IS in Afghanistan on Xi, Putin’s summit agenda: China
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other leaders will discuss the threat the Islamic State group poses in Afghanistan at a Eurasian security summit in Russia...
View ArticlePCB wants ICC task force to visit Pakistan
KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) wants the International Cricket Council’s task force on Pakistan to pay a visit to the country to speed up the process of revival of international cricket in...
View ArticleSuicide bomber kills five in Nigeria church: police, witness
KANO: A suicide bomber blew himself up on Sunday inside a church in the restive northeastern Nigerian city of Potiskum, killing five worshippers in the latest in a new series of attacks blamed on Boko...
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Bin Roye music is finally out!
Another reason to rejoice! While we restlessly wait for the release of Mahira Khan and Humayun Saeed’s much anticipated film Bin Roye, the makers have finally released the music of the film. HUM Films...
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Nobel tributes at Dalai Lama 80th birthday bash in US
ANAHEIM, UNITED STATES: Fellow Nobel Peace laureates joined thousands of followers of the Dalai Lama Sunday to celebrate the Tibetan spiritual leader’s 80th birthday, kicking off a three-day honorary...
View ArticleGreek finance minister quits after voters reject bailout terms
ATHENS/FRANKFURT: Greece’s outspoken finance minister resigned on Monday, removing a major obstacle to any last-minute deal to keep Athens in the euro zone after Greeks voted resoundingly to reject the...
View ArticleSuo motu rulings: NA panel backs bill limiting appeal hearing to larger...
ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel has unanimously passed a bill on the right to appeal in suo motu cases. As per the Law Reforms (Amendment) Act, only larger benches can hear appeals against judgments...
View ArticleInfrastructure: Canal expressway to open in October, says DCO
FAISALABAD: The canal expressway will usher in a new era of development in Faisalabad by offering signal-free travel from Sahianwala motorway interchange to Samundri, said Law Minister Rana Sanaullah...
View ArticleAwaiting results: BIEK announces availability of mark sheets
KARACHI: Board of Intermediate Examinations Karachi’s (BIEK) examination controller Muhammad Imran Khan Chishti has asked the administration of all relevant institutions to collect the mark sheets of...
View ArticleDomestic misery: Man seeks FIR against estranged wife
LAHORE: An additional district and sessions judge sought comments from the Misri Shah SHO on Monday on a petition filed by a man seeking the registration of a case against his wife for her role in an...
View ArticleHSBC fires six employees for staging mock Islamic State execution video
LONDON: British bank HSBC fired six staffers after they staged a mock Islamic State-style execution video during a team-building day out and posted the subsequent footage online, a spokesperson...
View ArticleIndia helping elements disturbing peace in Balochistan: Asif
Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said on Tuesday India is helping the elements disturbing peace in Balochistan. “India’s involvement in spreading terrorism in Pakistan will be highlighted at the...
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Karachi mechanic says blindness no roadblock to success
KARACHI: As a boy, Asif Patel would take apart toys and transistor radios, relying only on his sense of touch to rebuild them, having been robbed of his sight by a rare condition that meant he was born...
View ArticleBrothers arrested over links to Islamic State bombing in Kuwait
DUBAI: Three brothers have been arrested by Saudi and Kuwaiti authorities for involvement in a suicide bombing by a Saudi man on a Shia Muslim mosque in neighbouring Kuwait last month, Saudi state news...
View ArticleHockey head coach blames financial constraints for historic defeat
Pakistan hockey head coach Shahnaz Sheikh on Tuesday said financial constraints, lack of facilities and intense competition were to blame for the team’s failure to qualify for the Summer Olympics for...
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Coca-Cola campaign aims to ‘remove labels this Ramazan’
Coca-Cola cans in the Middle East will go ‘unmarked’ this month as part of a Ramazan-themed ad campaign that is aimed at drawing attention to worldwide prejudice. The soda giant has gotten rid of the...
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Serving the nation: In Balochistan growing numbers vie for elite Civil...
QUETTA: In a province wracked by insurgencies, a growing number of young men and women appear to be far more interested in climbing the highest echelons of the government rather than taking up arms...
View ArticleBatsman dies after being struck in the chest by a ball
LONDON: A batsman playing in the British Tamil League died after he was struck in the chest, his club announced on Wednesday. Bavalan Pathmanathan, 24, was appearing for Manipay Parish Sports Club (UK)...
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Coordinated action: Islamabad, Kabul vow polio-free border areas
ISLAMABAD / QUETTA: Officials from Pakistan and Afghanistan have vowed to increase coordination in an effort to eradicate the crippling polio virus from the border regions of the two neighbouring...
View ArticleTaliban, Afghan officials end peace talks agreeing to meet again: FO
ISLAMABAD: The first officially acknowledged peace talks between the Afghan Taliban and the government in Kabul concluded with an agreement to meet again after Ramazan, Pakistan’s Foreign Office said...
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