Section: Pakistan
- Dunya TV (Pakistan) (1,451)
- Geo TV (Pakistan) (288)
- The Kooza (Canada) (23)
- The Nation (Pakistan) (115)
Andy Murray reaches third round of the Olympic Games
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 9, 2016 (AFP) – Defending champion Andy Murray raced into the Olympic Games third round Tuesday, blitzing close friend Juan Monaco of Argentina 6-3, 6-1.World number two Murray is looking to make the most of the shock opening round exit of top seed Novak Djokovic and become the first man to win two singles golds.The...
Putin says Russia will end sanctions on Turkey gradually
ST PETERSBURG: Russia will phase out sanctions against Turkey step-by-step but the priority is to bring bilateral ties between the two countries to their pre-crisis level, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday. Putin, after meeting with President Tayyip Erdogan, said the talks will have an important bearing on the future of...
Russia-Turkey feud: from jet downing to making up
MOSCOW (AFP) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday hold their first meeting since the two leaders began healing a bitter feud over Ankara’s downing of a Russian warplane.Here is a timeline of the crisis that slammed the brakes on burgeoning ties between the two strategically...
U.S. urges Russia to halt Syria sieges; Russia slams aid politicization
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council must not allow civilians on both sides of the Syrian city of Aleppo to be cut off from humanitarian aid, the United States said on Monday as Russia accused Washington of politicizing a humanitarian issue.Insurgents effectively broke a month-long government siege of eastern,...
Putin and Erdogan meet to mend ties after jet downing rift
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan jets into Russia on Tuesday for his first meeting with counterpart Vladimir Putin since the two strongmen leaders began healing a bitter feud over Ankara’s downing of a Russian warplane. Erdogan’s visit to Putin’s hometown of Saint Petersburg is also his first foreign trip since the failed...
Putin and Erdogan meet to mend ties after jet downing rift
SAINT PETERSBURG (AFP) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan jets into Russia Tuesday for his first meeting with counterpart Vladimir Putin since the two strongmen leaders began healing a bitter feud over Ankaras downing of a Russian warplane.Erdogans visit to Putins hometown of Saint Petersburg is also his first foreign trip since the...
Olympics: Serena struggles, del Potro blasts punch-up
RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) – Defending champion Serena Williams ended a three-match losing streak against Frances Alize Cornet to keep her hopes of a fifth Olympic gold medal alive Monday.But it was a rollercoaster 7-6 (7/5), 6-2 victory for the 34-year-old world number one who 24 hours earlier had suffered her first ever Olympic Games womens...
U.S. urges Russia to halt Syria sieges; Russia slams aid politicization
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council must not allow civilians on both sides of the Syrian city of Aleppo to be cut off from humanitarian aid, the United States said on Monday as Russia accused Washington of politicizing a humanitarian issue. Insurgents effectively broke a month-long government siege of eastern, opposition-held...
I ran the CIA, now I endorse Hillary: former acting director
A former top official of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) recently gave backing to presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. In an article written in the New York Times on Aug 5 , Michael J. Morell, CIA’s former acting director and deputy director from 2010 to 2013 said that in the upcoming presidential elections on Nov 8, he will...
Secretary wants to enhance surveillance on Polio, Congo Fever
Primary and Secondary Healthcare Secretary Ali Jan Khan on Sunday directed the executive district officers (EDOs) to improve monitoring and surveillance in polio eradication and Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Punjab. Chairing the monthly meeting of EDOs, he said that in view of the coming Eid, the EDOs must enhance coordination with...
