KARACHI: If you don’t hold a bat and ball in your hand, then there is a high chance that the people in Pakistan will not notice your sporting achievements, or maybe forget them in a matter of days. Pakistani cueist Muhammad Asif if one of those non-cricketing athletes who have …
Read More »Inside Meera Jee’s vacation in Maldives
Veteran Pakistani actor Meera Jee is currently relishing in holiday bliss as she enjoys in the exotic island of Maldives. The Baaji actress took to Instagram to give a sneak peek inside her time in the Maldives. “I am here in the Maldives at the Paradise Island Resort, see,” she …
Read More »Trump to meet with vaping industry on vaping, e-cigarettes
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Monday he will be meeting with vaping industry officials as well as medical and political officials to discuss vaping and e-cigarettes. “Will be meeting with representatives of the Vaping industry, together with medical professionals and individual state representatives, to come up with an …
Read More »Over 260 fake media outlets set up by Indian network to target Pakistan: report
KARACHI: A European non-governmental group has uncovered a network of 265 ‘fake’ news outlets managed by an Indian network to influence the European Union and the United Nations with content critical of Pakistan. The ‘EU DisinfoLab’ is focused on researching and tackling sophisticated disinformation campaigns targeting the EU, its member …
Read More »India’s top court to set law on women’s entry in temples, mosques
India’s Supreme Court said on Thursday it will set law on women’s entry into temples and mosques after being asked to review its decision lifting a ban on some women entering the Sabarimala temple in Kerala state. The court deferred a decision on petitions seeking a review of its 2018 …
Read More »Canada election: Trudeau’s Liberals win but lose majority
Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party has retained power in a narrow Canadian election win but he will now be prime minister of a minority government. The Liberals are projected to win 157 seats, 13 short of a majority, and will find it harder to pass legislation in Mr Trudeau’s second term. …
Read More »Clinton signals Russia ‘grooming’ Tulsi Gabbard for 2020 run
WASHINGTON: Hillary Clinton has warned that Russia, which interfered in the US election she lost in 2016, is “grooming” a Democratic candidate for a third-party run next year, signaling congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard could fill the role. The goal of this would essentially be to divide the US electorate and help …
Read More »Facebook to deliver The Wall Street Journal’s News Corp stories
Facebook on Friday confirmed that some stories from News Corp, publisher of The Wall Street Journal, will be among the headlines delivered in a news tab the leading social network plans to launch in the coming weeks. Edited by seasoned journalists, the tab will be separate from the feed that …
Read More »Juul suspends US sales of some flavored e-cigarettes
WASHINGTON: The leading American maker of electronic cigarettes, Juul Labs, announced Thursday it is suspending sales of some flavored vaping products in the United States, as the US government prepares a nationwide ban. Juul will stop selling mango, cream, fruit, and cucumber flavored pods, while federal health authorities finalize new …
Read More »Sarfaraz lost captaincy but won’t lose Category A contract: PCB
Recently dethroned captain Sarfaraz Ahmed’s central contract will not be downgraded, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) clarified on Saturday. Sarfaraz was sacked from captaincy on Friday, which gave berth to concerns that his central contract could also see be moved lower to the current Category A he enjoys. However, the …
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