Tag: Worst

Pakistan had the highest rate of stillbirths in 2015 making it the worst performer out of 186 countries, a quintet of studies published by...

Are they dead or alive? That’s the question haunting relatives of a group of Frontier Corps soldiers who were captured four years ago. When the...

People with a fear of flying often cite the sense of helplessness as one of the most terrifying aspects of the phobia. But of...

The Razzies, which honour the year’s worst films, are to be given out on 1 April, organisers have announced. The spoof prizes, formally known...

Pakistan Muslim League-N President Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday said the present government was the worst in the history of Pakistan as it was bent...

The Punjab Health Department claimed on Sunday that the worst of the dengue epidemic was over, even as the deadly virus claimed its 100th...

Four more people died of the dengue virus in Lahore on Monday raising the death toll from the deadly epidemic to 44, as Punjab...

Torrential rains have always been the signature feature of summers in Lahore and although the downpours relieve the citizens of scorching heat, the poor...

Stocks ended the worst week in a year as time runs out on Washington to reach agreement before the government loses its ability to...

Ten million people in the Horn of Africa have been hit by the worst drought in 60 years, with some areas on the verge...

Afghanistan is the worst place in the world to be a mother and Norway is the best, an annual report released Tuesday said. "Afghanistan has...

NEW DELHI - Most Indians are missing out on the "digital revolution" due to dismal Internet access for the poor with the nation lagging far behind its emerging market peers, a study found Wednesday.
The study said India was at "extreme risk" from a lack of "digital inclusion" as a vast proportion of its 1.2 billion population had no access to the Internet. "Digital inclusion has the potential to bring education to people in countries where educational infrastructure is limited

Players who have succeed
* Imran Tahir (South Africa): The journeyman bowler, 31, made his international debut at the World Cup. With 12 wickets in four matches Tahir has to be the standout performer of the tournament.
* Shahid Afridi (Pakistan): He is well known for being an explosive batsman but few would have bet on him being the leading wicket taker at the end of the group stages (17 wickets at an economy of 3.54). He was instrumental in Pakistan claiming top honours in

ISLAMABAD/LAHORE - An alarming situation has developed with the Ministry of Water and Power expecting the worst ever power load shedding this summer, as the shortage is being estimated at more than 5,000MW. Meanwhile, electricity shortfall crossed 3,000MW level resulting in massive load shedding across the country on Monday. The ministry said the shortfall could rise to 7,000MW in case fuel supplies, furnace oil and natural gas were not available to generate electricity.
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Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan can now claim the unique honour of winning the best and worst actor awards for the same film in the same year. Khan, who won the Filmfare trophy in January for his performance as a man with Asperger's Syndrome in "My Name is Khan", was awarded the worst actor award this week at the Golden Kela awards, India's version of the Razzies that spoof the Oscars.
The film, directed by Karan Johar, also picked up the dubious honour of the worst film of

TOKYO - The Nikkei index's average share plunged 10.6 percent on Tuesday, posting the worst two-day rout since 1987, as hedge funds bailed out after reports of rising radiation near Tokyo. Many mutual funds were left on the sidelines, leaving them poised to dump shares into any rebound.
The yen tripped on talk of intervention by authorities trying to contain the economic impact from last week's devastating earthquake and tsunami, but then recovered. The government bond yields

TOKYO - Japan is facing its worst crisis in the 65 years since the end of World War II, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said on Sunday, calling on the nation to unite after it was devastated by a huge earthquake.
The situation at a quake-stricken atomic power plant also remains grave, Kan said as engineers battled a nuclear emergency sparked by the massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake and the devastating tsunami it triggered.
"The current situation of the earthquake, tsunami and the