Kosovo seizes hundreds of cryptocurrency mining devices

Pristina, Jan 8 (AFP/APP):Kosovo police on Saturday seized hundreds of cryptocurrency mining machines and arrested one person in the tense ethnic-Serb majority north as the country suffered an energy crisis. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are created through solving complex equations — an endeavour that consumes enormous […]

Newcastle stunned by Cambridge in FA Cup

London, Jan 8 (AFP/APP):Newcastle’s miserable season on the field sunk to a new low on Saturday as the Magpies were dumped out of the FA Cup 1-0 by League One Cambridge, while non-League sides Kidderminster and Boreham Wood also booked their places in the fourth […]

Control room set up in DC Office receives 300 calls

RAWALPINDI, Jan 08 (APP): Over 300 phone calls were received here in control room set up at Deputy Commissioner Office on Friday night under the supervision of Additional Deputy Commissioner, General, Capt. (retd) Qasim Ijaz. The citizens and tourist stranded in Murree can contact the […]

7 arrested over aerial firing

FAISALABAD, Jan 08 (APP):The police have arrested 7 accused on charge of aerial firing during annual elections of District Bar Association (DBA) Faisalabad. City Police Officer (CPO) Ghulam Mubasshar Mekan said that strict security arrangements were made during DBA elections. He said that SSP Operation […]

Global food prices rose “sharply” during 2021: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 08 (APP):The UN’s benchmark food and commodity prices index rose sharply on average through 2021, compared with the previous year, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The Rome-based agency’s Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in international prices, averaged […]

Bail plea of stepdaughter’s rapist rejected

Islamabad-January 08 (online): A session court in Islamabad rejected the pre-arrest bail application of a man who allegedly raped his step-daughter, media reported on Saturday. According to media report, Additional Sessions Judge Muhammad Atta Rabbani issued the written order of the case on Saturday. As […]

Biden names Gen Kurilla as new US Centcom chief

Washington-January 08 (Online): President Joe Biden is nominating Army Lt. Gen. Michael Kurilla to lead the US Central Command, which oversees military operations in the Middle East, the Pentagon announced Friday. If confirmed by the Senate, General Kurilla will succeed Marine General Kenneth McKenzie at […]