IOK authorities pushing people to wall: APHC leaders on April 30, 2017SRINAGAR: In Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK), a joint protest rally of resistance parties was staged outside the historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar to protest against the killing of a civilian Mohammad Yousuf Butt of Panzgam Kupwara and the unabated state sponsored terrorism in Kashmir. In a statement, the joint resistance leadership said a large number […]
Government keeps POL prices unchanged for May on April 30, 2017ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to keep the prices of petroleum products unchanged for the month of May. Finance Minister Ishaq Dar addressing a press conference in Islamabad on Sunday said the government will provide subsidy to maintain prices. He said that Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources and OGRA had recommended an increase of […]
Teen girl Kidnapped in Islamabad on April 30, 2017ISLAMABAD: A teen girl has allegedly been abducted within the Sihala Police jurisdiction on Sunday. Syed Zahid Abbas, a resident of Sihala, lodged a complaint that kidnappers have abducted his 14-year old daughter from the local market. The police have registered the case and started investigation.
Met Office forecast: hot, dry weather expected on April 30, 2017ISLAMABAD: Hot and dry weather is expected in other parts of the country. However, light rain-thunderstorm is expected at a few places in Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir Very hot weather conditions are likely to prevail in Sindh and lower Balochistan. The temperature recorded in major cities: Islamabad 30°C, Lahore 32°C, Karachi 35°C, Peshawar 23°C, Quetta, Gilgit […]
Pope urges international mediation of North Korea crisis on April 30, 2017ROME: Pope Francis has called for international mediation to ease rising tensions between the US and North Korea over Pyongyang’s nuclear activity. The pontiff suggested that Norway was “always ready to help”. He warned the crisis risked sparking a devastating war in which “a good part of humanity” would be destroyed. His comments came hours […]
Palestinians stage sit-in to support hunger striking prisoners on April 30, 2017WEST BANK: Palestinians have taken part in sit-in protests in the occupied West Bank in a show of solidarity with prisoners on an open-ended hunger strike in Israeli jails. People gathered in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Saturday to show their support for some 1,500 incarcerated Palestinians, who have been on hunger strike […]
International Sufi Conference kicks off in Karachi on April 30, 2017KARACHI: A three day International Sufi Conference has started in Karachi. Prominent sufi scholars from the Middle East, including Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Iraq and Syria are participating in the event. Leading practitioners of Sufism, including judges and professors, will interpret real definition of Sufism and its main concepts.
Traffic mishap kills four in Lahore on April 30, 2017LAHORE: A man and his three sons were burnt to death after gas cylinder exploded as a truck collided with the rickshaw in Shad Bagh on Amir Road Lahore. According to local police, rickshaw driver Yaqoob, along with his family, was driving from Jallo when his vehicle collided with a truck. Gas cylinder installed in […]
11 killed as bus plunges into ravine in Upper Dir on April 30, 2017UPPER DIR: At least 11 people were killed and nine injured when a passenger bus fell into a deep ravine in Upper Dir near Lowari top on Sunday morning. The vehicle was in its way from Chitral to Rawalpindi. Ten people died on the spot. A woman and three children were among the deceased. […]
Obesity exacerbates type-2 diabetes-related brain abnormalities: study on April 30, 2017A new study has suggested that people with type-2 diabetes, who are overweight or obese are more likely to have exacerbated and progressive abnormalities in the structure of their brains and cognition, find researchers. The new research was the result of a collaboration between Dr Sunjung Yoon and Dr In Kyoon Lyoo, both of the […]