WASHINGTON: Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai, Secretary-General of the Washington-based World Kashmir Awareness Forum, has paid rich tributes to Kashmiri leader Maqbool Butt on the 38th anniversary of his martyrdom, saying he laid down his life struggling for the exercise of Kashmiri people’s UN-pledged right to self-determination. “His formula for Kashmir was simple but powerful, the […]
Read MoreNew York: Wall Street stocks were mixed early Friday near the conclusion of a volatile week dominated by generally solid earnings and worries over monetary policy following the latest inflation spike. Major indices remain modestly positive for the week even after Thursday’s pullback when a jump in consumer prices was seen as boosting the odds […]
Read MoreYanqing, China: Yan Wengang won China’s first-ever medal in a Winter Olympics sliding event Friday as Germany continued their domination of the high-speed disciplines with Christopher Grotheer winning the men’s skeleton gold. German racers had won all four luge events at the Beijing Games and Grotheer extended their winning streak to the men’s skeleton with […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Narcotics Control Senator Ejaz Ahmed Chaudhary feels that drug addicts should be treated as sick people and every possible step needs to be taken for their treatment. The Chairman during a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Narcotics Control which was held here on Friday also paid tribute […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: A huge fire broke out in Lala Musa, Landa Bazaar on Friday morning, burning more than 200 shops. According to details, Rescue 1122 has confirmed that at least four fire brigade vehicles and rescue teams reached the spot and put out the fire. According to private news channels, rescue officials said the cause of […]
Read MoreBEIJING: The comprehensive meeting between Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chinese President Xi Jinping during Beijing Winter Olympics has injected a fresh impetus into China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) development. Discussions on CPEC have remained at the heart of the joint statement released at the end of the comprehensive meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping […]
Read MoreParis: The Covid-19 pandemic continued to abate around the world this week, slowing down in every region. Here is a state of play based on AFP’s database. – 17 percent drop – After a surge which lasted for three-and-a-half months, the average number of global daily cases dropped for a second week in a row, […]
Read MoreWashington: The United States on Friday shipped nearly 1.9 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to Mozambique and four other African countries in the latest surge of donations, a US official told AFP. “Thanks to the US commitment to playing a leading role in ending the pandemic everywhere, ” Mozambique will receive 840, 000 Johnson & Johnson […]
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