Afghan woman activist thanks UK MP for saving her life

London, Oct 19 (AFP/APP):A prominent Afghan politician gave emotional thanks on Tuesday to a British MP for helping to rescue her from the Taliban’s clutches, appealing for the UK to do more to get others out. Shukria Barakzai, who was a lawmaker in Afghanistan and […]

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 […]

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