"You better ask him,” said the receptionist, his eyes welling up and an index finger pointing towards the portrait of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader. I felt perplexed to involve that young man, who, …
مزید پڑھیں »Court to announce verdict in corruption references against Nawaz Sharif
Accountability Court II Judge Arshad Malik had reserved the verdicts in Flagship Investment and Al-Azizia references against the Sharif family on Wednesday. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had concluded its final arguments in the Flagship …
مزید پڑھیں »My conscience is clear, have nothing to fear: Nawaz
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif said on Monday that he has never misused his authority hence has no fear for the accountability court’s verdict scheduled to be announced today. The court is set to …
مزید پڑھیں »Order signed for US military’s controversial Syria exit
The order to withdraw American troops from Syria has been signed, the US military said Sunday, after President Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart agreed to prevent a power vacuum in the wake of the …
مزید پڑھیں »Hunt for survivors as Indonesian tsunami death toll tops 280
JAKARTA: Indonesian rescuers raced to find survivors Monday after a volcano-triggered tsunami killed at least 281 people, with experts warning the devastated region could be slammed by more deadly waves. Rescue teams used their bare …
مزید پڑھیں »Australia skipper Paine loving heated Kohli battle
MELBOURNE: Australia skipper Tim Paine said Monday he is relishing his sometimes heated battle with animated Indian counterpart Virat Kohli, and promised "intense, hard” cricket in the crunch Boxing Day Test at Melbourne. The pair …
مزید پڑھیں »FM Qureshi meets Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul
KABUL: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Monday. A one-on-one meeting took place between FM Qureshi and the Afghan president at the Presidential Palace in Kabul. FM Qureshi is in …
مزید پڑھیں »Khyber Teaching Hospital doctors fired for letting guards perform check-ups on patients
PESHAWAR: Two senior doctors at the Khyber Teaching Hospital were fired following an inquiry report into an incident wherein security guards were allowed to perform check-ups on patients. According to the notification issued subsequent to …
مزید پڑھیں »Nine feared dead in Russian mine fire
MOSCOW: Nine workers were feared dead Saturday after a fire in a Russian potash mine in the Urals town of Solikamsk, local officials said. "Smoke appeared during the construction of a well. Nine workers were …
مزید پڑھیں »Four injured in car-truck crash near Dhabeji
KARACHI: At least four people were injured Saturday night in a traffic accident near the Dhabeji locality, rescue authorities said. The crash occurred when a car and a semi-trailer truck collided, leaving four people wounded, …
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