India scrape past Windies to book last-eight spot
PERTH: Defending champions India survived a scare to beat the West Indies by four wickets at Perth’s WACA Ground on Friday to remain unbeaten in the World Cup and so secure a place in the...
View ArticleWhat doesn’t kill you: India boosted by defeats before the World Cup, says Dhoni
PERTH: India captain MS Dhoni said lessons learnt on past Australian tours were holding his side in good stead in their World Cup title defence. India remained unbeaten after four outings in the...
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World Cup wins more important than individual record: Vettori
NAPIER: Daniel Vettori said on Friday he was delighted at the prospect of becoming the first New Zealander to take 300 ODI wickets, but his team’s success at the World Cup meant more than individual...
View ArticleLIVE: Pakistan put into bat by South Africa
South Africa won the toss and decided to test Pakistan’s batting line-up by opting to field first in their crunch World Cup match at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday. South Africa have made one change...
View ArticleNo ‘hangover’ for optimistic Irish against Zimbabwe
HOBART: Ireland captain William Porterfield has insisted there will be no lingering mental scars from their heavy defeat by South Africa when they face Zimbabwe in their next World Cup match on...
View ArticleKarunaratne suffers broken finger
SYDNEY: Sri Lanka have been hit by another World Cup injury blow after batsman Dimuth Karunaratne suffered a tournament-ending broken finger in the nets, announced the team on Friday. The setback,...
View ArticleCIA to undergo major overhaul, focus more on cyber ops: agency chief
WASHINGTON: The Central Intelligence Agency will make one of the biggest overhauls in its nearly 70-year history, aimed in part at sharpening its focus on cyber operations and incorporating digital...
View ArticleEmmy winning US documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles dies at 88
Albert Maysles, the pioneering documentary filmmaker who immortalised The Rolling Stones‘ infamous 1969 concert at Altamont Speedway, has died, staff at his institute said Friday. He was 88. Maysles,...
View ArticleLNG terminal: FBR reluctant to extend income tax exemption
ISLAMABAD: Just weeks before the country’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal commences commercial operations, tax authorities are reluctant to provide a promised five-year income tax holiday...
View ArticlePrivatisation essential for progress: Mansha
LAHORE: Putting his weight behind the privatisation process, business giant Mian Mansha expressed his support for privately-owned businesses. “Privatisation of state-owned corporations is the only way...
View ArticleYear-on-year: Number of micro-savers increases 43%
KARACHI: Registering an increase of 43% on a year-on-year basis, the number of micro-savers in Pakistan reached 8.5 million at the end of 2014. According to a report by the Pakistan Microfinance...
View ArticleWomen empowerment: Qatar women launch start-ups despite constraints
DOHA: Women in Qatar are increasingly defying social constraints and joining the workforce in the booming energy-rich country that offers support for new enterprises and encourages start-ups by...
View ArticlePoultry sector: Industry demanding compensation of Rs28.4b
KARACHI: The Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA) has demanded compensation of Rs28.4 billion from the government for losses that have been incurred by farmers due to irrational policies of the...
View ArticleBahria Town, K-Electric ink power projects deal
KARACHI: Bahria Town and K-Electric have signed a multi-billion rupee deal to add 500MW to power-starved Karachi. According to a Bahria Town press release issued from Dubai on Saturday, Malik Riaz has...
View ArticleDisqualification: Musharraf to challenge decree
ISLAMABAD: With the treason case against Pervez Musharraf in a stalemate, the former army chief is thinking of reviving his political career by going to the apex court against the Sindh High Court’s...
View ArticleInternational Women’s Day: On provincial stage, women issues still glossed over
KARACHI: Encouraging movement has been seen in women-friendly legislation across the country in 2014. Provincial legislators in Balochistan passed the Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection)...
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Obama in Selma: ‘Our march is not over’
SELMA: US President Barack Obama rallied a new generation of Americans to the spirit of the civil rights struggle on Saturday, warning their march for freedom “is not yet finished.” In a forceful...
View ArticleNo wheels allowed: To get to Civil Secretariat, a car won’t do
PESHAWAR: If you happen to want to go to the Civil Secretariat, Shanks’s pony is the only plausible option. Public transport has been restricted to a radius of several metres and parking has been...
View ArticleSearch operation: Police nab 18 suspects
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Police arrested 18 suspects during search operations in various areas of the city, a police spokesman said on Sunday. Shalimar SHO conducted a search in Sector F-11 and...
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Female TV host shuts down scholar after he says it’s beneath him to be...
Lebanese TV host Rima Karaki strong-armed her guest on the show on Memri TV after he told her it was beneath him to be interviewed a woman, Inquisitr reported. London-based Muslim scholar Hani Al...
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