YouTube ban may be lifted after Eidul Fitr: report
ISLAMABAD: A ban imposed on video-sharing website YouTube may be lifted after Eidul Fitr, a report published on a local news website said. The report quoted Federal Minister for Science and Technology...
View ArticleDeath toll climbs to 15 in Indonesia boat sinking
JAKARTA: The number of people who drowned after a boat carrying more than 200 asylum seekers sank off Indonesia has climbed to 15 after four more bodies were recovered, rescuers said. Rescue official...
View ArticleECP okays nominations of Mamnoon, Wajihuddin
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday approved the nominations of Mamnoon Hussain, Iqbal Zafar Jhagra and Justice (retd) Wajihuddin Ahmed for the coming presidential...
View ArticleUS drastically scales back drone strikes in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The United States has drastically scaled back the number of drone attacks against militants in Pakistan and has limited strikes to high-value targets in response to growing criticism of the...
View ArticlePPP announces boycott of presidential election
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Friday announced its decision to boycott the upcoming presidential election, DawnNews reported.PPP's former Law Minister of Sindh, Ayaz Soomro, informed...
View ArticleDeadly clashes in Egypt as Morsi held as murder suspect
CAIRO: Egypt formally detained Mohamed Morsi Friday for allegedly abetting militants in murdering policemen and staging prison escapes, as clashes during massive rallies by his opponents and loyalists...
View ArticleDhawan, Unadkat power India to victory
HARARE: A fortunate century by opener Shikhar Dhawan and some incisive bowling from left-arm seamer Jaydev Unadkat guided India to a 58-run victory over Zimbabwe in the second one-day international on...
View ArticleTwin explosions in main Parachinar market kill 39
PESHAWAR: Twin explosions at the main market in Parachinar in Kurram tribal region on Friday killed at least 39 people and wounded up to 140 others, officials said. The bombs went off in two places in...
View ArticlePakistan wants ties with US based on mutual, improved cooperation: PM
ISLAMABAD: In a meeting with US Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Olson, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday said Pakistan was determined to have ties with the United States based on mutual and improved...
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The doctor brides
It used to be that she only needed to be fair, from a good family, charming, and pliable. Now it seems the perfect bride for the darling son of this or that family – must also be a doctor. Gone are the...
View ArticleUN chief demands Morsi's release ahead of rival Egypt rallies
CAIRO: UN chief Ban Ki-moon called for the release of Egypt's deposed president Mohamed Morsi as his supporters and the military who toppled him sought to defuse soaring tensions ahead of rival rallies...
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Weekly Classics: V for Vendetta
A dark allegorical political thriller, V for Vendetta charts the rise and the beginning of the fall of a fictional totalitarian regime in England that aims to suppress all dissent in political and...
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The father of taboos
Being young and being a woman can be a handy combination, especially in my line of work.I wear jeans and shalwar kameez with equal comfort and frequency. I do not use any make-up or perfume at work. I...
View ArticleRasool asks Shakeel Abbasi to rejoin Asia Cup camp
KARACHI: Pakistan's forward Shakeel Abbasi has been asked to rejoin the ongoing training camp for the Asia Cup, after he was controversially expelled by hockey coach Akhtar Rasool from the camp for...
View ArticleMQM pledges 'unconditional support' for PML-N presidential nominee
KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Friday officially announced its "unconditional support" for ruling party Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) candidate in the upcoming presidential...
View ArticleMissing Spanish climbers pronounced dead
MADRID: Three Spanish climbers who went missing in the mountains of northern Pakistan earlier this week were pronounced dead on Friday, their colleagues on the expedition said.“After losing contact...
View ArticlePetroleum consumers being charged illegally, reveals secret document
ISLAMABAD: Consumers of petroleum products are being charged an ‘illegal’ additional margin of Rs0.86 per litre for the past two months ostensibly owing to a decision of Federal Cabinet’s Economic...
View ArticlePakistan calls for Morsi’s release, urges return to democracy in Egypt
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday called for the immediate release of deposed Egyptian President Mohammad Morsi and urged the restoration of democratic institutions in Egypt.“Pakistan urges all sides in...
View ArticleJJ Cale, songwriter behind Clapton, Skynyrd hits, dies at 74
LOS ANGELES: Grammy-winning singer-songwriter JJ Cale, whose music was made famous by Eric Clapton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Johnny Cash and others, has died in California. He was 74.He died Friday at a...
View ArticleDozens die as clashes erupt at Morsi rally in Cairo
CAIRO: Dozens of Mohamed Morsi’s supporters were shot dead early Saturday in the deadliest incident in a month in Egypt as violence erupted after huge rallies for and against the ousted...
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