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Man killed for death of rooster
Death of a cockerel at the beak of another enraged a man to stab the owner of the rooster
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Man stabbed to death over chicken burger
A man was stabbed to death outside a US fast food chain because he cut the line to order last chicken sandwich
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Trump's son compares Syrian refugees to poisoned Skittles
Trump Jr suggests Syrian Refugees should not be welcomed into the United States
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How a 100-year-old tortoise single-handedly saved his species from extinction
Diego, a Galapagos giant tortoise, has fathered an estimated 800 offspring
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Loose baggy pants foil Florida church robbery suspect's getaway
As they ran, Garcia's baggy pants began to fall down.
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Droopy Beijing duck gets a breath of fresh air
The duck was reinflated and its beak reassembled in an eight-hour operation.
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Rare French 17th-century 'pocket' calculator set for London sale
With dimensions of 5.7 by 12.8 inches, the description is pretty much a euphemism.
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Man finds load of marijuana stashed in gun safe
The marijuana has an estimated street value of $420,000.
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A crazy response to crazed behaviour
The overreaction by the media turned Sikandar into a very important man.
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Dozens escape in new Indonesian jailbreak
It was not clear what offences the escapees had committed, although the prison is not high-security.
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After cold response from K-P, residents of Chitral seek Punjab’s help
Say district administration is doing nothing to prevent situation from deteriorating further.
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Umar ruled out of Zimbabwe tour
Batsman suffers injury in Caribbean league; replaced by Sarfaraz.
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Standoff in Islamabad: Minister suspends policemen manning security cordon
Chaudhry Nisar calls unwise Zamurd’s bid to capture the gunman singlehandedly.
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‘Normalcy restored’: Frontier Corps IG claims Mohmand Agency most peaceful in FATA
Inaugurates a martyr’s memorial built to honour fallen service members.
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NA-1 by-polls: PML-N workers pledge support behind PTI candidate
Abdullah Khan said the party’s provincial leadership has left it to the workers to decide who to side with.
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Censored: K-P interior ministry imposes ban on five Pashto movies
K-P Home Ministry says the films were released without obtaining approval from the censor board.
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Long drawn-out affair: Gunman keeps capital on tenterhooks
Uses his wife and two children as human shields.
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1,000 to 1,200 schoolchildren smoke daily, says report
Smokers from lower socio-economic groups spend 25% of income on cigarettes.
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WikiLeaks: Bradly Manning apologises, admits he 'hurt US'
The 25-year-old US Army private faces up to 90 years in prison for his offenses.
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Missing in action: Chief minister goes AWOL at customary ceremony
Independence Day celebrations at police lines marred by mismanagement.
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Stealers of the dead: Ratta Amral graveyard land being scooped up
The graveyard once covered over 300 kanals of land, which has now reduced to just 100 or 150 kanals.
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Disorder: ‘Mentally challenged’ man arrested for attempt to derail train
Other offences include spreading fear in the area.
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Black magic: ‘Cops thrashed me over curse attempt’
Petitioner says cops falsely accused him of placing severed goat’s head at gate.
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Missed opportunities: Girls school turned into makeshift barn
Abandoned building occupied by locals to house livestock.
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Climbing the ladder: Police asked to keep posts vacant for six SPs
Promoted officers claim they are performing as SPs under rank of DSP.
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Speedy vehicles: Eight die in hit-and-runs
Five of them were given first aid on the spot.
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Negligence: 27 cops suspended
Pakistan Railways spokesperson said the personnel were found guilty of negligence.
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Selection blunders by the PCB
Against all odds, the master of comebacks has now been selected for the Zimbabwe tour.
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Lahore bound Friendship bus stopped by Indian protesters, arrives in Pakistan
250-300 protesters had stopped the bus near the Indian city of Amritsar.
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US soldier WikiLeaks breach helped al Qaeda recruiting: Witness
Says the militant group used Manning's releases to claim that "the United States does not value human life".
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When aid is doled out as Eidi
Only flood survivors who pledge their loyalty to one or other political party are beneficiaries though.
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Post Qatar deadlock: Karzai’s brother in Taliban ‘informal’ talks
Afghan president invites Taliban to open office in the country.
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Rain-hit: ‘Sewage water in the sea caused fish deaths’
Hundreds of endangered species have a natural habitat in the affected area.
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PTI’s rate of inflation
There were questions on the Maulana, the contempt notice and jailbreak but none on inflation and prices.
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Moon diaries: Eid came on Thursday to parts of Mardan, Swabi, Charsadda, FATA
Local clerics announced the end of Ramazan on Wednesday night, based on witnesses having seen the new moon of Shawal.
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Dicing with death for a moustache in Pakistan
A Pakistani businessman has been forced apart from his family, kidnapped, and threatened all over his moustache.
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Dead shark found on New York City subway
A supervisor found the four-foot-long carcass shortly after midnight, moved the passengers onto another car.
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Moon sighted: Saudi Arabia, Waziristan to celebrate Eid today
Several other Arab states, parts of tribal areas, mark end of Ramazan as well.
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Constables on contract: Community police officers out of pocket but still on duty
Remain unpaid since June when their six-month employment extension came to an end.
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Islamic College University: ICU teachers unite against VC appointment
Say the position must be given to someone from within the institution.
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DI Khan jailbreak: Investigation team summons 12 senior officials
Home department authorities say over 100 officials have been interrogated so far.
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YouTube ban: Inter Ministerial Committee to decide fate of ban
The recommendations of IMC will be subject to Prime Minister's approval.
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Consumer court: Farmer sues seed seller for Rs1.2m
Muhammad Arif, the respondent, said the crop had not grown because the seeds had not been sown properly.
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First taste of test-tube burger declared 'close to meat'
It was created by knitting together 20,000 strands of laboratory-grown protein, combined with other ingredients.
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Hindu scripture to be taught in Madhya Pradesh madrassahs: Report
BJP decision criticised as “saffronisation of education”.
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Security: ASWJ demands increased protection for its leaders
This was the fifth attack on Maulana Farooqui.
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Thinking ‘dirty’: Unpaid workers to dump garbage outside CM House
Finance and planning director said that the administration has released the salary of grade 1-10 workers.
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Water crisis at Jinnah hospital forces patients to run from pillar to post
A senior official says water is diverted to laundries working on a commercial basis.
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Memon blames ‘missing’ municipal workers for rain havoc
He also referred to the removal of dozens of sand bags from the nullah, which overflew.
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Consumer court: Exterminator sued over termite damage
The respondent was not available for comment.