US vows it ‘won’t rest’ until Iran frees ex-FBI agent
WASHINGTON: While five American citizens were freed from detention in Iran this weekend, the US government vowed Sunday to work tirelessly for the release of another missing for nine years.Ex-FBI agent...
View ArticleDevotees cleansed of bad luck at Thai resurrection temple
NONTHABURI, THAILAND: Eyes closed and gripping a bouquet of flowers between his palms, Kriangsak Puangsarn quietly prays before lowering himself into a coffin.As Buddhist monks draw a sheet over the...
View ArticleNew Zealand dismiss downside of record win
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand have weighed up the impact of their record win over Pakistan in Sunday’s T20I and concluded the benefits far outweigh the downside.Martin Guptill and Kane...
View ArticleIndia plans laser walls along border with Pakistan
India plans to cover the Pakistan, India border in Punjab with laser walls to prevent cross-border infiltration, according to NDTV.“All these riverine stretches located in Punjab will be covered by the...
View ArticlePM, army chief depart for Saudi Arabia in bid to mend rift
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Army chief General Raheel Sharif departed on Monday for Saudi Arabia and Iran in a bid to defuse tensions between the two regional countries.“The prime minister wants to...
View ArticleBCB to stop Mustafizur from participating in PSL
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will not allow young left-arm fast bowler Mustafizur Rehman to participate in the inaugural edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL).According to the BCB chairman Akram...
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Selfie of the day: Zaid Ali visits set of Hamza Ali Abbasi’s upcoming TV serial
Do our eyes deceive us? Actors Hamza Ali Abbasi and Maya Ali took a selfie with Canada-based Pakistani comedian on the set of upcoming drama Mann Mayal and fans couldn’t stop raving about it.The Pyaare...
View ArticleSouth Africa desperate to halt sudden decline
JOHANNESBURG: AB de Villiers admitted after a crushing series defeat by England that his South African team no longer deserved their ranking as the leading Test side in the world.Was it the end of an...
View ArticleMan begs authorities to save daughter from watta satta
BUNER / DI KHAN: A man has approached Chowdwan police in DI Khan, begging for its help to stop the forced marriage of his daughter. The “union” was arranged—with the blessings of a jirga—under the...
View ArticleAustralian Open under match-fixing scrutiny
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: More players revealed match-fixing approaches on Tuesday as the Australian Open Grand Slam tournament came under close scrutiny following claims that corruption in tennis was...
View ArticleOil prices stuck below $30 on worsening glut fears
SINGAPORE: Oil prices were stuck near 12-year lows at below $30 in Asia Tuesday as Iran ordered a boost to crude production after the West lifted sanctions, exacerbating an already oversupplied global...
View ArticleDemand for women-only motorcycle taxis soars in Indonesian capital
JAKARTA: Jakarta is seeing a growing number of transportation services catering exclusively to women, offering better security and comfort when compared to packed public buses and trains in the...
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8 killed, 22 injured in Peshawar check post blast
PESHAWAR: At least eight people were killed and 22 others injured as a bomb exploded near a check post in Peshawar’s Karkhano Market, adjacent to Jamrud in Khyber Agency on Tuesday.“Eight people have...
View ArticleFIFA’s Blatter is still being paid his salary despite ban from world football
MIAMI: FIFA’s Sepp Blatter may have been banned for eight years from the game, but he is still receiving his president’s salary from world soccer’s governing body, a spokesman for FIFA’s Audit and...
View ArticleCanada signals openness to restoring Iran diplomatic ties
OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday expressed an openness to restoring diplomatic ties with Iran, four years after Canada shuttered its embassy in Tehran.Such a move would be a...
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If ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘ The Avengers’ were made in Pakistan
Yes, we went there. After first artworks of an Indian version of Hollywood movies surfaced on social media, Graphic design company Twinke Star’s Graphics has presented our very own Pakistani version of...
View ArticleFederer wants names in match-fixing allegations
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: Roger Federer called for ‘concrete’ facts while Novak Djokovic spoke of his team once being offered $200,000 to fix a match as the multiple grand slam champions reacted to claims...
View ArticleWorld’s oldest man dies at 112 in Japan
TOKYO: The world’s oldest man, Yasutaro Koide, died on Tuesday at the age of 112 in central Japan, a local official said.Koide, born just months before the Wright brothers made their first successful...
View ArticleObituary: PPP FATA leader dies of heart attack
PARACHINAR: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Fata leader Mirza Muhammad Jehadi died on Tuesday after suffering a heart attack in Islamabad.Family members told The Express Tribune Mirza Jehadi went to...
View ArticleKMC sans dean due to loophole in appointment process
PESHAWAR: The process of appointing a dean for Khyber Medical College was stayed by a division bench of Peshawar High Court on Tuesday and replies were sought from the authorities concerned.A bench...
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