Leaders of banned Tajik Islamist party get life sentence in coup case
ALMATY: Two former leaders of a banned Islamist party were jailed for life in Tajikistan on Thursday on charges of being behind an attempted coup last year, in a case criticised by human rights groups...
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HBO wants porn site to remove Game of Thrones clips
HBO is taking action against porn website PornHub for a breach of copyright after scenes from popular show Game of Thrones appeared on the website. According to HBO, several scenes from the fantasy...
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Pictures of the day: June 2, 2016
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives to raise a pride flag during a ceremony on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, June 1, 2016. REUTERS A demonstrator is pictured during a protest...
View ArticleOdds are we are living in someone else’s video game, says Tesla CEO Elon Musk
Have you ever felt like nothing goes according to plan? What if we were to tell you that you were a character in some advanced civilisation’s video game? Well, at least that’s what Elon Musk, CEO of...
View ArticleAustralia installing ground traffic lights to alert phone addicts
People are often so glued to their smartphones that it’s really hard for them to look up from their mobile phones’ screens, even while crossing roads. Now the Australian government, bound by the duty...
View ArticleScholar wins innovation prize in Sweden for doing what Pakistanis do best
Say what you want about Pakistanis, we do know how to take care of our elders. It comes as no surprise, then, that a Pakistani PhD scholar has been internationally recognised for making a device which...
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Economic Survey 2015-16: GDP growth clocked in at 4.7%, says Ishaq Dar
A day before announcing the budget for fiscal year 2016-2017, the government on Thursday revealed the Economic Survey 2015-16 to highlight its achievements in the past year. While the government...
View ArticleWe will do our best to face Anderson: Shan Masood
Pakistan batsman Shan Masood said on Thursday that openers would do their best to play world number one Test bowler James Anderson in the upcoming tour of England. Speaking at a press conference at...
View ArticleZameen.com named among top 5 property portals in the world
One of Pakistan’s biggest property portals, Zameen.com, has been going strength to strength as it was recently named among top five real estate websites in the world. Simon Baker, the founder of...
View ArticleTech moguls declare era of artificial intelligence
RANCHO PALOS VERDES: Artificial intelligence and machine learning will create computers so sophisticated and godlike that humans will need to implant “neural laces” in their brains to keep up, Tesla...
View ArticleBritish-Palestinian girl ousted from school competition for ‘offensive’ speech
A British girl of Palestinian origin was ousted from a public speaking competition, a week after a video of her entry became popular. 15-year-old Leanne Mohamad of Wanstead High School in London bagged...
View ArticleQuiz: Which Pakistani celebrity should you date?
Find out who is destined to be your one and only. The post Quiz: Which Pakistani celebrity should you date? appeared first on The Express Tribune.
View Article24 dead in clashes as sect evicted in India
NEW DELHI: Clashes between Indian police and followers of a revolutionary sect have left at least 24 people dead after an operation to evict thousands of people from parkland erupted into violence,...
View ArticleICC conducts dope tests on four Pakistanis
LAHORE: Cricket’s world governing body is conducting dope tests on four Pakistani players, including leg-spinner Yasir Shah, suspended for three months earlier this year, team manager Intikhab Alam...
View Article17 abducted minority Hazaras freed in Afghanistan
KABUL: Seventeen Shia Hazaras kidnapped in northern Afghanistan have been released, officials said Friday, after gunmen hauled them out of their vehicles in the latest assault on the ethnic minority...
View ArticleUK troops blast Bollywood songs as new weapon against Islamic State
When you’re up against one of the deadliest terrorist organisations in the world, you use all weapons on hand, even musical ones. That’s just what the British special forces are doing to fight Islamic...
View ArticleAhmad Ali Butt asks LSA jury to remove his Best Actor nomination
This year’s LUX Style Awards nominations were announced at a star-studded event hosted by Mahira Khan. Nominees were announced for a variety of categories, ranging from Model of the Year to Best Film...
View ArticleFederal PSDP budget Rs100b higher
ISLAMABAD: The federal government unveiled Rs800 billion development budget, an amount that is Rs100 billion higher than last year but still comes across as less given the huge financing requirements...
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Website launched to highlight Pakistan’s contributions towards global peace
Never Forget Pakistan launched a ‘tribute’ website for Pakistani UN Peacekeepers at the United Nations on Friday. NFP, a campaign working towards social advancement, through its website, aims to...
View ArticleSweden emerges on top in world’s ‘good country index’
Sweden has outranked 162 other countries in the ‘Good Country Index’, a league table based on 35 separate indicators from sources, including the United Nations and the World Bank. The country has been...
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