Marium Mukhtar remembered on her second death anniversary on November 24, 2017Two years back on this day our nation suffered yet another setback. Pakistan’s first female pilot Maryam Mukhtar embraced martyrdom while on a routine training flight with Squadron Leader Saqib Abbasi who himself had successfully managed to eject from the faltering FT-7PG aircraft near Kundian area of district Mianwali. She was awarded the Tamgha-e-Basalat (Medal of Good Conduct) […]
Ronaldo bags Fifa best male player award, Messi, Neymar make it to FIFPro World XI on October 24, 2017Cristiano Ronaldo was crowned King of the footballing world for the 2016/2017 season meanwhile Lieke Martens was awarded The Best FIFA Women’s Player of the Year award. Ronaldo scored 55 goals for club and country and went on to assist 14 goals. Real Madrid coach and three-time World Footballer of the year Zinedine Zidane who […]
Twitters 280 character ‘experiment’ on September 28, 2017Twitter doubled the character limit of tweets to 280 in a surprise move on Wednesday, but not every Twitter user has been given the right to use the new limit just yet. Jack Dorsey, who recently retook the Twitter throne, stated that the micro-blogging website needs to be of greater appeal to the masses rather than just […]
Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather shuts Connor McGregor down on August 27, 2017LAS VEGAS: MMA star Connor McGregor lost his bout with Floyd Mayweather via a 10th round stoppage after Mayweather dealt with the early storm and took the Irishman to shores he never set foot on. It is pertinent to mention here that this ‘money fight’ was McGregors first professional boxing match, and that is what […]
Mission Edhi on July 9, 2017Once Dr.Abdul Sattar Edhi was explaining an instance where he said: “So, many years later there were many who still complained and questioned (about helping people of other religions), ‘why must you pick up Christians and Hindus in your ambulance?’ And I was saying, ‘Because the ambulance is more Muslim than you’.” If only we […]
Google pays homage to Sadequain via doodle on his Birthday on June 30, 2017Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi was born in 1923 in Amroha which is part of India’s Utter Pardesh and had the honour of being awarded the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence), Pride of Performance, Sitara-e-Imtiaz( Star of excellence) awards. He was often referred to as ‘Sadequain Naqqash’-the word ‘Naqqash’ primarily means painter or artist. He called his […]
They came, They saw, They conquered on June 19, 2017Yes, as you may have guessed, I am talking about the most unpredictable team in world cricket, the Pakistan cricket team, the heartbeat of millions of Pakistani’s, a sign of hope and happiness for its followers. As we rejoice upon our triumph, let us do a recap of the major events that took place since […]
Arsenal set to finish below rivals Tottenham for the first time in 22 years on May 1, 2017LONDON: Arsene Wenger and his team did little to play down the fact that they are going to finish below their London rivals during the game and in the post-match conference on Sunday. Wenger who has overseen years of supremacy in north London accepted that “we’ve been beaten by the better team” Upon being asked […]
Arsenal set to finish below rivals Tottenham for the first time in 22 years on May 1, 2017LONDON: Arsene Wenger and his team did little to play down the fact that they are going to finish below their London rivals during the game and in the post-match conference on Sunday. Wenger who has overseen years of supremacy in north London accepted that “we’ve been beaten by the better team” Upon being asked […]
Juventus stand firm as Barcelona are knocked out on April 20, 2017BARCELONA: Defiant traveller’s Juventus were never going to be an easy knock over, and it was proven last night as the dodgy Italian side stood firm and upto the task of keeping a Barcelona side that has scored 70 plus goals at bay in the Spanish cathedral of football ‘Camp Nou’ Juventus were never going […]