Cold & dry weather expected in most parts of country

ISLAMABAD, Jan 10 (Online): Cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country, while very cold in hilly areas during the next twelve hours. Rain with snow over hills is expected at isolated places in Gilgit-Baltistan, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir and adjoining […]

Malaysian villager killed in tiger attack

Kuala Lumpur, Jan 10 (AFP/APP):An indigenous Malaysian villager has been killed in a tiger attack, with government rangers shooting dead the critically endangered creature after it also charged them, authorities said. The 59-year-old victim, Anek Along, was attacked Friday near the town of Gua Musang […]

Kazakh leader says unrest was ‘attempted coup d’etat’

Almaty, Kazakhstan, Jan 10 (AFP/APP):Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Monday characterised days of historic unrest in his Central Asian country as a coup attempt and vowed his security services would never shoot peaceful protesters. “Armed militants who were waiting in the wings joined the protests. […]

PIA brings down per aircraft employees’ ratio to 260: CEO

ISLAMABAD, Jan 10 (APP):PIA’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Air Marshal Arshad Malik Monday said the reforms process in Pakistan International Airlines would continue, as it significantly helped in bringing down the per aircraft employees ratio to 260, which was 550 in 2017. He, in a […]

Cuba tightens COVID-19 border controls amid surging cases

HAVANA, Jan. 10 (Xinhua/APP) –:Cuba on Monday tightened COVID-19 border control measures in a bid to stem the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. The surge in cases follows the resumption of international flights in mid-November and Christmas season gatherings. International travelers flying […]

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