Asim Azhar supports Pakistani students

Islamabad-Asim Azhar posted a story recently on his Instagram page where he exactly captioned: “Students have really been disturbed due to the on-going pandemic causing the institutes to close/open again and again. I personally know some students that haven’t been able to complete their syllabus […]

NASA’s helicopter survives first frigid Martian night

Islamabad-Making it through the frigid Martian temperatures after being deployed by NASA’s Perseverance rover is a major milestone for the small rotorcraft. NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has emerged from its first night on the surface of Mars. Evening temperatures at Jezero Crater can plunge as […]

Rupee weakens

ISLAMABAD – The exchange rate of Pakistan rupee weakened by 10 paisas against the US dollar in the interbank trading on Monday and closed at Rs153.65 as compared to the previous day’s closing of Rs153.55. According to Forex Association of Pakistan, the buying and selling […]

Shadab Khan ruled out of South Africa and Zimbabwe tours

LAHORE – Pakistan Test cricketer Shadab Khan has been ruled out from further participation on the South Africa and Zimbabwe tours after suffering a left toe injury while batting during the second One-Day International that has sidelined him for up to four weeks. X-rays conducted […]

Akhtar slams match officials after De Kock deceives Fakhar

LAHORE – Former Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar slammed the match officials after opener Fakhar Zaman was deceived by Quinton De Kock, when he was close to complete much-deserved 200 runs during the second ODI between Pakistan and South Africa on Sunday, saying that the laws […]

UK to announce new international travel rules

London – Britain will on Monday set out plans to restart international travel, using a “traffic-light” system as the country cautiously emerges from lockdown. The UK has set a tentative date of May 17 to relaunch foreign travel, currently banned except for a handful of […]

Iran faces 4th wave of COVID-19 pandemic

A fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic has started across Iran as the country experiences a fresh spike in the infection cases, Sima Sadat Lari, the spokeswoman for the country’s Ministry of Health and Medical Education, told Sputnik. Alireza Raisi, a spokesman for the country’s […]

Twitter accused of silencing pro-Kashmir accounts

British Pakistani groups on Monday accused Twitter of removing accounts that criticize India’s alleged human rights abuses in Kashmir. Fahim Kayani, the head of Tehreek-e-Kashmir UK, said social media is the one place where Kashmiris and others who suffer human rights abuses can raise awareness […]

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