NASA’s Mars helicopter succeeds in historic first flight

Washington – NASA successfully flew its tiny helicopter Ingenuity on Mars early Monday, the first powered flight on another planet and a feat a top engineer called “our Wright brothers’ moment.” At 3:34 am Eastern Time (0734 GMT), the four pound (1.8 kilogram) rotorcraft lifted […]

US Ambassador to Russia to return to US briefly this week

US Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan has confirmed on Tuesday that he would travel to Washington for consultations this week, noting that he would return to Moscow before the potential meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Joe Biden. John Sullivan said […]

Russian businessmen meet PM

ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday reiterated the government’s resolve to provide business friendly environment to investors to attract much needed foreign direct investment (FDI). The prime minister expressed these views while talking to a delegation of leading Russian businessmen that called on […]

Rupee loses 12 paisas vs dollar

ISLAMABAD – The exchange rate of Pakistani rupee weakened by 12 paisas against the US dollar in the interbank trading on Monday and closed at Rs152.93 as compared to the previous day’s closing of Rs152.81. According to Forex Association of Pakistan, the buying and selling […]

Annapurna Expedition – an ode to Pak mountaineers’ bravery

KATHMANDU – Being very aware of the seemingly impossible challenges, a team of 4 Pakistanis comprising lead mountain climbers Sirbaz Khan and Abdul Joshi, expedition manager Saad Munawar and photographer and storyteller Kamran Ali, has shown valour by embarking on the first ever All Pakistani […]

Top European football clubs announce breakaway league

Several major football clubs announced Sunday that they had reached an agreement to establish a new mid-week competition – the Super League – despite earlier objections by UEFA, European football’s governing body. According to a statement by the newly formed league, it will be governed […]

Pakistan reports 5,445 coronavirus cases in 24 hours

Pakistan has reported 137 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 766,882. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 16,453 on Tuesday. According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation […]

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