Pilots among four martyred as Pak Army helicopter crashes in GB

ISLAMABAD – A Pakistan Army Aviation helicopter crashed due to technical reasons during casualty evacuation in Minimarg, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan Army’s media wing said in a statement late Saturday.  According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Directorate, the helicopter was evacuating body of Shaheed soldier […]

LEDs developed to be integrated into computer chips

Islamabad   –  The advance could cut production costs and reduce the size of microelectronics for sensing and communication. Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) can do way more than illuminate your living room. These light sources are useful microelectronics too.Smartphones, for example, can use an LED proximity sensor to […]

Farooq for releasing all detainees to strengthen democracy

ISLAMABAD, : President, National Conference and head of People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), Farooq Abdullah on Friday asked the authorities to release all those detained recently if they want democracy to survive in territory, in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOLK). According to […]

Top seeds reach National Ranking Tennis quarterfinals

LAHORE-Top seeds reached the quarterfinals of the 6th Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan National Ranking Tennis Tournament 2020 after registering east victories in their respective matches played at the PTF Complex, Islamabad on Thursday.  On the fourth day of the event, the matches were decided in […]

Rizwan vows to give tough time to Kiwis

LAHORE-Pakistan stand-in Test captain Muhammad Rizwan said on Thursday that the team has worked hard and vowed to provide a strong challenge to New Zealand in the Test series.  Talking to the sports journalists during a virtual media talk, Rizwan said: “The results are not […]

ECC allows issuing Eurobonds worth $500m

ISLAMABAD-The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Thursday has approved to issue Eurobonds worth of $500 million to arrange to finance for much needed Diamer Basha and Mohmand Dams. Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh chaired the meeting of the ECC. Ministry of […]

FIEDMC plays key role to attract domestic, foreign investment

LAHORE-The Faisalabad Industrial Estates Development & Management Company (FIEDMC) is playing a fundamental role in attracting domestic and foreign investment. FIEDMC Chairman Mian Kashif Ashfaq while talking to the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) President Mian Tariq Misbah in the presence of Senior […]

Rupee gains 23 paisas against US dollar

ISLAMABAD- The exchange rate of Pakistani rupee strengthened by 23 paisas against the US dollar in the interbank trading on Thursday and closed at Rs160.31 as compared to the previous day’s closing of Rs160.54. Meanwhile, according to Forex Association of Pakistan, the buying and selling […]

Oil prices up on Brexit deal, US relief pack hopes

Oil prices were up on Friday amid limited trading before Christmas, but the upcoming Brexit deal and hopes of President Donald Trump signing off on the US relief package also supported prices. During weak pre-Christmas trading, international benchmark Brent crude traded at $51.37 per barrel at 0648 GMT […]

China to launch space station cabinet soon

Moving a step closer to launch itsspace station, China Friday announced that it will launch the core cabinet of the ongoing project in 2021 spring. Zhou Jianping, the chief designer of China’s manned space program, said the core cabinet will be launched “as a starter […]

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