A fly in the ointment
GILGIT: In 1935, Maharaja Hari Singh leased Jammu, Gilgit and Baltistan to the British for Rs75,000. After the Second World War, the subcontinent went through a defining period, with the freedom...
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Diplo set to headline concert in Pakistan next month
KARACHI: If Major Lazer’s Lean On and Justin Bieber’s Where Are You Now are on the top of your playlists, then this news will definitely make your day!American DJ Thomas Wesley Pentz, also known as...
View ArticleBangladesh police make record $10.5 million drug bust
DHAKA: Dhaka, Jan 18, 2016 (AFP) – Bangladesh has seized 2.8 million methamphetamine tablets worth an estimated $10.5 million in the country’s biggest ever seizure of the drug, as it struggles to stem...
View ArticleIndian state makes men with two wives ineligible for Urdu teacher post
The Indian government’s decision not to allow a person with two wives to be recruited as an Urdu teacher has caused uproar as Muslims see the move as a violation of their rights, according to the...
View ArticleTata Steel to cut 1,050 more jobs in Britain: union
LONDON: Indian steel giant Tata Steel will cut 1,050 more jobs in Britain, a trade union said on Monday, following thousands of cuts in the industry announced last year.Tata Steel is planning to cut...
View ArticleNo reason to stop drug trials despite death: French minister
PARIS: There is no reason to stop medicine trials in France, the country’s health minister said Monday, despite the death of a man during testing for a new drug.“There is a major problem — massive,...
View ArticleKilling it: Fawad, Ranveer Dubsmash to Malhari
Fawad Khan is already on top of his Instagram game as he uploaded another Dubsmash, this time with Bollywood heartthrob Ranveer Singh and we are definitely loving it!The two broke into a dance to...
View ArticleTurkish imam opens up mosque for stray cats
A Turkish imam has touched hearts globally by opening the doors of his mosque to stray cats looking for warmth and shelter.Mustafa Efe, of the Aziz Mahmud Hüdayi Mosque in Istanbul, won many hearts...
View ArticleFive starve, dozens more at risk, in Syria’s besieged Madaya: UN
GENEVA: Five people have starved to death in the last week in the Syrian town of Madaya, where a single biscuit sells for $15 and baby milk costs $313 per kilo, despite two emergency United Nations aid...
View ArticleGayle storms to record-equalling fastest fifty in T20s
West Indian opener Chris Gayle, on Monday, equalled the record for the fastest fifty in T20s as he smashed 51 off 12 balls in a Big Bash League match.Gayle came in to bat for the Melbourne Renegades...
View ArticleAfghans revolted as husband cuts off wife’s nose
KABUL: A photograph of an Afghan woman whose nose was sliced off by her husband in a fit of rage has sparked online anger, with activists demanding punishment for what one called a “barbaric act”.Reza...
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Watch how Sunny Leone calmly shuts down Indian journalist attempting to shame...
Bollywood actor Sunny Leone, who happens to be the most Googled person in India, was recently subjected to a rather humiliating interview with CNN-IBN journalist Bhupendra Chaubey, who was, it seemed,...
View ArticleThis Pakistani bootstrapped his company all the way to IPO
Salim Ghauri is a ubiquitous name in Pakistan’s tech circles. Founder and CEO of Netsol, the entrepreneur has a decades-long association with the local IT industry. His company, founded in 1995, is...
View ArticleIran’s Khamenei welcomes sanctions lift, warns of US ‘deceit’
DUBAI: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday welcomed the lifting of international sanctions against Iran, but warned that Tehran should remain wary of its old enemy the United...
View ArticlePTI, PML-Q and JI offices in Islamabad residential areas sealed
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Tuesday sealed all political offices of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Awami Muslim League Pakistan (AMLP), Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q)...
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Still waters: Pakistan’s coastline of apathy
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s maritime zone is approximately 30% of its land mass – a region bigger than Punjab. Yet, the resource-rich marine remains a victim of abject apathy.Special marine battalion to...
View ArticlePriyanka Chopra’s production company forays into regional cinema
Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra may have ventured far into Hollywood with popular TV show Quantico and a movie adaptation of sitcom Baywatch in the pipeline, but she has not forgotten her roots.Her...
View ArticleSri Lanka coach gets fixing ban, skipper to meet police
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews will appear before police on Tuesday to record a statement in connection with a match-fixing scandal that has led to the suspension of a fast bowling coach.Sri Lanka...
View ArticleEight workers die in Faisalabad factory boiler steam leakage
FAISALABAD: At least eight workers died and 11 others sustained burn injuries due to leakage of steam from a boiler in a Faisalabad sugar mill on Tuesday.The incident occurred during maintenance work...
View ArticleUK website targets parents who fear children may join Islamic State
LONDON: Britain launches a new website on Tuesday which aims to educate Muslim teenagers against groups like Islamic State, as the government backed the right of schools to ban girls from wearing...
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