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UK PM Truss battles to stay in power after tax reforms trashed

Posted on October 19, 2022

London, Oct 18 (AFP/APP): Britain’s Liz Truss on Tuesday battled to salvage her position as prime minister, after market turmoil at her tax-slashing plans forced a series of humiliating U-turns that have put her job in jeopardy. The beleaguered leader — only six weeks into […]

Russia blames ‘malfunction’ for jet crashing into flats

Posted on October 19, 2022

Moscow, Oct 18 (AFP/APP): Russia said Tuesday that a technical malfunction had caused a military plane to crash a day earlier into a residential building near Ukraine, killing over a dozen people and spurring an outpouring among locals. The crash late Monday ignited a towering […]

15th death anniversary of martyrs of Karachi Karsaz twin blasts observed

Posted on October 19, 2022

LARKANA, Oct 18 (APP): Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Larkana district Tuesday observed the 15th death anniversary of martyrs of Karachi Karsaz twin blasts, which took place on October 18, 2007 during the gathering of slain PPP chairperson Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto, at Garhi Khuda Bux […]

Russian army accepts situation ‘tense’ for its troops in Ukraine

Posted on October 19, 2022

Moscow, Oct 18 (AFP/APP): The Russian military said Tuesday that the situation for its troops on the ground in Ukraine was “tense” in the face of a Ukrainian counter-offensive, after several major setbacks in the east and south. “The situation in the area of the […]

Qatar inaugurates solar plant as World Cup approaches

Posted on October 19, 2022

Doha, Oct 18 (AFP/APP):Gas-rich Qatar inaugurated Tuesday its first solar power plant stretching across the desert, a vast site planned to provide up to 10 percent of the tiny Gulf nation’s energy supply. The solar farm in al-Kharsaah, west of the capital Doha, is “one […]

Ottawa Diary: Autumn, elections, and a horror film By Fayyaz Baqir

Posted on October 19, 2022

(Pictures Credit: Fayyaz Baqir) Local government election and autumn season have set Ottawa ablaze in October. Ottawas’ tree-lined streets are lit up with various shades of red, crimson, brown, and yellow. Ducks, pigeons, geese, squirrels, and Seagulls are still playing around the lakes and water […]

PTI’s landslide victory in bye-elections a referendum against corrupt mafia: Prime Minister AJK

Posted on October 18, 2022

Islamabad (PNI) Prime Minister Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan while terming the PTI chairman Imran Khan’s landslide victory in bye-elections as a referendum against the corrupt mafia has said that the historic victory amply demonstrated the people’s unwavering faith and trust in […]

Punjab Assembly adopts resolution condemning US president’s statement

Posted on October 18, 2022

LAHORE, Oct 17 (APP): The Punjab Assembly on Monday adopted a resolution condemning the statement of US President Joe Biden against Pakistan’s nuclear weapons. The resolution, presented in the House by Provincial Minister Ali Afzal Sahi, reads: “Pakistan is among seven big atmoic powers in […]

ECC approves Rs20.2 bln for SAP, flood-hit farmers

Posted on October 18, 2022

ISLAMABAD, Oct 17 (APP): The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet here on Monday approved technical supplementary grants (TSGs) of Rs20.2 billion for Sustainable Development Goals Achievement Program (SAP) and flood-effected farmers. The meeting of the cabinet committee was presided virtually over by Federal […]

Scholz extends life of Germany’s remaining nuclear plants

Posted on October 18, 2022

Berlin, Oct 17 (AFP/APP):Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday ordered all three of Germany’s remaining nuclear power plants to stay operational until mid-April, breaking an impasse that had caused a rift among his coalition partners as an energy crisis looms. Germany initially planned to exit nuclear […]

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UK PM Truss battles to stay in power after tax reforms trashed

Russia blames ‘malfunction’ for jet crashing into flats

15th death anniversary of martyrs of Karachi Karsaz twin blasts observed

Russian army accepts situation ‘tense’ for its troops in Ukraine

Qatar inaugurates solar plant as World Cup approaches

Ottawa Diary: Autumn, elections, and a horror film By Fayyaz Baqir

PTI’s landslide victory in bye-elections a referendum against corrupt mafia: Prime Minister AJK

Punjab Assembly adopts resolution condemning US president’s statement

ECC approves Rs20.2 bln for SAP, flood-hit farmers

Scholz extends life of Germany’s remaining nuclear plants

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