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Reality TV star Kim Kardashian on Monday dropped a U.S. defamation lawsuit against a website for claiming she had staged an armed robbery in Paris. Kardashian withdrew the lawsuit filed this month in New York against U.S. celebrity gossip site MediaTakeOut, according to a court document. The federal lawsuit was dropped without prejudice, meaning Kardashian could refile it. MediaTakeOut had ...

International Monetary Fund head Christine Lagarde on Monday urged Pakistan to seize a “moment of opportunity” to continue reforms and reduce public debt after successfully completing a three-year programme with the global fund. Pakistan last month received the last payment of a $6.7 billion bailout package that helped it stave off default in 2013. It marks the first time Pakistan ...

General Raheel Sharif, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) visited Army Liver Transplant Unit (ALTU) at Rawalpindi. During the visit, General Raheel Sharif was given detailed briefing about the state of the art medical facilities established at the institute. Chief of Army Staff visited different departments of the institute and spent time with patients and inquired about their well being. Appreciating ...

West Indies face a fight for survival against Pakistan’s spinners on the final day of the second test after reaching 171 for four in their second innings in Abu Dhabi, still 285 runs short of an improbable victory. Pakistan, who began the day on 114 for one, declared at lunch on 227 for two after Azhar Ali made 79 and ...

It was a battle of the sequels at the multiplexes this weekend, as “Boo! A Madea Halloween” narrowly edged out “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back” to claim first place at the domestic box office. The latest film in the long-running Madea series racked up $27.6 million. Comedian Chris Rock may be entitled to a percentage of the gross. Creator Tyler ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday waded into a controversy over a Muslim divorce law he said was destroying women’s lives, drawing criticism from rivals that he was fishing for minority votes in a major state election next year. Modi criticised the so-called “triple talaq”, that allows a Muslim man to part from his wife by saying “I divorce ...

DERA ISMAIL KHAN – Islamic State fighters and the Pakistani Taliban on Monday said they killed a police official in northwest Pakistan, the second attack in the south Asian nation claimed by the Middle East-based militant group in just over a month. The killings follow an announcement by the military last month that it had stemmed Islamic State’s attempts to ...

England won the first Test against Bangladesh by 22 runs in Chittagong after their hosts fell agonisingly short of recording what would have been an historic victory. Bangladesh needed 33 runs with two wickets in hand at the start of the fifth and final day but fast bowler Ben Stokes took the two final wickets in a match dominated by ...

Anyone possessing the notorious Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone in Pakistan can now get it exchanged or obtain a refund inside the country from Samsung. Samsung has been struggling to contain a snowballing safety crisis as it recalls Note 7 smartphones with exploding batteries that have been catching fire. Although Samsung did not launch the Note 7 in Pakistan, it ...

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said Kashmir is the core issue between Pakistan and India and resolution of this dispute is vital for peace in the region. The Prime Minister was talking to British National Security Advisor Sir Mark Lyall Grant who called on him in Islamabad this morning. Nawaz Sharif said international community should take notice of human rights ...