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Rogers Cup: Murray breaks Djoko jinx with Montreal win
MONTREAL / TORONTO: Britain’s Andy Murray snapped an eight-match losing streak against top-ranked rival Novak Djokovic on Sunday to win the ATP Montreal Masters only hours after his coach Amelie...
View ArticleNew Delhi rendezvous: Pakistan set to propose foreign secretary talks
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad is expected to push for foreign secretary level talks in the upcoming meeting of the national security advisers (NSA) of Pakistan and India on August 23. Prime Minister Nawaz...
View ArticleBomb in Thai capital kills 19, wounds over 120
BANGKOK: A bomb planted at one of the Thai capital’s most renowned shrines on Monday killed 19 people, including three foreign tourists, and wounded scores in an attack the government called a bid to...
View ArticleFIFA presidency bid: Chung attacks Blatter and Platini
PARIS: South Korean billionaire Chung Mong-Joon on Monday launched his formal campaign for the FIFA presidency with a blistering attack on outgoing leader Sepp Blatter and a vow to fix the...
View ArticleClearing the air: Fazl to visit MQM headquarters over resignations
KARACHI: After his initial reluctance Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has finally agreed to meet Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leaders at their party headquarters on...
View ArticleRising Aussie tennis stars ‘losing the plot’
SYDNEY: Australia’s rising tennis stars are fast earning a reputation as the new brats of the sport with recent antics sparking stinging criticism and calls to change their ways. Bernard Tomic, Nick...
View ArticleAthletic Bilbao Basque in Super Cup glory
BARCELONA: Athletic Bilbao claimed their first silverware in three decades when they wrapped up a 5-1 aggregate win over 10-man Barcelona to win the Spanish Super Cup on Monday, following up a...
View ArticleThe difference: Rodgers hails match winner Benteke
LIVERPOOL: Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers backed new signing Christian Benteke to transform his side’s play after the former Aston Villa striker’s goal secured a 1-0 victory over promoted...
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Bowing out: Reham will not contest elections: Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan announced on Tuesday that his wife Reham Khan will neither contest elections on a party ticket nor will attend any party gatherings. The...
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SC tells electoral body: ‘Discuss phased LG poll plan with Political parties’
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday directed the top electoral body to fulfill its constitutional obligation and organise Local Government (LG) elections in Sindh and Punjab. Heading the...
View ArticleIssuing ballot papers: ROs may be stripped of discretionary powers
ISLAMABAD: The sub-panel of the electoral reforms committee recommended on Tuesday that the returning officers’ discretionary powers vis-à-vis issuing additional ballot papers during elections be...
View ArticleChild abuse case : Kasur scandal accused granted bail
LAHORE: A Lahore High Court division bench on Tuesday granted pre-arrest interim bail to Tanzeelur Rehman, a suspect involved in the Kasur child abuse scandal, till August 31. The bench directed...
View ArticleJ-10 fighter jets: Pakistan may be China’s first customer
A military expert revealed on Tuesday that Pakistan may be the first buyer of China’s J-10 fighter jet which was initially set to be sold to Iran after the lifting of UN sanctions. Fu Qianshao, an...
View ArticleProteas out to exorcise demons of Auckland in first ODI
CENTURION: When it was announced that South Africa and New Zealand would play an ODI series, the obvious marketing angle was that it would provide a rematch of the dramatic World Cup semi-final. New...
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Rauf to officiate in Maldives Premier League
KARACHI: Pakistan’s Muhammad Ahmed Rauf will become the first Pakistani to officiate in the Maldives Premier Football League as the youngster continues his participation at the Asian Football...
View ArticleRegional ties: Qatar important for Pakistan: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during a meeting with Chief of Staff of Qatar Armed Forces Major General Ghanim Bin Shaheen Al Ghanim on Tuesday said that bilateral relations with Qatar are to...
View ArticleShell’s profit clocks in at Rs534 million during Jan-June
KARACHI: Shell Pakistan saw a 486% year-on-year jump in net profit for April-June 2015 quarter on the back of what CEO Omar Sheikh says is a result of tremendous growth in sale of petrol and diesel....
View ArticleQuackery: 35 clinics sealed in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: At least 35 illegal medical clinics were sealed and owners of the health facilities were issued arrest warrants in Peshawar’s two famous bazaars on Wednesday. On the directive issued by...
View Articlelivestock department: NAB unearth Rs7 million scam
QUETTA: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Balochistan unearthed a corruption scam in a project meant for the catastrophe-battered areas of the province, recovering Rs7.752 million from corrupt...
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Legal matters: Senate committee debates judicial appointments
ISLAMABAD: The process for judicial appointments came under discussion in the Senate committee, where lawmakers quizzed the current system of appointing senior judges. Taking the lead in raising the...
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