Tag: Scare

Terrorists can’t scare Pakistanis, says Rashid

Minister for Information Pervez Rashid on Wednesday condemned the terrorist attack on Bacha Khan University in Charsadda. Speaking in the National Assembly (NA), he expressed...

Watson injury scare ahead of Tests

Australia’s vice-captain Shane Watson was whisked away from New South Wales’ Sheffield Shield match against Queensland to hospital for scans on his troublesome left...

Husband refuses to take wife to hospital during pregnancy scare until...

A man whose wife suffered a pregnancy scare the day after he viciously beat her in a row over money refused to take her...

Asma Jehangir says death threats don’t scare her

Former Supreme Court Bar Association president Asma Jehangir said she will not be deterred by murder threats. Speaking at a ceremony on Friday, Jehangir...

Nawaz League scared of govt’s popularity: Qaim

Chief Minister Sindh Qaim Ali Shah has said that if Muslim League launches long march against government, he would lead a march to Lahore. Addressing...

Congo scare looms after surgeon dies at AKUH

A surgeon at a public hospital in Quetta, Balochistan suffering from the Congo Crimean Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) died on Tuesday at the Aga Khan...

Caught in the net: The dengue scare

The Government of Pakistan, already under immense pressure to aid hundreds of thousands of people affected by massive floods in the south of the...

Wozniacki survives scare, Serena eyes US Open title

World number one Caroline Wozniacki came back from a set and 4-1 down to defeat Svetlana Kuznetsova and reach the US Open last eight...

Aisam in plane crash scare

Pakistan’s tennis star Aisamul Haq Qureshi had an eventful flight to Cincinnati during which all arrangements were made for an emergency landing. According...

Venus survives scare to reach third round

Venus Williams survived a huge scare before advancing to the third round at Wimbledon here Wednesday, downing Japanese veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm 6-7 (6/8), 6-3,...

Nadal, Djokovic at a canter, Murray in injury scare

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic stayed on course for a second Grand Slam final showdown with both notching up straight sets wins in Saturday’s...

Sharapova survives scare to advance into round three

Former world number one Maria Sharapova battled back from a torrid start against French teenager Caroline Garcia to book her place in the French...

PIMS gets bomb scare

The administration of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) on Sunday received a bomb hoax call warning that the hospital would be attacked with...

Nadal survives scare, Djokovic cruises

World number one and undisputed clay king Rafael Nadal survived a scare on Wednesday at the clay Rome Masters as he overcame a sloppy...

Global food scare widens from Japan nuclear plant

TOKYO - Countries across the world shunned Japanese food imports on Thursday as radioactive steam leaked from a disaster-struck nuclear plant, straining nerves in Tokyo. The grim toll of dead and missing from Japan's monster quake and tsunami on March 11 topped 26,000, as hundreds of thousands remained huddled in evacuation shelters and fears grew in the megacity of Tokyo over water safety. The damage to the Fukushima nuclear plant from the tectonic calamity and a series of explosions

Umar in injury scare

KANDY - Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has suffered an injury to his right index finger in a training session and was rested on Friday for team practice ahead of their match with Zimbabwe on Monday. "There is no swelling at all. He is perfectly all right," team manager Intikhab Alam said. "We just want to make sure that everything is okay, that's why I sent him to get an X-ray and scan also. It's cleared and he is okay. "We are resting him for precautionary measures. He got injured on

Vettori in injury scare

PALLEKELE - New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori injured his right knee while attempting a catch in his team's World Cup Group A win against Pakistan at Pallekele stadium on Tuesday.
The 32-year-old landed awkwardly as he tried to catch Kamran Akmal at mid-on after New Zealand set Pakistan a mammoth 303-run target. He was helped to the dressing room by team officials. "Dan hurt his right knee while attempting a catch. He is currently taking ice treatment and was being assessed,"