Govt firm to recover written-off loans: Dar on May 22, 2016ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Sunday said that the government would try its best to recover the loans that had been written off by public office holders and any other individuals in the past. Addressing a ceremony to mark the authorisation of payment to the depositors of Innovative Investment Bank Limited (IIBL) here, […]
CPEC to strengthen Pakistans defence: minister on May 22, 2016ISLAMABAD: Felicitating the nation on 65th anniversary of Pak-China diplomatic relations, Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal says China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework would not only improve Pakistan’s economy but strengthen its defence as well. In an interview to APP, he said that the entire nation will have to play its role in the implementation of […]
Sarbjit mints Rs 3.69 crore on opening day on May 21, 2016MUMBAI: Director Omung Kumar’s latest biopic Sarbjit, based on the true story of the late Sarabjit Singh, has scored lower than what was expected and has minted only Rs 3.69 crore on the first day of its release at the box office. However, Sarbjit, which stars Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Randeep Hooda and Richa Chadha in […]
Indias Mary Kom sees hopes of Rio dashed on May 21, 2016NEW DELHI: Indian sporting star and five-time world boxing champion Mary Kom on Saturday after losing a crucial bout at AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships saw her dream of qualifying for the Rio 2016 Olympics. Kom – who won a bronze medal at the London 2012 Olympics – lost 0-2 to Germany’s Azize Nimani in […]
MH17 victims families sue Putin, Russia in European rights court on May 21, 2016SYDNEY: Families of victims of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17, which was shot down over Ukraine in 2014, are suing President Vladimir Putin and Russia for Aus$10 million each in the European Court of Human Rights, the Sydney Morning Herald reported on Saturday. The compensation claim was filed with the Strasbourg-based court by Sydney legal firm […]
Protesters try to break into Iraqs Green Zone again on May 20, 2016BAGHDAD: Thousands of supporters of Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Friday attempted to break into Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone again, three weeks after storming parliament. A huge deployment of security forces met the protesters with tear gas, sound bombs and water cannons, according to an AFP reporter who saw several lightly injured demonstrators. The protesters […]
North Korea asks South to accept Kims talks offer on May 20, 2016SEOUL: North Korea Friday formally asked South Korea to accept leader Kim Jong-Un’s proposal for military talks and to ease tensions that surged after the North’s fourth nuclear test in January. Kim had offered the military dialogue during a marathon speech to the recently concluded congress of North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party – the first […]
42-year-old woman climbs Mount Everest for 7th time, breaks her own record on May 20, 2016KATHMANDU: A 42-year-old woman born in Nepal climbed Mount Everest for the seventh time on Friday, breaking her own record for the most summits of the world’s highest mountain by any woman, a hiking official said. Lhakpa Sherpa, who works in a 7-Eleven store in Connecticut, reached the 8,850-meter (29,035-foot) peak from the Tibetan side, […]
Will bring Afridi back if there would be a role for him: Mickey on May 18, 2016ISLAMABAD: Head coach Mickey Arthur feels that if there would be a role for Shahid Afridi in Pakistan cricket then he will be brought back. Mickey said Afridi has been a fantastic player for Pakistan for many years and “you don’t discard phenomenal players like that very easily”. “If we think there is a role […]
Doctor injured in gunfire near Mayo Hospital on May 18, 2016LAHORE: Mayo Hospital’s Urology Department Registrar Dr Wajid Ali Shah was shot and injured by unidentified assailants on Wednesday. Police said two persons riding a motorcycle opened fire on Dr Ali at the parking lot near the hospital. The injured was shifted to the operation theatre for treatment where his condition was stated to be […]