MUMBAI:
While Salman Khan is busy shooting for his next film with Katrina Kaif
in Dublin, a Romanian magazine has linked him up with a local TV news
presenter named Iulia Vantur. According t...Read more »
KARACHI:
Chicken is being retailed at Rs300/kg as relentless rains have hit
Sindh’s poultry industry hard, breaking supply chain to Karachi and
other cities, Geo News reported. “Thousands of...Read more »
KARACHI:
Former Pakistan Captain Shahid Afridi said Saturday he was considering a
return to the national team and would make a decision in the next few
months, Geo News reported.While speaki...Read more »
KARACHI:
Jiye Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) Chief Bashir Qureshi Saturday said that
his 'licensed weapons' had been confiscated under a conspiracy to kill
him, Geo News reported.Talking to media ...Read more »
LAHORE:
Nine people died from the Dengue virus in Lahore on Saturday taking the
death toll to 38 in the city, Geo News reported. Hospitals in
the province are crowded with Dengue patients wh...Read more »
UNITED
NATIONS: The UN General Assembly on Friday gave Libya's UN seat to the
National Transitional Council which toppled Moamer Kadhafi. The
193-member assembly voted 114 to 17 to let re...Read more »
QUETTA:
Three Congo Virus cases were reported in Quetta on Friday, Geo News
reported. A senior surgeon and medical technician are amongst those who
have contracted the virus. Dr. Adam Khan t...Read more »
NEW
YORK: Marc Jacobs drew a beautiful and audacious line Thursday under a
New York Fashion Week that stood out for its optimism and bright yellows
and oranges.As he has in the past, Jacobs ...Read more »
HARARE:
Pakistan continued their winning streak and outplayed Zimbabwe again in
the first of the two Twenty20 Internationals here at the Harare Sports
Club ground on Friday.
Chasing a diff...Read more »
KARACHI:
Long-term investors were further put off Pakistan's deeply troubled
economy when the start of the country's new financial year was marred by
a Taliban insurgency in the country's n...Read more »
PESHAWAR:
PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif said Friday that strict punishment should be
given to those behind the violence in Karachi, Geo News reported. Sharif
who was addressing workers during a p...Read more »
LAHORE:
Dengue continues to grip Punjab and 5,500 cases have been confirmed in
the province, Geo News reported. Out of the 30 people who lost their
lives in Punjab due to the virus, 26 were...Read more »
NEW
YORK: Counseling alone does not seem to help pregnant women quit
smoking, according to a review of previous studies that concludes more
research on the use of nicotine replacement and ot...Read more »
TORONTO:
Veteran Indian actor Pankaj Kapur's eagerly awaited directorial debut
"Mausam" was pulled from the Toronto film festival line-up on Tuesday,
one day before it was to premi...Read more »
HARARE:
Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field in the final one day
international (ODI) against Pakistan Wednesday, Geo News reported.
Pakistan which has already won the first two matche...Read more »
KARACHI: The devastating rain flood in Sindh has among other things severely hit the standing cotton crops, Geo News reported.Pakistan
Cotton Ginners Association’s executive member, Ehsanul Hu...Read more »
KABUL:
Officials raised the death toll in a 19-hour siege in Kabul to 14
Wednesday as the Afghan government announced the violence had come to an
end with the killing of two insurgents.The a...Read more »
HYDERABAD:
Many interior areas of Sindh including Hyderabad are receiving light
drizzling while rainwater is still stagnant in different areas, Geo News
reported Wednesday. The victims of ra...Read more »
LAHORE:
Dengue continues its grip over Punjab and the provincial capital in
particular where 15 people have died from the disease, Geo News
reported. Three including a boy died from the viru...Read more »
MUMBAI:
Pakistani pop star Ali Zafar has received praise over his role in Mere
Brother Ki Dulhan (MBKD). This is Ali Zafar's second Bollywood movie and
with it he has become the hot favourit...Read more »
NEW
YORK: Novak Djokovic shrugged off a back scare to defeat defending
champion Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (3/7), 6-1 to clinch the US Open on
Monday, his third Grand Slam title of the year ...Read more »
KARACHI:
The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) will close at the usual 3:30 p.m.
