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Documentary film on Buddhist Heritage of Pakistan: Tracing roots of Gandhara Civilization

Posted on December 5, 2021

ISLAMABAD, Dec 5 (APP):The documentary film, “Gandhara: The Buddhist Heritage of Pakistan”, featuring rich Buddhist heritage has showcased the Gandhara civilization that flourished between the 1st century CE to 7th century CE in different parts of the country. The documentary sheds light on historical roots […]

Australia approves Covid vaccine for children aged 5-11

Posted on December 5, 2021

Sydney, Dec 5 (AFP/APP):Australia on Sunday cleared the first Covid-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11, with the next stage of its vaccine rollout expected to start in early 2022. Health Minister Greg Hunt said medical regulators had granted provisional approval for the Pfizer-BioNTech […]

LB Elections in KP: A momentous political process to improve public service delivery

Posted on December 5, 2021

PESHAWAR, Dec 05 (APP):Providing an inclusive political base to organized democratic system for an enhanced service delivery to people at the grassroots level, the local bodies councils empower the ordinary citizens to participate in decisions-making process by improving public services in their respective municipal areas […]

13 civilians killed by security forces in India’s northeast

Posted on December 5, 2021

New Delhi, Dec 5 (AFP/APP):Indian security forces killed 13 civilians in the northeastern state of Nagaland when they fired on a truck and later shot at a crowd that had gathered to protest the attack, police said Sunday. “The situation in the entire Mon district […]

Albanian bunkers ravaged by rising tides as erosion takes toll

Posted on December 5, 2021

SEMAN, Albania, Dec 5 (AFP/APP):Albania’s communist-era bunkers were meant to withstand a nuclear strike, but decades later the fortifications are being devoured by the sea as the country’s coastline is battered by erosion. The shores of the Balkan country are among the most affected in […]

Head gets the nod as Australia confirm XI for first Ashes Test

Posted on December 5, 2021

Brisbane, Australia, Dec 5 (AFP/APP):Australia confirmed their line-up for the first Ashes Test three days early on Sunday, recalling Travis Head for the hotly contested number five spot while retaining Mitchell Starc in the bowling attack. Head was dropped after the Boxing Day Test against […]

‘Metaverse’ hype fuels booming digital property market

Posted on December 5, 2021

Paris, Dec 5 (AFP/APP):The idea of spending millions on non-existent land may sound ludicrous — but feverish predictions of a virtual reality future are pushing investors to bet big on digital real estate. This week, New York-based company Republic Realm announced it had spent a […]

Incomplete Saddam-era marquee mosque lays bare Iraq divisions

Posted on December 5, 2021

Baghdad, Dec 5 (AFP/APP):It was meant to compete with the Taj Mahal in grandeur, but former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein’s monumental Al-Rahman Mosque project was never completed. Instead, the half-finished edifice of grey concrete stands in the heart of Baghdad as testimony to the sectarian […]

CNN fires Chris Cuomo over help he gave to governor brother

Posted on December 5, 2021

Washington, Dec 5 (AFP/APP):CNN fired veteran anchor and correspondent Chris Cuomo, the cable news channel said Saturday, during an investigation into his involvement with helping defend his brother, former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, against sexual misconduct allegations. Chris Cuomo had been suspended from CNN […]

Million-dollar bond as US school shooter parents plead not guilty

Posted on December 5, 2021

Washington, Dec 4 (AFP/APP):The parents of a 15-year-old who shot dead four students at a US high school with a gun bought by his father pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter Saturday, as a Michigan judge set a combined million-dollar bond for their release. James […]

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Documentary film on Buddhist Heritage of Pakistan: Tracing roots of Gandhara Civilization

Australia approves Covid vaccine for children aged 5-11

LB Elections in KP: A momentous political process to improve public service delivery

13 civilians killed by security forces in India’s northeast

Albanian bunkers ravaged by rising tides as erosion takes toll

Head gets the nod as Australia confirm XI for first Ashes Test

‘Metaverse’ hype fuels booming digital property market

Incomplete Saddam-era marquee mosque lays bare Iraq divisions

CNN fires Chris Cuomo over help he gave to governor brother

Million-dollar bond as US school shooter parents plead not guilty

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