Tag: First
US loses stellar AAA rating for first time
Standard & Poor's cut the US credit rating for the first time in history late Friday, saying the country's politicians were increasingly unable to...
Yingluck confirmed as Thailand’s first female PM
Yingluck Shinawatra became politically turbulent Thailand's first female prime minister on Friday after parliament endorsed her crushing election victory.
Political novice Yingluck, the sister of...
Odesnik falls in first ATP match after ban
Wayne Odesnik, banned after admitting he imported human growth hormone (HGH) to Australia, was a loser Wednesday at the $1.4 million Washington Classic in...
First Punjabi film reaches Venice Film Festival
‘Anhey Gorhey da Daan’ (Alms of the Blind Horse) a film in Punjabi directed by Gurvinder Singh and based on the novel of the...
England’s first steps
England took the first step towards their dream of becoming the number one Test team when they completed a comprehensive victory against India in...
First round of PPFL ends
The first phase of the eighth Pakistan Premier Football League ended with win for PIA on Friday.
The second phase of the 240-match league...
LCWU to establish Pakistan’s first barrier-free campus
Lahore College for Women University (LCWU) Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Sabiha Mansoor, while addressing an international seminar on Thursday, announced that Pakistan’s first Independent...
More struggles for Mirza in first-round ouster
India's seventh-seeded Sania Mirza suffered her sixth loss in seven matches, falling 7-5, 6-4 to Canada's Stephanie Dubois in her opening match at a...
Beatles photos from first US tour fetch $360,000
A group of pictures from the first tour of the United States by The Beatles in 1964 has been been sold at auction for...
Hina Pakistan’s first woman FM
Hina Rabbani Khar became the country’s first foreign minister as Acting President Farooq Naik administered oath to her at a simple ceremony held at...
First US troops leave Afghanistan as drawdown begins
The first American soldiers of about 10,000 due to leave Afghanistan this year have flown home, military officials said on Friday, kicking off a...
TDAP to build Pakistan’s first Jewellery park
The country’s first jewellery park, which was facing delay for the last four years, has received a green signal as Trade Development Authority of...
First delinting plant to start in September
Country’s first delinting plant (for cotton seeds) is to start production in the coming months. This will help not only to meet local demand...
F1: Metallica to welcome India’s first GP
US heavy metal outfit Metallica will rock India with their first-ever show in the country at a concert to mark the inaugural Formula One...
Iran fires missiles into Indian Ocean for first time
Iran said on Saturday it test-fired two long-range missiles into the Indian Ocean earlier this year, the first time it has fired missiles into...
First ship with 25,000 tonnes urea reaching on Monday
The first ship carrying 25,000 tonnes of urea fertiliser will anchor at Gwadar Port on Monday, sources in Trading Corporation of Pakistan said.
Saudi Arabia...
Tiger in first new commercial since scandal
US golf star Tiger Woods has appeared in his first new TV commercial since his epic fall from grace in 2009 over a sex...
