Archives for December 5, 2016
Apple shows ambition to get into self-driving car race
WASHINGTON: Apple Inc is wading in to the debate over regulation of self-driving cars, declaring it is excited about the potential for automated transportation and calling on regulators not to…
Pakistani cricketers injured in Karachi blaze
KARACHI: The fire that erupted in a private hotel in Karachi during the wee hours of Monday, also injured a couple of Pakistani cricketers who were staying there. International cricketer…
Liverpool and United thwarted in dramatic finales
LONDON: Premier League heavyweights Liverpool and Manchester United were caught by late sucker punches in two games that finished far more dramatically than they began on Sunday. Juergen Klopp's Liverpool…
‘Moana’ tops slow post-Thanksgiving weekend with $28.4 mn
LOS ANGELES: "Moana" sailed to the top of the domestic box office for the second consecutive weekend. The Disney animated adventure picked up $ million to push its stateside haul…
12 Lashkar-e-Islam terrorists killed in Khyber Agency air strikes
PESHAWAR: At least 12 militants affiliated to a banned outfit were reportedly killed in air strikes in the Rajgal valley area of Khyber Agency on Sunday. According to security sources,…
Three bogies of Khushhal Express derail near Bhakkar
BHAKKAR: At least three bogies of Khushhal Khan Khattak Express derailed near Bahal Road railway crossing near Bhakkar, police and rescue sources said. All the passengers of Peshawar-bound rail remained…
Karachi hotel blaze: 11 die, foreigners, cricketers among 75 injured
KARACHI: At least 11 people including seven men and four women died and 75 others were injured, among them being foreigners and cricketers, when a massive blaze erupted at Karachi's…
Man kills five in-laws, commits suicide
HAFIZABAD: A man committed suicide after allegedly killing five members of his in-laws over family dispute in a village of Pindi Bhattian. According to initial report of the police, the…
MQM London condemns Ali Raza Abidi’s expulsion
LONDON: Muttahida Quami Movement (London) reacted strongly to the expulsion of MQM-Pakistan leader and MNA Syed Ali Raza Abidi, on Sunday. According to details, a statement issued from London condemned…
Security forces kill 5 militants in Pishin
PISHIN: Security forces conducted an operation in Pishin's Haramzai area on Monday in which five militants were killed and scores of others were taken into custody. According to Levies officials,…