Nelson Mandela ‘improving’ as Barack Obama lands in South Africa
PRETORIA: US President Barack Obama arrived in South Africa on Friday to pay homage to his hero Nelson Mandela, who was said to be showing...
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Pakistani Rimsha Masih is now Canadian: Accused blasphemy girl granted political asylum
by TNT Desk
TORONTO: Rimsha Masih, a Pakistani Christian girl who faced blasphemy charges in 2012, has sought political asylum in Canada....
China says Xinjiang riots were ‘terrorist attack’
by AFP
TURPAN, China: China on Friday labelled riots in restive Xinjiang as “a violent terrorist attack” after state media said the death roll rose to 35...
Khawaja Saad Rafique releases ‘new railway promise and prices’
by Hadi Aziz
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Minister of Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique has vowed to provide ‘best’ travelling facilities to low income people at ‘affordable’ prices in ‘future’....
PPP Qaim Ali Shah appeals to MQM Altaf Hussain
by Ali Hussain
KARACHI: Seems to be irked by repeated calls of strike in the port city, Chief Minister of Sindh Province Syed Qaim Ali Shah appeals to...
Australian PM Kevin Rudd puts gay marriage on election agenda
by AFP
SYDNEY: Newly-reinstated Australian leader Kevin Rudd put gay marriage on the election agenda Friday, calling for a bipartisan conscience ballot on the issue and raising...
Pakistan PM’s China visit likely to bring civil nuclear technology
by Hadi Aziz
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has scheduled a 5-day official visit to China commencing from July 4 aiming to strengthen partnership as well as...
PM Nawaz Sharif to finalise national energy policy today
by Hadi Aziz
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will chair a meeting to finalise future national energy policy in Islamabad on Friday (today)....
ECP releases notification for by-election in Pakistan
by Hadi Aziz
ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has released the notification of by-polling in Pakistan on Friday, scheduled on August 22....
Novak Djokovic condemns US to 101-year low, Serena Williams eases
by AFP
LONDON: World number one Novak Djokovic condemned the United States to their worst Wimbledon men’s performance in over a century on Thursday as Serena Williams...