CDA board approves to establish Parks and Horticulture Agency

ISLAMABAD, Mar 02 (APP): The Board of Capital Development Authority (CDA) Thursday approved the establishment of the Parks and Horticulture Agency (PHA) to facilitate the residents. The CDA Board met under the chairmanship of Chief of the authority Noor ul Amin Mengal, said a press […]

Tennis: Dubai ATP results – collated

Dubai, March 2 (AFP/APP): Results at the Dubai Championships on Thursday (x denotes seeded player; players representing Russia and Belarus are banned from competing under the name or flag of their countries): Quarter-finals Novak Djokovic (SRB x1) bt Hubert Hurkacz (POL x5) 6-3, 7-5 Daniil […]

Raza, Rauf, Rashid help Qalandars down Gladiators

LAHORE, Mar 03 (APP):A defiant knock of 71 not out, raw pace of Haris Rauf and guile of Rashid Khan helped Lahore Qalandars defend par total to beat Quetta Gladiators by 17 runs and consolidate their top position on the points table with 10 points […]

EU announces $865 mn for ocean protection in 2023

Panama City, March 2 (AFP/APP): The European Union on Wednesday announced it would dedicate 816.5 million euros ($865 million) to ocean conservation in 2023. At the Our Ocean global conference in Panama, the EU confirmed its “strong commitment to protect, restore and take care of […]

Hundreds protest Greek train tragedy outside rail company

Athens, March 2 (AFP/APP): About 700 people gathered Thursday outside the headquarters of Greek rail operator Hellenic Train to protest chronic failures that led to a collision between two trains this week that claimed dozens of lives. “We are angry towards the company, towards the […]

HEC Condoles Demise of Dr. G. A. Miana

Islamabad, March 1, 2023: Higher Education Sector of Pakistan has lost a luminary. Higher Education Commission (HEC) has condoled the sad demise of renowned academician and scientist Dr. Ghulam Abbas Miana. A former Vice Chancellor of Gomal University, Dr. Miana proficiently served the Higher Education […]

Screams in the dark: fisherman recalls shipwreck horror

Steccato di Cutro, Italy, March 1 (AFP/APP):It was 4:30 on Sunday morning when Italian fisherman Vincenzo Luciano got a phone call from a friend — something bad had happened in the water. When the 50-year-old arrived at the beach near his home in the southern […]

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