All Blacks thump Argentina as Cooper stars for Wallabies

Gold Coast, Australia, Sept 12 (AFP/APP):A rampaging All Blacks stretched their lead at the top of the Rugby Championship Sunday with a 39-0 thumping of Argentina as a resurgent Quade Cooper inspired Australia to a last-gasp 28-26 upset of world champions South Africa. Ian Foster’s […]

Greece to discuss 5-year US defence deal: PM

Athens, Sept 12 (AFP/APP):Greece and the US are in talks to extend their defence deals by five years, instead of one-year renewals now in force, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday. “We are discussing a five-year extension to the defence cooperation agreement, so that […]

China gifts new $150 million national stadium to Cambodia

Phnom Penh, Sept 12 (AFP/APP):China handed over to Cambodia a $150 million stadium in Phnom Penh, with officials saying Sunday it is the result of Beijing’s biggest ever infrastructure grant to the country. The 60,000-capacity venue is the latest project under China’s trillion-dollar Belt and […]

Citizens asked to strictly follow COVID-19 SOPs

ISLAMABAD, Sep 12 (APP):The Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination has urged the citizens to strictly follow COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to prevent the disease in the wake of a sudden increase in the number of infections in the country. According to […]

NAB determines to eliminate corruption: Justice (R) Javed

ISLAMABAD, Sep 12 (APP):National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (Retd) Javed Iqbal has said NAB was determined to weed out the scourge of corruption and to make Pakistan Corruption free by adopting “Accountability for All” policy. In a statement, he said that the bureau was […]

NCOC team sealed marriage halls, restaurants over SOPs violation

ISLAMABAD, Sep 12 (APP):National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) team along with Assistant Commissioner Islamabad Capital Territory (Secretariat) on Sunday visited various areas of the city to check the compliance of COVID-19 Standards Operating Procedures (SOPs) in restaurants and marriage halls. NCOC team along with […]

18 killed, 4 injured in rain-related incidents in KP

PESHAWAR, Sep 12 (APP):Eighteen people were killed and four others sustained injuries in rain-related incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, said a report shared by Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) here on Sunday. Three houses were damaged completely and two others were partially during rain-related incidents in […]