Macron pulls on boots for charity football game

Paris, Oct 14 (AFP/APP):French President Emmanuel Macron, who has his eye firmly on the goal of elections next year, donned his football boots and marshalled the midfield at a charity match on Thursday. The 43-year-old was all smiles as he took to the pitch in […]

Police arrested culprits for torturing woman

RAWALPINDI, Oct 14 (APP):Police have arrested two culprits on charges of torturing and beating a woman as their video went viral on a private channel, police spokesman informed here Thursday. City Police Officer (CPO) Muhammad Ahsan Younas took notice of the incident and ordered Saddar […]

Razak ask Japanese IT, companies to engage local youth

ISLAMABAD, Oct 14 (APP):Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment, Abdul Razak Dawood has invited Japanese Information Technology (IT) companies to engage with and benefit from young, talented and skilled human resource in Pakistan. He was speaking at a webinar on “Current State of […]

Ailing Czech leader summons new parliament for Nov 8

Prague, Oct 14 (AFP/APP):Hospitalised Czech President Milos Zeman on Thursday summoned parliament to hold its first session after last weekend’s tight general election for November 8, his spokesman Jiri Ovcacek said. The announcement came as Zeman spent a fifth day in intensive care at a […]

World Bank hails Pakistan for economic recovery, policy reforms

ISLAMABAD, Oct 14 (APP):The World Bank Managing Director Axel van Trotsenburg Thursday commended the efforts of the government of Pakistan for economic recovery and policy reforms. A high-level Pakistani Delegation comprising of Minister for Economic Affairs, Omar Ayub Khan, Minister for Finance and Revenue, Shaukat […]

Japanese billionaire Maezawa ‘not afraid’ ahead of ISS launch

Moscow, Oct 14 (AFP/APP):Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa said Thursday he had no fear ahead of his “dream-come-true” launch to the International Space Station (ISS), a Russian project aimed at boosting its space tourism credentials. The mission is one of several this year by non-professional astronauts, […]

CM Punjab to inaugurate Waqar-un-Nisa Women University on Friday

RAWALPINDI, Oct 14 (APP):Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid on Thursday said that Chief Minister Punjab, Usman Buzdar would inaugurate Waqar-un-Nisa Women University here on Friday. He said that Waqar-un-Nisa Women College has been upgraded to university level and Rawalpindi is the first city of the country […]

Tunisia president slams overseas ‘traitors’

Tunis, Oct 14 (AFP/APP):Tunisian President Kais Saied on Thursday accused unnamed politicians of using refuge overseas to “plot” against the state, implicitly targeting one of his predecessors based in France. “Tunisia is a free and independent state and there can be no interference in its […]

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