ISLAMABAD: A three-member bench of the Supreme Court dismissed on Wednesday Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s petition seeking disqualification of party MNA Ayesha Gulalai. The PTI chairman had filed a review petition with the apex court against an earlier verdict of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) which ruled …

ISLAMABAD: After the election of Senate chairman and deputy chairman, the opposition parties, mainly Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), have started lobbying to secure the support of maximum number of senators for the position of leader of the opposition in the Upper House. At a party meeting …

LAHORE: At least nine people including five policemen were killed and 35 others injured in a suicide attack near a police check post in Raiwind on Wednesday. “Police appears to be the target,” Lahore DIG Operations Dr Haider Ashraf told Daily Times. He confirmed that it was a suicide blast …

A local Indian lifestyle and entertainment news website recently shared a picture with its audiences claiming that it is Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan’s new look in upcoming movie “Thugs of Hindustan”. However, the much-talked about picture turned out to be of an Afghan refugee, clicked by renowned photographer Steve McCurry. …

Hollywood actor and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger says he is taking oil companies to court “for knowingly killing people all over the world.” The “Terminator ” actor who is a global environmental activist said at a live recording of politico’s ‘Off Message’ podcast :“This is no different from the …

Bollwyood actor Narendra Jha, who featured in films like Raees, Kaabil, Haider and Mohenjo Daro, died of heart attack at the age of 55 on Wednesday, according to Indian media reports. Quoting the actor’s driver, TV channels reported he was at his farmhouse in Maharashtra, when he complained of chest …

SHARJAH: Islamabad United defeated Multan Sultans by 33 in the 25th Twenty20 match of the Pakistan Super League – edition three here at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. Having been sent into bat, Islamabad set a daunting target of 186 runs for Multan as Misbah-ul-Haq’s boys did excellent work, …

SYDNEY: Former Test opening batsman Chris Rogers was Wednesday appointed as Cricket Australia´s new high-performance coach, tasked with helping develop the country´s next generation of stars. The 40-year-old called time on his 25-Test career after the end of the 2015 Ashes series and has been involved in multiple coaching roles …

COLOMBO: Paceman Shardul Thakur picked four key wickets to set up a comfortable six-wicket win for India in a tri-series Twenty20 international against Sri Lanka on Monday. The 26-year-old Thakur, playing his fifth T20 international, impressed with his pace and guile to help India dismiss the hosts for 152-9. In …

CAPE TOWN: Australia are considering calling up an extra all-rounder as cover for Mitchell Marsh who suffered a groin strain in the second Test in South Africa, coach Darren Lehmann said on Tuesday. Marsh has more than a week to prove his fitness before the third test begins in Cape …