‘Summer mauling to prey on India’s mind’
SYDNEY: India still bear the scars of the mauling they suffered at the hands of Australia at the start of their tour Down Under and Steve Smith thinks it could be a factor when the countries meet in...
View ArticleComment: Laying blame elsewhere not befitting of retiring Misbah
Not many of the voices in Pakistan cricket are those of reason. Misbahul Haq’s was one of the rare few who was. However, in his final press conference, the outgoing skipper may have undone all those...
View ArticleDe Villiers takes the blame for Proteas’ loss
AUCKLAND: Distraught South Africa captain AB de Villiers laid the blame for the World Cup semi-final loss to New Zealand on a string of costly errors led by his own failure to run out Corey Anderson....
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McCullum relishes Kiwis’ first foray into the final
AUCKLAND: New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum savoured the experience of a lifetime as his team celebrated an epic World Cup semi-final victory over South Africa at Eden Park on Tuesday. Grant Elliott...
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Under pressure, New Zealand blink last
“I don’t feel pressure. I don’t give a toss about it. I spent the afternoon of Sunday, July 9, 2006 in Berlin sleeping and playing the PlayStation. In the evening, I went out and won the World Cup,”...
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New Zealand’s final wish Grant-ed
AUCKLAND: South Africa-born Grant Elliott’s brilliant 84 not out, capped with a stunning six off the penultimate ball, saw New Zealand to a four-wicket win over the Proteas in a cliffhanger World Cup...
View ArticleLong road ahead: Dasti starts ‘bicycle march’ against corruption
MULTAN: MNA Jamshed Dasti started his ‘bicycle march’ from Muzaffargarh on Wednesday. The journey will take him and his 100 workers to Sahiwal, Lahore, Gujranwala and Islamabad. Talking to The Express...
View ArticleDeadly negligence: Family protests after child drowns in open manhole
FAISALABAD: Dozens of people staged a protest demonstration on Wednesday against Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) after a two and a half year old child drowned in an open manhole. Noor Fatima,...
View ArticleBroken promises: Another day, another deadline
RAWALPINDI: Contractors working on the Islamabad-Rawalpindi metro bus have assured the authorities on Wednesday that they would complete pending work on the project by April 15. In a review meeting at...
View Article26 months on: IHC orders health secretary to release salaries
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court directed the federal secretary health to release the salaries of 17 employees — which have been withheld for over the past 26 months — by March 31. In case of...
View ArticleLakhvi’s detention: Court issues contempt notices to interior secretary,...
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday summoned the interior secretary and the Okara district coordination officer (DCO) to appear before the court on April 14 in response to a contempt...
View ArticleZardari acquittal: IHC directs office to set date for hearing appeals
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday directed the registrar office to fix a date for hearing two National Accountability Bureau (NAB) appeals against the acquittal of former...
View ArticleHarassment case: Ex-minister booked for intimidating woman
ISLAMABAD: On court orders, the local police on Wednesday registered a case against former health minister Makhdoom Shahabuddin for allegedly threatening a woman. Last month, complainant Zahida Sami, a...
View ArticlePoetry for peace: Jalib’s contribution to literature celebrated
Writers and intellectuals at an event were of the consensus view that peace among nations in the world and in South Asia, in particular, can be achieved through negotiations and not warfare. They...
View ArticleCommixture: Graduates come together for exhibition
ISLAMABAD: An exhibition showcasing the works of recent arts graduates from three universities opened at My Art World on Wednesday. The participating artists — Shameen Arshad, Sana Shahid, Amna Abbas,...
View ArticleMedical waste: Close facilities which improperly dispose of waste, says EPA
ISLAMABAD: A joint committee comprising officials of the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Administration, Capital Development Authority (CDA), Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) and...
View Article‘Personal enmity’: Two policemen gunned down
GILGIT: Two policemen were shot dead in the suburbs of Gilgit on Thursday. Police said armed attackers murdered Hussain Iqbal and Manzoom Hussain in the Skwar area at about 6pm and fled. The cops were...
View ArticleBounty on jud leaders: Foreign ministry told to confirm stance
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has asked the foreign affairs ministry to confirm whether it can defend Pakistani citizens in foreign countries or not. On Thursday, Justice Shams Mahmood Mirza heard a...
View ArticleStruck down: Top court annuls PHC order
ISLAMABAD: The top court has set aside the Peshawar High Court’s (PHC) order that recommended parliament should amend the Constitution and extend the jurisdiction of Supreme Court and high courts to...
View ArticlePower woes in Larkana: Sindh minister takes notice of excessive outages
KARACHI: Sindh Energy Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has taken serious notice of excessive load-shedding in Larkana division, particularly Naudero, over the last several days and said that “if this...
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