Imran ties the knot, once again on February 19, 2018LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday confirmed that Imran Khan had tied the knot for a third time. The PTI released photographs of Imran’s third marriage on Sunday. The pictures show Imran’s nikah with Bushra Bibi. Imran’s friend Zulfi Bukhari and PTI leader Aun Chaudhry were the witnesses to Imran’s nikah. Imran’s political secretary […]
Seeking post-Brexit unity, EU leaders find more fights on February 19, 2018EU leaders face difficult talks this week on the thorny issues of how to plug holes in the post-Brexit budget and choose a successor for European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker. A special one-day summit in Brussels on Friday of the 27 leaders without Britain is meant to be a key step in the roadmap to […]
Mexican presidential race to kick off with nominations on February 19, 2018The top three contenders to be Mexico’s next president start the race in earnest Sunday when their parties and coalitions officially nominate them as their candidates for the July 1 election. It is still a wide-open race to succeed President Enrique Pena Nieto, who is deeply unpopular heading into the final stretch of his six-year […]
18 killed in massive explosion at Indian wedding: official on February 19, 2018Rescuers discovered nine more bodies Sunday beneath the ruins of a Indian hotel, bringing the known death toll from an explosion which tore through a wedding party to 18, an official said. A gas cylinder exploded late Friday at the hotel in the city of Beawar, in the western state of Rajasthan, reducing the venue […]
First phase of Pak-KSA joint exercise Aff’aa Al Sahil concludes on February 15, 2018ISLAMABAD: The first phase of joint maritime exercise Aff’aa Al Sahil, being held between Pakistan Navy (PN) and Royal Saudi Naval Forces concluded on Wednesday. During the first phase, series of land and harbour exercises were carried out; wherein, special maritime operations were rehearsed for the second phase at sea, said a statement issued by […]
Bodies of 11 Pakistanis killed in Libya boat tragedy brought home on February 15, 2018Islamabad: The bodies of 11 Pakistani citizens who died when a smuggler’s boat capsized near Libya earlier this month were flown to Islamabad on Wednesday. A Saudi Arabian Airlines plane carrying the bodies from Libya via Jeddah landed at Benazir International Airport in the evening. However, the relatives of the deceased, who had gathered at […]
PML-N, Nawaz will meet same fate as MQM and its founder: PTI on February 15, 2018LAHORE: Senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry on Sunday claimed that the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) and its chief were destined for the same fate as the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) and its founder. The PML-N would soon divide into factions, he claimed during a media address outside the Chairman’s Secretariat in […]
Taliban gun down two FC men in Quetta on February 15, 2018QUETTA: Taliban militants shot dead four paramilitary soldiers in Quetta, where last month seven security men were killed in a suicide attack, police and the militant group said. The Frontier Corps troopers were patrolling the residential neighborhood of Langoabad on motorcycles when they were fired on by gunmen also riding bikes, said Naseebullah Khan, Senior […]
Rohit Sharma sets up ODI series victory for India on February 15, 2018PORT ELIZABETH: Rohit Sharma ended a personal South African hoodoo and set up a series win for India in the fifth one-day international at St George’s Park on Tuesday. Sharma´s 115 was his first major innings in three tours of South Africa – and India´s 73-run win enabled the tourists to take a winning 4-1 […]
Dominant Wozniacki, Halep cruise into Qatar Open third round on February 15, 2018DOHA: Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki swatted aside German Carina Witthoeft at the Qatar Open on Wednesday while an equally dominant Simona Halep joined the world number one in the third round making short work of Ekaterina Makarova. Wozniacki, who won 6-2 6-0, struck 18 winners and claimed six out of 12 break points to […]