Putin my fan? It’s mutual says Trump
WASHINGTON: Mutual admiration between Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin continued to flower on Friday, when the Republican presidential frontrunner praised Russia’s leader as forceful and......
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WorldIndian parliament blocks MP's bill to decriminalise gay sex
NEW DEHLI: Parliamentarians from India's right-wing government on Friday blocked a private member's bill to decriminalise gay sex, in a setback for sexual freedom in the country.Shashi Tharoor, a......
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PakistanPeople of Karachi want Rangers-led operation: Imran Khan
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Friday said that the terrorists will again start killing innocent people in Karachi once the Rangers are called back from the metropolis,......
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SportVan Gaal fears same fate as Mourinho ahead of Norwich clash
LONDON: Under-pressure Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal knows losing too many more matches “could be the end of the world” but said he still has the full backing of the club's board.Jose......
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PakistanCTD arrests suspected financier of Safoora Goth massacre
KARACHI: The counter terrorism department (CTD) on Friday arrested the vice-chancellor of a private university from Karachi over charges of financing Al-Qaeda and allegedly aiding the Safoora Goth......
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SportWelcome boost for Proteas as Steyn passes fitness test
CAPE TOWN: Dale Steyn passed a thorough fitness examination with flying colours to boost South Africa’s hopes of having their leading pace bowler back for the Test series against England, officials......
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SportDutchman Hiddink confirms talks with Chelsea for interim role
LONDON: Dutchman Guus Hiddink has confirmed he has held talks with Chelsea about becoming the Premier League club's interim manager but has not made up his mind about accepting the role.Hiddink, who......
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WorldAfghan forces retake control of Helmand district from Taliban
KABUL: Afghan forces drove Taliban militants out of the centre of a district in the southern province of Helmand on Friday, as they fought back against insurgents who have threatened a series of......
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WorldSix injured as bombs thrown at Bangladesh navy mosque
CHITTAGONG: Two bombs exploded at a mosque inside a navy base in the Bangladesh port city of Chittagong on Friday, injuring six, police said, adding that two people have been arrested.Police said the......
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PakistanHow your social media activity can land you in jail for blasphemy
It comes out of nowhere. You log onto Facebook with the intention of scrolling through your news feed, sharing a post here, commenting there.Your activity clutters up your friends’ timelines, and one......
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SportMatch-fixing: Greek tennis player banned for life
LONDON: Greek tennis player Alexandros Jakupovic has been banned for life after being found guilty of five corruption charges, the Tennis Integrity Unit said on Friday.The 34-year-old, who spent his......
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PakistanTwo bodies found in Balochistan's Pishin district
QUETTA: Security forces found two unidentified dead bodies from Balochistan's Pishin district on Friday.Deputy Commissioner Pishin Wahid Kakar told DawnNews via telephone that the dead bodies were......
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SportAmir on brink of Pakistan comeback after being included in PCB camp
LAHORE: Mohammad Amir's bid to make a comeback to the national side was given a major boost after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) inducted the fast bowler in a fitness training camp for 26 players......
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WorldIndian court declines to lengthen jail time for Delhi gang rape convict
NEW DELHI: The youngest of six men convicted of the 2012 gang rape of a woman, in a case that shocked India, moved closer to being freed on Sunday, after a court said it could not extend his......
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SportPerera, Herath offered ‘thousands of dollars’ to fix match
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan authorities are investigating a bid to bribe members of the national cricket team to under-perform in a recent Test to ensure a surprise victory for the West Indies, the......
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WorldUS Defense Secretary makes surprise visit to Afghanistan
KABUL: US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter arrived in Afghanistan Friday on an unannounced visit, officials said, with media reporting his trip was aimed at assessing the deteriorating security......
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Pakistan61 banned outfits named by Senate, JuD under observation
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Interior and Narcotics Control on Friday presented the names of 61 proscribed organisations that have been banned from carrying out activities in the country.The following......
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PakistanRangers ‘backbone’ of operation against terrorism: Corps Commander
KARACHI: Corps Commander Karachi Lt Gen Naveed Mukhtar visited Pakistan Rangers Sindh Headquarters on Friday where he said the paramilitary’s role was the “backbone” of the operation against......
