Tribal elder, five others killed in IED blast in Bajaur
SHABQADAR: Tribal elder Malik Muhammad Jan from Mamond tehsil was killed in an IED attack in Bar Kamar Sar in Khar on Monday. Five others also died in the attack. A political administration official in...
View ArticleWith 20 runs needed in one over, who would you choose: Abdul Razzaq or Shahid...
Pakistan cricket team, throughout its history, hasn’t seen flashier and flamboyant all-rounders than Abdul Razzaq and Shahid Afridi but the debate over who is better than whom can never been resolved....
View ArticleRanveer Singh, Anushka Sharma turn choreographers for upcoming film
We all know that Anushka Sharma and Ranveer Singh are both great dancers. What we did not know is that Anushka and Ranveer are also brilliant choreographers, until we saw the song Pehli Baar from their...
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Israeli court allows Jerusalem Day parade through Muslim quarter
An Israeli court rejected “with a heavy heart” a petition filed against the selected route of the Jerusalem Day parade, set to pass through the Old City’s Muslim quarter. However, the High Court of...
View ArticleBangladesh detains boat adrift with 116 migrants
DHAKA: Bangladesh discovered 116 nationals, some sick from a lack of food, adrift in a fishing trawler in the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday after being abandoned by smugglers en route to Malaysia, officials...
View ArticlePTI legislator disqualified for inaccurate asset declaration
MULTAN: An election tribunal on Tuesday disqualified Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI) MNA Rayee Hassan Nawaz from NA-162 for inaccurately declaring his assets. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)...
View ArticleGambian president sacks Pakistani chief justice
BANJUL, GAMBIA: Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has sacked an internationally-renowned Pakistani appointed last year as Gambia’s top judge, according to judicial sources, appointing a Nigerian as his...
View ArticleRao Anwar reinstated as SSP Malir two weeks after suspension
KARACHI: Almost two weeks after alleging that the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) maintains connections with the Indian intelligence agency RAW and getting suspended as a result, Rao Anwar has been...
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India moves to toughen child labour laws
NEW DELHI, INDIA: India’s government moved Wednesday to toughen child labour laws in a country where millions of youngsters work long hours, often in poor conditions, but activists slammed the steps as...
View ArticleNorth Korea executes defence chief with an anti-aircraft gun – South Korea...
SEOUL: North Korea executed its defence chief by putting him in front of an anti-aircraft gun at a firing range, Seoul’s National Intelligence Service told lawmakers, which would be the latest in a...
View ArticleA journey cut short: the stories behind Al-Azhar Gardens
KARACHI: Forty-three lives were brutally cut short today when armed men entered a bus in Karachi and opened indiscriminate fire. Men women and children lost their lives at the hands of militants, most...
View ArticleLeicestershire recruit Umar Akmal for T20 Blast
LONDON: Leicestershire have signed Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal as cover for part of this year’s domestic T20 Blast competition, the English county announced on Wednesday. Umar, a member of Pakistan’s...
View ArticleBarcelona ordered to stand trial over Neymar signing
MADRID: A Spanish judge Wednesday ordered Barcelona football club to stand trial over alleged tax fraud linked to the signing of Brazilian star striker Neymar. The National Court in Madrid ordered the...
View ArticleVatican to sign first accord with State of Palestine
VATICAN CITY: The Vatican said Wednesday it was preparing to sign its first accord with Palestine, two years after officially recognising it as a state. “The bilateral commission of the Holy See and...
View ArticleFacebook dives deep into news with publisher deal
WASHINGTON: Facebook moved deeper into the media business Wednesday by crafting a deal with news publishers which allows the social network to deliver articles directly to readers. The long-anticipated...
View ArticleNew boss: Game of CEOs subsides as Engro Corp announces new chief
KARACHI: Engro Corporation announced on Wednesday that chemical engineer and long term employee Khalid Siraj Subhani had taken over as the company’s new president and chief executive officer (CEO)....
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Chinese company sends 12,000+ on Thai holiday
A Chinese company is sending more than 12,000 people on a holiday to Thailand, tourism officials said Thursday, with one resort hosting a series of back-to-back banquets catering to thousands of guests...
View ArticlePakistan putting out propaganda through Hersh article: former CIA official
Pakistan was embarrassed by the 2011 raid that killed al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden and were probably behind the information in Seymour Hersh’s London Review of Books article, according to a former...
View ArticleGoodwill gesture: 29 Afghans handed over to Afghan police
Twenty-nine Afghan nationals detained during Operation Zarb-e-Azb were handed over to the Afghan Border Police as a goodwill gesture at Ghulam Khan, North Wazirastan Agency today, an ISPR statement...
View ArticleNawaz, Zardari discuss administrative changes in Sindh
ISLAMABAD: Following an apex committee meeting on Karachi’s security situation, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and former President Asif Ali Zardari have given the go-ahead to administrative changes in...
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