19 tourists shiver to death after heavy snowfall in Murree

Rawalpindi-January 08 (Online): As many as nineteen tourists shivered to death as Army, Frontier Corps and Rangers were called in to rescue thousands of tourists stranded in the frosty cold of Murree and Galyat after the authorities imposed an emergency in the hill station declaring […]

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) […]

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