Libya’s Bashagha says to enter Tripoli ‘in coming days’

Tunis, July 9 (AFP/APP): Libya’s Fathi Bashagha, appointed as prime minister in a challenge to a unity government in Tripoli, plans to take office in the capital “in the coming days”, he told AFP. Libya’s parliament picked the former interior minister in February to lead […]

Sri Lanka leader flees as protesters storm home, office

Colombo, July 9 (AFP/APP): Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his official residence on Saturday shortly before protesters, angered by an unprecedented economic crisis, overran the compound and stormed his nearby office. Thousands of people had surrounded the leader’s home to demand his resignation, blaming […]

Robber gang busted, looted valuables recovered

MULTAN, Jul 09 (APP): Shah Shams police busted a notorious robber gang and arrested three members of the gang besides recovering looted valuables from their possession during a crackdown launched here on Saturday. According to police sources, Shah Shams police under the supervision of SP […]

Local Govt Minister directs speedy disposal of waste on Eid-ul-Azha

PESHAWAR, Jul 09 (APP): Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Local Government (LG), Sardar Faisal Amin Gandapur has directed authorities to follow directions of provincial government for quick disposal of sacrificial animals’ wastes on Eid-ul Azha. He said this during a meeting with Secretary LG, Syed Zaheerul […]

Qatari children help give endangered turtles second chance

Doha, July 9 (AFP/APP): On a beach in northeastern Qatar, six-year-old Lolwa waves goodbye to two baby hawksbill turtles — a species that has a one in a thousand chance of surviving to adulthood. Predators, climate change, fishing nets and marine pollution all contributed to […]

‘Relentless’ Russian shelling pounds east Ukraine

Druzhkivka, Ukraine, July 9 (AFP/APP): Russian troops pursued their “relentless” shelling of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region on Saturday as Ukrainian officials warned Moscow was preparing for further attacks and Washington promised new military aid to Kyiv. Having endured long battles to capture cities in the […]

Anti-dengue surveillance to be continued during Eid holidays

RAWALPINDI, Jul 09 (APP): District Health Authority had put field teams on high alert on possible breeding and spread of dengue, directing officials to continue in/outdoor dengue surveillance during Eid holidays, said Chief Executive Officer (CEO)Dr Lubna Ishaq here Saturday. The CEO told APP that […]

Three bootleggers held with 770 bottles of imported wine

MULTAN, Jul 09 (APP): Police have arrested three bootleggers and recovered imported wine from their possession during a special crackdown against drug peddlers here on Saturday. In line with special directives of the City Police Officer (CPO) Khurram Shahzad Haider, the Jalilabad police under the […]

Ban on pillion riding at Bajaur

BAJAUR, July 9 (APP):: District Administration Bajaur tribal district under section 144 has imposed ban on pillion riding within limits of the district on eve of Eid-ul-Azha. According to district administration, ban has also been imposed on one-wheeling. Administration has warned strict action against those […]

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