Archives for May 8, 2016
Australia PM calls election for July 2
CANBERRA: Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Sunday the nation would go to the polls on July 2 as he seeks his own mandate with the public just eight months…
US judge suspended for trying to block same-sex marriages
WASHINGTON: The top judge in the US state of Alabama was suspended on Friday after a judicial oversight body filed a complaint over his efforts to stop same-sex marriages, media…
Gunmen kill eight Egyptian policemen south of Cairo
CAIRO: Gunmen shot dead eight plainclothed Egyptian policemen in the Helwan district south of Cairo, the interior ministry said Sunday. The policemen were travelling in a minivan when the assailants…
Indian national residing illegally in Karachi over five years arrested
KARACHI: Law enforcement agencies have reportedly arrested an Indian national from Karachi who was living illegally in the metropolis for more than five years. The accused, identified as Arshad Hussain,…
‘PM off for medical check-up, meeting with Zardari’
ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will proceed to London for a medical check-up sometime after May 20, official sources said. During his trip PM Nawaz is also expected to discuss with…
PM not secure enough in office: Shah
The opposition leader in the National Assembly, Khursheed Shah, said on Saturday that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif “is not secure enough in his office” at the moment to exercise his…
Celebrities don’t impress me: Sonam Kapoor
Sonam Kapoor, who is gearing up for the 69th Cannes Film Festival, says she doesn’t get “star-struck” by other celebrities at the red carpet. “It doesn’t matter which part of…
Red carpet round-up: Karachi premiere of ‘Mah-e-Mir’
The local flick has created a buzz at home and abroad and the premiere of the movie aspired to do the same — in terms of bragging fitting fashion and…
No one else can try and copy Marvel: Chris Evans
At a media event for Captain America: Civil War, Chris Evans — the Cap himself — said he saw no reason why the mighty Marvel engine should slow down at…
I would have feared Wasim Akram if I played against him: Virat Kohli
Indian batting star Virat Kohli recently revealed that he would have feared batting against Pakistan’s left-arm swing legend Wasim Akram if he played against him. “The bowler I most fear,…