Court permits expanding London road pollution charge

London, July 28 (AFP/APP): The High Court in London ruled Friday that contentious plans by the city’s mayor to extend a scheme requiring more polluting vehicles to pay a daily charge when driven can go ahead next month. The court rejected a challenge by five […]

Met Office predicts rain-wind/thundershower in KP, Sindh, Punjab, Kashmir & GB

ISLAMABAD, July 28 (Online): Rain-wind/thundershower is expected in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Punjab, Pothohar region, Islamabad, northeast and south Balochistan and southeast/upper Sindh during the next twelve hours. Heavy falls are likely to occur in upper/central Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir, Islamabad, south Punjab, Pothohar region and […]

Biden welcomes staunch US ally Meloni to talk China, Ukraine

Washington, July 27 (AFP/APP):US President Joe Biden on Thursday praised Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni for strongly backing Western efforts to help Ukraine fight off Russian invasion — while setting aside any qualms about her far-right government. Biden said Meloni had also provided “very strong […]

EU opens antitrust probe into Microsoft over Teams

Brussels, July 27 (AFP/APP): The European Commission on Thursday announced an antitrust probe into Microsoft bundling its Teams communications app with its popular Office suite, on concerns the firm could be cutting out competitors. The investigation, to see whether the US software giant is “abusing […]

BISE launches online degree verification

BAHAWALPUR, Jul 27 (APP): The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Thursday launched online verification of educational certificates and documents. Secretary, Higher Education Commission for South Punjab, Altaf Baloch inaugurated online verification system of BISE in a ceremony held at BISE office. The ceremony […]

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