Two nuns who worked at a Catholic school in California have admitted embezzling about $500,000 and using it to gamble in Las Vegas. Sisters Mary Kreuper and Lana Chang took the money from St James’ Catholic School in the city of Torrance, near Los Angeles, to spend in casinos. The pair, who are said to be best friends, took funds …

RAWALPINDI: China’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Kong Xuanyou called on Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa at GHQ on Monday. Inter Services Public Relations said during the meeting matters of mutual interest, regional security and enhanced bilateral cooperation came under discussion. The Army Chief said that Pak-China relations are all weather and based on mutual trust and …

HYDERABAD: The Sindh chapter of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has reacted angrily over issuance of a notice to party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari in a National Accountability Bureau (NAB) reference. PPP Sindh president Nisar Khuhro condemned the NAB move and warned it against resorting to such “third degree tactics”. Chairing the general council meeting of the party’s Hyderabad district chapter at …

GILGIT: Lady health workers have boycotted the current anti-polio campaign in all 10 districts of Gilgit-Baltistan to press for their demands. According to a press release issued by the GB lady health workers association on Monday, the lady health workers have been conducting anti-polio campaigns in GB since 1996, but they are not getting health allowances. It said health department …

Six people have been killed and dozens have been injured, 12 of them seriously, in a stampede at a nightclub in Italy, officials say. Some reports say there was panic after pepper spray was fired inside the club in the town of Corinaldo, near the eastern coastal city of Ancona. Up to 1,000 people were inside the Lanterna Azzurra club …