ISLAMABAD: A fire broke out on the sixth floor of the Prime Minister Secretariat on Monday. However, Premier Khan was on the fifth floor with the CENTCOM chief at the time the fire broke out. Steps to counter the situation include evacuation of the building and emergency action by local …
Read More »Two-goal Deulofeu is Watford’s Cup hero in impressive fightback
Watford produced one of the great FA Cup comebacks by coming from two goals down to beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 after extra time of a memorable semi-final at Wembley Stadium on Sunday. Two-goal substitute Gerard Deulofeu proved Watford’s hero as they reached the FA Cup final for the first time …
Read More »International Minorities Film Festival 2019 in Karachi
Aks, International Minorities Festival was held at T2f in Karachi from 6th to 7th of April 2019. The festival is designed to promote visibility and accessibility of the transgender community of Pakistan- proudly collaborating with their local partner organization Sub Rang Society which works to ensure the implication of rights …
Read More »Better cardiorespiratory fitness leads to longer life
Cleveland Clinic researchers have found that better cardiorespiratory fitness leads to longer life, with no limit to the benefit of aerobic fitness. Researchers retrospectively studied 122,007 patients who underwent exercise treadmill testing at Cleveland Clinic between Jan. 1, 1991, and Dec. 31, 2014, to measure all-cause mortality relating to the …
Read More »Dutchman concludes 95,000km ‘world’s longest electric car trip’
A Dutchman completed an epic 95,000 kilometre (59,000 mile) journey by electric car in Sydney Sunday in a bid to prove the viability of such vehicles in tackling climate change. Wiebe Wakker drove his retrofitted station wagon nicknamed “The Blue Bandit” across 33 countries in what he said was the …
Read More »‘No India-specific condition attached with F-16 deal’
ISLAMABAD: Former vice chief of the air staff Air Marshal Shahid Latif, who had signed the agreement of latest 18 F-16 Block-52 purchased by Pakistan from Washington in 2008, has categorically said that no India-specific condition was attached in this defence deal. Talking to The News, the retired air marshal …
Read More »International community urges India, Pakistan to de-escalate tensions as fears grow of all-out conflict
The international community on Wednesday urged Pakistan and India to exercise restraint and refrain from escalating tensions, hours after Pakistan carried out air strikes and shot down two Indian jets, a day after Indian warplanes violated the Line of Control. UK concerned about rising tensions Urging restraint on both sides, …
Read More »Taxpayers, the real VIPs in Pakistan: PM Imran
ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan Wednesday while regretting gnawing chasm between the toiling masses and the elite club, called for according the highest regard to regular tax-payers who were contributing for the country’s development. Addressing an awards distribution ceremony among the top tax-payers as chief guest, he said the …
Read More »Trump says not ‘happy’ with border deal but shutdown unlikely
Washington DC: US President Donald Trump is mulling a deal reached in Congress to resolve the long-running row over funding for US-Mexico border wall construction President Donald Trump indicated Tuesday that he will walk back his threat to shut the government even if he does not get all the money …
Read More »NAB arrests PTI’s top lieutenant in Punjab
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday arrested Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader and Punjab Senior Minister Aleem Khan for owning assets beyond known sources of income, a spokesperson for the anti-graft watchdog said. Aleem Khan was taken into custody as he appeared before NAB Lahore as part of an investigation being …
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