Spice Girls to reunite minus one member
British pop group from the 90s — Spice Girls — are reuniting for an anniversary tour but Posh Spice — Victoria Beckham — won’t be joining them this time. The girls will celebrate the 20th anniversary...
View ArticleAnchor Moeed Pirzada arrested in UAE: FO
ISLAMABAD: Television anchor and commentator Moeed Pirzada was arrested in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, the Foreign Office said on Friday. “Moeed Pirzada was arrested in Abu Dhabi on August 4,” a...
View Article11 Indian labourers killed as factory wall collapses
NEW DELHI: At least 11 labourers were killed in northern India on Friday when a wall collapsed on top of them as they were building a new factory, police said. The disaster happened at around lunchtime...
View ArticlePM, president discuss national issues
President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif discussed on Friday issues pertaining to national interest. “Issues pertaining to national matters came under discussion during the meeting...
View ArticlePTI announces return to National Assembly
A day after MQM and JUI-F withdrew their motions for de-seating the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI), party leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi announced they would return to the National Assembly on Monday....
View ArticlePakistanis outnumber Emiratis in three UAE states
Pakistani expats living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) outnumber the indigenous Emiratis in three of seven states. Pakistanis living in Dubai, Sharjah, and Ajman makes up of 12% of the combined...
View ArticlePakistan, India talks face new hurdles as expectations diverge
ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI: India plans to present Pakistan with a dossier of evidence of its involvement in militant attacks when officials from the two countries meet this month, which could jeopardise the...
View ArticleIndian security forces firing, tear-gas shelling leaves two protesting...
Indian forces fired bullets and tear gas on Kashmiri protesters the killing of an insurgent in Indian-occupied Kashmir on Friday. According to police, at least two people sustained serious injuries...
View ArticleReham Khan announces lauch of PTI’s NA-19 by-poll campaign
Dispelling rumours of contesting the NA-19 by-polls in Haripur, Reham Khan has instead vowed to support the candidate standing from the constituency as she formally initiated Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf’s...
View ArticleBlows for Obama as key lawmakers come out against Iran deal
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama’s hopes of preserving the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers were dealt a setback on Thursday when Chuck Schumer, one of the top Democrats in the US...
View ArticleApple may launch next iPhone on September 9
Technology fiends have their eyes set on the next Apple product which sources suggest could be launched as soon as September 9. While a redesign is not expected and the new model may resemble the...
View ArticleSindh CM extends Rangers’ policing powers for 120 days
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah has extended the policing powers conferred to Rangers in Karachi by 120 days. Shah made the decision on Saturday under the Anti-terrorism Act as the powers,...
View Article6 ways to look radiant on your ‘big day!’
With a wedding date set and trousseau shopping on full swing, you need all the time you can get to make a lasting impression on the big day. The first place to start? Your skin, says an expert. Read: 6...
View ArticleEight players might not play Test cricket again: Ponting
Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has predicted that half of the touring Ashes squad “might not play” Test cricket again in light of the humiliating thrashing that the Kangaroos have suffered at...
View ArticleFour families claim Geeta is their daughter as India vows to bring her home
As India continues to assure ‘stranded girl’ Geeta’s return to her home country, confusion over her parentage persists with four Indian families coming forward to claim her as their daughter. According...
View ArticleAfghan envoy requests Samiul Haq to support peace process with Taliban
NOWSHERA / ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan’s Ambassador to Pakistan Janan Mosazai called on Maulana Samiul Haq on Saturday and requested him to raise his voice for the dialogue process between Kabul and the...
View Article6 men arrested in massive child pornography case involving 280 children
KASUR: Six men accused of being involved in a child abuse and child pornography scandal, which is said to have affected around 280 children, have been arrested, a report submitted to the Punjab chief...
View ArticlePalestinian hunger striker to be force fed: lawyer
JERUSALEM: Israeli authorities have declared their intention to force feed a hunger-striking Palestinian, his lawyer said Saturday. If carried out it would be the first case since the adoption last...
View ArticleSecond arson death stirs Hamas call to confront Israel
DUMA: The father of a Palestinian toddler killed when Jewish extremists firebombed their West Bank home died of his injuries Saturday, sparking Hamas calls for an “open confrontation” with Israel. The...
View ArticleNorth Korea turns its clocks back to ‘Pyongyang Time’
SEOUL: North Korea announced on Friday it was moving its clocks back 30 minutes to create a new “Pyongyang Time” – breaking from a standard imposed by “wicked” Japanese imperialists more than a century...
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