India’s parliament suspends 25 lawmakers in uproar
NEW DELHI: India’s parliament Monday suspended 25 opposition lawmakers following days of uproar and disruptions that have so far thwarted the government’s hopes of passing major economic reforms in the...
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‘Should I step down?’ MQM chief posts poll on website
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has asked his followers to vote on the party’s website on whether he should step down as the party leader or not. On the party’s official...
View ArticlePutin spokesman sparks row with ‘$620,000 watch’
MOSCOW: Pictures of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman flashing a watch worth an alleged $620,000 on Monday sparked controversy in the crisis-hit country. Dmitry Peskov, who is given a broad...
View ArticleDanish Kaneria summoned by SHC over ECB’s recovery claims
KARACHI: Former cricketer Danish Kaneria was summoned by the Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday and the leg-spinner has consulted his lawyers to respond to English and Wales Cricket Board’s (ECB) appeal...
View ArticleArmy chief visits flood-hit areas, directs commanders to remain vigilant
Chief of Army Staff Raheel Sharif visited flood-hit areas on Monday, and directed commanders to remain vigilant and employ all resources for a timely response to prevent casualties during the ongoing...
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5.3-magnitude earthquake rocks Balochistan: USGS
ISLAMABAD: A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck Balochistan province on Monday, the US Geological Survey said, but local officials said there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The quake...
View ArticleKuwait mosque attack suspect admits being in Islamic State
KUWAIT CITY: The main suspect in a deadly attack on a Kuwaiti mosque in June confessed in court on Tuesday to being in the Islamic State group. Abdulrahman Sabah Saud told the first hearing of the...
View ArticlePoll results show MQM supporters want Altaf as party chief
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) supporters voted against MQM supremo Altaf Hussain stepping down as party chief, a day after he posed the question in a poll on the party’s official website . Earlier on...
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Japan A-bomb survivors speak out against nuclear power, decry Abe’s view of war
FUKUSHIMA: When Atsushi Hoshino set out to revive a group representing atomic bomb survivors in the rural northeast Japanese prefecture of Fukushima 30 years ago, one topic was taboo – criticizing the...
View ArticleWill lead re-election campaign myself if we are deseated from NA: Imran
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has said he will lead the party’s re-election campaign himself if PTI members are de-seated from the National Assembly. “I will recommend...
View ArticleHRW urges probe into alleged ill-treatment of Qaddafi son
AMMAN: Human Rights Watch called Tuesday on Libyan authorities to immediately investigate the alleged ill-treatment of detainees including a son of slain dictator Moamer Qaddafi at a prison in Tripoli....
View ArticleTwo Youhanabad Church attack suspects arrested, claims Punjab home minister
LAHORE: Punjab Home Minister Shuja Khanzada on Tuesday claimed that the police had arrested five suspects for their alleged involvement in the twin Taliban suicide attacks that targeted two churches in...
View ArticleK-P assembly unanimously passes resolution demanding arrest of Altaf with...
PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhunkhwa Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution against Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain for his speech against Pakistan Army and the state,...
View ArticleTransitions: Punjab Assembly member Kaneez Akhtar passes away
LAHORE: A Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) member of the Punjab Assembly Kaneez Akhtar passed away in Lahore on Tuesday evening after complications during a surgery at the Services hospital....
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Whats Moor can Strings do?
KARACHI: The phrase “it has been a long time coming” epitomises Moor’s journey as a film perfectly. Not only have audiences been made to wait for not just the movie, but also for the soundtrack —...
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Sky is the limit for Laila Ali
LAHORE: Lifestyle brands from across the world are gradually making a shift from celebrity endorsements to new, fresh faces. While the marketing power of a popular brand ambassador is undeniable, many...
View ArticleBritain’s most high-profile cleric Anjem Chaudhry charged for extending...
LONDON: Anjem Choudary, one of Britain’s most high-profile Muslim preachers, and known globally for praising the men responsible for the September 11 attacks on the United States, and the July 7 2005...
View ArticleJustice Jawwad Khawaja approved as next Chief Justice of Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain, on the advice of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, on Wednesday approved the appointment of Justice Jawwad S Khawaja as the next Chief Justice of Pakistan, Radio...
View ArticleArmy sentences two retired generals for Rs4b NLC scam
In an unprecedented move, the army has held two retired generals and one civilian officer of the National Logistic Cell (NLC) accountable for illegally investing Rs4.3 billion in the stock market and...
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A new Soch towards Pakistani film music
LAHORE: Just one listen is all it takes for one to become captivated by the aural experience that is the soundtrack of Dekh Magar Pyar Say (DMPS). In fact, the very trailer of this upcoming romantic...
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