Keys sends US into second straight Fed Cup final
NEW YORK: Madison Keys battled past Pauline Parmentier of France 7-6(4) 6-4 to lead the US into their second consecutive Fed Cup final in Aix-en-Provence. Keys, who was named as a late…
Chairmanship of 20 key Senate committees to go to opposition: report
ISLAMABAD: A competition between political parties is underway at the moment, over the chairmanship of key committees in the Senate, reports a local media outlet. The report suggests that the ruling and opposition…
Salah Abdeslam: Pot-smoking delinquent to key terror suspect
PARIS: In the Brussels neighbourhood where he lived until his capture, Salah Abdeslam was known as a pot-smoking petty criminal whose former lawyer described him as having “the intelligence of an empty ashtray”.…
Syria congress begins in Russia, key players on boycott
DAMASCUS: Russia’s showpiece congress aimed at bringing Syria’s seven-year war closer to an end will go ahead on Tuesday, despite the country’s main opposition group and Kurdish minority saying they would boycott…
10-day exhibition of “Ghilaf-e-Kaaba” starts in Centaurus Mall
ISLAMABAD: The 10-day exhibition of “Ghilaf-e-Kaaba” started in Islamabad’s Centaurus Mall. According to details, before opening it to the general public, the exhibition was formally inaugurated by Motamar Al-Alam Al-Aslami Secretary-General Raja Zafarul…
De Villiers’ inspirational qualities are key for South Africa
AB de Villiers’ ability to inspire will be the most important aspect of his leadership as he takes over South Africa’s Test team, according to his former coach Ray Jennings and team-mates,…
N. Zealand PM praises teen sensation Lydia Ko
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key led a chorus of praise for teenage golf sensation Lydia Ko after she became the youngest winner in the history of the LPGA Tour. The 15-year-old,…
Bring on the chainsaw!
The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) Friday urged the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to reduce markup rate by 150 to 200 basis points in the monetary policy scheduled to…
New Zealand passes law for part sale of energy assets
New Zealand passed legislation Tuesday paving the way for the government to partially privatise billions of dollars worth of state-owned energy assets in a bid to rein in the country’s debt. Prime…
Summer reading is key to improving students’ reading skills
To children, the summer slide means water, garden hoses and slippery plastic sheets. To teachers, the ‘summer slide’ is the noted decrease in reading skills after a vacation without books. University of…
‘Trade, not aid, key for economy’
While speaking at the Washington’s Atlantic Council, Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh called for a fair opportunity for Pakistan’s exports to international markets as he argued that a Pakistan-US relationship centering on…
LPC session discusses Key to Success
Dr Raees Mushtaq, the author of “Key to Success”, addressing a session titled “Meet the Press”, at the Lahore Press Club, termed good leadership to be the solution for Pakistan’s long-standing problems.…
Key to PPSC lecturers’ seat on sale
Private publishers and private academies are all set to loot students after the announcement of around 2,500 lecturers’ seats by the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC). Various publishers have published test preparation…
Youngsters are key to future of Pakistan cricket
Pakistan’s outgoing coach Waqar Younis has supported the idea of bringing in fresh faces which he believes would usher in a new era for Pakistan cricket and the tour of Zimbabwe would…
Literacy key for enhancing broadband industry
In an exclusive interview with Profit, Qubee CEO Mubashir Naqvi said that to kick off the broadband revolution the government can boost the industry and the overall economy by encouraging e-governance and…
Pakistan hands over key Bali suspect to Indonesia
Pakistan is extraditing a key suspect in the 2002 Bali bombing to Indonesia, a private TV channel have reported. Pakistani security agents arrested Umar Patek in January in Abbottabad, where US Navy…
Tripoli says key town recaptured from rebels
Government troops have recaptured the strategic town of Bir Ghanam, southwest of Tripoli, from rebel forces, Libyan Prime Minister Baghdadi Mahmudi told reporters on Sunday. “Life is back to normal in Bir…