Section: Pakistan
- Dunya TV (Pakistan) (1,451)
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Poland beat Northern Ireland 1-0
Northern Ireland’s long-awaited return to a major international tournament ended with a narrow 1-0 loss to Poland in a contest which came exactly 30 years since their last finals participation. An Arkadiusz Milik goal early in the second period of the Euro 2016 contest in Nice inflicted a first defeat in 13 on Michael O’Neill’s...
TDAP striving to boost trade despite challenges
TDAP Chief Executive SM Muneer says former TDAP heads misappropriated Rs 1.3b Says improvement in law and order situation paramount for trade The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) is striving hard to boost the country’s exports. The Authority is searching for a number of new avenues to market Pakistani products through...
Brexit ‘disastrous’ for EU global role: analysts
Brussels (AFP) – Britain leaving the European Union would strip the bloc of a nuclear-armed global player and prove disastrous for its presence on the world stage, analysts say.The timing could hardly be worse, as the EU struggles with its biggest migration crisis since World War II and the continent facing a growing threat from terrorism...
Football: Payet delivers France win to launch Euro 2016
PARIS (AFP) – Dimitri Payet struck a sublime late winner to earn hosts France a 2-1 victory over Group A rivals Romania in the opening match of the European Championship, but more violence broke out between rival fans in Marseille.Thousands of police surrounded the Stade de France ahead of the gala opener amid widespread security fears,...
Day of history arrives for Bale and Wales
BORDEAUX (AFP) – Gareth Bale and Wales will play their inaugural European Championship finals game on Saturday mixing the joy of a special day with nerves over whether they can get back to winning ways.The Group B game against Slovakia will be the first time that a Wales team has appeared at a major tournament since June 19, 1958 in...
France on high alert two days prior to Euro 2016
Warnings mounted on Wednesday over potential terrorist attacks just two days before the start of Euro 2016, with France on high alert as it readies to host two million foreign football fans. The French government was set to launch a smartphone app which would warn visitors of any “major crisis”, a day after Britain warned that fans could be...
Russia deploys troops
Standoff with Nato deepens KLINTSY, Russia: Russia is building an army base near its border with Ukraine, the latest in a chain of new military sites along what the Kremlin sees as its frontline in a growing confrontation with Nato. While there have been no clashes between the former Cold War rivals, Russia is building up forces on its western...
Britain warns Euro 2016 stadiums could be terror targets
Britain on Tuesday warned its citizens travelling to the Euro 2016 football championships in France that stadiums, fan zones and transport hubs “represent potential targets for terrorist attacks”. “There is a high threat from terrorism,” the foreign ministry said in a travel advisory for supporters. “During Euro 2016, stadiums, fan zones, venues...
Ukrainian-Pakistani political consultations held in Kiev
Ukraine-Pakistani political consultations dialogue to develop bilateral cooperation was held in Ukrainian capital Kiev. According to a news release received here on Tuesday, Ukrainian side was led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergiy Kyslytsya and while Pakistan was represented by Additional Secretary (Europe) of the Ministry for Foreign...
Obama to make last trip to Europe
The US President Barack Obama will visit Poland and Spain in July in what will likely be his final presidential trip to Europe, a continent that has often presented more problems than opportunities during his term. The White House said Obama would travel to Warsaw on July 7-9 for “his fifth and final summit with NATO leaders,” before making his...
