ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Aurangzeb on Monday called the Prime Minister Imran Khan 'selected' in the National Assembly despite being warned not to use the term by the Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri. Suri interrupted Aurangzeb when she alleged that the government had come into power after being "selected". He reiterated that he had advised against using the...
DUBAI: Qatar is making 3 billion Qatari Riyals ($824 million) worth of new investments in Pakistan, in the form of deposits and direct investments, the Qatari state news agency QNA said on Monday. "Upon the directives of HH the Amir, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs announces of new investments in the form of deposits and direct...
SOUTHAMPTON: Afghanistan, on Monday, opted to field first against Bangladesh here at Southampton. Afghanistan have improved significantly in their last two matches in the World Cup and it could be their day on Monday when they take on Bangladesh in the league game at Rose Bowl, captain Gulbadin Naib said. Afghanistan remain rooted to the bottom of the points table...
MINAMIBOSO: Whale cutlets, sliced raw whale, deep-fried whale nuggets, whale bacon and whale jerky feature on the menu at the restaurant Yoko Ichihara runs - and that’s just a small sample of the ways Japan eats whale. Though Japan’s government maintains that eating whale is a cherished part of its food culture, nationwide consumption didn’t really take off until after...
DILI: A powerful, deep 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck off the coasts of East Timor and Indonesia on Monday, and was felt as far away as Australia, but authorities said it did not have the potential to cause a tsunami. Strong shaking caused alarm in the East Timor capital of Dili prompting people to run out of their houses, a Reuters...
ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) leader Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman called opposition leaders on Sunday to formally invite them for the All Parties Conference (APC) on June 26. Fazl invited major opposition leaders including Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders Maryam Nawaz, Shehbaz Sharif, and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto, among others. JUI-F chief Fazl couldn’t establish contact with the government’s...
DHAKA: A passenger train derailed in Bangladesh on Monday, killing at least five people and injuring more than 100, and there could be more casualties inside two carriages that fell into a canal, a police officer said. The train was crossing a bridge on its way to the capital, Dhaka, from the eastern city of Sylhet when it went off...
