Teen takes on veterans for Golden Horse glory Pakistan Press Club TAIPEI: Veteran movie stars will take on a 14-year-old newcomer Saturday at Taiwan´s Golden Horse awards, dubbed the Chinese “Oscars”, with the teenager tipped to steal the show. Big names including Oscar-winning director Ang Lee and Hollywood star Jessica Chastain walked down the red…
Qatar unveils World Cup´s first ´reusable´ stadium Pakistan Press Club – DOHA: Qatar on Sunday unveiled the design for what it claims is the World Cup´s first ´reusable´ stadium, the seventh of eight expected venues that will stage games during the 2022 tournament. Ras Abu Aboud is a 40,000 stadium that will be built on…
Sabalenka of Belarus wins WTA Mumbai Open Pakistan Press News Desk -MUMBAI: Number one seed Aryna Sabalenka cruised to a straight-sets victory in the final of the $125,000 WTA Mumbai Open on Sunday. The 19-year-old Belarusian brushed aside Dalila Jakupovic 6-2, 6-3 in India´s commercial capital to claim her first WTA singles title. Sabalenka, ranked…
PTA restores access to Fb & other social media Pakistan Press ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Sunday restored access to social media websites in the country. The PTA had suspended social media including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Daily Motion after launching an operation to end Faizabad sit-in in Islamabad on Saturday. Earlier, the…
Australia closes in on first Test victory Pakistan Press Club – BRISBANE: Australia is headed for victory in the first Ashes Test, with an unbeaten opening partnership putting the home side on the verge of success with a day to go. At stumps on day four, Australia was 0-114, with David Warner not out on…
Saudi-led coalition to assist member countries in counter-terrorism operations: Gen Raheel Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday opened the first high-level meeting of a kingdom-led coalition of Muslim nations against terrorism in Riyadh. The inaugural meeting of the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC) Ministers of Defence Council is being held under the theme of…
Iqbal says Faizabad operation launched, stopped by local administration on IHC orders Pakistan Press News Desk – Islamabad ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal cleared on Sunday that the decision to launch the operation against the Faizabad sit-in was made by the local administration in light of Islamabad High Court orders. Speaking on Geo News program,…
Islamabad crackdown: We can’t use force against our own people, ARMY CHIEF Pakistan Press ISLAMABAD / LAHORE: The Pakistan Army will not participate in the crackdown on the Faizabad protesters but it will safeguard the government installations in the federal capital, it was decided at a meeting of the country’s top civilian and military leaders…
Govt calls in Punjab Rangers to ‘handle’ Islamabad protesters The federal government on Sunday evening called in Punjab Rangers to assist civilian law-enforcement agencies and tasked them with handling the agitated law and order situation in Islamabad and clearing the sit-ins held in Faizabad and adjoining areas, Pakistan Press reported. According to a notification issued by the interior ministry,…
3 Reasons Why Coffee Is So Good for You Pakistan Press Club – UK Coffee is increasingly earning scientists’ approval. Studies continue to suggest that the beverage may have some beneficial effects on health. In the latest analysis, published in the BMJ, researchers scanned nearly 220 studies on coffee and found that overall, coffee drinkers may…
