PPP, PML-Q invites Sarwar to their parties

LAHORE – January 8 (ONLINE) Former Punjab Governor Chaudhry Sarwar has been invited by Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League Quaid (PML-Q) to join either party, local media reported Sunday. Private media channel while citing sources reported that PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujat had […]

Imran fears political engineering to weaken his party

LAHORE / ISLAMABAD – January 8 (ONLINE) Former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said the ‘establishment’ has not learned from the past and that ‘political engineering’ may be carried out to break his party away. “I fear that unfortunately, our establishment has not learnt […]

Sweden can’t meet some Turkey demands for NATO bid: PM

Sälen, Sweden, Jan 8 (AFP/APP):Turkey, which has for months blocked NATO membership bids by Sweden and Finland, has made some demands that Sweden cannot accept, Sweden’s prime minister said on Sunday. “Turkey has confirmed that we have done what we said we would do, but […]

Minister vows to make Railways, PIA profitable entities

LAHORE – January 8 (ONLINE) Minster for Railways and Aviation Khawaja Saad Rafique has reiterated his commitment to reduce the volume of losses in Railways and Pakistan International Airlines and make them profitable entities by taking effective steps. Addressing a press conference in Lahore on […]

Rulers not ready to quit their perks, protocol: Siraj ul Haq

LAHORE – January 8 (ONLINE) Jamat-e-Islami emir Siraj-ul-Haq said Sunday country’s rulers were not ready to change their lifestyle and to quit their perks and protocol. “The whole world is celebrating New Year and Pakistanis are downtrodden with woes,” Siraj said while addressing a workers’ […]

Indians evacuated from ‘sinking’ holy town

Dehradun, India, Jan 8 (AFP/APP):Authorities in one of the holiest towns in the Indian Himalayas were evacuating panicked residents Sunday after hundreds of houses began developing yawning cracks and sinking, officials said. The cause of the apparent subsidence in Joshimath in the northern state of […]

Braathen wins Adelboden slalom as Kristoffersen slides out

Adelboden, Switzerland, Jan 8 (AFP/APP):Norwegian skier Lucas Braathen held his nerve on a difficult Chuenisbargli piste to win the men’s slalom in Adelboden on Sunday. The 22-year-old, who fell foul of the snow on Saturday when he did not finish the giant slalom, was quickest […]

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