Yasir can bamboozle England in the UAE: Azhar Mahmood
Former Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood is optimistic that leggie Yasir Shah can cause problems for England when they visit the UAE in October. England are set to face Pakistan in three Tests, four...
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Pakistani man’s thank you note to HONY goes viral
A Pakistani man’s post on Humans of New York’s (HONY) Facebook page thanking photo-blogger Brandon Stanton for visiting the country and portraying its positive side has gone viral. Hasan Saeed, like...
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Small wonder: Indian postmaster builds own ‘Taj Mahal’ for late wife
An Indian postmaster has built a mini Taj Mahal in memory of his late wife, three-and-a-half centuries after Mughal emperor Shah Jahan built the grand structure, one of the wonders of the world, for...
View ArticleWorld War Two bomb found at BASF plant in Germany
FRANKFURT: German chemicals firm BASF said on Friday that a World War Two bomb was found at its plant in Ludwigshafen and would be defused next month. The company said the bomb, found on August 4, had...
View Article10,000 bullets found in abandoned vehicle in Karachi’s Nazimabad
KARACHI: Close to 10,000 bullets were found in an abandoned vehicle in Karachi’s Nazimabad area on Friday. According to SP Asghar Usman, residents alerted the police after they became suspicious of the...
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One Direction’s new music video is literally out of this world
One Direction has literally gone to space post-Zayn Malik. The British boy band unveiled their lastest music video Drag Me Down in which they team up with NASA Space Centre in Houston, Texas. The band...
View ArticlePakistan snubs India’s ‘advice’ against meeting Hurriyat
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan rejected on Friday India’s advice against meeting Hurriyat leaders ahead of rare weekend talks between the two countries’ top security advisers in New Delhi. “The foreign secretary...
View ArticleCNG stations to remain closed in Sindh on Saturday
KARACHI: All Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations across Sindh will remain closed on Saturday. According to a notification issued by the Sui Southern Gas Corporations (SSGC), consumers could face low...
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Sarfraz, Sikander teach American diplomats how to play cricket
Members of the US Consulate General Karachi put their skills to the test over the weekend and participated in a cricket lesson with Sarfraz Ahmed and Sikander Bakht. Two American diplomats took time...
View ArticleCannot deny Asif, Salman and Amir a second chance: Justice Qayyum
An unexpected twist occurred in the Asif, Salman and Amir case when the trio were granted support from the judge who was in charge of the biggest cricket corruption judicial inquiry in Pakistan. Read:...
View ArticleIndia says no peace talks with Pakistan if Hurriyat leaders involved
NEW DELHI: India will cancel planned peace talks with Pakistan if their top security adviser insists on meeting Hurriyat leaders from the Kashmir region, India’s foreign minister Sushma Swaraj told...
View ArticleSRK celebrates 17 years of Dil Se, shares special video on Twitter
AR Rahman’s magical melody playing while Shah Rukh Khan and Malaika Arora danced to it on a moving train has traveled a long way with us. Chaiyya Chaiyya is its name and SRK is why we all remember Dil...
View ArticleReal Madrid have to win everything, admits Benitez
MADRID: Real Madrid coach Rafael Benitez accepts he must challenge to win every trophy available this season to satisfy the demands of the club’s fans. Benitez will take charge of his first competitive...
View ArticleIran shot down unknown surveillance drone on western border-state news agency
DUBAI: Iran recently shot down an unknown surveillance drone on its western border, the state news agency said on Saturday. “After spotting the drone, our air defence system missiles shot it down,”...
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British govt to support Amir Khan’s sports academy in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: The British government agreed on Saturday to support boxer Amir Khan to establish a sports academy for training young Pakistani boxers. British High Commissioner to Pakistan Philip Barton...
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2,000 refugees stuck on Macedonia border as more arrive
MACEDONIA: Hundreds of mostly-Syrian refugees seeking better life in western Europe arrived Saturday at the Greek-Macedonian border where some 2,000 others are stranded in no-man’s land after being...
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A mosque in America’s busiest airport
Amid the lager chapels area of New York’s John F Kennedy airport Terminal 4 lies the JFK International Islamic Center. While the chapel’s area was built in 1955 and remodeled in 1966, the Islamic...
View ArticleGatlin, Bolt storm through 100 metres heats
BEIJING: Usain Bolt and Justin Gatlin moved a step closer to their highly anticipated Beijing showdown when both eased through the 100 metres heats on the opening day of the world championships on...
View ArticlePlanes crash at Swiss air show, at least one dead: police
ZURICH: Two small planes crashed at an air show in Dittingen, Switzerland, on Sunday, killing at least one person, police said. Two planes in a formation of three aircraft crashed shortly before 0930...
View ArticleShahid Afridi thanks fans for continual support
Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi took to Facebook to express gratitude to his fans for constantly supporting him. The player posted an approximately minute long video on his official Facebook page in...
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