Spanish matador fatally gored, first time since 1985
He was the first professional matador to die during a bullfight in Spain since 21-year-old Frenchman Jose Cubero Yiyo was fatally gored in 1985 in Madrid...
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SportShaharyar optimistic about Pakistan-India Test series in December
NEW DELHI: Pakistan wants to host the first bilateral Test tour by India in eight years in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in December, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Shaharyar Khan said on Sunday after meeting Indian board chief Jagmohan Dalmiya in Kolkata...
The tour, comprising three Tests, five one-dayers and two Twenty20 games is part of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the PCB and the Board of Control for...
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ArchivePakistan guns to complete China FTA by December
KARACHI: The government has asked China to expedite the second Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and conclude the process by December, a senior official of the commerce ministry told Dawn on Monday...
Pakistan now hopes to have a final agreement to sign before the end of the year...
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ArchivePakistan to launch volleyball league in December
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Volleyball Federation (PVF) is all set to launch the first edition of its professional volleyball league by the end of this year, PVF chairman Chaudhry Yaqoob said in a statement on Monday...
“We have almost finalised plans for our very own professional league and it is expected to be launched in December this year,” Yaqoob told APP...
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ArchiveBrexit talks deadlock on cash, EU eyes move by December
BRUSSELS: Brexit talks are deadlocked over money, the EU’s Michel Barnier said on Thursday as he ruled out discussions on future trade being launched by European Union (EU) leaders next week but spoke of possible progress by December...
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PakistanWater shortage in country will continue till December, says minister
The Rabi season begins in October-December and ends in April-May...
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Archive‘Remember, remember the sixteenth of December’
Belying the impression that the country has forgotten about the Army Public School martyrs, the second day of the Islamabad Literature Festival opened with an interaction with students and teachers from the ill-fated Peshawar institution...
Students recounted their horror and helplessness, while teachers narrated the struggle to restore normalcy in the lives of children whose innocence had forever been shattered -
ArchiveOgra proposes increase in petrol, diesel prices by December
20 per litre in the prices of petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD), respectively, for December...
An Ogra official said the regulator had calculated the prices on the basis of imports made by Pakistan State Oil (PSO) in November and notified the general sales tax (GST) and petroleum levy rates on all products...
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PakistanNAB probe against Shahid Khaqan Abbasi closed in December
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) wrapped up in December an inquiry conducted for 17 months against Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi for his alleged role in awarding a Rs220 billion contract for the import and distribution of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in 2013...
The government authorised the Pakistan State Oil to procure LNG on behalf of the SSGCL...
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ArchivePeshawar SKMCH to be functional in December
LAHORE: Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital (SKMCH) Chief Executive Officer Dr Faisal Sultan has said the second branch in Peshawar is likely to be made fully functional by December...
Talking to the media here on Monday, he said construction at the site in Peshawar was in full swing and plans were under way to complete the first phase, including outpatient clinics, chemotherapy facilities and an inpatient unit, by December... ...
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ArchiveExim Bank to be operational by December
ISLAMABAD: The proposed Export-Import Bank (Exim Bank) will be operational by December and Rs7 billion has already been released in this regard, the Senate Standing Committee on Commerce was informed on Wednesday...
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PakistanPM wants loadshedding to end by December
Informed sources told Dawn that it was clear from the proceedings of the Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCOE) — the fourth in 20 days — that the prime minister wanted to declare the country loadshedding-free by December so as to enable his party to face the electorate with confidence in next year’s general election...
Khwaja Asif, the Minister for Water and Power, told the meeting that a programme for power system constraints resolution...
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PakistanWaziristan IDPs repatriation to complete by December: army
BIBAK TOP: With the completion of the final phase of the operation Zarb-i-Azb in Shawal, the army has shifted its focus to the repatriation of internally displaced persons (IDPs), which will be initiated very soon in order to end by December, said senior military officers...
Brig Nariju said that individual infiltration from the Pakistan side was impossible because the security forces deployment was so heavy that they could visually...
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PakistanPML-N performed badly in December: PTI report
LAHORE: Punjab’s PTI organiser Chaudhry Sarwar issued on Monday a report on the PML-N government’s performance during the month of December...
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ArchiveRs7bn still required to complete road project by December
The Mandra-Chakwal Road is supposed to be completed by December 2016 but an amount of Rs6...
The authorities concerned have set December 2016 as the deadline for the completion of the Mandra-Chakwal Road...
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