Dr. Aafia Siddiqui sues US prison alleging abuse and rights violations on November 24, 2024Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, the Pakistani neuroscientist, who studied at institutions including Brandeis University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is serving an 86-year sentence at the Federal Medical Center (FMC) Carswell in Fort Worth, Texas, has filed a federal lawsuit accusing US prison officials of severe human rights abuses. The 61-page complaint, lodged in […]
Kundi announces APC in Dec amid rising security concerns in KP on November 22, 2024Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on Thursday announced a multi-party conference (MPC) in the first week of December to discuss various issues faced by the province, including terrorism. The announcement confirms recent reports that the federal government, during a meeting of the National Action Plan’s (NAP) apex committee on Tuesday, had decided to call […]
Sabalenka plots Swiatek revenge in Madrid final on May 5, 2023Aryna Sabalenka gave herself an early birthday gift by easing into the Madrid Open final for the second time in three years on Thursday and then plotted revenge on world number one Iga Swiatek. The world number two turns 25 on Friday and the Belarusian celebrated in style by breezing past Greek world number nine Maria […]
India eye another series win as second Zimbabwe ODI in Harare today on August 20, 2022HARARE: We may continue to wonder whether ODIs are still relevant but Shikhar Dhawan clearly loves the format. He said so before the series. He reaffirmed his love by scoring an unbeaten 81 in the first ODI on Thursday, his third half-century in four matches over last month. “It is a balanced format where you […]
Djokovic crowned ITF world champion for record seventh time on December 18, 2021LONDON: Men’s world number one Novak Djokovic has been named the 2021 ITF world champion for a record seventh time while women’s number one Ash Barty has picked up her second crown, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said on Thursday. Djokovic, who finished the year as number one for a record seventh time, won the […]
LHC grants bail to Kh Asif in assets beyond means case on June 24, 2021The Lahore High Court ((LHC) on Wednesday granted bail to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Khawaja Asif in a money laundering and assets beyond means case. A division bench comprising Justice Aalia Neelum and Justice Syed Shahbaz Ali Rizvi announced the short order while allowing post-arrest petition filed by Khawaja Asif on conclusion of arguments of […]
Super Saturday leaves Inter Milan with one hand on Serie A trophy on April 5, 2021ROME: Easter Sunday will be extra special for Inter Milan this year as it follows what may well be remembered as the day they sealed their first Serie A title in 11 years. Inter stretched their winning run to nine matches against Bologna while their biggest title rivals, AC Milan and Juventus, dropped points with […]