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WorldMother Teresa of Calcutta to be made saint: Vatican
VATICAN CITY: Mother Teresa of Calcutta, the Nobel laureate who dedicated her life to helping the poorest of the poor, will be made a saint of the Roman Catholic Church, the Vatican said on......
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PakistanSHC dismisses Rangers petition against release of Dr Asim Hussain
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Friday rejected a Rangers petition challenging the release of PPP leader Dr Asim Hussain by police in a criminal case pertaining to “treatment and harbouring of......
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WorldCoal demand slowly burning out, except in India, SE Asia: IEA
SINGAPORE: Global growth in coal demand ground to a halt last year for the first time in two decades, but India and Southeast Asian countries are keeping the dirty power burning despite calls to......
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BlogsWhy I quit med school — and maybe you should too
Until two months ago, I was a medical student. It was in October this year that I decided to quit MBBS for astronomy — my lifelong passion. Sadly, in our part of the world, astronomy is hardly......
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WorldIndian police bust 'Al Qaeda cell', three arrested
NEW DELHI: Delhi police have busted a suspected Al Qaeda cell and arrested a founder member of the militant group's Indian wing, officials said Thursday.Indian police claimed they had arrested......
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PakistanCellphone services in Islamabad restored after temporary suspension
ISLAMABAD: Cellphone services were temporarily suspended in parts of the federal capital from 12pm to 2:30pm prior to Friday prayers. This is the third such incident to occur in Islamabad within the......
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WorldCalifornia shooters' ex-neighbour charged with supporting terrorists
WASHINGTON: A former neighbour accused of supplying assault rifles to the couple who massacred 14 people in San Bernardino, California, appeared in court on Thursday charged with conspiring to......
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WorldUS county closes schools after uproar over Arabic calligraphy homework
VERONA: Security concerns have prompted officials in a Virginia county to close schools after parental objections to a world geography lesson that included Arabic calligraphy.Augusta County School......
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Archive'Turkey has been good to me' — Refugees, mosques and Christmas trees
With Syria and Iraq at her southern border, given the current state of affairs, Turkey has the worst imaginable neighbours.The war-torn states are pumping millions of refugees into Turkey. And that’s......
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WorldUN tightens the net around IS finances
UNITED NATIONS: Finance ministers from the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Thursday unanimously backed a resolution aimed at ramping up sanctions against the militant Islamic State (IS)......
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PakistanKhyber air strikes: At least 23 suspected militants killed, several injured
PESHAWAR: At least 23 suspected militants were killed in air strikes carried out by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) in the Rajgal area of Khyber Agency's Tirah Valley close to the Pak-Afghan border on......
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PakistanInternal security, Afghanistan under discussion at high-level huddle
ISLAMABAD: A high-level meeting on internal security and regional issues chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif went underway in the capital on Friday.Senior civil and military officials are in......
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PakistanRangers' powers: 'Will side with institutions if democracy endangered', says MQM's Waseem Akhtar
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) mayoral candidate for Karachi Waseem Akhtar, while referring to the issue of extension of the Rangers' stay in Sindh, said he would side with democratic......
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PakistanKP govt offers better pay, perks to medics serving in remote areas
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has announced the enhanced salary packages for doctors opting to work in remote areas and unveiled lucrative package for industrialists to attract......
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Pakistan700 kgs of hashish seized near Torkham
KHYBER AGENCY: The political administration of Khyber Agency on Thursday foiled an attempt of smuggling hashish near Torkham and seized about 700 kilogrammes of hashish from a truck and arrested one......
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PakistanANP wants action against banned outfits in Punjab
PESHAWAR: Awami National Party central general secretary Mian Iftikhar Hussain has expressed his concern over the fact that banned outfits are still freely operating in Punjab though the National......
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PakistanSenators allege unjust distribution of water among provinces
ISLAMABAD: The senators from the three smaller provinces rejected on Thursday the government’s claim regarding just distribution of water among the federating units and alleged that they were not......
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PakistanPakistan to benefit from providing greater bandwidth to region: report
ISLAMABAD: A joint report of the Asian Development Bank and the United Nations says Pakistan is in an enviable strategic position given the fundamental importance of international bandwidth supply in......
