Return of India’s Gandhi scion sparks media frenzy
NEW DELHI: India’s news channels went into overdrive on Thursday on news beleaguered opposition leader Rahul Gandhi had returned from a two-month break from politics after a series of embarrassing...
View ArticleUS national shot twice in the head, critically injured in Karachi
An American doctor in Karachi was injured on Thursday after assailants fired at her car, in what police believe was a targeted attack, Express News reported. The victim, Debra Lobo, is the Vice...
View ArticleYemen conflict: Shahbaz briefs PM, COAS on talks with Saudi govt
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif briefed the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Army chief General Raheel Sharif on the talks held with Saudi authorities in Riyadh, Express News reported Thursday....
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Mime takes you through 50 years of Bollywood in under 4 minutes
A video by Bangalore-based comic group The Enthu Cutlets has gone viral over the Internet. It takes viewers over five decades of Bollywood songs in just under four minutes. The video is inspired by a...
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Outrage after picture of Muslims praying at Liverpool football ground...
Liverpool FC has assured to take action against a supporter who posted a picture of two Muslim men praying at a Premier League stadium, which he termed a “disgrace”. The picture, tweeted by Stephen...
View ArticleAsia Cup to alternate between one-day and T20 formats
NEW DELHI: Cricket’s Asia Cup will switch from the one-day format to Twenty20 next year with the format of future tournaments matching that of the subsequent World Cup, a top official said Thursday....
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Chelsea to win title, Liverpool will qualify for Champions League
KARACHI: Cesc Fabregas’ late equaliser against Queens Park Rangers on Sunday practically confirmed that Chelsea would be lifting their first Premier League title since 2010 and their third under Jose...
View ArticleNew round of Iran nuclear talks April 22-23 in Vienna: EU
BRUSSELS: Major world powers and Iran will hold fresh talks in Vienna on April 22-23 to build on the framework accord reached on Tehran’s contested nuclear programme, the EU announced Thursday. The two...
View ArticlePM meets PIA union officials, expresses desire to revive national carrier
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif met Pakistan International Airline (PIA) Air League union officials at the PM House here this morning, where he expressed desire to revive the national carrier....
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Indian father plans to sell kidney to save obese children
INDIAN: An impoverished Indian father plans to sell his own kidney to fund life-saving treatment for his three morbidly-obese children. Sisters Yogita Rameshbhai Nandwana, 5, and Anisha, 3, and their...
View ArticleImproving ties: Afghan army chief to serve as chief guest at Kakul passing...
ISLAMABAD: In yet another sign of improving ties between the two neighbors, the Afghan army chief will be attending the passing out parade at the Pakistan Military Academy Kakul as chief guest on...
View Article‘Technical Error’ the Gabbar of ‘Sholay 3D’s’ premiere
KARACHI: Just when the audience awaited Basanti’s dance for Gabbar and his dacoits the screen went black and a few seconds later the soon audio followed, disrupting the movie’s build towards its iconic...
View ArticleFC arrest two suspects, seize explosives in Chaman operation
QUETTA: Frontiers Corps (FC) arrested two suspects and seized an explosive-laden vehicle in a search operation on Friday from Roghani area of Chaman district in Balochistan. According to a FC...
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BBC Pakistani presenter Mishal Husain named broadcaster of the year
British Pakistani Mishal Husain won Broadcaster of the year at the London Press Club awards, setting an example for women globally. “It’s wonderful and much deserved,” said the BBC’s director of news...
View ArticlePakistan starts implementing UNSC resolution against Houthis
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has started implementing the UN Security Council resolution seeking arms embargo on Yemen’s Houthi rebels as well as freezing their assets and imposing a travel ban. “In this...
View ArticlePaintballs and bird calls: Army double downs on unorthodox tactics against...
KHARIAN: The army is employing some rather interesting methods at a training site tucked in a forest in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, where the military says 65 percent of troops fighting Operation Zarb-e-Azb...
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Migrants ‘thrown overboard’ in religious row as toll climbs
AUGUSTA: Italian police on Thursday said 12 African migrants had died after being thrown overboard by fellow passengers in the latest high-seas tragedy in the Mediterranean, as another 41 boat migrants...
View ArticleAl Jazeera to be taken off air in India for showing wrong map of country
The Indian government has called for Qatar-based channel Al Jazeera to be taken off air for five days for recurrently showing the wrong map of India in various programs. The channel will be suspended...
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The wonders of Islamic architecture
With the widespread growth of Islam over the centuries, the fusion of distinct architectural styles and traditional Islamic art has given the world some of the most intricate and breathtaking...
View ArticleIraq PM’s spokesperson resigns over pro-Saddam song
BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s spokesperson Rafid Jaboori has resigned over a video showing him singing the praises of dictator Saddam Hussein more than a decade ago, he said Saturday....
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