Cooks time as England Test captain may be up on December 22, 2016CHENNAI: England captain Alastair Cook heads home for Christmas with calls for his resignation ringing in his ears after what turned into an embarrassing sub continental tour. Cook flagged his possible departure before the five-Test tour of India and it was a question that became more pointed after England’s capitulation on the final day in […]
Why Qataris were allowed to hunt houbara bustard? on December 21, 2016 LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah on Wednesday ordered the wildlife secretary to explain why the government allowed Qataris to hunt endangered houbara bustard and other migratory birds. During the hearing, the Punjab law officer could not submit details about the cabinet’s permission to allow the hunting in southern Punjab. […]
Peace in Pakistan connected with Afghanistan: Chaudhry Nisar on December 21, 2016LANDI KOTAL: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar has said that peace in Pakistan is closely linked to peace in Afghanistan. While speaking to journalists on Wednesday at Landi Kotal, Nisar said, “We want peace on both sides of the border.” He further added that Afghanistan blames Pakistan even for crimes it has not committed. The interior minister […]
Pakistan Embassy in Cairo helping stranded Pakistani sailors: FO on December 21, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Embassy in Cairo is extending full support to the Pakistani sailors stranded onboard a Kuwaiti cargo ship near the port of Suez, the Foreign Office said on Tuesday. According to Foreign Office spokesperson Nafees Zakaria, 18 Pakistani sailors, including the captain of the ship, have been stranded onboard MV AKKAZ in the […]
Trumps outrageous lies come straight from big businesses playbook on December 19, 2016Donald Trump surrogate Scottie Nell Hughes recently told WAMU’s Diane Rehm that “there’s no such thing, unfortunately, anymore, as facts.” She’s right. And that’s the problem. We now disagree not just on our political philosophies but on whether proven facts are true. In this world, Hughes’s observation is the last self-evident truth: Facts are a […]