Three candidates emerge to lead Scotland

Edinburgh, Feb 24 (AFP/APP): Three candidates — two women and a Muslim man — will battle it out to replace Scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, it was announced Friday, in a race already mired in controversy. Kate Forbes, Ash Regan and Humza Yousaf all met […]

Saaz Samandar mesmerizes audience with classical music

ISLAMABAD, Feb 24 (APP):Saaz Samandar- an eve with an extraordinary experience of two classical Eastern instruments mesmerized the audience at Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) here on Friday. The show Saaz Samandar was presented by the Maestros Ustad Ashraf Shareef Khan (Sitar Nawaz) […]

Ericsson to cut 8,500 jobs worldwide

Stockholm, Feb 24 (AFP/APP): Telecom equipment maker Ericsson said Friday it would slash 8,500 jobs worldwide, part of a cost-cutting programme as financial headwinds push operators to rein in spending. Ericsson, which had a total of 105,000 employees at the end of 2022, last month […]

EU allies cobble together Ukraine tank battalion

Berlin, Feb 24 (AFP/APP): Germany said Friday it would supply four extra Leopard 2 tanks to Kyiv, assembling with Portugal and Sweden a full battalion to help Ukraine repel the Russian invasion. The German army would send a total of 18 Leopard 2 A6 tanks […]

Harry Brook’s ‘special gifts’ paying off for England

London, Feb 24 (AFP/APP): Harry Brook is rewriting cricket’s record books after an astonishing start to his Test career that lifts him into rarefied company alongside even Australia great Donald Bradman. The 24-year-old Yorkshireman scored his fourth Test century in just his sixth match on […]

PML-N leaders always respected judiciary: Khawaja Asif

ISLAMABAD, Feb 24 (APP):Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Friday said that leaders of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) had always respected the courts’ verdicts. Talking to a private news channel, he said the PML-N leaders, including Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz, had to face […]

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