Chalmers breaks 100m freestyle short-course world record

Paris, Oct 29 (AFP/APP):Australian Kyle Chalmers broke the 13-year-old men’s 100m freestyle short-course world record on Friday in Kazan, Russia. The Australian, who took silver in the event in the longer Olympic pool in Tokyo, touched in 44.84sec to take 0.10sec off the record set […]

Focus on skills-oriented education need of hour: Shafqat

ISLAMABAD, Oct 29 (APP):Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Mr. Shafqat Mahmood urged the heads of higher education institutions to focus on imparting education based on skill development as well as knowledge creation so as to prepare Pakistani students for national and international job […]

Four killed, five injured in CNG station blast

KARACHI, Oct 29 (APP):At least four persons died while five others sustained injuries in blast at a CNG station in North Nazimabad area of the megalopolis on Friday. According to rescue sources, the blast killed four and injured five including a woman who have been […]

Win or lose, Afghans turn out to cheer cricket heroes

Kabul, Oct 29 (AFP/APP):Afghanistan’s new Taliban government was very clear with cricket fans before Friday’s much-anticipated clash with neighbours Pakistan. Celebrate the national team by all means, the interior ministry spokesman said, but: “If you win, you should not shoot in the air. “If you […]

EU inches towards big tech clampdown

Brussels, Oct 28 (AFP/APP):The European push to curb the power of big tech and radically transform the way Facebook, Apple or Google do business is gaining traction though efforts could still be derailed. The European Union is currently negotiating landmark laws that once agreed could […]

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