1.089 mn protested French pension reform: govt estimate

Paris, March 23 (AFP/APP): Some 1.089 million protesters took part in demonstrations in France on Thursday against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform, the interior ministry said, with 119,000 marching in Paris alone. The number for the capital is the highest since protests against the reform […]

US working to get dozens of Americans from Afghanistan: Blinken

Washington, March 23 (AFP/APP):The United States is working to assist 44 Americans who want to leave Afghanistan and several others detained by Taliban authorities, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday. Blinken was speaking before Congress where lawmakers from the rival Republican Party went on […]

UN chief warns climate change making Earth ‘uninhabitable’

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 24 (APP):Humanity is facing a “difficult truth”, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned in a message marking World Meteorological Day, saying that the damage already being caused by climate change is “making our planet uninhabitable.” He laid down the challenge to governments worldwide, […]

GCU Confers Life Achievement Award on Singer Shafqat Amanat Ali

ISLAMABAD, March 23 (Online): The Government College University (GCU) Lahore on Wednesday conferred prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award on eminent singer Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan during a grand ceremony at the Bukhari Auditorium GCU here. The award was presented to the musician by Vice Chancellor (VC) […]

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