Tag: Man

Play highlights how terrorism affects the common man

LAHORE
Laal Chuna, a play depicting the importance of education, concluded at Alhamra on The Mall today. The play was organized by "Jag Sudhar" foundation and a significant audience attended the play.
The play focused on promoting educational awareness among citizens andhighlighted the importance of education to crafting a successful society. The drama also portrayed the threat to a common man's life posed by terrorism.
The storyline moved around paresnts who wished to

Man arrested for selling 15-day old son

LAHORE
Shalimar Police on Friday arrested a man who sold his 15-day-old son for Rs 31,000 "owing to financial problems", Pakistan Today has learnt.
Jameel, the father-in-law of the accused Shabbir, said that his daughter Abida gave birth to a boy, who was named Tauseef, a month ago. He said that Shabbir was unemployed for a long time and on the day of the incident he took his son somewhere and returned home without him. He later told Abida that he had sold Tauseef for Rs

High-flying Man City eye Europa top spot

PARIS: Manchester City may have grander ambitions than the Europa League, but the big-spending Premier League club can take a big step towards the knockout phase with a win over Lech Poznan on Thursday.
The Polish side are the surprise leaders of Group A after two matches, heading City on goal difference, while Italian aristocrats Juventus are third, two points adrift.
City supporters of a certain vintage will be heartened by the opposition being Polish as their last

Man builds 70mph mobility scooter

A Lincolnshire plumber has built the fastest mobility scooter in the world - which whizzes along at an incredible 69mph.
Colin Furze, 31, spent nearly three months converting the machine which has a powerful 125cc motorbike engine hidden under the seat, five gears and twin exhausts.
The petrol-powered super scooter, which is British racing green, can almost reach the national speed limit and keep up with cars on the motorway.
It does 10 miles to the gallon and is nearly

Big b’day for world’s shortest man

Being a 22-inch-tall adult makes it hard to buy clothes, drive a car and do many other things, but it's not without advantages.
Khagendra Thapa Magar of Nepal turned 18 on Thursday and is now eligible to be the Guinness World Records title holder as the world's shortest man.
Magar is five full inches shorter than 27-inch-high Colombian Edward Nino Hernandez, who held the record for only a few weeks.
Magar weighs only 11 pounds and loves to show off his dancing and

Man shot dead by robbers.

A man was shot dead by a group of robbers on Friday. Doctors said that he was in critical condition for about nine hours during which he received four blood transfusions.
40 year old Shareef was traveling back to his village near Raiwind form Sharaqpur with his brother and 13-year-old son. When they reached Faizpur interchange, a group of robbers forced them to stop and demanded cash, cell phones and other valuables. Sensing resistance, the robbers opened fire. The injured were

Man shot dead by robbers

A man was shot dead by a group of robbers on Friday. Doctors said that he was in critical condition for about nine hours during which he received four blood transfusions.
40 year old Shareef was traveling back to his village near Raiwind form Sharaqpur with his brother and 13-year-old son. When they reached Faizpur interchange, a group of robbers forced them to stop and demanded cash, cell phones and other valuables. Sensing resistance, the robbers opened fire. The injured were

Man shot dead by colleague, accused still at large

A man was shot dead in Islamabad's suburbs on Friday, in the jurisdiction of Koral Police Station. A police official said that 40-year old Malik Abid Fraze, son of Muhammad Bashir and resident of Mansehra, was shot dead by his colleague Muddassar at PWD colony.
Both the deceased and the accused were working as electricians. Muddassar shot Fraze due to unknown reasons and escaped from the scene, police said.
They said that the deceased received a bullet in head. Police have

Man Utd post huge losses despite record profits

Manchester United made a full-year loss of 84 million pounds ($133 million) due to managing the cost of debt, they said on Friday, giving more ammunition to the many critics of the Premier League club's American owners.
The club posted a record operating profit of 101 million pounds due to increased broadcasting and commercial income but made a loss when interest charges and the cost of restructuring debt were added on. It's the first time that a British club has crossed the 100