Substandard medical devices: Health ministry issues notification to curb use
ISLAMABAD: Outdated equipment is currently in use in a majority of the country’s public sector hospitals, a National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination (NHSRC) official said on Saturday....
View ArticleTroubled waters: HEC struggling against tidal wave of internal issues
ISLAMABAD: After reaching its peak, the Higher Education Commission has taken a nosedive in the past three years, with bad governance being the prime contributor. The sharp downturn witnessed on many...
View Article‘Not entitled’: Court sets aside Ayyan’s request for VIP facilities
RAWALPINDI: A customs court on Saturday disposed of Ayyan Ali’s application for B-class facilities in jail, declaring that the model, on remand in a money laundering case, is not entitled to VIP...
View ArticlePolio eradication: Over 750,000 children vaccinated
RAWALPINDI: A five-day polio vaccination drive in Rawalpindi district concluded on Saturday. A total of 750,793 children under five years of age were immunised during the drive, which targeted the...
View ArticleFormula One: Vettel stuns Hamilton in Malaysia
SEPANG: Sebastian Vettel stunned world champion Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes on Sunday with an audacious Malaysian Grand Prix victory which ignited the Formula One season. The Ferrari man took advantage...
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My body, my mind, my choice: Deepika Padukone
Bollywood starlet Deepika Padukone, who recently won the respect of many after openly speaking out about her battle with depression, stars in a powerful new short film, My Choice, part of Vogue India’s...
View Article#AusvsNZ: Fifth time’s a charm
Australia were crowned World Cup champions for a record fifth-time on Sunday as they beat New Zealand by seven wickets at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Read: Australia crowned world champions for...
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Lights out as millions around the world mark Earth Hour
NEW YORK: The Empire State Building dimmed its lights and the Eiffel Tower went dark Saturday as iconic landmarks across the world observed Earth Hour, the global climate change awareness campaign. A...
View ArticleMumtaz Qadri appeals against death sentence in Supreme Court
Mumtaz Qadri, the killer of former Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer, appealed against his death sentence in the Supreme Court on Monday, Express News reported. Qadri’s lawyer, advocate Khawaja Sharif...
View ArticleGulf countries do not need Pakistan, Pakistan needs them: Kuwaiti daily
A font page editorial in Kuwaiti paper Al Seyassah on Sunday criticised Pakistan for taking a neutral stance in the Yemen crisis, the UAE’s Gulf News reported. “The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)...
View ArticlePM to address Gulf reservations on Pakistan’s Yemen stance
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is due to issue an ‘important’ statement on Pakistan’s stance on the Yemen conflict, sources privy to the development told The Express Tribune. PM will issue an important...
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American woman hopes to become first-ever hijabi anchor on commercial television
Driven by her childhood dream of becoming a journalist, a Muslim American woman is determined to defy the stereotypical image Muslims in the media as she hopes to become the first-ever hijabi anchor on...
View ArticleEleven Ahmadis killed in 2014: report
ISLAMABAD: Eleven members of the minority Ahmadi community were murdered for their faith in 2014 and authorities failed to apprehend any of the killers, a report said on Monday, highlighting growing...
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‘Miracle’ milking male goat executed in Gaza following public upheaval
GAZA: A ‘miracle’ male goat that oozed milk was executed by Palestinian authorities in Gaza Strip following public upheaval about the curing power of its milk. Authorities allegedly paid $680...
View ArticleIran halts Saudi pilgrimages over sexual assault allegation
TEHRAN: Iran has suspended pilgrimages to Saudi Arabia in protest at an alleged sexual assault attempt against two teenage Iranian boys, the culture minister said on Monday. According to Iranian media...
View ArticleBoxer Amir Khan says young British Muslims being ‘brainwashed’
Claiming young Muslims are being ‘brainwashed,’ boxer Amir Khan called on British Muslims to ‘stand up’ against extremism in the community. “I try and stand up and say the right things and get the...
View ArticleNA-246 by-polls: Qaim asks DG Rangers to ensure law and order
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has instructed Director General Rangers Sindh Major General Bilal Akbar to ensure that polls are conducted peacefully at Karachi’s NA-246 constituency,...
View ArticleWorld must do more to free Nigerian schoolgirl hostages: Malala
LAGOS: Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai on Monday criticised Nigerian and world leaders for not doing enough to help free 219 schoolgirls kidnapped a year ago by Boko Haram militants. “In my...
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5 towel moments that have defined Bollywood
KARACHI: “Towel dances” have over the years proven themselves to be quite a versatile “dance form” that has conveyed everything from the erotic to the downright comic. Many of us may even have tried it...
View ArticleSuspected swine flu patient dies in Lahore
LAHORE: A 57-year-old man died in Lahore on Tuesday after allegedly contracting swine flu, Express News reported. According to Punjab Secretary Health Jawad Rafique Mulk, the deceased, Altaf Hussain...
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