MultanThe District Returning Officer has declared PML-N candidate for PP-198 Mian Shahzad Maqbool Bhutta successful after recounting of votes in seven polling stations. The losing candidate Barrister Waseem Khan Badozai, who belonged to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, had filed an application for ...
WASHINGTON - One ticket-holder won a record Powerball lottery jackpot of more than $590 million, organizers said Sunday, ending a days-long American quest for a life-changing payout.The winning numbers - 10, 13, 14, 22, 52 and a Powerball of 11 - were drawn just before 11:00 pm eastern time (0300 ...
CHARLESTON, S Carolina: ‘American Idol’ winner Candice Glover, whose powerful voice clinched the title of the popular TV singing show, comes from a sea island culture made up of descendants of West African slaves. “I speak another language,” she said during the Fox TV show. ...
RAWALPINDI:- Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan won the National Assembly seat from NA-52, Rawalpindi, with a huge margin against PTI candidate Col (retd) Ajmal Sabir Raja in the elections. Similarly, Nisar also thrashed two more PTI candidates for ...
ISLAMABAD Newly-crowned Asian Individual Squash champion Aamir Atlas Khan showed utter disappointment over the attitude of President Asif Ali Zardari and Caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, who didn't bother to announce any reward despite being fully aware of the fact that ...
PESHAWAR - Electioneering is picking up momentum in Nowshera as the Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP-P), Awami National Party (ANP) and Pakistan Tahrik-e-Insaf (PTI) have fielded senior politicians from Khattak tribe to win elections from the NA-5 Nowshera-I ...
PARIS- A French lottery player late Friday hit a whopping jackpot of 132,486,744 euros in the nine-nation Euro Millions, the fifth-biggest jackpot ever. The winner, who has 60 days to make himself known to organisers Francaise des Jeux, beat odds of 116,531,000 to one. Euro Millions is played in ...
Off-spinner Saeed Ajmal took four wickets as Pakistan kept their nerve to pull off an exciting 13-run win over New Zealand in the World Twenty20 group D match on Sunday. Ajmal took 4-30, his fourth four-wicket haul in Twenty20 cricket, as Pakistan restricted New Zealand to 164-9 after setting them ...
LONDON - A UK couple who scooped a record 190 million euros in the EuroMillions lottery said Tuesday that they would carry on running their music shop and try to give their children a normal upbringing. Adrian and Gillian Bayford, from Suffolk in eastern England, were the sole winners of the ...
SEATTLE - Dallas Seavey crossed the finish line first in Alaska’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, becoming at 25 the youngest musher to win in race history.Seavey entered the Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome on Tuesday having completed the 1,100-mile (1,800-kilometer) race in nine days, four ...
KARACHI - Pakistan’s first Oscar winner launched a campaign on Tuesday, hoping that her documentary about survivors of acid attacks can help eliminate a crime that disfigures hundreds of women each year.Pictures of 33-year-old Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy collecting her award in the short ...
LOS ANGELES - Oscars organisers unveiled Wednesday a shortlist of nine foreign language movies vying for an Academy Award next month, including an Iranian film which won a Golden Globe at the weekend.The list, which also includes films from Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Israel, Morocco, Poland ...
LAHORE (PPI) - An SMS can sometimes change your life and make your dreams come true. In a similar way, Jazz SMS Khazana, at the conclusion of its 4th round brought a radical change in the life of its grand prize winner, Saeeda M Yousaf. The 26 year old is winner of the 4th Jazz SMS Khazana Grand ...
BIPIN DANI MUMBAI - Hemant Kanitkar, who captained Rajasthan team in the Ranji Trophy and led them to their maiden Ranji Trophy triumph against Baroda in the finals, didn't seem to be too anxious to play against the Pakistani team for the Nissar Trophy. The Mohammad Nissar Trophy is an annual first ...
ISLAMABAD The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed an appeal of former chief minister of Punjab, Ch Pervaiz Elahi, seeking to be declared as successful candidate from NA-61 Chakwal-II after the resignation of PML-N MNA Sardar Muhammad Faiz Tamman from the constituency in July. A three-member bench ...
KARACHI (PR) - Microsoft has announced the first Netbook winner of their 'Explore Pakistan campaign.The campaign aims to increase knowledge about Pakistan amongst the people through trivia on the history and entertainment of the country. Apart from the grand prize of a Netbook, around 350 winners ...
KATHRYN Bigelow, the first female winner of the best director Oscar, makes films, which explore traditionally male territory. From Point Break to The Hurt Locker, she has become master of the action movie. Id love to just think of myself as a film-maker, and I long for the day when a modifier can ...
SEOUL (AFP) - Japanese veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm on Sunday became the oldest winner of a WTA event since Billie Jean King in 1983 by claiming the Korea Open title. Date-Krumm upset Spain's second seed Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-3, 6-3 for a famous victory. She achieved the feat aged 38 years, 11 ...
R&B singer Chris Brown was the big winner at the American Music Awards (AMA) in Los Angeles, picking up three prizes including artist of the year. "I would've gave it to Coldplay - I'm at a loss for words," a shocked Brown said of the night's biggest award. The 19-year-old was also named ...
NEW YORK (AFP) - Olympic champion Elena Dementieva advanced to the US Open semi-finals on Tuesday, the Russian fifth seed extending the best run of her career by defeating Swiss 15th seed Patty Schnyder 6-2, 6-3. Dementieva booked her fourth Flushing Meadows semi-final and next will face the ...






