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Britain will travel to Canada in the first round of the 2017 Davis Cup, while the United States host Switzerland, after the draw was made. Britain’s reign as champions ended with a 3-2 defeat by Argentina in the semi-finals last week. Britain and Canada have clashed just once in the Davis Cup — in 1967 — and the tie is ...

British fighter jets took off from an air base in Cyprus, ready to provide air support to Iraqi troops in the battle to retake Mosul from I.S. Iraq’s second-largest city fell to the militant group in 2014. Iraqi forces backed by air strikes from the U.S.-led coalition have already gained complete control of the northern district of Shirqat, bringing the ...

UN Chief Ban Ki-moon has said he was appalled by the chilling military escalation in Syria’s battleground city of Aleppo where residents cowered indoors as air strikes toppled buildings and killed at least 45 civilians. The Security Council was set to meet Sunday to discuss the upsurge in violence since the Syrian army announced an offensive to retake the rebel-held ...

Normal life remained crippled in Occupied Kashmir as curfew and shutdown continued for 79th day. According to local media reports, curfew was also imposed in Kishtwar town following clashes between protesters and police. Indian police personnel and soldiers dressed in riot gear patrolled deserted streets. Markets, schools and colleges remained shut. Meanwhile, the all parties Hurriyet Conference, while strongly condemning ...

A nationwide campaign against polio disease begins in the country on Monday. According to the Punjab emergency operation coordinator Dr. Munir Ahmad, the campaign will target around eighteen point four children below the age of five, throughout the province. He said as per national immunization technical advisory group recommendation, measures are being taken to prepare a booster anti-polio dose for ...

Sixteen-member Pakistan’s squad for the three one-day international matches against West Indies in UAE has been announced. The selected players are: Azhar Ali (Captain), Sarfaraz Ahmad (Vice Captain), Sharjeel Khan, Babar Azam, Asad Shafiq, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Mohammad Rizwan, Muhammad Nawaz, Imad Wasim, Yasir Shah, Rahat Ali, Muhammad Amir, Wahab Riaz, Hasan Ali and Sohail Khan. Pakistan team will ...

The 12th international London tattoo convention is underway at Tobacco Dock in London. The three day body art festival features more than 400 of the world’s top tattoo artists. Organisers are expecting crowds of over 20,000 people.

The first ever seminar to address the menace of corruption in SAARC region is set to begin in Islamabad on Monday. Organized by National Accountability Bureau, it aims to discuss causes of corruption in South Asia. The delegates arriving from SAARC countries have expressed the hope to exchange ideas and experiences on this unique forum that can help end corruption ...

The Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson has said that it is unfortunate that Indian leadership continues to indulge in a well thought out vilification campaign against Pakistan by making provocative statements and baseless accusations. In response to queries regarding Prime Minister Modi’s address in Kerala in which he tried to malign Pakistan, the spokesperson said such irresponsible display of behavior at ...

Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid says India should learn a lesson from ground realities and listen to the voice of Kashmiris, struggling for their right to self-determination. Talking to newsmen in Lahore, he said perpetrators of persecution will ultimately get isolated in the world and New Delhi cannot rest in peace if Srinagar bleeds. The Minister said Pakistan wants peace in ...