Cairo blaze highlights problem of unsafe makeshift churches

Cairo, Aug 17 (AFP/APP): An electrical fire that turned a crowded Cairo church into a deathtrap highlights a persistent problem, say Coptic Christians in majority-Muslim Egypt — a struggle to build or renovate their places of worship. The residential-style multi-storey building housing the Abu Sifin […]

Hira Mani’s Stylish Avatar in London

LAHORE, Aug 17 (Online): Hira Mani started her career as a host alongside her husband Mani. He brought her in showbiz and helped her career along the way. This is why Hira always praises Mani whenever she talks about her career and her achievements in […]

Faisalabad board to take practical exam, who had missed it

FAISALABAD, Aug 16 (APP): The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Faisalabad has decided to give an opportunity to the matriculation students who could not appear in the scheduled practical exam due to certain reasons. According to controller examination, Dr Muhammad Jaffar Ali, the […]

UK disputes lack of access to EU science research programmes

London, Aug 17 (AFP/APP):Britain has launched dispute procedures with the European Union over its exclusion from the bloc’s scientific research programmes, using a mechanism set out in a post-Brexit deal. These are the first such legal proceedings launched by the UK against the EU since […]

Rupee depreciates by 99 paisa against dollar

ISLAMABAD, Aug 17 (APP): Pakistan rupee on Tuesday lost 99 paisa against the US dollar in the interbank trading and closed at Rs 214.88; against the previous day’s closing of Rs 213.89. According to the Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP), the buying and selling rates […]

U.S. stocks end mixed amid economic data

NEW YORK, Aug. 17 (Xinhua/APP) –:U.S. stocks finished mixed on Tuesday as investors digested a slew of economic data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 239.57 points, or 0.71 percent, to 34,152.01. The S&P 500 rose 8.06 points, or 0.19 percent, to 4,305.20. The Nasdaq […]