Multan: Man killed during robbery bid

MULTAN, Oct 15 (APP):A man was allegedly shot dead by unknown dacoits near Billiwala area here on Friday night. According to police sources, the man is identified as Shiekh Tahir Hameed Qureshi. He was also an active political worker who was reportedly shot by the […]

LB Polls in AJK to be held on November 27: ECP

MIIRPUR (AJK): Oct 14 (APP): Local Bodies elections in Azad Jammu Kashmir will be held on November 27 this year. The Election Commission of Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Friday announced the schedule of LG elections in AJK. The notification stated that date for filling […]

Ukraine holds line with Western arms, but needs more

Toretsk, Ukraine, Oct 12 (AFP/APP): First there was a teasing crackle of small arms fire then a burst of sharp bangs as Ukrainian assault infantry fired their US-made grenade launder at the Russian positions opposite. The frontline in this part of the Donetsk region in […]

Native Americans fear loss of Indigenous languages in US

New York, Oct 12 (AFP/APP):As Native Americans this week celebrated Indigenous Peoples Day — the holiday increasingly recognized in the United States in lieu of “Columbus Day” — members of the continent’s hundreds of tribes shared a common concern: the ongoing extinction of their ancestral […]

Cash-strapped Wasps suspended from English Premiership

London, Oct 12 (AFP/APP): Wasps became the latest cash-strapped club to be suspended from the crisis-torn English Premiership on Wednesday after confirming they are “likely” to enter administration. In another colossal blow for the English domestic game, Wasps are the second Premiership club to be […]

Brain cells in dish learn to play video game

Washington, Oct 12 (AFP/APP): Neuroscientists have shown that lab-grown brain cells can learn to play the classic video game Pong, and could be capable of “intelligent and sentient behavior.” Brett Kagan, who led a study published in the journal Neuron Wednesday, told AFP his findings […]

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