US ‘very concerned’ over China’s hypersonic test

Geneva, Oct 18 (AFP/APP):The United States is “very concerned” about China’s hypersonic missile tests, US disarmament ambassador Robert Wood said Monday, after reports that Beijing launched one with a nuclear capacity in August. On Saturday, the Financial Times reported that China had launched a hypersonic […]

Dry weather likely in most parts of country; PMD

ISLAMABAD, Oct 18 (APP):Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast mainly dry weather for most parts of the country during the next 24 hours. However, rain wind-thunderstorm with snowfall over mountains may occur in Gilgit Baltistan and some districts of upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to the […]

PM, Japanese envoy discuss matters of mutual interest

ISLAMABAD, Oct 18 (APP):Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan Kuninori Matsuda Monday called on Prime Minister Imran Khan and discussed matters of mutual interest. The prime minister congratulated the ambassador on the successful completion of his tenure in Pakistan and conveyed best wishes for future assignment. […]

Sanghar tops in cotton production

SANGHAR, Oct 18 (APP):After cultivation of the cotton crop Sanghar district of Sindh stood first for yielding cotton production in the country. According to a report of Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association, around 12,57439 cotton bales reached in ginneries of Sanghar while Bahawal Nagar district stood […]

US lawmakers probe whether Amazon misled Congress

New York, Oct 18 (AFP/APP):Pointing to recent news reports on how Amazon advantages its own products over third-party items, a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Monday questioned whether the tech giant had committed perjury. Amazon has long insisted that its platform is agnostic, not favoring […]

COAS briefed on internal security, Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD, Oct 18 (APP):Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa Monday visited Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) headquarters where he was briefed on the internal security and ongoing situation in Afghanistan. He was received by ISI Director General Lieutenant General Faiz Hamid, said an […]

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