New York: Modern sharks have undergone many more evolutionary changes than previously thought and are not the “living fossils” of their prehistoric ancestors, a new study has found. The skull of a newly discovered 325-million-year-old shark-like species suggests that early … read more
KARACHI: Former President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf arrived here on Saturday night from Islamabad. Earlier, Musharraf’s counsel Ahmed Raza Kasuri said the former president had informed him of his visit to Karachi and was expected to stay with his daughter. … read more
KARACHI: Unknown gunmen on motorbikes opened fire at a prominent Pakistani television anchor on a busy road on Saturday. Hamid Mir, who hosts a popular talk show on Pakistan´s Geo News channel, was travelling to his office from the airport … read more
KARACHI: Two local employees of United Nations (UN) have been kidnapped from Gulshan e Maymar area of the metropolis in the wee hours of Saturday, police said. According to the police, unidentified gunmen abducted the UN staffers, identified as Sami … read more
GENEVA: In a surprise accord, Ukraine and Russia agreed Thursday on tentative steps to halt violence and calm tensions along their shared border after more than a month of Cold War-style military posturing triggered by Moscow’s annexation of Crimea. Russia’s … read more