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Former pro cyclist Chris Anker Sorensen dies in Belgian crash

Posted on September 19, 2021 by News Desk

Brussels, Sept 19 (AFP/APP):Former pro cyclist Chris Anker Sorensen was killed in a road accident on the sidelines of the world championships in Belgium on Saturday, local media reported, citing Denmark’s TV2 Sport. The 37-year-old, who won a stage of the Giro d’Italia in 2010, […]

Top Iraqi Shiite cleric dies in Najaf

Posted on September 4, 2021 by News Desk

Najaf, Iraq, Sept 3 (AFP/APP):Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Said al-Hakim, one of Iraq’s top Shiite clerics, died on Friday aged 85 in the holy city of Najaf after a heart attack, sources close to him said. Funeral ceremonies will be held on Saturday in Najaf and […]

Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis dies aged 96: hospital source

Posted on September 2, 2021 by News Desk

Athens, Sept 2 (AFP/APP):Renowned Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis, who scored the 1964 classic “Zorba the Greek” and was an icon of resistance to the former military junta, has died aged 96, a hospital source said Thursday. A prolific talent and political maverick, Theodorakis was adulated […]

Influential US rock star Don Everly dies at 84

Posted on August 23, 2021 by News Desk

Los Angeles, (AFP/APP):US country rock pioneer Don Everly, who was the surviving half of the Everly Brothers, has died aged 84 after a career delighting fans with a string of hits such as “Bye Bye Love” and “Wake Up Little Susie.” His death in the […]

Yaphet Kotto, villain in James Bond dies at 81

Posted on March 17, 2021 by News Desk

Islamabad-James Bond star Yaphet Kotto, who played the first black 007 villain in 1973’s Live And Let Die, has passed away aged 81. The death of the actor – who starred alongside the late Roger Moore as Mr Big/Dr Kananga in the 007 film – was announced […]

Iconic Canadian actor Christopher Plummer dies at 91

Posted on February 6, 2021 by News Desk

Canadian theater, film and television actor Christopher Plummer died in the US at the age of 91. His manager Lou Pitt announced that the actor passed away at his home in Connecticut on Friday.  The award-winning actor, who played Captain von Trapp in the film […]

Former AC judge Arshad Malik dies due to coronavirus

Posted on December 4, 2020 by News Desk

Former accountability court judge Arshad Malik, who convicted erstwhile prime minister Nawaz Sharif in Al-Azizia reference, has died of coronavirus on Friday in Rawalpindi. He was on ventilator for one week. The deceased’s funeral prayers will be offered in Mandra – a town of Tehsil […]

Entertainer Des O’Connor dies in sleep at 88

Posted on November 16, 2020 by News Desk

ISLAMABAD-Des O’Connor has died at the age of 88, his agent has said. The entertainer had been admitted to hospital just over a week ago following a fall at his Buckinghamshire home but was recovering and in ‘great spirits’ while being visited by his family – in […]

Hockey legend Abdul Rasheed Junior dies after brief illness

Posted on November 5, 2020 by News Desk

LAHORE, :Pakistan hockey family suffered a huge loss in the death of iconic former Pakistan captain, Adul Rasheed Junior who died on Wednesday in Islamabad after a brief illness. Former Olympian Rasheed, one of the finest centre forward the Pakistan hockey has ever produced, was […]

Legendary British actor Sean Connery dies at 90

Posted on November 1, 2020 by News Desk

London – Legendary actor Sean Connery, best known for playing fictional spy James Bond, has died at the age of 90, prompting an outpouring of tributes for one of Britain’s best-loved screen heroes. The star’s son Jason Connery told the BBC that his father died […]

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