Fired up Federer resumes hunt for seventh Aussie title

MELBOURNE: Roger Federer says his serve is as good as it´s ever been and his body is in top shape going into round two...

Ominous Serena, Zverev make Open statements

MELBOURNE: A focused Serena Williams sent an ominous Australian Open warning with a 49-minute first-round demolition Tuesday as young gun Alexander Zverev comfortably began his tilt at...

Media must do as told to remain independent: Fawad Chaudhry

(Disclaimer: this is a work of fiction. Learn to take a joke; you’ll live longer.) ISLAMABAD – Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Sunday suggested...

RDA to launch grand operation against encroachments in approved housing schemes

RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) Chairman Muhammad Arif Abbasi on Sunday said that the RDA would launch grand operation next week to remove encroachments...

Teen undergoes sex reassignment surgery in Lahore

Sex reassignment surgery of a teen successfully took place in Lahore on Friday with the recommendation of doctors. 13-year-old Kinza was operated by a specialist...

UN organises special screening of Malala’s biopic

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai’s biopic, Gul Makai, will be screened for 450 dignitaries from across the world in London on January 25, including members of...

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, wife MacKenzie set to divorce

Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Jeff Bezos and wife MacKenzie Bezos have decided to divorce after a long trial separation, Bezos said on Wednesday in...

MMA fighter Tayyab Usmani to fight Filipino Melendres in Aspera FC on Jan 12

Pakistani Mix Martial Arts (MMA) fighter, Muhammad Tayyab Usmani will take on counterpart Alfredo Melendres from Philipines in a Lightweight bout at Aspera Fighting...

‘#IAmMumtazQadri’ tops all trends on Salmaan Taseer’s death anniversary

With the late Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer's 8th death anniversary being observed across the country on Friday, a hashtag "#IAmMumtazQadri", celebrating his murderer, started...

Only 22 of 49 LHC judges attend CJ Anwarul Haq’s retiring ceremony

A ceremony held in honour of the retiring Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Anwarul Haq was only attended by 22 of the 49...

Thousands attend funeral of youngsters martyred by Indian forces in Pulwama

ISLAMABAD: Thousands of people attended the funeral of the youngsters martyred by Indian troops in their ancestral villages in Pulwama district of Indian Occupied Kashmir...

SC dismisses dual nationality cases against Chaudhry Sarwar, Nuzhat Sadiq

  ISLAMABAD: Dual nationality cases against Punjab Governor Chaudhry Sarwar and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Nuzhat Sadiq were dismissed by the Supreme Court on...

Bid to smuggle 970gm amphetamine to Saudi Arabia foiled at Karachi airport

KARACHI: Customs officials on Tuesday foiled a bid to smuggle drugs worth millions to Saudi Arabia by arresting a drug pusher at Jinnah International Airport,...

SHC accepts petition against Alvi’s presidency

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday accepted a petition challenging Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Arif Alvi's presidency, issued notices to the respondents,...

Top US envoy in fight against IS group resigns

WASHINGTON: Brett McGurk, the special US envoy to the coalition fighting the Islamic State group, has resigned, a State Department official said Saturday. His resignation,...

Throne OR Thrown: Sports in 2018 at a glance

As 2018 has come to an end, here is a sneak peek into the major sporting events of the year. CRICKET Asia Cup: The 14th edition...

Air strikes, clashes hit Yemen’s Hodeida despite ceasefire

HODEIDA: Clashes shook Yemen's flashpoint city of Hodeida Sunday after air strikes and deadly fighting on the outskirts overnight, residents said, despite a UN-brokered...