Aisam ready to test his luck at the French Open
KARACHI: After winning his first title of the season at the Aix-en-Provence ATP 250 Challenger Championship in France last week, Pakistan’s tennis ace Aisamul Haq Qureshi sets his eyes on a higher...
View ArticleEl Shorbagy fires British Open warning
KINGSTON UPON HULL: Mohamed El Shorbagy served up a warning that he intends to achieve the last of his three main goals this season by winning the British Open for the first time. The world number one...
View ArticleQuestionable activities: IIUI promoting extremist doctrines, says...
ISLAMABAD: An intelligence agency has stated that the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) “intentionally promotes sectarian doctrine at its campus” and suggested that the management shun...
View ArticleAsian snooker event: Six-member team announced
KARACHI: The Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association (PBSA) has announced a six-member contingent to participate in the 3rd Asian Team Event and 4th 6-Red Snooker Championships, which will be...
View ArticleHazard wins Footballer of Year award
LONDON: Eden Hazard was named England’s Footballer of the Year on Tuesday after his consistently outstanding performances throughout the season helped Chelsea win the Premier League title. Tottenham...
View ArticleAhead of Zimbabwe series: PCB, team management at odds to rest players
KARACHI: The domestic department of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the national team management are at loggerheads regarding the national team players’ participation in the ongoing Super8 T20 Cup...
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Juventus out to prove European credentials in return leg
KARACHI: When the Champions League semi-final draws were announced on April 24, many felt defending champions Real Madrid had gotten the easiest route to the finals against Italian champions Juventus,...
View ArticleHaier Super8 T20 Cup: Misbah’s terrific all-round performance guides Wolves...
KARACHI: Skipper Misbahul Haq led from the front in an inspiring all-round show to help defending champions Faisalabad Wolves register a comfortable seven-run win over Multan Tigers in their first...
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Aga Khan shocked at ‘senseless violence’
KARACHI: The spiritual leader of the Ismaili community, His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan, has expressed ‘shock and sadness’ at the attack on members of the Ismaili community in Karachi, terming it a...
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Horrific: Senators express shock and dismay over Karachi atrocity
ISLAMABAD: Senators in the upper house of parliament on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution, declaring the horrific Karachi killing incident as a “grave national tragedy” and demanded that the...
View ArticleWedding woes: Court awards petitioner Rs75,000 as damages
LAHORE: A consumer court on Wednesday awarded damages to a petitioner, who had filed a complaint against a catering company. Maj (retd) Khalid Waheed Butt had filed a case against proprietor of AJ...
View ArticleNew boss: Game of CEOs ends as Engro Corp announces new chief
KARACHI: Khalid Siraj Subhani has taken over at the helm of Engro Corporation, the company announced on Wednesday, as its new chief executive officer and CEO. Subhani, who has been with the company for...
View ArticleTogether we grieve: ‘The time to eradicate terrorism is now’
LAHORE: Statements condemning the terrorist attack at Safoora Chowk, Karachi, poured in from various political quarters on Wednesday. Punjab Assembly Speaker Rana Muhammad Iqbal condemned the terrorist...
View ArticleOutstanding dues: CM exempted from appearing before court
LAHORE: Justice Ibad-ur-Rehman Lodhi of Lahore High Court on Wednesday exempted Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif from appearing before the court in a petition regarding the non-payment of land acquired by...
View ArticleFee dispute: LHC moved against vet for killing pet cat
LAHORE: Justice James Joseph of Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday sought a reply from an SHO on a petition, seeking the registration of a case against a veterinary doctor for allegedly killing a pet...
View ArticleKids exposed to multiple languages become better communicators
NEW YORK: Just hearing more than one language spoken at home increases the chances of your kid becoming a much better communicator, says a new study. Children do not have to be bilingual, it is the...
View ArticleAnger as Philippine factory fire death kills 72
MANILA: At least 72 people died in a huge blaze at a footwear factory in the Philippine capital, authorities said on Thursday, as angry relatives and workers described sweatshop conditions including...
View ArticleOklahoma school concerned over dancing dead cats video
An Oklahoma school expressed concern and disappoint over a video that went viral showing students in a biology class performing a choreographed dance routine with dead cats. In the video, students...
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Goodbye my son: After spate of attacks, Shias flee Pakistan
QUETTA: After losing one of his two sons to the worst attack against minority Shias in Pakistan’s history, Ali was determined for the other to find a new life abroad. “Go,” he told Iqbal Hussain, who...
View ArticleTwo children killed in Ghotki explosion
GHOTKI: At least two children were killed on Friday when a toy bomb exploded in Ghotki, Express News reported. Two brothers, 14-year-old and 9-year-old, died in the attack that took place in Faisal...
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