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Punjab taekwondo team off to Faisalabad
The Punjab taekwondo team comprising nine players and a coach have left for Faisalabad to take part in the Inter Provincial Youth Under-14 Boys...
Djokovic sees off gritty Baghdatis
Novak Djokovic held off an inspired Marcos Baghdatis 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-4 to reach the last 16 at Wimbledon on Saturday. The Serbian second...
Germany, USA, star as World Cup kicks off
Germany, the United States and Brazil are the favourites as the battle for the ultimate prize in football gets underway on Sunday in the...
Polling for AJK-Karachi constituencies put off
On the provincial police chief’s report of unsatisfactory law and order in Karachi, the Chief Election Commissioner on Saturday announced the postponement of elections...
Bollywood stars kick off IIFA events
Flash mobs of dancers, dozens of Bollywood superstars hounded by autograph-seeking fans and a gala movie premiere kicked off the 12th Indian International Film...
Pakistan cueists off to Dubai
Pakistan’s two top cueists Muhammad Sajjad and Shahid Aftab left for Dubai on Thursday to take part in the International Snooker Championship. The event...
Federer off to flying start
Six-time men’s champion Roger Federer barely broke sweat in clinching a 7-6 (7/2), 6-4, 6-2 win over Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan.
Third-seeded Federer, who next...
LESCO defaults increase fivefold as govt depts let off
The Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) has failed to collect the outstanding dues from government departments and in the last one year, the defaulted...
Syrian army cuts off supply lifeline for refugees
The Syrian army has cut off a key border village supplying people fleeing to Turkey, closing its only bakery and burning surrounding forests, residents...
Scam blows the lid off corruption in UNICEF-funded GRAP
A mega scam involving misappropriation of millions of rupees has cropped up in the UNICEF-funded Gender Reforms Action Plan (GRAP) being executed by the...
PFF secretary off to Malaysia
Secretary General Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) Lt. Col. ( R ) Ahmed Yar Khan Lodhi left for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Wednesday to attend...
Hugh Hefner’s 25-year old fiancee calls off wedding
Heartbroken Playboy founder Hugh Hefner said on Tuesday his wedding this weekend was canceled because his 25-year-old fiancee, a Playmate from his magazine, changed...
Shahzad’s book taken off shelves
Less than a fortnight after journalist Saleem Shahzad was abducted and found murdered under mysterious circumstances, his book Inside Al-Qaeda and the Taliban, Beyond...
Del Potro sees off Istomin at Queen’s
Former US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro enjoyed a winning return to grass as the Argentine beat Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin 6-4, 6-2 in...
Murray in doubt as Querrey off to winning start
Reigning champion Sam Querrey was back in the groove at Queen's as the American began his defence of the grass-court title with a 6-3,...
Struggling Berlusconi brushes off referendum worry
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi played down the significance of a coming referendum on nuclear power, seen as his next big test with voters...
Microsoft shows off new ‘Windows 8’ operating system
Microsoft Corp showed off a version of its next operating system at technology conferences in the United States and Taipei, as some PC makers...
