PM’s talk about COAS’s extension dangerous political tactic: PML-N on January 10, 2022PML-N Secretary General Ahsan Iqbal Sunday slammed the government for talking about extension of the army chief’s tenure before the right time and called it another “political tactic.” Speaking to journalists in Narowal, he said a new military chief was to be appointed during the last three months of the incumbent’s tenure, therefore, talking about […]
Over 1,500 corona cases reported countrywide on January 10, 2022Pakistan reported over 1,500 daily Covid-19 cases for the first time since October 3 as it battles the fifth wave of the pandemic, data from the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) showed Sunday morning. As per the latest statistics of the NCOC, 1,572 people tested positive after 49,658 tests were taken across the county […]
Problems mount for faltering India at T20 World Cup on November 2, 2021DUBAI: Virat Kohli’s India faced a social media onslaught on Monday after their second defeat at the Twenty20 World Cup left them needing a miracle to reach the semi-finals.India started the tournament as one of the favourites but heavy defeats to arch-rivals Pakistan and New Zealand have seen their hopes nosedive. A look at where […]
Greek fire crews make progress on island blaze on August 16, 2019Firefighters in Greece on Friday made progress against a four-day wildfire on the island of Evia that has burned through a pine forest and threatened villages, officials said. “The situation looks better today, there is no active front, but our forces remain in place,” a fire department spokesman told AFP, adding that there are still […]
Woman dies saving daughter from being raped on June 24, 2019TAXILA: A woman lost her life while saving her daughter from being raped in Jallia village located in the limits of Hazro police station early on Sunday. Station House Officer (SHO) Mohammad Azam told newsmen that a suspect entered the house after scaling the wall and attempted to sexually assault a married woman. The woman […]
Putin renames airports after famous Russians on June 1, 2019Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday renamed the country’s airports to commemorate tsars and space pioneers as well as writer Anton Chekhov and operatic tenor Dmitri Hvorostovsky after an online poll that stirred up controversy. Russia’s Sheremetyevo airport will now be named after national poet Alexander Pushkin, known for witty works such as “Eugene Onegin,” […]
Miami’s would-be Saudi prince gets long stay behind bars on June 1, 2019MIAMI: A Florida man who posed as a Saudi royal for three decades and cheated people out of $8 million will spend 18 years in prison for fraud, authorities said Friday. Anthony Gignac, 48, constructed a personal world of luxury from his regal scam involving fake diplomatic credentials and a coterie of bodyguards. Posing as […]