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Gandhi goes missing from India’s Rs10 note
The founding father of India, Mahatma Gandhi, has gone missing from Rs10 currency note, Times of India reported. The bank notes were posted on the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s website, causing a...
View ArticleDeviating from teachings: Descendants of Bhitai continue tug-of-war
HYDERABAD: The throne of Sufism in Sindh, shrine of Hazrat Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai, appears to be caught in a tumult. And, the ringleaders are none other than the descendants of Bhitai and his...
View ArticleWebsite reveals identities of pro-Palestinian college students in bid to...
A website is publicising the identities of pro-Palestinian students, in a bid to prevent them from getting jobs once they have graduated from college. “It is your duty to ensure that today’s radicals...
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Regime barrel bombs kill 71 civilians as Syria army in retreat
Barrel bombs dropped from regime helicopters killed at least 71 civilians in Syria’s Aleppo province Saturday, after forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad retreated from the neighbouring...
View ArticlePakistan slams ‘scandalous’ article linking it with BCCI scam
NEW YORK: A spokesman of the Pakistan Embassy in Washington Friday rejected as “misconceived and scandalous” an article in Foreign Policy magazine that linked Pakistan to the Bank of Credit and...
View ArticleAlarmist tone: India ‘afraid’ Islamic State may get access to Pakistan’s...
Indian Minister of State for Defence Rao Inderjit Singh struck an alarmist tone on Saturday, saying India is concerned that extremist groups such as Islamic State may get their hands on nuclear arms...
View ArticlePowerful 7.8 quake shakes Japan
TOKYO: A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the Japanese coast Saturday, geologists said, shaking buildings in Tokyo and setting off car alarms, an AFP correspondent reported. Despite the huge power...
View ArticleEx-England and United defender Rio Ferdinand retires
LONDON: Former England and Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand announced his retirement from football on Saturday after being released by Queens Park Rangers. The 36-year-old centre back earned 81...
View ArticlePakistan’s batsmen must follow the leader
LAHORE: What do you do when one of your most consistent performers ever retires, leaving the captain’s spot vacant and the middle-order in complete disarray? If you are Pakistan, you call in a...
View ArticleJudiciary rejects ECP’s request for appointing judicial officers for...
ISLAMABAD: The judiciary on Saturday turned down a request from the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for appointing judicial officers as delimitation authorities to hear and decide on objections...
View ArticleRain brings relief as India heatwave death toll tops 2,200
HYDERABAD: Scattered rain on Sunday brought much-needed but only temporary relief to parts of India hit by a long heatwave as the death toll from the blistering temperatures crossed 2,200, officials...
View ArticlePM expresses concern over Mian Iftikhar’s ‘arrest and manhandling’
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday strongly condemned the arrest of Awami National Party central general secretary and ex- provincial information minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain over the death of a...
View ArticleK-P govt played no role in Mian Iftikhar’s arrest: Imran
ISLAMABAD: PTI chairman Imran Khan on Sunday rejected claims that there was any pressure on the police from the provincial government to arrest Awami National Party (ANP) leader Mian Iftikhar Hussain...
View ArticleIndian PM to visit centuries-old mosque in Kerala
KOCHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit the centuries-old Cheraman Juma Masjid, India’s oldest Muslim shrine, when he visits Kerala in July or August. Cheraman Juma Masjid was...
View ArticleNo talks until Pakistan takes action against Lakhvi: Indian external affairs...
INDIA: India’s external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said on Sunday dialogue between India and Pakistan will only be held under the condition that Pakistan takes action against terrorists like Lakhvi...
View ArticleGovt increases petrol prices by Rs3.50
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday announced an increase in the prices of petroleum products by upto Rs3.51 for the month of June. “We have increased the prices of petrol by Rs3.5 per litre despite...
View ArticleNetanyahu says committed to Palestinian state
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he was committed to the establishment of a Palestinian state, calling on the Palestinian leadership to return to negotiations...
View ArticleArsene and Arsenal confirm place in annals of history
KARACHI: Arsene Wenger had been focused on ‘finishing the job’ — for the club, its players, the fans. The FA Cup final between Arsenal and Aston Villa was more than just a search for another trophy;...
View Article‘Several’ Americans held in Yemen: State Dept
WASHINGTON: Several Americans have been detained in Yemen, a State Department official said Sunday, amid reports that at least four US citizens are being held by Shia rebels. The Washington Post...
View ArticlePML-N MPA Rana Shamshad, son killed in Gujranwala
GUJRANWALA: One of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)’s front-man from Gujranwala Rana Shamshad was killed along with his son and aide in an apparent incident of targeted killing on Sunday. The...
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