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Pakistan1.6m children out of school in Balochistan, says adviser
QUETTA: The adviser to the chief minister on education said on Thursday that over 1.6 million children of school-going age, two-thirds of them girls, were deprived of education in Balochistan, which......
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Archive‘San Bernardino’ echoes in Supreme Court in Lal Masjid case proceedings
ISLAMABAD: Umme Hasaan, the head of Lal Masjid’s Jamia Hafsa girl seminary, hotly denied to the Supreme Court on Thursday that she ever had any association with the Pakistan-origin Tashfeen Malik......
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PakistanFormer CM of Punjab criticises govt
DERA MURAD JAMALI: Sardar Dost Mohammad Khosa, former chief minister of Punjab of PML-N, accused the Punjab government on Thursday of having used government machinery for the success of PML-N......
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Pakistan20pc of children still out of school, survey finds
ISLAMABAD: Despite increasing the education budget and making several national and international commitments, the federal and provincial governments have still failed to bring about major......
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ArchiveIndependent inquiry into APS attack demanded
TAXILA: Families of the victims of last year’s attack on Army Public School (APS), Peshawar, came together to share their pain with each other at an event at the community centre on Thursday.The......
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ArchiveEducation Watch
Lincoln Corner Islamabad revampedTo promote open dialogue, mutual understanding and people to people contacts, the US embassy has renovated and extended Lincoln Corner Islamabad (LCI) at the......
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PakistanOxfam forms task forces to prevent child marriages
ISLAMABAD: In a spirited speech at a consultation meeting on child marriages, organised by Oxfam Novib and the Young Parliamentarians Forum (YPF), MNA Marvi Memon offered Oxfam and its partners the......
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Pakistan24pc of costly anti-polio vaccine goes down the drain in Punjab
LAHORE: The Punjab Expanded Programme on Immunization staff has wasted 24 per cent of the expensive Inactivated/Inject-able polio vaccine (IPV) which was introduced recently in the routine......
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PakistanMixed messages in LG by-polls
LAHORE: PML-N’s Javed Iqbal won by-polls for union council (UC) No 231 chairman on Thursday.Polling for four wards of different union councils was also held where two seats went to the PML-N, and one......
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ArchiveMayo emergency shut after ‘attack’ on doctors
LAHORE: The doctors shut down emergency department of the Mayo Hospital here on Thursday after an attendant of an injured woman allegedly beat up two of their colleagues.Reports said a woman with......
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PakistanInjurious meat and fee structure: Punjab cabinet paves way for ‘effective’ laws
LAHORE: A meeting of the Punjab cabinet on Thursday approved an amendment bill proposing stricter punishments for selling dead or haram meat and okayed a draft law to regulate fee structure of......
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ArchiveIndian majority holds no grudge against Pakistanis: Om Puri
LAHORE: Veteran Indian actor Om Puri, referring to a lynching incident in Dadri, India, in which a mob attacked a Muslim family, termed the happening shameful for his country.Mr Puri who is currently......
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Pakistan6,900 acres retrieved from Gorchani, court told
LAHORE: The Punjab Revenue Department on Thursday told the Lahore High Court that 6,900 acres land of forest department had been retrieved from illegal possession of Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker......
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PakistanPakistan Post comes up with new facility in Lahore
LAHORE: The Pakistan Post has introduced the “Same Day Delivery” service against nominal charges in the provincial capital.Post Master General Aslam Khan Niazi on Thursday inaugurated the service at......
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PakistanBhola Gujjar murder case: ATC hands down life term to co-accused
FAISALABAD: The Anti-Terrorism Court handed down on Thursday four-time life imprisonment to Ayaz, another accused in Asghar Ali alias Bhola Gujjar murder case. The judge, Pervaiz Akhtar, also fined......
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PakistanTraders protest against ‘limited powers’ given to Rangers
KARACHI: Policemen virtually outnumbered the traders who converged on a road leading to the Sindh Assembly building to lodge their protest on Thursday against the ‘limited powers’ given to ......
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PakistanCellphone snatching cases on the rise in Karachi despite Rangers-led operation
KARACHI: Mobile phone snatching incidents increased in the outgoing year of 2015 as compared to the previous year despite the Rangers-led targeted operation, though it helped in curbing major crimes......
