S.Africa’s Marikana massacre: What happened on the day

Johannesburg, Aug 12 (AFP/APP): It starts with a tense standoff that will end up in slaughter. Hundreds of police officers watch thousands of striking mineworkers gathers on a barren hill near South Africa’s Marikana platinum mine. Some hold spears, machetes and wooden clubs. It’s August […]

Afghanistan still needs immense humanitarian assistance: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 12 (APP): Despite an unprecedented scale-up in assistance in Afghanistan over the past year, immense needs still exist and the future looks bleak, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, said on Thursday. Following the Taliban takeover last August, UN agencies and their […]

Minister chairs meeting to review projects of ST&IT department

PESHAWAR, Aug 12 (APP): Minister for Science and Technology, Atif Khan on Friday presided over a meeting to review progress on various projects of Science Technology and Information Technology (ST&IT) department. The meeting was attended by Secretary ST&IT Matiullah Khan, Managing Director Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information […]