Isolated rains, snowfall over hills predicted for KP

PESHAWAR, Jan 24 (APP):The Provincial Meteorological Center Peshawar on Tuesday predicted that moderate to isolated heavy rain with moderate to isolated heavy snowfall over the hills is likely to occur over Chitral, Lower & Upper Dir, Malakand, Bajaur, Buner, Swat, Shangla, Kohistan, Battagram, Torghar, Mansehra, […]

Tapping youth potential vital for national development

By Fakhar Alam PESHAWAR, Jan 24 (APP):Notwithstanding the country’s economic and agricultural resources, Pakistan’s population was growing at a rapid pace, thus depleting the job opportunities in government, private, agriculture and industrial sectors. Being the second most populous country after Indonesia in Muslim world and […]

Dry, very cold weather forecast for city

BAHAWALPUR, Jan 24 (APP):The local Met Office has forecast dry and very cold weather for the city for the next 24 hours. The highest maximum temperature 19 centigrade and the lowest minimum 03 centigrade were recorded during the last 24 hours. Dry and very cold […]

Czech politician’s NATO remark angers Poland, Baltics

Prague, Jan 24 (AFP/APP):Poland and the Baltic states cried foul Monday after Czech presidential candidate Andrej Babis said that, if elected, he would not send troops to help them under NATO’s collective defence. Billionaire ex-premier Babis is running for president and will face former NATO […]

Deputy Commissioner takes notice of artificial fuel shortage

PESHAWAR, Jan 24 (APP):Deputy Commissioner (DC) Peshawar, Shafiullah Khan has taken notice of the reports of suspension of the sale of fuel products and conducted late-night raids on petrol pumps. On the directives of the DC, the officers of district administration inspected filling stations across […]

Aberdeen suffer Scottish Cup woe against minnows Darvel

Glasgow, Jan 23 (AFP/APP):Aberdeen suffered a humiliating 1-0 defeat against sixth-tier minnows Darvel in the Scottish Cup fourth round on Monday. The West of Scotland League Premier Division champions sprang one of the Scottish Cup’s greatest upsets thanks to Jordan Kirkpatrick’s first half strike at […]

Tennis: Australian Open results

Melbourne, Jan 24 (AFP/APP):Results from Day 9 of the Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament at Melbourne Park on Tuesday. Men’s singles Quarter-finals Karen Khachanov (RUS x18) bt Sebastian Korda (USA x29) 7-6 (7/5), 6-3, 3-0 ret Women’s singles Quarter-finals Elena Rybakina (KAZ x22) bt […]

Pakistan, Qatar discuss avenues to enhance cooperation

ISLAMABAD, Jan 24 (APP):Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar and Minister of Finance, State of Qatar, Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari during a meeting in Doha agreed to enhance cooperation in fields of science, technology, agriculture, education, trade, finance and investment. […]

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