One-week stay: PM to visit London for medical check-up
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will leave for London on Wednesday for his routine medical check-up, which was repeatedly postponed due to his official engagements over the past few months....
View ArticlePIMS nurse booked for assaulting patient
ISLAMABAD: A male nurse at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) in Islamabad has been booked for trying to sexually assault a mentally challenged patient. A 22-year-old woman with multiple...
View ArticlePanama Papers reveal spies used Mossak Fonseca
BERLIN: Secret agents from several countries, including intermediaries of the CIA, have used the services of Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca in order to “conceal” their activities, German newspaper...
View ArticleHealthcare: CM wants liver facility completed quickly
LAHORE: The Pakistan Kidney and Liver Transplant Institute is a milestone in the provision of quality health facilities to the people, Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Monday. He was presiding...
View ArticleCrude holds above $40 in Asia ahead of producers’ summit
SINGAPORE: Crude prices dipped in Asia Tuesday but held above $40 as traders looked forward to a summit of key oil producers next week to discuss freezing output and easing the supply glut. Analysts...
View ArticleChina slams G7 statement on maritime disputes
BEIJING: China is “strongly dissatisfied” with a Group of Seven statement calling for restraint in disputed waters, the foreign ministry said Tuesday, as worries grow in Asia over Beijing’s territorial...
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Pakistan’s Kalash fight for their identity with UNESCO bid
CHITRAL: Pakistan’s smallest religious minority, the Kalash speak their own language and celebrate their gods through music, dance — and alcohol, which they brew themselves in Chitral’s plunging...
View ArticleFive wanted over India temple disaster surrender to police
KERALA: Five men wanted over a massive explosion during a banned fireworks display that killed more than 100 people in southern Indian surrendered to police early Tuesday, a senior officer said. The...
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Gaza’s architectual heritage fades, but one man resists
GAZA CITY, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: A surprise awaits beyond a black door adorned with a silver lotus flower at the end of a tangle of alleyways in Gaza’s chaotic Old City. Through it and behind...
View ArticleBreadwinners: French beggar gets a life after saving one
DOLE, FRANCE: French baker Michel Flamant, who owes his life to the homeless man who begged for handouts outside his bakery, knows more than anyone that man does not live by bread alone. To show his...
View ArticleBetter mental health treatment would boost nations’ economies: WHO
LONDON: Every dollar spent on better treatment of anxiety and depression produces a return of $4 in better health and ability to work – a big boost for countries’ development and economic growth, the...
View ArticleSC orders Ayyan’s name to be removed from ECL
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Sindh High Court’s (SHC) order to remove supermodel Ayyan’s name from the country’s Exit Control List (ECL). A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court...
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Allowing women in Shani temple will increase rapes: Hindu leader
Hindu religious leader Shankaracharya Swaroopanand sparked controversy on Monday as he claimed allowing women into a temple devoted to Lord Shani (Saturn) would increase incidents of rape, BBC News...
View ArticleWhy China’s latest power play may roil Russia
Western media and political institutions tend to describe China and Russia as something of an anti-Western bloc. More autocratic than Western governments — and more skeptical of open institutions and...
View ArticleChampions Leaugue: Superstar Ronaldo savours ‘magic’ Madrid fightback
MADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo revelled in the glory of scoring a hat-trick to inspire a stunning Real Madrid comeback to reach the Champions League semi-finals with a 3-2 aggregate victory over Wolfsburg...
View ArticleStrict Indonesian province canes non-Muslim for selling booze
INDONESIA: An elderly Christian woman has been caned in a conservative Indonesian province for selling alcohol, the first time someone from outside the Islamic faith has been punished there under...
View ArticleFive teams, 75 players: Pakistan Cup to commence from April 19
KARACHI: Pakistan’s top 75 cricketers will be featuring in the 2016 Pakistan Cup when the tournament commences from April 19 in Faisalabad. The tournament, which is Pakistan’s biggest domestic one-day...
View Article19 killed in bus, truck collision in Faisalabad
FAISALABAD: At least 19 people including two children were killed in a collision between a passenger bus and a truck in Faisalabad early on Wednesday, officials said. The accident took place near the...
View ArticleChampions League: De Bruyne downs PSG as Man City reach last four
MANCHESTER: Manchester City reached the Champions League semi-finals for the first time after Kevin De Bruyne’s fine 76th-minute goal earned them a 1-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday. A week...
View Article‘PBF, PSB need to sort their issues’
KARACHI: The Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) and the Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) must sort out their issues before the Olympic qualifiers in June otherwise Pakistan risk not qualifying for the 2016...
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