Tag: Shock

Homeopath physician shot dead, cousin dies due to shock

MANDI BAHAUDDIN: A homeopathic physician on Tuesday was shot dead over personal grudge while his cousin died of a heart attack caused due to shock. According to...

British PM picks new welfare minister after shock resignation

British Prime Minister David Cameron appointed a new welfare minister on Saturday to replace former Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith, whose shock resignation...

Higgins fluffs his Lines

Yorkshireman Peter Lines caused a shock by knocking out four-time world champion John Higgins on day one of the German Masters. Lines, from Leeds,...

LESCO officials shock electricity thieves in fresh crackdown

In a fresh crackdown against electricity theft in the city, the Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) officials raided different areas lying in their respective...

Upsets of the year

Tennis is no stranger to upsets. As unexpected as inevitable, they are what many fans love, the media longs for and the players fear...

China murder trial draws cynicism but also some surprise

To a Chinese public used to politicians behaving badly, corruption scandals come as little surprise. But the allegations against the wife of ex-leader Bo...

Obama ‘shocked, saddened’ over shooting at Batman film

US President Barack Obama said he was "shocked and saddened" by the mass shooting at a Denver-area cinema early Friday in which at least...

Shock-proofing Asia’s economies

Uncertainty and volatility have quickly become the “new normal” of the global economy. For several reasons, this turbulent external environment poses the most significant...

KESC jolts 2 top industrialists with Rs 1bn ‘electric shock’

The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) has served legal notices to the current and former presidents of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI)...

Arsenal avoid shock exit, United rout Leeds

Arsenal avoided a humiliating League Cup third round exit against Shrewsbury as the troubled Gunners came from behind to win 3-1, while Manchester United...

Kvitova suffers shock defeat, Serena advances

Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and French Open winner Li Na both crashed out of the Toronto WTA tournament on Thursday as the top seeds...

KESC shock HBL in T20 Night Cricket

Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) stun Habib Bank Limited (HBL) in the first Cool and Cool Corporate Twenty20 Night Tournament here at DHA Sports...

Rangers, Keiv suffer shock defeats

Scottish giants Rangers and Ukrainian heavyweights Dynamo Kiev were the biggest name casualties after the third qualifying round of the Champions League second leg...

Phelps suffers shock defeat in Shanghai

Michael Phelps’ rocky season took another turn for the worse Tuesday when the 14-time Olympic gold medallist was stunned in the world championships 200m...

Brazil exit as Venezuela shock Chile at Copa

Paraguay dumped holders Brazil out of the Copa America on Sunday, winning a quarter-final penalty shootout 2-0 after a poor match ended goalless after...

Peru shock Colombia to reach Copa semis

Peru shocked favoured Colombia on Saturday to reach the semi-finals of the Copa America with a 2-0 win in extra-time and will face either...

Aisam, Bopanna make a shock first round exit

Pakistan’s Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and his partner Rohan Bopanna made a shock first round exit from the Wimbledon men’s doubles event in London on Thursday....