Tag: Takes

Waugh takes lie-detector test in corruption fight

Former Australia captain Steve Waugh has taken a lie-detector test as part of his bid to help root corruption out of cricket. Waugh believes...

Govt takes SC head on over Qureshi

Despite repeated orders of the Supreme Court (SC) for the reinstatement of FIA Additional Director General Zafar Qureshi, the government is not taking any...

Cavendish takes 18th win on Tour’s 11th stage

British sprint king Mark Cavendish made amends for defeat by German rival Andre Greipel by notching up his 18th career victory in the Tour...

Sindh govt takes educational institutions from local govt

The Sindh government has taken control of the educational institutions that were being run by the City District Government Karachi and placed them under...

Voeckler takes yellow as Sanchez wins crash-fest

Frenchman Thomas Voeckler pulled on the Tour de France yellow jersey after a dramatic ninth stage won by Spain’s Luis Leon Sanchez and marred...

Voeckler takes yellow as Sanchez wins crash-fest

Frenchman Thomas Voeckler pulled on the Tour de France yellow jersey after a dramatic ninth stage won by Spain's Luis Leon Sanchez and marred...

B’deshi American congressman takes aim at profiling

Hansen Clarke made history as the first member of the US Congress of Bangladeshi descent but when he goes to the airport, he still...

NASAIR’s 1st flight to Lahore takes off

Nasair, the low fare airline based in Saudi Arabia, took off from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at 02:10 local time, marking it the airline’s first...

SC takes notice of Qureshi’s suspension, summons record

The Supreme Court took notice on Wednesday of the suspension of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Additional Director General (DG) Zafar Qureshi, who was probing...

LDA takes U-turn

In an astonishing turn, the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has removed the maximum height limit for any building in its new commercialisation policy for...

Vettel takes pole for European Grand Prix

German world champion Sebastian Vettel will start from pole position in Sunday’s Formula One European Grand Prix after the Red Bull driver was fastest...

Soler takes yellow after stage two win in Switzerland

Colombian Juan Mauricio Soler got to savour former days of glory when he claimed an impressive win on stage two of the Tour of...

Cricket takes back seat in PCB, Afridi row

The spat between Shahid Afridi and the PCB is assuming the form of a full scale war as the former has gone to court...

Player vs board: Katich takes on Cricket Australia

Simon Katich, who was dropped from the list of 25 contracted players, has blamed the Cricket Australia for last summer’s Ashes debacle against England...

Formula One: Vettel takes sixth pole of season in Canada

Defending world champion Sebastian Vettel claimed his sixth pole position in seven races this year on Saturday when he topped the times in qualifying...

SC takes suo motu notice of youth killing by Rangers in...

Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry late Thursday took suo motu notice of the murder of an unarmed youth by the Rangers in...

Heat takes its toll on citizens

A rush of gastro and heatstroke patients was witnessed in the hospitals as the severe heat spell prolonged in the provincial metropolis. People engaged...