US, China join climate deal in ‘turning point’ for planet
Hangzhou (AFP): The United States and China on Saturday formally joined the Paris climate deal, with President Barack Obama hailing the accord as the “moment we finally decided to save our planet”. The...
View ArticleMardan terror attack failure of KP govt: Interior Minister
Mardan, September 03 (Online): Interior Minister Chaudry Nisar Ali Khan has stated that Mardan terrorist attack is failure of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government. Talking to newsmen here on Saturday, he...
View ArticleFBR issues notices to 350 people over Panama Leaks
Islamabad: The Federal Bureau of Revenue (FBR) has issued notices to 350 people including Maryam Nawaz Sharif and two sons of the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif over Panama Papers leaks. The media...
View ArticleEngland’s Moeen Ali commits to Bangladesh tour
Cardiff (AFP): Moeen Ali has become the first England player to confirm unreservedly that he will be available for the upcoming tour of Bangladesh. The future of the tour was in the balance after an...
View ArticleKhan ‘checks’ PM at first ‘move’ in Accountability Movement
Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e Insaf (PTI) Chairperson and member of National Assembly Imran Khan has said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif would go to jail if he is not elected in 2018 election....
View ArticleMore Turkish tanks enter Syria in new front: state media
Ankara (AFP): Turkey on Saturday sent more tanks into the northern Syrian village of al-Rai to fight Islamic State extremists, opening a new front after its intervention last month against the group,...
View ArticleIslamist leader set to hang after family pay last visit
Dhaka (AFP): Bangladesh was set to execute a wealthy tycoon and top financial backer of its largest Islamist party late Saturday, as his family paid him a final visit. Mir Quasem Ali, a key leader of...
View ArticleWill offer Fajr prayer at Chairing Cross, says PTI chief
Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairperson Imran Khan has said that he would offer Fajr prayer at Chairing Cross Lahore. He said this as he was leading the Ehtisab Rally (Accountability...
View ArticleBangladesh hangs Islamist party’s top financier
Dhaka (AFP): Bangladesh has executed a tycoon and top financier for the largest Islamist party for war crimes, dealing a major blow to its ambitions in the troubled Muslim-majority country. Mir Quasem...
View ArticleTrump courts black voters with visit to Detroit church
Detroit (AFP): Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump struck a compassionate tone when addressing black churchgoers in Detroit Saturday, part of a late bid to soften the edges of an abrasive...
View ArticleEU chief opposes British trade talks pre-Brexit
Hangzhou (AFP): European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said Sunday he opposes trade negotiations between Britain and other economies while it remains part of the European Union, as Australia...
View ArticleInjured Kyrgios quits US Open in tears
New York (AFP): Fiery Australian Nick Kyrgios’s US Open campaign ended in pain and tears when he retired from his third round match against Ukraine’s Illya Marchenko with a hip injury on Saturday. The...
View ArticleTurkish jets destroy Kurdish rebel targets: state media
Ankara (AFP): Turkish warplanes have destroyed 10 Kurdish rebel positions in the restive southeast as Ankara steps up its fight against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), state media reported...
View ArticlePhilippines concerned over Chinese boats near disputed shoal
Manila (AFP): The Philippines has asked China to explain the increased presence of Chinese vessels near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, the defence secretary said Sunday,...
View ArticleThe lies that we tell ourselves
A human is a very complex living being. Not just in terms of tissues, veins and structural functioning- but he also possesses a complicated psyche. He needs to be handled with extra caution. All...
View ArticleDon’t test our patience, warns Abid Sher Ali
Faisalabad: Minister of State, Abid Sher Ali has said that Imran Khan and TUQ would face severe consequences if they march towards his leaders’ residences. He said this while talking to media persons...
View ArticleStarc helps Aussies skittle Sri Lanka for 195
Pallekele (AFP): Pace spearhead Mitchell Starc claimed three wickets to help Australia dismiss Sri Lanka for a modest 195 in 40.2 overs in the fifth and final one-day international on Sunday. The...
View ArticlePTI has drifted away from its objectives, claims Founder Group
Islamabad: Leaders of Founder Group of Pakistan Tehreek-e Insaf (PTI), claimed today that the party has deviated from its original motives. Leaders of Founder Group of PTI Akbar S Babar and former DG...
View ArticleTwin Taliban suicide blasts in Kabul kill 24, wound 91
Kabul (AFP): At least 24 people were killed and 91 wounded Monday in a Taliban double suicide bombing in central Kabul during late afternoon rush hour, the latest assault on the Afghan capital. The...
View ArticlePhilippines’ Duterte calls Obama ‘son of a whore’
Davao (AFP): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte called Barack Obama a “son of a whore” on Monday as he vowed not to be lectured by the US leader on human rights when they meet in Laos. The...
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