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Two killed in Haiti quake

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PortauPrince, Jan 24 (AFP/APP): Two men were killed in a 5.3-magnitude earthquake that shook southwestern Haiti early Monday, officials told AFP, with the tremor followed by several aftershocks. In Anse-a-Veau, a small coastal town 130 kilometers (80 miles) west of the capital Port-au-Prince, a man […]

Anti-Polio drive begins in Rawalpindi

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RAWALPINDI, Jan 24 (APP):Deputy Commissioner (DC) Muhammad Ali Monday inaugurated the five-day anti-polio drive by administering drops to children under five years of age here at the District Health Authority office, Khayban-e-Sirsyed. Speaking on the occasion, the DC directed officials concerned to cover refusal and […]

EU urges ‘immediate’ liberation of Burkina president

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Brussels, Jan 24 (AFP/APP):The EU called Monday for the “immediate” release of Burkina Faso’s president and other officials believed to be detained by soldiers in what is being described by African authorities as an attempted coup. The European Union urges “that the liberty of President […]

Stocks slide on Ukraine tensions, US rate hike fears

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London, Jan 24 (AFP/APP): Global stock markets fell sharply on Monday, spooked by geopolitical tensions in Ukraine and looming interest rate hikes in the United States, traders said. By the close of trade in Europe, London stocks were down by around 2.6 percent and the […]

PM Imran Khan congratulates Pakistani cricket stars

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ISLAMABAD, Jan 24 (APP): Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday congratulated cricket stars Shaheen Afridi, Muhammad Rizwan, Babar Azam and Fatima Sana for becoming International Cricket Council’s Men’s Cricketer, Men’s T20 Cricketer, ODI Cricketer and Women’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year 2021 respectively. In a […]

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