Section: Pakistan Today (Pakistan)
Karachi among 9 worst cities to live in
Some of the world’s major cities are becoming tougher places to live due to rising political and social unrest, as well as growing threats of terrorism, according to an article published in The Independent. The Economist Intelligence Unit just released a report that ranks Karachi as the world’s sixth-worst city to live in. The index...
Pakistan third amongst countries with worst reputation
The Reputation Institute in its annual RepTrak index has named Pakistan in the list of countries with the worst reputation. The index is calculated based on the level of tolerance, safety, standard of living and attractiveness to tourists. The overall marks are given out of 100. It is dominated by African and Middle Eastern countries, though...
Trump hires ‘street fighter’ in new shakeup of White House campaign
U.S. Republican Donald Trump overhauled his presidential campaign team the other day for the second time in less than two months, hiring the head of a conservative news website to bolster his combative image and try to reverse poor opinion poll numbers. Trump named Steve Bannon, Head of the Breitbart News website, as campaign Chief Executive...
Congo fear increases as sacrificial animals being brought to Lahore
The fear of Congo fever has increased in the city as sacrificial animals are being brought to Lahore from other parts of the province for Eidul Azha. According to an estimate, as many as 0.3 million sacrificial animals are slaughtered every year in the metropolis on the occasion of Eidul Azha and most of them are brought from southern Punjab,...
First American Olympian to compete in hijab wins bronze medal
Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad came to the Rio Games determined to show the world that Muslim-American women could compete in elite sports. And the 30-year-old from New Jersey, the first US Olympian to wear ahijab during competition, came away with a bronze medal on Saturday in the women’s team saber event. The four-woman US team — which also...
‘Foreign policy realism’ to replace nation building, says Donald Trump
Donald Trump will declare an end to nation building if elected president, replacing it with what aides described as “foreign policy realism” focused on destroying the Islamic State group and other terrorist organisations. In a speech the Republican presidential nominee will deliver on Monday in Ohio, Trump will argue that the country needs to...
Pope surprises 20 ex-prostitutes by knocking on their door in Rome
Pope Francis surprised 20 former prostitutes on Friday by knocking on their door in Rome and popping in for a chat. The Argentine, who has repeatedly described the human trafficking behind much prostitution as “a crime against humanity”, sat down with the group, including four women from Albania, seven from Nigeria and six from Romania. The other...
Countries with best and worst reputations for 2016 revealed
As terror incidents cause tourism to cool off in Turkey and social media spreads images of US police shootings, a country’s reputation has perhaps never been so easily made and broken. That is the warning from a study which ranks how 70 nations around the world are viewed in the eyes of its ever-observant international audience. Sweden took...
Putin accuses Ukraine of incursions into Crimea
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday accused Ukraine of waging “terror” over alleged attempted incursions into annexed Crimea that Kiev has fiercely denied. Russia’s security agency announced it had thwarted “terrorist attacks” in Crimea by Ukrainian military intelligence and beaten back an armed assault, claims that have ratcheted...
Serena crashes out of Rio Olympics after third round upset
Defending champion and world number one Serena Williams was sent crashing out of the Olympic Games Tuesday, losing 6-4, 6-3 to Elina Svitolina of Ukraine. Defeat for the 34-year-old American robbed her of the chance to secure a fifth gold medal and her 2016 Games are now over after she and sister Venus were deposed as doubles champions in the...
