LAHORE: The Pakistan Super League (PSL) gears up for the last three matches in the country of its origin as Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiator’s local players arrived here on Sunday for the first eliminator to be played on March 20 at the Gaddafi Stadium. Peshawar and Quetta finished third …
Read More »15 suspected bookies arrested in Karachi ahead of PSL final
KARACHI: As Karachi prepares to host Pakistan Super League (PSL) final, Sindh Police claimed to have arrested on Sunday at least 15 bookies, including a local TV channel employee, allegedly preparing to place bets on PSL matches. According to Karachi’s SSP Clifton Tauqqeer Naeem, the Darakshan Police officials recovered a …
Read More »Kamran Akmal not in national team plans, says Mickey Arthur
DUBAI: Despite being in scintillating form with the willow, it is almost certain that Kamran Akmal is unlikely to be playing for Pakistan again if the national team head coach Mickey Arthur keeps to his word. During Saturday’s post-match media conference here at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, the Pakistan coach …
Read More »Notorious Russian troll farm also took swipes at Canadian targets: oil, PM
CANADA — The same Russian online troll farm that meddled in the American presidential election has also taken swipes at Canadian targets, including oil infrastructure and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Evidence is embedded in data made publicly available through investigations in the United States, where congressional probes have been examining …
Read More »Canada’s Mali mission will emphasize deployment of female peacekeepers
OTTAWA — The Canadian military’s upcoming foray into Mali is expected to include a marked female presence as the Trudeau government looks to have Canada lead by example in the push to have more women on peacekeeping missions. Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan on Monday …
Read More »Trump’s tweetstorm against Comey, McCabe hints at firing of Mueller
President Trump lashed out at special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling Sunday, saying it is tainted by political bias and won’t find evidence of collusion with his 2016 campaign — sparking bipartisan fears that he is stress-testing a plan to have the high-profile investigator fired. Mr. Trump, in …
Read More »Saudi crown prince says those who forbid mixing between two sexes are ‘extremists’
WASHINGTON: Saudi Arabia´s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman is set to meet with US President Donald Trump in Washington on Tuesday. Mutual rival Iran will be high on the agenda, but the 32-year-old strongman prince will also be looking to showcase his sweeping changes to Saudi society and an increasingly …
Read More »Trump attacks FBI as his lawyer calls for end to Russia probe
Donald Trump slammed the FBI as he hailed the firing of a veteran Bureau agent as a “great day for democracy,” a move his attorney said he hoped would bring an end to a probe into alleged collusion between the president’s campaign and Russia. Critics described the axing of Andrew …
Read More »Putin easily wins another six-year term, firms grip on Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin won a landslide re-election victory on Sunday, extending his rule over the world’s largest country for another six years at a time when his ties with the West are on a hostile trajectory. Putin’s thumping victory will extend his total time in office to nearly a …
Read More »Southeast Asia leaders back sanctions against North Korea
Leaders, from left to right, Prime Minister of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith, Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo, Cambodia’s Prime Minster Hun Sen, Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chanocha, Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Philippines’ Secretary of Foreign …
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