Browsing Category: Pakistan News

  • UK police dealing with ‘incident’ at leisure complex, reports of gunman

    LONDON: British police said on Sunday they were dealing with an “ongoing incident” at a leisure park in Nuneaton, central England, telling people to avoid the area where witnesses said a gunman had taken two people hostage at a bowling alley. The Warwickshire police in central England gave no further details on its Twitter feed and …

    October 22, 2017 | by Raheel
  • After Nawaz, it’s time for Zardari’s ‘wicket’ to fall: Imran

    After Nawaz Sharif’s ouster from power, it’s time for Asif Ali Zardari’s wicket to fall over corruption, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has said. “Nowhere in Pakistan have I witnessed the poverty, which is prevalent in rural Sindh,” Imran told supporters in Sindh’s Sehwan on Sunday evening. “[Asif Ali] Zardari and corruption are two names for the …

    October 22, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Briton jailed for touching man at Dubai bar

    DUBAI: A Briton accused of touching another man at a bar in the United Arab Emirates was sentenced to three months in jail by a Dubai court on Sunday. State-linked daily The National said 27-year-old Jamie Harron from Scotland was arrested for allegedly touching the behind of a German expatriate, who reported him to police. Media …

    October 22, 2017 | by Raheel
  • British woman dies after fall from riverboat in France

    AVIGNON: A British woman died Saturday night after falling from a boat which hit a beacon in the Rhone river in Avignon, southern France, emergency services said. The 27-year-old went overboard and was later found by divers at a depth of six metres, the fire service told AFP. Five others, including another Briton, were injured in …

    October 22, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Pakistan doesn’t want arms race in South Asia: Farukh Amil

    Against the backdrop of India’s weapons-buying spree,  Pakistan has expressed its concerns over the growing transfer of conventional armaments to volatile regions. “It has the potential to jeopardise regional balance,” Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN in Geneva Farukh Amil said at a meeting of the UN General Assembly’s Disarmament and International Security Committee, Radio Pakistan …

    October 22, 2017 | by Raheel
  • PFF confusion foils footballers’ Sri Lanka dream

    KARACHI: Pakistan Air Force (PAF) footballer Mansoor Khan and coach Arshad Khan had planned to take part in the Sri Lankan Premier Football League but will instead be appearing in the FATA Super Football League, thanks to yet more mismanagement on the Pakistan Football League’s (PFF) part. PAF, after beating the Sri Lankan Air Force in …

    October 22, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Arthur praises Sarfraz’s response to bookie

    SHARJAH: Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur on Sunday praised an unnamed player, believed to be captain Sarfraz Ahmed, for reporting a spot-fixing approach as “a real example to our team”. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Saturday confirmed a player was approached with a fixing offer during the ongoing five-match ODI series with Sri Lanka but he reported …

    October 22, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Indonesia says military chief barred from US, seeks explanation

    JAKARTA: Indonesia said Sunday its military chief had been refused entry to the United States and asked Washington for an explanation. General Gatot Nurmantyo was due to attend a conference in Washington at the request of General Joseph F Dunford, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, but the military said he was unable to …

    October 22, 2017 | by Raheel
  • 2017 Asia Cup: Pakistan finish third as Amjad scores hat-trick

    KARACHI:   Ajaz Amjad scored three goals to help Pakistan win bronze medal in the 2017 Asia Cup after they dominated South Korea with a 6-3 win at Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium in Dhaka on Sunday. The greenshirts opened the scoring with a goal courtesy Amjad in the 10 minute of the first quarter. The second …

    October 22, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Abbasi becomes first Pakistani PM to fly a military helicopter

    Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi became the first Pakistani premier to fly a military helicopter by taking the Turkish T129 for a test flight on Sunday. Later, the PM told reporters that the  T129 ATAK was an “impressive and good machine”. Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi tested Turkish Technology Attack Helicopter… We Love Pakistan… pic.twitter.com/ZzpTadlc1R — …

    October 22, 2017 | by Raheel