Adidas plans cheaper versions of popular shoes
- 18-May-2024
Adidas is launching cheaper versions of its three-striped shoes like the white and black suede Samba as it aims to spread the trend, CEO Bjorn Gulden said on Thursday at the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting in Germany. “It’s important to understand that not everyone can afford to buy a shoe for 120 or 150 [dollars], […]
Shoe hurled at Ali Amin Gandapur during AJK election rally
- 13-Jul-2021
BAGH (AJK): In an unusual happening, a shoe was hurled at Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs Ali Amin Gandapur while he was addressing an election rally in Azad Kashmir’s Bagh district. The man hurled his shoe at the federal minister, nearly missing him. It hit the person standing next to […]
Asim Azhar speaks up about viral ‘shoe-hurling’ video
- 06-Dec-2019
Asim Azhar has finally spoken up about the viral video about which many people thought that a shoe was hurled at him during a concert
PPP activist who hurled shoe at ex-CM dies in road mishap
- 04-Nov-2018
KARACHI: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) activist, who had hurled a shoe at former Sindh chief minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim, died in a road accident in Karachi on Sunday. As per details, Dr Agha Javed, who is the elder brother of PPP leader Agha Majid, lost his life in the accident near Punjab Chowrangi. […]
Multan man gets 18-year jail term for throwing shoe at judge
- 07-May-2018
MULTAN: A man was handed down 18-year imprisonment by an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Multan for ‘threatening’ and hurling a shoe at a civil judge during the case hearing. The culprit was accused of robbery and he was brought to court for hearing into the case. The mugging incident was reported on March 30 and […]
Mamnoon concerned about growing intolerance in politics
- 11-Mar-2018
ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain on Sunday stressed the need for the nation to stand united against growing intolerance in politics, saying this menace is leading the nation towards destruction. In a statement on Sunday, he expressed his displeasure over the rising trend of intolerance in politics. The president said if intolerance is not controlled it […]
Shoe hurled at Ahsan Iqbal during speech in Narowal
- 24-Feb-2018
NAROWAL: A man was arrested after he hurled a shoe at Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal while he was addressing a party workers’ convention in Narowal city of Punjab province, ARY News reported. According to ARY News correspondent, a man named Bilal Haris hurled his shoe at Ahsan Iqbal while he was speaking to PML-N workers […]
Fan hurls shoe at ‘Baahubali’ actor Tamannaah Bhatia
- 29-Jan-2018
HYDERABAD: A shoe was reportedly hurled at ‘Baahubali’ actor Tamannaah Bhatia by a 31-year-old man while she was attending a function. The footwear was thrown when the actress had gone to inaugurate a jewellery store in Himyathnagar, police said, adding that it hit an employee of the store. Karimullah, a BTech graduate, and a […]
No yolk! Bosnian villagers shoe eggs to keep age-old craft alive
- 14-Apr-2017
Centuries ago when Saxons developed mining and blacksmithing in Bosnia’s Kresevo, the ability to shoe an egg was regarded as the sign an apprentice was fit to start his own business and family. Now only a handful of men in the village are still practicing the art of fitting miniature horseshoes to eggshells, including 69-year-old […]
Adidas aims to open automated shoe factory in Germany
- 20-Oct-2015
MUNICH: German sporting goods maker Adidas aims to open its first fully automated shoe factory in Germany next year, part of an effort to bring manufacturing back closer to its consumers in more affluent countries.