TOYOTA CITY: Japan coach Jamie Joseph toasted the “never-say-die” attitude of his players after the Rugby World Cup hosts thrashed Samoa 38-19 to move to the brink of the quarter-finals. The former All Black expressed pride after the Brave Blossoms made it three out of three in Pool A with a bonus-point win on Saturday that left them dreaming of …

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said that any one crossing the Line of Control from Azad Jammu and Kashmir to provide humanitarian aid or support for the Kashmiri struggle against aggression will play into the hands of the Indian narrative. In a message shared on the social networking platform Twitter, the prime minister stressed that he understood the anguish …

Social media platforms were flooded with birthday wishes for Prime Minister Imran Khan as he turned 67 on Saturday. Fans and supporters of the cricket legend-turned-politician used Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to post messages of good health, happiness and long life to the premier. PM Imran is the 22nd Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the head of …

LAHORE: Police arrested here on Saturday a couple involved in allegedly raping and blackmailing women for money. Police said that during the initial investigation, the suspects confessed to making several videos of the women. The wife would lure poor women and film video while the husband raped them, police said. Police said that the couple used to blackmail women on …

Westerly wave is affecting upper and southern parts of the country. Saturday Widespread rain/wind-thunderstorms is expected in all districts of Balochistan and Sindh while at isolated places in districts of Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and southern Punjab. Isolated hail-storm is expected at few places. Isolated heavy falls are also expected in central and Southern districts of Balochistan, while Upper and …

KARACHI: Incidents of street crimes are on the rise again in the metropolis which was once known for targeted killings, looting, extortion, and kidnapping. In a latest incident of street crimes on Saturday targeted a private hospital, according to Geo News. The gunmen not only took away money from the cashier of the private medical facility in Bhains Colony area, …

KARACHI: Chewing of gutka (a kind of tobacco) can lead to imprisonment of one to six years in jail, according to a newly proposed bill in the Sindh Assembly on Saturday. According to the bill, selling and buying of chewing tobacco or gutka at public places should be banned. This includes schools, colleges, hospitals and other places. It further proposed …

DUBAI: Former president of Pakistan General (retd) Pervez Musharraf is planning to make a comeback in the national politics by reviving his party, the All Pakistan Muslim League (APML). He had formed the party after ruling the country for almost a decade as President and the Army Chief. In March, his party said Musharraf was admitted to a hospital after …

KARACHI: Sindh Information Minister  Saeed Ghani Saturday said the provincial government is planning to launch a transport service namely “Edhi Line” in the metropolitan city. The service would be named after renowned Pakistani philanthropist   Abdul Sattar Edhi who died in 2016. Talking to media on the conclusion of Sindh Assembly session, he said initial working on the project almost has …

KARACHI: As many as nine people including three women and two children were killed and several others sustained injuries in a passenger coach accident near Ormara, Balochistan on Saturday. The accident occurred when the coach overturned on the Coastal Highway. The ill-fated coach was heading to Karachi from Pasni. The rescue teams of Pakistan Navy and Coast Guards reached on …