Chaudhry Nisar orders inquiry into Axact scandal
ISLAMABAD: Taking notice of the Axact scandal, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar ordered Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday to probe into the special report published by The New York Times...
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8 typically Pakistani reactions to ‘change’
Pakistan is changing for the better, we compliment people nowadays. But even now, when someone says, “Hey! You look amazing today!” Our reaction is: Why is this person being nice to me? Have they done...
View ArticleBangladesh police urge ban on militant group after killings
DHAKA, BANGLADESH: Bangladesh police said Tuesday they have asked the government to ban a militant group they suspect of involvement in the murders of atheist bloggers. Police have already charged...
View Article11 Afghan police get year in jail over mob killing of woman
KABUL: An Afghan judge sentenced 11 police on Tuesday to one year in jail for failing to prevent the mob killing of a woman in Kabul who was accused of burning a Koran. Judge Safiullah Mujadidi freed...
View ArticleAxact threatens to sue Pak Tea House for rounding up Twitter reactions
Hours after a New York Times report unveiled Axact’s role in selling fake degrees online, the software company threatened to sue a local blog, Pak Tea House, for publishing Twitter reactions to the...
View ArticleMilitant killed, lady health worker, police official injured in attack on...
MARDA: One person was shot dead while a female polio worker and police officer were injured when a vaccination team was attacked in Khyber-Pakhtunkhawa’s Mardan district on Tuesday, Express News...
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Apologies: Rashid’s statement about seminaries ‘misconstrued’
ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid on Monday offered an unqualified apology for calling religious seminaries “hubs of ignorance and illiteracy”, clarifying that he was only referring to a...
View ArticleEnglish Premier League: Mourinho outraged by Fabregas red card
WEST BROMWICH: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho expressed his frustration after Cesc Fabregas was sent off in bizarre fashion as the champions were defeated 3-0 at West Bromwich Albion. The Spanish...
View ArticleWith nuclear deal in sight, Iran drives harder bargain in Indian trade talks
NEW DELHI: Iranian trade negotiators have become more assertive with Indian counterparts as hopes rise of international sanctions on Tehran easing later this year, sources said, and Indian companies...
View ArticleMuseum defends artist’s call for drugs to fuel teens’ creativity
SYDNEY: An Australian museum has defended an artist who suggested that teenagers be given marijuana to unlock their potential, describing the proposal as “brave and creative”. Leon Ewing will raise the...
View ArticleMohammad Amir fired up after ‘tough’ fix ban
SYDNEY: Pakistan’s Mohammad Amir admits he almost gave up cricket after being hit with a five-year ban for spot-fixing, but the paceman is now fired up to take wickets and repair his reputation. The...
View ArticlePakistani imam jailed for five years for anti-Shia sermons
LAHORE: A court in Pakistan has jailed an Imam or prayer leader for five years for inciting hate against a rival sect, officials said Wednesday. Maulana Abubakar a prayer leader was arrested in...
View ArticleTrain accident in northern India leaves 10 dead
LUCKNOW: At lease 10 people were killed and over 30 were injured when a train crashed into a tractor pulling an overcrowded wagon with people at a railroad crossing in northern India, Associated Press...
View ArticleIsrael PM halts ban on Palestinians using settler buses
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday ordered the suspension of a controversial measure banning Palestinians from riding the same buses as Jewish settlers when returning...
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PIA steward jailed for five years over smuggling fake passports in underwear
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) steward has been jailed for five years for trying to smuggle fake passports by hiding them in a pair of specially adapted underpants. Shaukat Ali Cheema, 59, was...
View ArticleFIA to arrest PML-N MNA’s wife over involvement in vaccine wastage scandal
Federal Investigation Agency decided on Wednesday to arrest the wife of PML-N MNA Dr Ramesh Kumar and Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) Deputy Programme Manager Dr Saveeta Vankwani for alleged...
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Baa from ‘Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’ is no more
In her role as the matriarch Baa in the long-winding Indian serial Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Sudha Shivpuri never seemed to grow any older. Despite her grandchildren having their own...
View ArticleSC says ‘sect’ introduced in Constitution by ‘military dictator’
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Judge Justice Qazi Faez Isah argued on Wednesday that the word ‘sect’ was not included in the original 1973 Constitution but was added later by a military dictator, referring...
View ArticleAFC U23 Championship qualifiers: Pakistan defeats Kyrgyzstan 3-1
KARACHI: Pakistan registered a consolation win at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Championship qualifiers as they defeated Kyrgysztan 3-1 in Al-Ain on Wednesday. Pakistan were slotted in...
View ArticleChief justice asks government if civilians can be tried in military courts
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Nasirul Mulk on Thursday asked the federal government’s counsel to cite a precedent which allows civilians to be tried in military courts. Addressing the 17-judge...
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