Bodies of 6 Pakistanis who died in UAE fire reach Islamabad
Bodies of six Pakistanis who were burnt to death in Al Ain on Friday were repatriated on a PIA flight on Monday, Khaleej Times reported. The six men lost their lives on…
Two Pakistanis die in Saudi Arabia road accident
LAHORE: Two Pakistanis, Ramzan and his son belonging to Chowk Sarwar Shaheed of district Muzaffargarh were died in a road accident in Saudi Arabia. Their family members say that they are poor and…
Jan-Michael Vincent, star of Airwolf and The Winds of War, dies at 74
Jan-Michael Vincent, best known for playing daredevil pilot Stringfellow Hawke in 1980s TV series Airwolf, has died at the age of 74, it has emerged. The US actor also appeared with Charles…
1,500 migrants have died in Mediterranean in 2018, Italy deadliest route: UN
GENEVA: For the fifth straight year at least 1,500 migrants have perished in the Mediterranean, with the route between Libya and Italy being the deadliest, claiming the lives of one in 19,…
420,000 children died in 2016 before turning one: report
ISLAMABAD: National Health Services Minister Saira Afzal Tarar on Wednesday informed the Members of National Assembly (MNAs) that approximately 420,000 children died in 2016 before reaching the age of one, according to…
10 workers died after bridge collapse in Colombia
BOGOTA: Ten construction workers in central Colombia were killed Monday when a section of the bridge they were working on collapsed. The disaster occurred around midday on the bridge, which is due to…
Man dies of food poisoning
KARACHI: A man died due to food poisoning at his home in Surjani town area of the city on Saturday. According to the rescue sources, a 28-year-old man consumed some poisonous food…
2,706 patients died in CHK during 2017
KARACHI: An annual report has revealed that 2,706 patients died during treatment in 45 departments of Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK) during 2017, showing a dismal performance. At least 690,412 patients were brought…
AC/DC producer and Australian music pioneer George Young dies
SYDNEY: Australian music pioneer George Young, a driving force behind AC/DC which was fronted by his brothers Angus and Malcolm, has died aged 70, the band and his publishing house said Monday.…
Pakistan’s transgenders mocked by most, abhorred by many
Abandoned by family and mocked by their society, the life of a Pakistani transgender is lonely. It can even be deadly. Alisha was just 23 years old when she was shot five…
Reuters journo died of oxygen shortage: autopsy report
Maria Golovnina, the Pakistan and Afghanistan bureau chief of Reuters based in Islamabad who was found dead on February 23, died due to a shortage of oxygen. A postmortem report by the…
Adiala Jail: Report says 11 died in 2013
As many as 11 inmates died and many were injured in Central Jail Adiala during the current year due to violent behaviour of the administration, maltreatment, scarcity of medical facilities and lack…
City violence claims 8 more lives
Eight people died and at least four others injured on Friday as the wave of violence and killings continued in Karachi. According to police, unknown miscreants sprayed bullets at a car with…
Abandoned baby dies
A seven-day old infant abandoned on the side of a road died on Thursday. According to details, a woman abandoned her seven-day old baby girl on the side of the road. Haji…
Commentator and writer Martin-Jenkins dies
Christopher Martin-Jenkins, a BBC cricket commentator and newspaper writer, has died of cancer at the age of 67. Martin-Jenkins was a stalwart of the Test Match Special radio team and cricket correspondent…
Girl given smoker’s lungs passes away
SHE delayed her wedding for two years while she waited for a lung transplant to save her from the cystic fibrosis that had claimed her brother’s life. The operation was a success,…
World’s oldest person passes away
A 115-year-old Iowa woman’s granddaughter says the woman has died less than two weeks after inheriting the title of world’s oldest person. Dina Manfredini’s granddaughter Lori Logli says Manfredini died Monday morning.…