local time on Tuesday, reversing an earlier decision to close at noon
because of floods in Pakistan's commercial c...Read more »
LEIGHTON
BUZZARD: Four men charged with slavery offences following a British
police raid on a Travellers' caravan site were due in court Tuesday over
the treatment of four alleged victims.Th...Read more »
BADIN:
Intermittent rains that started on Monday's morning continued across
the province throughout the day, adding to the plight of the people
already facing severe difficulties in the wake...Read more »
KARACHI:
Floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains crippled Pakistan's biggest
city and commercial hub of Karachi on Tuesday, with few people able to
make it to work or school.In Karachi, the ...Read more »
VENICE:
Russian filmmaker Alexander Sokurov won the Golden Lion award at the
Venice film festival on Saturday for "Faust," a visceral take on
Goethe's play which explores the them...Read more »
KARACHI:
Senior Minister, Pir Mazharul Huque said that only those who think that
their words would not be taken true lift the Holy Quran, however, he
added he was not calling Zulfiqar Mirza ...Read more »
HYDERABAD:
Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N)’s president, Nawaz Sharif said there
was no need for a global appeal for flood relief, except for having
developed the habit of begging. He furthe...Read more »
KARACHI:
At least nine people lost their lives when they were electrocuted
during rain in the city, Geo News reported. Five members of the same
family including a mother and daughter were am...Read more »
ISLAMABAD:
Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Saturday called upon the
international community to help Pakistan rehabilitate Monsoon-devastated
Sidh province as the damages, this time ar...Read more »
NEW YORK: Pakistan's Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and India's Rohan Bopanna
have lost in the semi-final match of the US Open Saturday, Geo News
reported. Qureshi and Bopanna faced Mariusz Frystenberg and M...Read more »
ISLAMABAD:
National Health Department reported that 2413 dengue cases have been
confirmed across the country, fearing the toll could be rise in days to
come.According to the National Health ...Read more »
MUMBAI:
Filmmaker Rohit Shetty's action-packed 'Singham', starring Ajay Devgn
as an honest cop fighting to clean up the system, has earned Rs.100
crore net in India in its sixth week.It is s...Read more »
KARACHI:
Pakistan State Oil Company (PSO) urgently needs Rs50 billion for paying
the outstanding amounts of international suppliers, Geo News reported.Sources
said that PSO needs this amount...Read more »
CAIRO:
Israel's ambassador to Egypt and senior staff has been evacuated home
after protesters stormed a building containing the country's embassy in
Cairo on Friday night.Israel Radio said o...Read more »
NAWABSHAH:
Speaking to the media at the circuit house here, PML-N chief Nawaz
Sharif said one should not be afraid of going to prison when fulfilling
their duties, Geo News reported Saturday...Read more »
KARACHI: Twenty-nine Dengue cases have been reported in Sindh over the
last nine days, Geo News reported Friday. In the last 24 hours, eight
cases have been reported.According to the Dengue Surve...Read more »
CLEVELAND:
A 43.5 carat diamond was sold through an online auction for $2.84
million. The yellow diamond known as ‘The Golden Eye’ was confiscated
from a smuggler by the FBI in 2006.
The a...Read more »
MUMBAI:
Bollywood movie actors Shahid Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor attended an event
to hail the success of their film's ‘Mausam’ music track.The event was also attended by Pankaj Kapur, the direc...Read more »
ORDOS:
Arch-rivals Pakistan and India tied the semi-final match of the Asian
Champions hockey tournament on Friday while Pakistan succeeded to gain
its place in the finals, Geo News reported...Read more »
Oil
headed for a third weekly gain as investors bet President Barack
Obama’s job-creation plan will support demand for fuel and as producers
in the Gulf of Mexico evacuated workers ahead of ...Read more »
NEW
YORK: New York City deployed more police onto the streets and President
Barack Obama ordered boosted counterterrorism efforts.after officials
warned of the threat of a terror strike on t...Read more »
KARACHI: The hearing of the suo motu Karachi violence case was adjourned on Friday till September 13, Geo News reported.The
five-member bench of the Supreme Court is headed by Chief Justice
I...Read more »
ISLAMABAD:
120,000 pregnant women are among those affected by the recent floods in
Sindh, Geo News reported Friday. These women face a risk from water
borne diseases and several of them have...Read more »
LAHORE:
The number of patients suffering from Dengue is increasing rapidly
here, Geo News reported. According to the health department, 1,729
Dengue cases have been reported across Punjab wi...Read more »
KARACHI:
Rupee touched a record low level at 87.50 against dollar in the
inter-bank market—weakest ever thus far traded, truly reflecting the
downbeat economy, Geo News reported.Forex market...Read more »
MUMBAI:
The Salman Khan-Kareena Kapoor film Bodyguard has broken the record of
the Salman-Sonakshi Sinha movie Dabangg in just five days after its
release.Kareena is in seventh heaven. Back ...Read more »
NEW
YORK: Three people were fatally shot and two New York City police
officers were wounded on Monday night in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. One of
the victims was a bystander, a 56-year-old woma...Read more »
KARACHI:
The Supreme Court Karachi Registry resumed hearing of the Karachi
violence suo moto case on Tuesday, Geo News reported. Chief Justice
Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry ordered Advocate Gen...Read more »
KARACHI:
Heavy rain lashed the metropolis on Tuesday, Geo News reported. Areas
which received heavy rain included Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Gulistan-e- Johar,
Malir, Baldia Town, Nursery, Sher Shah a...Read more »