West Java killed at least 268 people, many of them children, with 151 still missing, disaster relief officials said on Tuesday, as rescuers searched the rubble of destroyed buildings for survivors. The shallow 5.6-magnitude quake struck Indonesia’s most populous province on Monday afternoon, causing significant damage to the town of […]
ISLAMABAD UNS : Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will leave for Turkey on a two-day official visit on November 24. The PM Shehbaz Sharif will have a one-on-one meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan which would be followed by delegation-level talks, sources said. Besides covering the entire gamut of Pakistan-Turkey bilateral […]
ISLAMABAD UNS – The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday ordered the Barrick Gold Corporation (BGC) to inform the court about the Reko Diq agreement instead of scaring. A five-member bench headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial – including Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan, Justice Muneeb Akthar, Justice Yahya Afridi […]
LUSAIL, Qatar (Reuters) – Unheralded Saudi Arabia notched one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history on Tuesday with a 2-1 win over Lionel Messi’s Argentina thanks to a scintillating second half come back. On his fifth and final quest for the only major trophy to elude him, the […]
PESHAWAR-UNS-Pakistan has one of the largest populations of tobacco users in the world, with over 22 million adults ages 18 or older smoking cigarettes, water pipe, or some other tobacco product. Almost one-third (32.4%) of men and 5.7% of women smoke tobacco, and 15.9% of adult Pakistanis are daily smokers. […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS – Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has ordered an inquiry into the unwarranted leakage of tax information of the family members of Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa. Taking serious notice, he said this is clear violation of complete confidentiality of tax information that the law provides. In view […]
BY IFTIKHAR MASHWANI ISLAMABAD:Appointment of Chief of Army Staff process to be completed by November 25,2022.This was stated by Defence minister Khawaja Asif on Monday.He said the process of chief of army staff’s (COAS) appointment will be completed by November 24 or 25. After attending a consolatory meeting at the […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister House on Monday received a summary from defence ministry regarding the appointment of a new chief of army staff (COAS) and chairman joints chiefs of staff committee (CJCSC). The term of the incumbent COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa is ending on Nov 29. According to sources the […]
DOHA-UNS/AFP-The World Cup kicked off in Qatar on Sunday with the Muslim nation, which faced a barrage of criticism over its treatment of foreign workers, LGBT rights and social restrictions, staking its reputation on delivering a smooth tournament. Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani arrived at the stadium flanked […]
