Israel returns 15 confiscated Gaza fishing boats
Israel has returned 15 fishing boats it seized in recent years off the Gaza Strip, the army said, months after it fought a devastating conflict in the blockaded coastal territory. Palestinian fishermen...
View ArticleChina says worried by new US cyber strategy
BEIJING: China’s defence ministry expressed concern on Thursday at the Pentagon’s updated cyber strategy that stresses the US military’s ability to retaliate with cyber weapons, saying this would only...
View ArticleShahid Afridi announces retirement after 2016 World T20
Shahid Afridi announced on Thursday he will retire from cricket after the T20 World Cup to be held in 2016, Express News reported. “My wish is to play the World Twenty20 in 2016 and get a happy...
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’3 Bahadur’ smartphone video game launched
KARACHI: A smartphone video game for Pakistan’s first full-length animated film 3 Bahadur was launched at an event held at Dolmen Mall, Clifton. This follows the release of the official 3 Bahadur music...
View ArticleChina reaffirms support for economic corridor
China reaffirmed on Thursday its commitment to the success of the multi-billion dollar Pakistan-China Economic Corridor. The reaffirmation came in a letter delivered to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in...
View ArticleAsian Snooker Championship: Pakistani cueist Hamza beats Indian Advani in the...
KARACHI: Pakistani cueist Hamza Akbar beat Indian opponent Pankaj Advani 7-6 to claim the trophy of the Asian Snooker Championship in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday. Hamza, playing in his first...
View ArticleIndian govt refuses to criminalise marital rape because of ‘social and...
According to Section 375 of India’s Penal Code, rape is defined as a crime in the country. However, the only loophole to this law is that it does not apply to a rape committed by a man against his...
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Popular Indian guru defends pill that ‘promises’ male child amid row
NEW DELHI: A hugely popular Indian guru launched a defence Friday of one of his herbal drugs, whose name claims to help women conceive sons, amid a row embroiling Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s...
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Undeterred by Shiv Sena threats, Atif to continue tour in India
NEW DELHI: In over a decade-long journey, Atif Aslam has made his aadeez - global fan following – sway to his chart-topping songs. The Aadat hitmaker will finally stage his debut performance in...
View ArticleTexas court of appeals recognises Pakistani divorce
A Texas Court of Appeals panel has upheld Pakistani divorce should be recognised under Texas law, according to the Washington Post. Hearing a case of a Pakistani couple divorced in Pakistan but...
View ArticleIndia rejects Pakistan’s stance on new Hindu settlements in Kashmir
NEW DELHI: India refuted on Thursday Pakistan’s stance that new Hindu settlements built in Indian Kashmir would change the demographic makeup of the state and be in violation of UN resolutions....
View ArticleIran’s Zarif congratulates new Saudi FM despite tensions
TEHRAN: Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif congratulated his newly-installed Saudi counterpart on his appointment. This was reported by the Iranian media on Friday, even as tensions continued...
View ArticleSaudi beheads Pakistani for drug trafficking
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani convicted of drug smuggling on Friday, the 73rd execution in the kingdom so far this year. Shirin Khan Abbas Khan was put to death in Riyadh province after...
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Did Hillary Clinton change her stance on Indian nukes for donations?
Hillary Clinton changed her stance on a 2008 nuclear agreement between India and the United States after Indian business and government interests supplied various Clinton enterprises with cash, a new...
View ArticleSave your skin in summer with vitamin C
LONDON: Protect your skin from the harsh ultra-violet rays of the sun with vitamin C. Britain’s expert nutritionist Jacqueline Newson shares the lesser known benefits of the antioxidant and talks about...
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‘My grandmother wasn’t a militant’
Pakistani citizens who live under the threat of US drone strikes see a double standard at work in Washington DC. Last week, US President Barack Obama acknowledged and apologised for a highly secretive...
View ArticleIndian sex attack victim’s family refuse to cremate her
NEW DELHI: The father of an Indian schoolgirl who died after being pushed from a bus while resisting an alleged sex attack refused Saturday to release her body for postmortem until a powerful...
View ArticleRio Ferdinand loses wife Rebecca to cancer
Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand lost his better-half Rebecca after she lost her battle to cancer at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London on Saturday. His club, Queens Park Rangers...
View ArticleFive Pakistani workers perish in Riyadh fire
At least five Pakistanis were killed when a fire erupted at a housing unit in Riyadh, Saudi newspaper Al Riyadh reported. “Asian workers were killed and another injured in a fire that broke out in...
View ArticleDangerous WW2 bombs still litter Germany’s landscape
BERLIN: The danger of unexploded World War Two aerial bombs lurking in the soil still haunts Germany 70 years after the war ended on May 8, 1945, exploding without warning or surfacing after frost....
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