Sheikh reaches Murree to monitor rescue operation

ISLAMABAD, Jan 08 (APP):Minister for Interior, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Saturday reached Murree to monitor rescue operation. Talking to the media, he said that the administration would continue rescue operation to evacuate all stranded tourists. He said roads from Punjab side were clear now as […]

S. Africa parliament fire contained: firefighters

Johannesburg, Jan 4 (AFP/APP):A fire that ravaged South Africa’s parliament has been contained after strong winds had reignited the blaze, firefighters said on Tuesday. The fire began in the early hours on Sunday and devastated much of the parliament complex before it was declared under […]

Farrukh for early submission of PPP, PML-N audited reports before ECP

ISLAMABAD, Jan 4 (APP):Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday asked Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to direct its scrutiny committees to submit with it audited reports of bank accounts relating to foreign funding of different political parties including Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz […]

Leather goods export increases 11% in 5 months

ISLAMABAD, Jan 4 (APP):The leather goods exports witnessed an increase of 11.03 percent during the first five months of current financial year (2021-22) as compared to the exports of corresponding period of last year. Pakistan exported leather goods worth US $266.595 million during July-November (2021-22) […]

Tibet’s GDP grows about 7 percent in 2021

LHASA, Jan. 4 (Xinhua/APP):The gross domestic product (GDP) of southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region grew about 7 percent in 2021, said Yan Jinhai, acting chairman of the regional government. Tibet’s GDP surpassed 200 billion yuan (around 31.4 billion U.S. dollars) last year, said Yan in […]

Ethiopia reports 2,140 new COVID-19 cases

ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 4 (Xinhua/APP):Ethiopia registered 2,140 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 428,796 as of Monday evening, the country’s health ministry said. Meanwhile, the ministry reported 11 new related deaths and 1,490 recoveries from COVID-19, bringing the […]