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PakistanRangers’ special powers not curtailed, Sindh governor tells ulema
KARACHI: While the Rangers director general sat silently in a meeting held at Governor House on Thursday, Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad took pains to convince religious scholars of different......
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ArchiveLorelei and the quality of mercy
KARACHI: A Shakespearean character describes the quality of mercy as twice blest: “It blesseth him that gives and him that takes.” That’s the theme of the play Lorelei performed and directed by Nimra......
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PakistanCorps commander vows to end terrorism
KARACHI: Corps Commander of Karachi Lt Gen Naveed Mukhtar has said that Dec 16, 2014, when some 132 schoolchildren were massacred in Peshawar, has become an important day in Pakistan’s history.He was......
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PakistanGilani’s pre-arrest bail confirmed in trade subsidy scam
KARACHI: An anti-corruption court confirmed on Thursday the interim pre-arrest bail of former prime minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani in around 10 cases pertaining to a multi-billion trade subsidy......
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PakistanNo surprises, setbacks in elections on remaining LG seats in several districts
HYDERABAD: There were no surprises in elections for the remaining seats of the local government held in four districts on Thursday as the winning trend of the Pakistan Peoples Party in rural areas......
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ArchiveThree houses, over 50 outlets torched after murder in Luari Sharif
BADIN: A mob enraged over a murder in Luari Sharif allegedly by a gangster ransacked and torched three houses and more than 50 shops, stalls and cabins on Thursday. The tiny town has a little over......
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PakistanFederation should avoid interference in provincial matters: Khursheed
SUKKUR: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah has said the federation should not interfere in provincial matters.Powers of any province could not be snatched as......
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ArchiveJapan, Indonesia agree to hold talks on transfer of defence technology
TOKYO: Japan and Indonesia agreed on Thursday to begin talks on the transfer of defence technology to Jakarta and to help reduce tensions in the South China Sea, officials said.The agreement, made......
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ArchivePutin rules out reconciliation with Turkey
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin fired off an angry tirade against Turkey on Thursday, ruling out any reconciliation with its leaders and accusing Ankara of shooting down a Russian warplane......
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ArchiveChina summons US envoy over warship sales to Taiwan
BEIJING: China has summoned the US envoy to protest Washington’s sale of warships to Taiwan, as part of a massive $1.8 billion arms package, Beijing said on Thursday.Taipei will get an array of......
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ArchivePutin says his daughters studying in Russia, never lived abroad
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin, in a rare comment on his family life, said on Thursday his two adult daughters were studying in Russia and have never lived permanently abroad.“They say — and it’s......
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ArchiveJapanese journalist acquitted of defaming South Korean leader
SEOUL: A Japanese journalist was acquitted on Thursday of defaming South Korean President Park Geun-Hye over his report on her whereabouts at the time of a fatal ferry disaster, in a case that......
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ArchiveEU leaders warn Cameron over his ‘unacceptable’ reform demands
BRUSSELS: EU leaders warned Britain over its “unacceptable” reform demands and urged greater unity on the migrant crisis on Thursday at a summit marking the end of one of the bloc’s toughest ever......
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ArchiveUS announces resumption of flights to Cuba
HAVANA: Cuba’s tourism and foreign trade are booming a year after the decision to restore diplomatic ties with Washington, but ordinary Cubans and some in the United States complain change is......
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ArchiveGerman state raids, shuts mosque for ‘backing IS’
BERLIN: German authorities on Thursday raided, shuttered and banned a Muslim association and mosque they accused of supporting the militant Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq.Police in the......
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ArchiveLone Arab woman takes the reins to tame horses on the Golan
MAJDAL: The grey horse rears its head, rocking left and right, kicking its legs wildly. Sensing danger, Raja Kheir throws herself off and rolls on the ground.The slender, brown-haired 32-year-old in......
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ArchiveIndia’s Sanskrit speakers seek to revive ‘dead’ language
NEW DELHI: In a tiny flat in a rundown alley in New Delhi, Rakesh Kumar Misra is working against the odds to bring India’s ancient Sanskrit language to the country’s millions.The 4,000-year-old......
