Deadly wildfires contained in Algeria after homes, livelihoods lost By: AFP on August 19, 2022Algiers: Wildfires which killed at least 38 people across northern Algeria have been contained, firefighters said Friday, as volunteers mobilised to help those who lost homes and livelihoods in the tragedy. “All of the fires have been completely brought under control,” said fire brigade Colonel Farouk Achour, of the civil defence department. Fierce fires have […]
AIOU M.Phil, Ph.D admissions to close on Aug 22 By: APP on August 19, 2022ISLAMABAD: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has commenced admissions in merit-based programs offered in the first phase of autumn 2022 semester including BS, MS/MPhil, and Ph.D. and the deadline for the submission of admission application form is August 22, 2022 whereas the last date for admission in matric, F.A and I.Com is September 6, 2022. […]
Algeria forest blazes kill 38 By: AFP/ Web Desk on August 18, 2022El Kala, Algeria: Algerian firefighters Thursday battled two dozen blazes fanned by hot winds that have killed at least 38 people and left destruction across the drought-hit North African country. Deadly forest fires have become an annual scourge in the North African country, where climate change is turning large areas into a tinderbox in the […]
Canadian filmmaker calls The Kashmir Files ‘hatemongering garbage’ By: webdesk on August 18, 2022Filmmaker Dylan Mohan Gray has called The Kashmir Files ‘hatemongering garbage.’ Gray said Anurag Kashyap was just trying to preserve what is left of India’s good name, when he expressed hopes that the film is not selected as the official entry to Oscars this year. Responding to Vivek Agnihotri’s tweet on Anurag’s comment, Dylan tweeted, “Yeah, […]
Massive flooding disconnects Quetta from country By: webdesk on August 18, 2022ISLAMABAD: All road and railway network connecting Balochistan to the rest of Pakistan has been disconnected due to recent floods and heavy rainfall in most parts of the country. According to the media reports, almost all the highways and railways connecting Balochistan with Sindh, Punjab, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa remain disconnected as floods wreak havoc in […]
Railway employee gets pension after 20 years By: APP/ Web Desk on August 18, 2022ABBOTTABAD: Railway Department on the directions of Federal Ombudsman Ejaz Ahmed Qureshi started paying pension and other dues after 20 years to a retired employee from Tehsil Balakot Mansehra. An employee of the Railway Department from Tehsil Balakot filed a complaint against the non-receipt of pension in the Federal Ombudsman, the complainant had requested the […]
Irfan grabs his 54th Guinness world record By: APP on August 18, 2022ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s acclaimed martial artist Irfan Mehsood has achieved another feat by bagging his 54th Guinness World Record of doing the most push-ups with one leg raised in one minute, carrying a 100lb pack. “I broke the record of a Syrian named Muhammad Abdul Kader Feido who did 51 push-ups in one minute while I […]
Jordan’s Crown Prince Hussein gets engaged to Saudi national By: webdesk on August 18, 2022 Jordan on Wednesday announced the engagement of the country’s Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah to Saudi national Rajwa Khaled bin Musaed bin Saif bin Abdulaziz Al Saif. The engagement took place at the home of the bride-to-be’s father in Riyadh. The guests included several members of the Jordanian royal family including Prince Hassan bin […]
16 killed, many missing in northwest China floods By: AFP on August 18, 2022Beijing: Sixteen people were killed and many left missing in flash flooding in northwest China, state media reported Thursday, as the country battles extreme weather that has shuttered factories and caused rolling power cuts. The deluge comes during a summer of soaring temperatures and torrential rains in China, with multiple cities clocking their hottest days […]
75 Years of independence- Where are we standing now? By: Hammad Hassan on August 18, 2022Crisis-stricken Pakistan is an entirely different country from the one envisioned by its founder, Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Quaid-e-Azam succeeded in evolving his vision of a separate homeland for the Muslims of the subcontinent into reality. However, the present state of affairs in Pakistan indicates most of what Jinnah had informed against. Pakistan continues to face […]