Muhammad Zahid to Amir: Keep the ball rolling
ISLAMABAD: Former pacer Muhammad Zahid has advised Muhammad Amir to go out on the field and bowl as much as he can. Zahid said Amir had suffered the consequences of his mistakes, adding that he had...
View ArticleGerman court orders Lufthansa pilots to halt strike
FRANKFURT: A German court of appeal ordered pilots at the Lufthansa airline to halt their strike on Wednesday, ruling it was illegal, overturning a judgement from a lower court the day before. The...
View ArticleCameron confirms UK staying out of EU refugee quotas
LONDON: Prime Minister David Cameron Wednesday defended Britain’s decision not to participate in a binding European system of quotas to resettle refugees as the proposals were unveiled in Brussels. EU...
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How, when, from and against of Rooney’s record 50 goals
England Wayne Rooney broke Sir Bobby Charlton’s 45-year-old England scoring record on Tuesday when he netted his 50th international goal in a 2016 European Championship qualifier victory at home over...
View ArticleCorruption was the reason I quit as coach: Javed Miandad
Pakistan’s former captain Javed Miandad claims that his decision to step down as the national coach in 1999 was due to the prevalence of corruption and unethical practices within the team. “I told the...
View ArticleFrench prison official freed after hostage drama
LILLE, FRANCE: The deputy governor of a high-security prison in northern France was taken hostage by a “particularly dangerous inmate” Wednesday but was later released unharmed, officials said. The...
View ArticleMoor submitted for Oscar consideration
Pakistani film Moor, which has been appreciated by fans and critics alike, has now been selected by the Pakistani Academy Selection Committee to be consired for the Oscars. “We are proud to announce...
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What’s cooking in the local culinary scene?
LAHORE: Located beside the mammoth EFU building on Jail Road is the latest addition to Lahore’s culinary art and dining scene. The School of Culinary and Finishing Arts (Scafa) originates from Dubai...
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Reinventing the wheel
KARACHI: With the hopes of preserving the art of making pottery, Mahbina Waheed of Clayworks is ready to launch her latest collection. Bringing forth a new range every season, she is now gearing up to...
View ArticleJapan nuclear plant begins post-Fukushima commercial operations
TOKYO: Japan on Thursday started commercial operations at a nuclear power plant for the first time in two years of shutdown which had been triggered by the Fukushima crisis. Utility Kyushu Electric...
View ArticleSwaarangi set for nationwide release
After days of decision and indecision, Swaarangi’s fate seems to have been decided. Following its initial ban by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), the film’s producers had filed an appeal...
View ArticleReady to face the young guns
GURGAON: Salman Khan is at the top of the Bollywood game with back-to-back hits to his credit, but he says an actor’s life comes with “different challenges”. With a brigade of young actors proving...
View ArticleSofia and Kaley termed highest-paid TV actresses
Modern Family star Sofia Vergara and Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting of The Big Bang Theory fame have emerged as the highest earning television actresses, both taking home $28.5 million in 2015. Both the stars...
View ArticleBon Jovi cancels first-ever Chinese tour
BEIJING: US rockers Bon Jovi have had their first-ever tour of China unexpectedly cancelled, their Chinese promoter said on Wednesday, and it wasn’t immediately clear why, although a music video of six...
View ArticleQuetta police arrest man possessing hundreds of Pakistani, Afghan identity cards
QUETTA: Only a day after Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan vowed ‘indiscriminate action’ against NADRA officials providing identity cards to foreigners, a man possessing hundreds of Pakistani...
View ArticleAfter two weeks, Pakistani diplomats peek out of Kabul embassy
After being confined to the embassy building in Kabul for nearly two weeks due to security concerns, Pakistani diplomatic staff finally moved back to their residences on Thursday after their security...
View ArticleLabour selects son of a Pakistani bus driver to stand for London mayor
LONDON: London could get its first Muslim mayor after the main opposition Labour party selected Sadiq Khan, a bus driver’s son and former government minister, as its candidate Friday. Khan, a former...
View ArticleObama leads US in moment of silence on 9/11
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle on Friday stood on the White House lawn to observe a moment of silence to mark the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The moment of...
View ArticleRashid Godil discharged from hospital three weeks after attack in Karachi
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Rashid Godil was discharged from the hospital on Friday, almost three weeks after surviving a gun attack on his vehicle in Karachi, Express News reported. Godil...
View ArticleMilitants claim kidnapping of 18 Turks in Baghdad: video
BAGHDAD: An unknown militant group has claimed the kidnapping of 18 Turkish workers in Iraq and issued a list of demands it said Turkey must fulfil for them to be released. Gunmen seized 18 employees...
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