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October 23, 2018

Robert Sharkey jailed for spending dead woman’s £6k on pizza

A man who spent £6,000 of his dead neighbour’s savings on pizzas has been sentenced to two years. Robert Sharkey, 24, of Grays Hill, Bangor, was […]
October 23, 2018

South Africa shocked by live rape trial of Timothy Omotoso

A televised rape trial in South Africa has prompted a furious public backlash after a witness – who says she was raped by her pastor from […]
October 18, 2018

NAB official suspended over professors’ handcuffing

LAHORE: National Acco­untability Bureau Chairman retired Justice Javed Iqbal has suspended an additional director from service for producing Punjab University’s former vice chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid […]
October 18, 2018

University of Peshawar admin under probe for illegal appointments, corruption

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa parliamentary committee probing the Oct 4 police violence against the protesting University of Peshawar students on campus is also looking into the […]
October 18, 2018

New report says growing population likely to outstrip developmental gains

ISLAMABAD: The growing population is likely to outstrip developmental gains and continue to adversely affect the economy, environment, health, education and quality of the lives of […]
October 18, 2018

UN approves resolution enabling Palestinians to chair group

UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly unanimously approved a resolution on Tuesday that will enable the Palestinians to chair the major group of developing countries at […]
October 18, 2018

Pakistan yet to implement GSP Plus conventions: EU envoy

LAHORE: A European Union (EU) Commission on Trade delegation is arriving in Pakistan on Thursday (today) to directly check all stakeholders’ compliance with the EU conditions […]
October 18, 2018

ATC to hear additional witnesses in Debra Lobo attack case

KARACHI: An antiterrorism court allowed on Wednesday an application moved by the prosecution pleading to record additional evidence of more witnesses in the case pertaining to […]