Lahore-based TV channel attacked

Lahore-based TV channel attacked

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday condemned a gun attack on the office of City-42 in Shadman area of Lahore.

According to a statement, chief minister took strict notice of the incident and sought a report from the Inspector General of Police Punjab. He also ordered immediate arrest of the criminals involved in the incident.

Quetta Gladiators extend winning streak

DUBAI: Quetta Gladiators defeated Peshawar Zalmi by three wickets in a match of Pakistan Super League (PSL) at Dubai Cricket Stadium in UAE on Sunday.

Contributions from top four batsmen Luke Wright (16), Kevin Pietersen (35), Ahmed Shehzad (16) and Sarfraz Ahmed (21) made sure that Gladiators maintained their winning streak.

Wahab Riaz and Shahid Afridi bagged two wickets each to put up some resistance but that wasn’t enough to thwart Gladiators’ chase.

Sent in to bat first by Gladiators, Darren Sammy smashed 31-ball 48 to lift Peshawar Zalmi to 135.

Apart from Sammy, no other player was able to stand before the lethal combination of spinner Muhammad Nawaz, Umar Gul and Zulfiqar Babar.

Nabil Gabol admits role in Uzair Baloch arrest

Former MQM MNA Nabil Gabol admitted that he had played a role for the arrest of notorious Lyari gang leader Uzair Baloch in Muscat. Watch his interview.

Bus film stunt explosion shakes Londoners

LONDON:The explosion of a red double decker bus in central London on Sunday alarmed witnesses unaware that it was actually a stunt for a Jackie Chan action film.

The bus was travelling across Lambeth Bridge not far from Britain’s parliament when its top deck exploded with a large bang in a ball of flames.

Kidnapped PIA workers return home

Kidnapped PIA workers return

KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines’ (PIA) four protesting workers, who went missing last week, surfaced on Monday.

According to our correspondent, the PIA employees, a leader of Joint Action Committee among them, were released by unknown persons late night at Nagin Chowrangi.

JAC presents masked man before media

KARACHI: The Joint Action Committee of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), which is spearheading a protest against privatization of the airlines, presented before the media a masked man, who was shown in a video released by the law enforcing agencies this week.

This masked man was thought to be a suspect following a shooting incident earlier this week in which two PIA employees were killed.

Seven dead after Taiwan quake topples buildings

TAIPEI: A powerful earthquake in Taiwan felled a 16-storey apartment complex full of families who had gathered for Lunar New Year celebrations Saturday, with at least seven dead and more than 30 feared trapped.

The death toll was rising in the historic city of Tainan, which bore the brunt of the 6.4-magnitude quake, as rescuers scoured rubble for survivors.

An entire residential complex of four buildings containing almost 100 homes toppled, left on its side with twisted metal girders exposed and clouds of dust rising from the jumbled concrete.

Among the seven dead was a 10-day old baby girl, the National Fire Agency said -- she was one of five people who were killed when the apartment complex collapsed.