Tag: Former

Dutch former defence minister appointed UN Iraq envoy

BAGHDAD: A Dutch former defence minister has been appointed as the United Nation's envoy to Iraq, to head a mission which plays an essential...

Former S Leone VP, minister held for alleged graft

FREETOWN: Sierra Leone's former vice-president and an ex-minister were arrested on corruption charges on Thursday, a day after a report alleged "rampant" graft in...

Nisar to contest elections as independent candidate on four seats

Says he never sought a PML-N ticket, neither does he depend on it ISLAMABAD: Former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Sunday submitted nomination papers...

Former Olympian-turned-rickshaw driver breathes his last

LAHORE: Muhammad Ashiq, former Olympian who later had to drive a rickshaw, breathed his last on Sunday, family sources confirmed. Talking to Pakistan Today, Ashiq's...

NAB arrests former CDA chairman in Shakar Parian Complex scam

RAWALPINDI: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has arrested former CDA chairman Imtiaz Inayat Elahi and former CDA member finance Saeedur Rehman on charges of misuse...

Former gymnastics coach tells Nassar to ‘go to hell’ during sentencing

MICHIGAN: A coach who sent more than 100 girls to Larry Nassar for medical treatment told the former USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University team doctor...

Former Indian ASG Sharan says CJI, SC judges should talk it...

NEW DELHI: A day after the divide in the Supreme Court was brought out into the open for the first time, Former Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Amarendra Sharan on Saturday...

Fugitive former PM Yingluck is in London, says Thai foreign minister

BANGKOK: Thailand’s former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who fled the country to avoid being jailed over a rice subsidy scheme that lost billions of...

Former CJP Ajmal Mian passes away in Karachi

KARACHI: Former Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Ajmal Mian passed away in Karachi on Monday, according to his family. Justice (r) Mian’s funeral prayers will...

Former WWE wrestler Chyna found dead

Former WWE star Joanie Laurer also known as Chyna has passed away. The 46-year-old wrestler had not been seen or heard from for a few...

Former British colony Australia says it wants Britain to stay in...

The former British colony of Australia wants Britain to stay in the European Union, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said, weeks before Britain holds a...

Former Canadian Cabinet minister, wife killed in plane crash

Former Canadian Cabinet minister Jean Lapierre died on Tuesday in a plane crash that also killed his wife and three of his siblings on...

Former Republican candidate Ben Carson endorses Trump

Retired neurosurgeon and former Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson endorsed billionaire Donald Trump today, describing his former rival as "a very intelligent man." Carson made...

Former US first lady Nancy Reagan dies at 94

Former US first lady Nancy Reagan died Sunday at age 94, a spokeswoman for the Reagan Presidential Library and Foundation in Simi Valley, California...

Former United defender Vidic retires

Former Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic announced his retirement from football on Friday at the age of 34. Vidic won five Premier League titles and...

Former Balochistan CM rejects PM’s offer to become adviser

Former Balochistan chief minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch has declined an offer by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to become his adviser, a post which...

New AGP leaves former chief’s men in the lurch

Rana Amin initiates transfers/postings of officials considered close to former AGP, leaves several stranded as officers ‘awaiting posting’ Farooq Mohsin, Sania Riffat, Tanweer Hamid,...