Sending a message: Bangladesh seal series with emphatic win
Three months ago, Pakistan came to Bangladeshi shores confident of an easy series win. They were beaten 3-0. One month ago, India came to Bangladeshi shores confident of an easy series win. They were...
View ArticleI want to retire as captain, says Younus Khan
KARACHI: Pakistan’s premier Test batsman Younus Khan has said that he is not prepared to leave cricket any time soon and will not retire from ODIS, despite being snubbed again for the limited overs...
View ArticleOpen championship: Silky Spieth off to good start
ST ANDREWS: Jordan Spieth got his Open campaign off to a promising start at St Andrews on Thursday, but in the end he had to bow to playing partner Dustin Johnson. Tiger Woods, meanwhile, had another...
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On the Greek deal
A founding father of European integration used to say that the European Commission was more about politics than economics. This also seems true in the case of the Eurozone. Neither did the Greek...
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Asian Games runners-up finally paid
KARACHI: Pakistan hockey finally received some reprieve from its monetary woes after the 2014 Asian Games runners-up were paid their due reward by the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) as per the National...
View ArticleCase registered: ANF personnel allegedly thrash head constable
HARIPUR: Hamid Shah, a head constable posted at Panian, was on routine patrol along Panian Maira road in his private car with Constable Abdul Wahab Wednesday night. Shah told the police some eight men...
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Rangers raid MQM headquarters Nine-Zero again, take leaders into custody
Rangers carried out a raid at Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Karachi headqurters Nine-Zero early on Friday morning and arrested senior leader Qamar Mansoor and Rabita Committee incharge Kaiful Warah,...
View ArticleThe Turkish elections: augmenting polarisation
A land that for centuries served as the centre for the greatest civilisations in history is going through an apparently endless political metamorphosis. For more than a millennium, this sphere was the...
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US investigators probe shooter’s alleged ‘war’ text message
WASHINGTON: Investigators on Sunday were probing the communications of a shooter who killed five US troops in Chattanooga to determine his possible motive, following reports he allegedly sent a text...
View ArticlePolice arrest three suspected terrorists from Karachi
KARACHI: Police on Sunday arrested three suspected terrorists allegedly planning to carry out targeted killing in the city during Eidul Fitr from Surjani Town area of Karachi. The suspects were...
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Pakistani reporter Chaand Nawab inspires a rendition in Bajrangi Bhaijaan
Pakistani reporter Chaand Nawab — who became an internet sensation for his viral video — has inspired a scene in the Bollywood Eid hit Bajrangi Bhaijaan. And no one could have done justice to the role...
View ArticlePriyanka misses father on birthday as friends throw her a surprise party
Priyanka Chopra, who turned 33 on July 18, had been busy on her birthday with the shooting of her upcoming movie Bajirao Mastani, till she was in for a happy surprise. Her mom set up a surprise party...
View ArticleMQM chief to go on hunger strike
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain on Sunday announced to go on hunger strike till death against the exploitation of Muahjirs. Announcing his decision to go on hunger strike,...
View ArticleYemen rebel fire kills civilians as Aden battle rages
ADEN: At least 43 civilians were killed on Sunday when Shia rebels bombarded Yemen’s second city Aden, where Saudi-backed pro-government forces have made gains against the insurgents, a health official...
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A man, his kids, and a phalanx of security: Obama in Central Park
NEW YORK: Helicopters whirling overhead, a phalanx of New York police officers on scooters to shoo away tourists, and about 50 anxious Secret Service agents fanning out in front, to the sides, and to...
View ArticleChibabha inspires Zimbabwe to consolation win
HARARE: Zimbabwe ended a run of disappointing defeats with a morale-boosting win over India by 10 runs in the second Twenty20 international at Harare Sports Club on Sunday to earn a share of the...
View ArticleUS lawmakers sent Iran deal, triggering 60-day review
WASHINGTON: The US State Department on Sunday officially transferred to American lawmakers the complex text of an Iran nuclear deal, firing the starting gun on what is set to be a bitter Congress...
View ArticlePTI counsel Hafeez Pirzada admitted into UK hospital
Prominent advocate and the counsel for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the special judicial commission to probe rigging in the May 2013 elections, Abdul Hafeez Pirzada, was reported to be in critical...
View ArticleLights out: Power woes force residents to take to streets
HARIPUR: The road leading from Haripur to Taxila was blocked at four different points by residents who took to the streets late Wednesday evening over power outages. Officials of Khanpur police told...
View ArticleStamp of approval: Judicial inquiry points out shortcomings of ECP
ISLAMABAD: Despite some shortcomings on the part of the election commission, the 2013 general elections were largely organised and conducted fairly in accordance with the law, the inquiry commission...
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