Disturbing tales emerge from Crimea
Unidentified men attack journalists, brandishing guns, and snatch cameras. Local television channels are suddenly blocked or replaced. An international news organization is told by a hotel manager to...
View ArticleAlarm bells: Two polio cases emerge in Karachi, Miramshah
PESHAWAR / ISLAMABAD / KARACHI: Pakistan’s reported polio cases for the year climbed to 61 on Monday, as two fresh samples collected from children in Karachi and North Waziristan Agency were...
View ArticlePost governorship: PML-N’s boat in rough waters as internal differences emerge
SHABQADAR: Recent developments show that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is mired with in-house politicking in the province, especially with regards to the party’s affairs in the tribal...
View ArticleSurprise Star Wars photos emerge
A man taking publicity shots for a flying school returned home to find he had captured images of spacecraft from the new Star Wars film.
View ArticleDukhtar, Mary Kom emerge as harbingers of change for women
TORONTO: A trio of films stepped beyond song-and-dance to show South Asian women grappling with male-dominated sport, child marriage and sexual desire of people with disability in their premieres at...
View ArticleA tale of two heads: Provincial IBCC gets off to a bad start as conflicting...
KARACHI: The Sindh Higher Education Commission (HEC), which has barely functioned since its formation in February, now seems to be meddling in the affairs of the newly-formed Sindh Inter Board...
View ArticleU.S. splits emerge as Obama admits ISIS threat was misjudged
A week after U.S.-led airstrikes in Syria began, lawmakers continued to question President Barack Obama’s strategy for defeating the militant group ISIS, which he admitted in a televised interview...
View ArticleAlarming state: Ten new dengue cases emerge in twin cities
ISLAMABAD: Ten cases of dengue were confirmed on Saturday: one from Islamabad and nine from Rawalpindi. The Polyclinic hospital confirmed its second dengue case, taking the toll to two this year for...
View ArticleDengue update: Eight new cases emerge in Rawalpindi
ISLAMABAD: Eight new dengue cases were confirmed by health officials in Rawalpindi on Friday, bringing the total figure to 297 this year. According to Rawalpindi District Health Department...
View ArticleConflicting versions emerge for villagers’ attack on Bello Mirpur SHO
SUKKUR: Ghotki police have yet to ascertain the reason behind the incident in which the Bello Mirpur police station SHO and two other police personnel were beaten and injured by villagers in Ghulam...
View ArticleTwo sides of a story: Differing accounts emerge about ‘forced’ conversion in...
SUKKUR: The alleged kidnapping and conversion of a young girl from Daharki has sparked anger among the Hindu community of Ghotki district in general and among the Meghwar community in particular....
View ArticleChief election commissioner: Two ex-judges emerge as front runners
ISLAMABAD: Two candidates have emerged as the main contenders for the post of chief election commissioner (CEC) in the wake of consultations carried out by both the government and opposition with a...
View ArticlePakistan set to emerge as a developed country, says minister
FAISALABAD: State Minister for Postal Services Abdul Ghafoor Haideri said on Tuesday that Pakistan would emerge as a developed country in the near future due to the initiatives of the incumbent...
View ArticleInfighting: Pamphlets against TTP emerge
BANNU: Pamphlets pasted on the walls of various areas of the district have declared top Taliban brass as murtad (infidels). The message on the posters was signed by Saiful Islam militant group’s...
View ArticleDetails emerge of deadly stampede
Shanghai authorities released details about 32 of the three dozen New Year’s revelers killed in a stampede on the city’s waterfront. The victims were young, with an average age of just 22.
View ArticleNeighbourhood watch: China poised to emerge as ‘honest broker’ in Afghan...
ISLAMABAD: The Afghan Taliban confirmed that its representatives had visited China to expand relations and throw light on its policies. Officials from the group have also announced plans to visit...
View ArticleChina poised to emerge as ‘honest-broker’ in peace process
ISLAMABAD: The Afghan Taliban have confirmed that their representatives visited China to expand relations and throw light on its policies. Officials from the group have also announced plans to visit...
View ArticleCommitment reiterated : ‘Nation will emerge victorious in war against terrorism’
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Sunday that the nation would emerge victorious in the war against terrorism. He was speaking to a delegation of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N)...
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