Youth killed after car ran over him

MULTAN, Mar 17 (APP):A youth was crushed to death after motorcycle collided with a car near Farrukh town fertilizer factory on Thursday. According to Rescue officials, a 24 years old youth namely Muhammad Bilal was going somewhere riding on motorcycle when a speeding car ran […]

China’s overnight Shibor interbank rate decreases Thursday

BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua/APP): The overnight Shanghai Interbank Offered Rate (Shibor), which measures the borrowing cost of China’s interbank market, decreased 3.1 basis points to 2.009 percent Thursday. The seven-day rate dropped 3.2 basis points to 2.083 percent, the one-month rate edged down 0.1 basis […]

Attack on bus, truck kills 21 in Niger: sources

Niamey, March 17 (AFP/APP): Suspected militants attacked a bus and a truck in Niger, killing 21 people in the southwestern Tillaberi region near Burkina Faso, local and security sources said on Thursday. “A terrorist attack on Wednesday afternoon by heavily armed men travelling on motorcycles […]

Robbers kill man over resistance

KASUR, Mar 16 (APP):A man was gunned down over offering resistance in a dacoity bid here at Jambar road in the limits of Changa Manga police. Police said on Wednesday that two unidentified robbers on motorcycle killed Babar for putting up resistance and escaped after […]

Hot, dry weather expected in most parts of country

ISLAMABAD, March 16 (Online): Mainly hot and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country during the next twelve hours. Day temperatures will be 07 to 10 degree centigrade higher than normal in most parts of the country. Temperature of some major cities […]

Adil Sher Khan wins mini marathon race

KHANEWAL, Mar 16 (APP): Adil Sher Khan from Kabirwala won the mini-marathon race organized by the district government from City Gate to Jinnah Library. Additional Deputy Commissioner Revenue Omar Iftikhar Shirazi said the race was attended by government officials, media representatives, youth, and people of […]

Uzbekistan lifts COVID-19 restrictions on foreign tourists

TASHKENT, March 16 (Xinhua/APP): Uzbekistan cancelled some COVID-19 restrictions starting from Wednesday and will resume issuing electronic visas for foreigners to open the country to tourists, said the Uzbek special commission on COVID-19. Foreigners arriving in Uzbekistan are still required to hold a vaccination certificate […]

US steps up aid to Ukraine

Kyiv, March 16 (AFP/APP):The United States will unveil a new round of security assistance to Ukraine Wednesday. A White House official said President Joe Biden will unveil another $800 million worth of military aid, expected to include more of the anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles that […]