the 2008 and 2002 elections respectivel...