As groundwater levels plunge, Lahore begins turning off taps
LAHORE: Five mornings a week, Saima Azeem helps her children wash and prepare for school. But this week has been different: She has had to use her few bottles of drinking water to…
Trump ordered Mueller’s firing, then backed off, reports NY Times
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump last June ordered Special Counsel Robert Mueller fired but backed down after the White House counsel threatened to resign rather than follow his directive, The New York…
Nadal dominant as Wozniacki pulls off great escape
MELBOURNE: Dominant Rafael Nadal swept into the Australian Open third round to keep his Grand Slam title hunt on track Wednesday, as Caroline Wozniacki pulled off a great escape to stay in…
Plane skids off Turkish runway, passengers unhurt
ISTANBUL: A Pegasus Airlines flight skidded off the runway of a Turkish coastal airport and ended up halfway down a steep slope into the Black Sea, but no passengers or crew were…
Trump’s London visit called off amid fears of mass protests
LONDON: Donald Trump has backed off the idea of visiting Britain next month to open the new US embassy in London amid fears of mass protests. Government sources suggested that Washington had signalled…
Wing panel falls off Japan PM’s jumbo jet
TOKYO: A panel the size of a laptop computer fell off one of the Japanese prime minister’s jumbo jets, the defence force said on Friday, a potentially embarrassing mishap amid concern over…
Eight people die, 86 rescued from sinking dinghy off Libya
MEDITERRANEAN SEA: At least eight people died and 86 others were rescued after a rubber dinghy starting sinking in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya, according to the Italian coast guard, which said a…
5.8-magnitude quake off Mauritius
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Thursday in the Indian Ocean off the island of Mauritius, the US Geological Service said. The quake’s epicentre was only 10 kilometres (six miles) deep, but was 387…
British border guards call off pre-Games strike
British border officials called off Wednesday a strike planned for the eve of the London Olympics, but travel woes still stalked the event as special lanes for Games traffic caused tailbacks. Organisers…
Football kicks off London Games
Women’s football kicks off the London 2012 Olympics Wednesday — two days before the official start — as athletes pour into the country and organisers put the final touches on the opening…
Iraq PM backs off sacking threats in political row
Iraq’s premier backed off threats to fire ministers boycotting cabinet, instead naming temporary replacements Wednesday, as the UN voiced concern over a row that has stoked sectarian tensions. Nuri al-Maliki’s decision was…
Review plea of two convicted in Musharraf attack case put off
A three-member bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned hearing till fist week of November on review pleas of two persons convicted in Musharraf attack case after an army officer informed…
5.9 earthquake rumbles off Chile coast
A moderate 5.9-magnitude earthquake rumbled off Chile’s coast early Wednesday, just 76 miles (123 kilometers) from the capital Santiago, according to US geologists. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries…
Uplift works put off for 2 months
Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah insisted on Tuesday that the development budget will not be curtailed for utilisation on rescue and relief of the population affected by torrential rains in the…
Doctors call off strike at last
The suffering of patients finally came to an end on Thursday when the Young Doctor’s Association (YDA) at PIMS called off their month and a half-long strike and resumed duties in all…
Second round of Pak-India parliamentary dialogue kicks off
Round II of Pakistan-India Parliamentary Dialogue began here in Vigyan Bhawan Annexe, New Delhi on Thursday. A 19-member Pakistan Parliamentary delegation interacted with their Indian counterparts in a comprehensive review of relations…
Working to pay off their debts
I have been working as a bonded labourer at a brick-kiln since 2005, but no one tried to free me from the clutches of the cruel brick kiln owners and when my…