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ArchiveKhomeini’s grandson gets cautious election blessing from the top
DUBAI: A grandson of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini is expected to seek election early next year to the body that chooses Iran’s supreme leader and is said to have the cautious blessing of the......
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ArchiveSpain election: a guide to the parties and the electoral system
Spain heads to the polls on Sunday to elect all 350 members of its lower house, the Congress of Deputies, and most of the country’s senate (208 of 266 seats).The vote is expected to put an end to......
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ArchiveMourinho sacked as Chelsea manager
LONDON: Jose Mourinho was sacked as manager of Premier League champions Chelsea on Thursday after a calamitous run of results left the London club one point above the relegation zone.“Chelsea......
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ArchiveCup joy for Juve, PSG, Dortmund and Valencia
LONDON: Champions League rivals Juventus and Paris St Germain sealed their progress in the next rounds of their domestic cups on Wednesday but there was no such joy for fellow participants in......
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PakistanComment: PSL – once a distant dream, now a wonderful reality
With the high-profile and exciting Pakistan Super League (PSL) finally taking shape, there is much to look forward to for the well-wishers of Pakistan cricket.Although it took PSL a considerable time......
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ArchiveSuspended Blatter appears before FIFA ethics board
ZURICH: Suspended FIFA President Sepp Blatter appeared before the ethics committee of world football’s governing body on Thursday in a case that could end with him banned from the sport for......
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ArchiveFour upsets mark proceedings in Amir Khan boxing
KARACHI: Four outsiders created quite a stir when they overcome superior players to make their way into the semi-finals of the all-Pakistan Amir Khan boxing tournament at the Ustad Abdullah Baloch......
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ArchiveSuarez hat-trick fires Barca into Club World Cup final
YOKOHAMA: Luis Suarez made up for the absence of Lionel Messi and Neymar, scoring a hat-trick — including an exquisite second goal — as Barcelona strolled into the Club World Cup final with a 3-0 win......
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ArchiveKaleem hopes Roughnecks move opens doors to MLS
KARACHI: Despite his ill-fated stint at Sacramento Republic last season, Kaleemullah hopes his switch to fellow United Soccer League (USL) side Tulsa Roughnecks will reignite his hopes of a “dream......
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ArchiveAfghanistan becomes WTO member
NAIROBI: Afghanistan on Thursday joined the World Trade Organisation (WTO) calling it “historic” membership to boost the war-torn nation’s economy and build peace.Afghanistan’s membership came after......
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ArchiveForeign investment slightly improves
KARACHI: Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows slightly improved during the first five months (July to November) of this fiscal year, but a big outflow of portfolio investment slashed the overall......
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ArchiveGovt asked to explain ‘collection’ of Rs52bn from Discos’ profit
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Thursday issued notices to the ministries of finance and water and power over alleged unauthorised withdrawal of Rs52 billion......
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ArchiveSECP tightens rules for NGOs
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has tightened the regime to establish non-government organisations (NGOs) in a bid to curb political interference by them.The......
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PakistanItaly to reopen trade office in Karachi
ISLAMABAD: Italy has assured to support Pakistan’s case for continuation of GSP-plus scheme during the first review expected next month.Answering a question, Italian Trade Commissioner and Chairman......
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ArchiveBull run continues as index gains 395 points
KARACHI: As the dust of uncertainty settled and the Fed announced increase in rates by 25 basis points, shares at the local bourse rallied in line with global equity markets. The KSE-100 index......
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ArchiveStock gurus optimistic about 2016
KARACHI: With just eight sessions remaining to the end of 2015, stock pundits have begun to peer at what lies ahead. Although the year is likely to close with a bare minimum return to equity......
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ArchiveMillions of Bangladesh garment workers at risk, despite safety efforts
NEW YORK: Only a quarter of the thousands of factories in Bangladesh making apparel for export are protected by new industry safety programmes, a report said on Thursday, leaving almost 3 million......
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ArchiveCapital market fulfilling finance needs of businesses
ISLAMABAD: Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) Managing Director Nadeem Naqvi has said that the capital market fulfils the financial needs of businesses and corporate entities in the country.Addressing a......
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ArchiveIMF chief Lagarde to face French trial
PARIS: A French court has ordered Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), to face trial over her role in a payout of some 400 million euros ($434m) to businessman......
