Thousands of flood-hit Bangladeshis sheltering on river banks-Red Cross
LONDON: Floods, landslides and a cyclone have made at least 180,000 people in Bangladesh homeless, with thousands living in makeshift shelters on river banks, the International Federation of Red Cross...
View ArticleUmar Akmal’s woodwork rattled by female leggie in Norway
Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal would have been dismissed in all possible ways while representing the country but being bowled out by a female would never have been on his wish list. In a cricket match...
View ArticleADB announces new $1.2 bn annual package for Pakistan
KARACHI: The Asian Development Bank said Tuesday it has approved a new assistance programme for Pakistan worth $1.2 billion annually, to improve infrastructure and create jobs. The Manila-based bank...
View ArticleChina’s premier says no basis for more yuan weakness
BEIJING: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Tuesday there was no basis for the yuan currency to weaken further and the exchange rate would be maintained at a “basically stable” level, state media...
View ArticleTurkey to vote on Nov 1, PM to form caretaker government
ANKARA: Turkey will go to the polls on November 1 in snap elections after the failure of coalition talks, the top election body ruled Tuesday, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tasked Prime Minister...
View ArticleECP response to my letter a ‘joke’: Imran
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday termed the response given by Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to his letter a ‘joke’. “This response sent by the ECP is a joke with me and...
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India floods threaten rare one-horned rhinos
GUWAHATI: Hundreds of rare rhinos and other animals are fleeing flooding in India’s northeast, raising fears of a rise in poaching during the exodus, a senior wildlife official said Tuesday. A...
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China cuts rates, reserve ratio after stocks plummet again
SHANGHAI / BEIJING: China’s central bank cut interest rates and lowered the amount of reserves banks must hold for the second time in two months on Tuesday, ratcheting up support for a stuttering...
View ArticleWhere are the people who supported Big Three for India series, asks Aamir Sohail
Former Pakistan captain and now a well-versed commentator, Aamir Sohail, has questioned the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) over their support for the ‘Big Three’ which was supposed to garner a...
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Faithless Saif needs to find a life beyond Pakistan: Shaan
First it was Hamza Ali Abbasi who reacted strongly to Saif’s comment that he didn’t have faith in Pakistan and now it’s Shaan who has declared Waar on the Bollywood actor. Read: Hamza Ali Abbasi...
View ArticleSeries between Pakistan and India is definite: Najam Sethi
ISLAMABAD: Brushing aside apprehensions about Pakistan-India series, head of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) executive committee Najam Sethi said he was sure that series between arch-rivals would be held...
View ArticleI-11 katchi abadi: SC orders govt to stop demolishing houses
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court stopped on Wednesday the federal government and other departments from demolishing the houses of katchi abadi in Sector I-11 of the federal capital. “The petition filed by...
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Annual tomato battle paints streets of Spanish town red
BUNOL, SPAIN: Thousands of half-naked revellers pelted each other with tomatoes on Wednesday in the town of Bunol in eastern Spain, bathing the streets with red goo in the annual “Tomatina” battle. A...
View ArticleAuthorities arrest Zardari’s close confidante Dr Asim Hussain
KARACHI: Authorities arrested a prominent opposition politician close to the former president, his party said on Wednesday, the first detention of a major Pakistan People’s Party figure in an ongoing...
View ArticleSania Mirza’s highest sports honour, Khel Ratna, in jeopardy
The sports ministry’s decision to confer the Khel Ratna award to Sania Mirza has been challenged by Paralympian HN Girisha in the Karnataka High Court. The Paralympian’s petition was accepted on...
View ArticleFeb 4-24: Doha to host first edition of Pakistan Super League
The Chairman Executive Committee Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Pakistan Super League (PSL) Governing Council, Najam Sethi, announced on Wednesday that the first edition of the Pakistan Super League...
View ArticleTwo journalists killed during live broadcast in US
WASHINGTON: Two American TV journalists were shot dead during live reporting in rural Virginia on Wednesday, a local news network reported. 24-year-old Alison Parker and 27-year-old Adam Ward,...
View ArticleBRA commander among five militants killed in Balochistan raid
QUETTA: At least five militants including the banned Balochistan Republican Army (BRA) commander Chella Reesh were killed in targeted action by Frontier Corps in Darinjan Nulah area of Sui in...
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Pakistan unable to release ‘mentally ill’ Indian prisoners who can’t remember...
Pakistan and India are trying their best to ensure the return of 17 ‘mentally unstable’ Indian prisoners to their homes but are facing difficulties because the prisoners cannot remember who they are....
View ArticleNew, improved Balotelli ready to fulfil dying father’s wish
MILAN: Liverpool misfit Mario Balotelli claims he has left his childish ways behind and is ready to knuckle down at AC Milan as he bids to fulfil his dying father’s wish of playing for Italy again....
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