Attention needed: Textile minister’s appointment urged
LAHORE: The Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) has rejected the idea of merging textile and the commerce ministries, also stressing the need to appoint a...
View ArticleJoint venture: Schneider Electric, RapidCompute join hands
Schneider Electric has announced successful installation of their data centre solutions with Rapidcompute, Cybernet’s I.A.A.S cloud services division in Karachi. The plan is to implement Schneider...
View ArticleNot morning people: Team gets rude wake-up call before Bangladesh series
KARACHI: It was at five in the morning that the tired players were woken from their sleep rudely by their loud alarms. Rubbing their eyes and mumbling to themselves and anyone who would care to...
View ArticleWhen politics come into play: Players, staff harassed as upcoming elections...
KARACHI: For the Punjab Football Association (PFA) elections, the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) House in Lahore became the battle ground; its victims were female players, coaches and the national...
View ArticleMaiden major title: Gritty Spieth holds nerve in historic Masters win
AUGUSTA: Jordan Spieth won a historic Masters triumph for the ages on Sunday, with the 21-year-old American deftly handling the final-round tension to hold off Phil Mickelson and Justin Rose and win...
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Atletico plot Champions League revenge against Real Madrid
KARACHI: Two minutes were all that Diego Simeone’s men had to hold on to lift their first-ever Champions League trophy at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon last year. Those two minutes came back to haunt...
View ArticleFollowing Clinton, Rubio dives into US presidential race
MIAMI: Calling for new American leadership that is not “stuck in the 20th century,” Republican Senator Marco Rubio officially launched his presidential bid Monday, a day after top Democrat Hillary...
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Plea against bail: ATC directed to conclude Lakhvi’s trial within 2 months
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) directed the anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday to wrap up the trial of the alleged mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai siege within two months and subsequently...
View ArticleATC summons Mark Siegel, four others in Benazir murder case
RAWALPINDI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) has reissued notices to five witnesses, including American author Mark Siegel, in the assassination case of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. On Monday,...
View ArticleEncounter in Karachi: Al Qaeda commanders among five slain
KARACHI: Five alleged militants, including two commanders of the regional branch of al Qaeda, were killed on Monday in an encounter with a law enforcement agency. According to officials, the...
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Barcelona, PSG fight to keep their treble dreams alive
KARACHI: Just six months into his tenure, Luis Enrique realised just how difficult his new job is. A falling out with the star player, a lack of goals from his star signing, an El Clasico defeat that...
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Money-laundering case: After five-hour grilling, Altaf gets extension in bail
KARACHI: After a tense day of speculations, Muttahida Qaumi Movement workers breathed a sigh of relief as their supreme leader was once again granted a three-month bail in a money-laundering case in...
View ArticleImran Farooq murder: Scotland Yard seeks access to suspects in Pakistan
KARACHI / ISLAMABAD: A man described as a ‘key suspect’ in the 2010 murder of Dr Imran Farooq, a senior leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), was remanded in the Rangers custody by an...
View ArticleWorld Bank projects: Pakistan’s economic growth at 4.4%
ISLAMABAD: In a region that is poised to witness the fastest rate of economic growth in the world, a new World Bank report has placed Pakistan at the bottom of the eight economies in South Asia,...
View ArticlePost-embargo: Kerry phones Nawaz to discuss Yemen conflict
ISLAMABAD: Hours after the UN Security Council slapped an arms embargo on Houthi rebels, US Secretary of State John Kerry rung up Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to discuss the worsening crisis in the...
View ArticleUN slaps arms embargo on Yemeni rebels
ADEN: The UN Security Council on Tuesday imposed an arms embargo targeting the Houthi rebels who now control most of Yemen as battles in the south of the country intensified. It also demanded the...
View ArticleDouble standards
Merit, justice and fair play are the prerequisites of a transparent society. To enforce these values, a strong, dedicated, professional and scrupulous political leadership is required. In the absence...
View ArticleKabul to probe Pakistani traders’ killings
ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan will investigate the killing of five Pakistani traders in the eastern province of Nangarhar last week, the country’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday. Gunmen had kidnapped nine...
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Longstanding issue: Panel to decide G-B’s constitutional status
GILGIT: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday announced resolving the longstanding issue of Gilgit-Baltistan’s (G-B) constitutional status – a problem which is unresolved since independence and which...
View ArticleReview request: Punjab government to challenge Lakhvi’s release in top court
LAHORE: The Punjab government will challenge in the Supreme Court the release of Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, the alleged mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, by the Lahore High Court (LHC). On April...
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