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ArchiveReserves at $20.71bn
KARACHI: The country’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves stood at $20.709 billion during the week ending December 11 compared to $20.451bn the previous week, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)......
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ArchiveGold drops
LONDON: Gold fell more than one per cent on Thursday, as the dollar surged after the Federal Reserve increased US interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade and hinted at more increases in......
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ArchiveProtest held against suspension of gas supply
QUETTA: A large number of leaders and workers of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-Nazaryati) and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) held a sit-in and took out a procession in protest against suspension of gas......
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ArchivePlaywright, actor Kamal Ahmed Rizvi passes away
KARACHI: Popular playwright and actor Syed Kamal Ahmed Rizvi passed away here on Thursday. He was 85. He leaves his wife and a son.Mr Rizvi was born in Gaya, Bihar, in 1930. He did his BA from Patna.......
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PakistanHealth plan to be implemented in phases, says PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has called for effective execution and monitoring of the PM’s National Health Programme being launched next month to provide free treatment to the......
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PakistanFIA seeks emergency record from ministries, GHQ
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has asked the ministries of defence and law, cabinet and the army’s General Headquarters for the custody of the entire record related to the Nov 3,......
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ArchiveFootprints: Ashraf Ghani and dishwasher migrants
ATHENS: Rahman, 19, still remembers when the Taliban took control of the northern Afghan city of Kunduz last autumn. Kunduz was not only the first urban centre to fall to the Taliban since the US-led......
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PakistanCPEC should not be politicised, says Ahsan
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal said on Thursday that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was a “fate-changer” project for people of Pakistan and the......
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PakistanNAP not the job only of interior ministry: Nisar
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said on Thursday his ministry wasn’t the only state institution responsible for effective implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP).“After......
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PakistanFO emphasises result-oriented dialogue with India
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office laid stress on Thursday on uninterrupted and result-oriented dialogue with India.“What is important is to have a dialogue between the two countries, which is......
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PakistanUS engaged with Pakistan on tactical N-weapons: Olson
WASHINGTON: A senior US official has told Congress that the United States has held candid discussions with Pakistan on its short-range nuclear weapons and Pakistan is willing to engage with the US on......
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ArchiveNAB gets custody of Dr Asim for another week
KARACHI: An accountability court allowed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday to keep the custody of former federal minister Dr Asim Hussain by extending his physical remand for......
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ArchiveNo quick or easy wins
IT has been about three years since we had the last automobile sector policy. Government officials keep saying that a new policy is about to be announced, but this has been going on for more than a......
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ArchiveOne line, one refrain
THIS is what is rare in Lahore. A very visible effort is on these days where some senior government officials and elected representatives belonging to the PML-N are engaging civil society to ensure a......
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ArchiveMissing knowledge
The raw material used for the creation of mankind was mire. The only distinguishing feature of man is his ability to choose between right and wrong, based on his intuitive and deductive knowledge.......
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ArchiveThe pink tide
MUCH has been made, and rightly so, of the Latin American left’s resurrection since the turn of the century. Which is why the resounding electoral defeat suffered last week in Venezuela by arguably......
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ArchiveResolution on Rangers’ powers
AFTER some tense haggling, the Sindh Assembly has finally authorised the provincial government to extend police powers to the Rangers in Karachi, but with some significant changes. It is important to......
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ArchiveTowards Thar coal
FOR more than two decades now, the massive deposits of coal in the Thar desert have been like a shimmering mirage in our imagination.Since their discovery in the 1980s, and one failed attempt to get......
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ArchiveIndian FM’s resolve
IT doesn’t appear to be the same Sushma Swaraj who had issued an ultimatum to Sartaj Aziz in August to scuttle the national security advisers’ talks.On Wednesday in the lower house of parliament, the......
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WorldUS poised to lift sanctions on Iran next month under nuclear deal
WASHINGTON: The United States appears poised to lift at least some sanctions against Iran - possibly as early as January.US Secretary of State John Kerry said in a letter on Wednesday to the US......
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WorldPharma boss who hiked price of life-saving drug arrested
NEW YORK: Martin Shkreli, the former hedge fund manager vilified in nearly every corner of America for buying a pharmaceutical company and jacking up the price of a life-saving drug more than......
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