Tear gas, batons used to disperse crowd at Chaman border on July 15, 2021Pakistan border security on Thursday used tear gas to disperse hundreds of people who tried to breakthrough a border crossing leading to Afghan territory, right after the day Taliban seized control of the Afghan side of the frontier, officials stated. “This morning a mob of some 400 unruly commuters tried to cross the gate forcefully. They threw stones, […]
Pakistani girl missing, feared dead after refusing arrange marriage in Italy on May 31, 2021ROME: Police in Italy are searching for the body of an 18-year-old girl suspected to have been killed by her Pakistani family after she refused to marriage on their choice. Identified as Saman Abbas, the teenager refused to abide by her parent’s demands to marry a cousin in Pakistan. The girl’s parents, an uncle and […]
‘Game-changing’ drug tests to be trialled at Olympics: WADA on May 22, 2021Montreal: The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said Friday it will trial the use of dried blood spot testing at the Tokyo Olympics, an innovative new technique hailed as a potential “game-changer” in the fight against drug cheats. Following a virtual meeting of the global anti-doping watchdog’s board and executive committee, WADA President Witold Banka said […]
Lille ready to knock PSG off perch in tense French finale on May 22, 2021A tight French title race culminates Sunday with table toppers Lille, a win away from dethroning Neymar and Kylian Mbappe’s Paris Saint-Germain as champions. Christophe Galtier’s outfit have no major stars but are unbeaten away since November and travel to mid-table Angers, a team who have lost five of their last six league games. On […]
Leicester’s title-winning captain Wes Morgan to retire on May 21, 2021London: Leicester’s Premier League title-winning captain Wes Morgan will retire when the final whistle blows on the season, the club announced on Friday. The 37-year-old skippered the Foxes to their shock title win in 2016 and helped them lift the FA Cup for the first time when he made a late substitute appearance in last […]
60 agri, livestock projects worth Rs15bn proposed for budget 2021-22 on May 21, 2021PESHAWAR: As many as 60 development projects, including 17 new worth Rs15 billion, have been proposed by the agriculture and livestock department for the upcoming budget 2021-22, including the establishment of Agriculture Business Authority (ABA) and a public sector veterinary and animal husbandry’s university at Swat. These projects were proposed for Annual Development Programme (ADP) […]
Man City’s Ruben Dias named player of the year by football writers on May 20, 2021Manchester City defender Ruben Dias has been voted the Football Writers’ Association’s footballer of the year, it was announced on Thursday. The Portugal international was a comfortable winner ahead of Tottenham forward Harry Kane and City teammate Kevin De Bruyne. Dias, 24, has enjoyed an outstanding first campaign at the Etihad Stadium since signing for […]
New India cyclone warning as death toll rises on May 20, 2021A major new storm was brewing in the Bay of Bengal off India’s east coast, forecasters warned Thursday, just days after the biggest cyclone to hit the west of the country in decades left at least 110 people confirmed dead. Scientists say cyclones in the region are becoming both more frequent and stronger as climate […]
Paris Saint-Germain win French Cup in domestic double bid on May 20, 2021Paris: Paris Saint-Germain have a domestic double in their sights after winning the French Cup by beating Monaco 2-0 in Wednesday’s final at the Stade de France. Goals from Mauro Icardi and Kylian Mbappe won a largely uninspiring final for PSG who now go into the weekend’s final round of Ligue 1 fixtures with a […]
James’ 34-foot dagger lifts playoff bound Lakers over Warriors on May 20, 2021Los Angeles: LeBron James overcame blurred vision Wednesday to score a 34-foot three-pointer with under a minute left as the Los Angeles Lakers rallied from a first-half deficit to beat the Golden State Warriors 103-100 and reach the main draw of the NBA’s West playoffs. James, who said he could only see out of one […]