311 sacks of substandard fertilizer seized in Mardan

PESHAWAR, Nov 06 (APP):District administration Mardan on Sunday seized a total of 311 sacks of substandard and unregistered fertilizer from a godowon situated at Babeni Road, Par Hoti. On the directives of Director General Agriculture Extension, the team of district administration led by Additional Assistant […]

Four injured in clash between two groups

MUZAFFARGARH, Nov 06 (APP):At least four persons sustained serious injuries due to brawl between two groups over tree cutting dispute in Gormani town on Sunday. According to police sources, Ghulam Sarwar Jaglani has used to grow abele trees at his land in Qasbah Gormani, a […]

Shaheen stars as Pakistan reach T20 World Cup semi-finals

Adelaide, Australia, Nov 6 (AFP/APP):Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi returned career-best figures of 4-22 to lead Pakistan into the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals with a five-wicket win over Bangladesh in a do-or-die clash on Sunday. Chasing a modest 128 for victory in Adelaide, Pakistan achieved […]

Pope holds open-air mass for 30,000 in Bahrain

Riffa, Bahrain, Nov 5 (AFP/APP):About 30,000 flag-waving worshippers joined an open-air mass held by Pope Francis in mainly Muslim Bahrain on Saturday, the highlight of his outreach mission to the Gulf. Some of the congregation had tears in their eyes as they waited to see […]

North Korea fires four short-range ballistic missiles

Seoul, Nov 5 (AFP/APP):North Korea fired four short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Saturday, the South Korean military said, the latest in a blitz of weapons launches by Pyongyang this week. The flurry of North Korean launches has included an intercontinental ballistic missile and […]

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