Bahria University holds convocation

Islamabad January 08 (Online): Bahria University Lahore Campus held its 2nd Convocation Ceremony at Lahore. Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi graced the occasion as Chief Guest and awarded Medals and Merit Certificates to the students having outstanding achievements in academics. […]

Webb telescope fully deployed in space

Washington, Jan 8 (AFP/APP): The James Webb Space Telescope completed its two-week-long deployment phase on Saturday, unfolding the final mirror panel as it readies to study every phase of cosmic history. Engineering teams cheered back at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland as […]

Coronavirus: Latest global developments

Paris, Jan 8 (AFP/APP):Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: – Two million cases a day worldwide – The world recorded more than two million daily coronavirus cases on average between January 1 and 7 with figures doubling in 10 days, an AFP […]

UN to hold Sudan talks to end crisis after coup

Khartoum, Jan 8 (AFP/APP):The United Nations said Saturday it will launch talks to help Sudan find an end to the crisis following a military coup that stalled the transition to civilian rule. “It is time to end the violence and enter into a constructive process,” […]

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 […]

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