Finland amends law to bolster Russia border fence

Helsinki, July 7 (AFP/APP): Finnish parliament passed legislation Thursday to build stronger fences on its border with Russia, as the country seeks to join NATO following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Finland reversed decades of military non-alignment by seeking membership in the military alliance in May, […]

Power shortfall records 350 Megawatt: Hesco spokesman

HYDERABAD, Jul 07 (APP): The gap between the power demand and supply in the jurisdiction of Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (HESCO) has been recorded at 350 Megawatt. The HESCO’s spokesman Sadiq Kubar informed here on Thursday that the company’s requirement had reduced to 950 MW […]

Code of conduct to be implemented in by-elections: DPO

MUZAFFARGARH, Jul 07 (APP):District Police Officer (DPO) Tariq Wilayat said on Thursday that election code of conducted would be implemented at all cost and violators would be dealt with iron hands in the by-elections in PP-272 and PP-273 constituencies scheduled for July 17 in district […]

MQM-P contests from 86 UC in LG election

HYDERABAD, Jul 07 (APP): The candidates of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) are contesting in the upcoming local government elections from 86 Union Committees for the seats of chairman and vice chairman in the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (HMC) which consists of 160 UCs. According to the […]

Golf: Scottish Open scores

London, July 7 (AFP/APP):Leading first-round scores in the DP World (European) Tour Scottish Open at the Renaissance Club, North Berwick on Thursday (GBR and IRL unless stated, par 71): 61 – Cameron Tringale (USA) 64 – Gary Woodland (USA) 65 – Justin Harding (RSA) 66 […]

Pandya stars as India beat England in T20 opener

Southampton, United Kingdom, July 7 (AFP/APP): Hardik Pandya blasted his maiden Twenty20 international half-century and took four wickets as India beat England by 50 runs in Southampton on Thursday. In the opening game of the three-match series, Pandya powered to his 50 off 30 balls […]

Pogacar takes Tour de France lead with stage six win

Longwy, France, July 7 (AFP/APP): Defending champion Tadej Pogacar of the UAE Emirates team launched a blistering attack on a late climb to win stage six of the Tour de France and reclaim the overall leader’s yellow jersey on Thursday. Pogacar attacked on a steep […]