Let us play at home to improve our game: Waqar Younis
NAPIER: Coach Waqar Younis has urged the International Cricket Council and other cricketing countries to return to playing matches in the strife-torn nation. Pakistan have not played a series at home...
View ArticleAIB targeted a beautiful girl I love dearly: Aamir Khan
Just when we thought the controversy surrounding the AIB roast was over, Aamir Khan opened up and spoke on the issue yet again in an interview with Mumbai Mirror saying that ‘freedom of speech is an...
View ArticleWeed infused ice-cream ‘makes sense’ to Ben & Jerry
Ice-cream giant Ben & Jerry’s is known for its outrageous and quirky yet delicious flavours. During a HuffPost Live interview, founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield hinted that they would be open...
View ArticleEgyptian couple hosts Islamic State-themed wedding
EGYPT: In a bizarre and insensitive development, a couple in Egypt hosted an Islamic State-themed wedding party, complete with a cage where there the bride and groom were locked by masked men...
View ArticleRiyadh to press Nawaz for more troops to fight IS threat: report
As Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif departed on Wednesday on a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia, reports suggest that Riyadh is set to press the premier to boost the number of Pakistani troops in the Kingdom...
View ArticleWill not tolerate horse-trading in Senate polls even at cost of dissolving...
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has said that his party is willing to go to any extent to stop horse-trading in the upcoming Senate elections, even it means dissolving the...
View ArticleEscaped G-B prisoners ‘brainwashed’ jail officials: investigation officer
GILGIT: Militants who escaped in the Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) jailbreak had ‘brainwashed’ prison officials into helping them successfully escape, BBC Urdu reported on Wednesday. On February 26, four...
View ArticleTwo dead as PAF Mirage aircraft crashes in DI Khan
PESHAWAR: A Pakistan Air Force (PAF)Mirage aircraft crashed Wednesday afternoon in Miran area of D I Khan district. District police (DP) has so far confirmed deaths of both the pilot and the co-pilot....
View ArticleNew record? PSF claims MNA Murad Saeed cleared three exams in an hour
PESHAWAR: Pakhtun Students Federation (PSF) claims Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MNA Murad Saeed allegedly cleared three stalled papers in one hour and received his results on the same day at the University...
View ArticleEnglish Premier League: Koeman hails Mane after nervy win over Palace
KARACHI: Southampton reasserted their top-four credentials in the Premier League after Sadio Mane’s late strike clinched a 1-0 win against Crystal Palace on Tuesday. With the race to qualify for the...
View ArticleIt’s raining cats and tourists on a Japanese island
JAPAN: An army of feral cats rules a remote island in southern Japan, curling up in abandoned houses or strutting about in a fishing village that is overrun with felines outnumbering humans six to one....
View ArticleNA speaker accepts Nabil Gabol’s resignation
KARACHI: Speaker of the National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Thursday accepted the resignation of Nabil Gabol, formerly from the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, from his seat, NA-246, in the National...
View ArticleIndian board warns Kohli against repeat of misbehaviour
NEW DELHI: India’s batting mainstay Virat Kohli has been censured for his ugly outburst against a travelling Indian journalist in Perth and has been advised to maintain dignity, the country’s cricket...
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Karachi students to form human chain outside temple to protect Hindus...
KARACHI: A day after Sindh University students from the Hindu community were rounded up for celebrating Holi, the National Student Federation is set to display a heart-rending gesture to show...
View ArticleAfghan men don burqas, take to the streets for women’s rights
KABUL: A group of Afghan men marched through the capital, Kabul, on Thursday to draw attention to women’s rights by donning head-to-toe burqas that for many people worldwide have come to symbolise the...
View ArticleEPL roundup: Usual suspects win with varying degrees of comfort
KARACHI: The midweek matches of the Premier League did not cause any major changes in the league standings but did make for some rather exciting football. Despite being tired from their league exploits...
View ArticleCopa del Rey: Suarez, Neymar take Barca into final
MADRID: Barcelona eased into the Copa del Rey final as they completed a 6-2 aggregate win over Villarreal with a 3-1 win at El Madrigal on Wednesday. Luis Enrique’s men will face Athletic Bilbao in the...
View ArticleUnless your name is Muslim or Jew, why does Nutella’s ban matter to you?
My kids love Nutella as do I. It is one of my favourite late night indulgences. Open a jar, dip the index finger in, or maybe a cracker, and forget all the worries of the world. Yes, creamy chocolate...
View ArticleIndia asks YouTube to block banned rape film
NEW DELHI: India said Thursday it had asked YouTube to block access to a documentary about a savage gang-rape in Delhi, after barring broadcasters from airing the film. The authorities also confirmed...
View ArticleWe need to rewrite our history, urges former skipper
KARACHI: If history has anything to teach, Pakistan football has not learnt its lessons just yet. But despite the blotched past, former national captain Essa Khan is confident their 17-spot jump to 171...
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