Nawaz urges affluent, lawmakers to help flood victims

LONDON 28 Aug (Online): Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) supremo and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has called upon people belonging to all walks of life including wealthy individuals and party lawmakers to come forward and help the flood victims. “People are in difficulty as […]

PTA, NHMP start travel advisory SMS

ISLAMABAD, Aug 28 (APP): Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in collaboration with National Highways and Motorways Police has started travel advisory SMS service for mobile subscribers to exercise caution while travelling on highways and motorways to flood affected areas. The objective of the SMS service was […]

UAE aircraft carrying relief goods arrives in Pakistan

RAWALPINDI, August 28 (INP): On the appeal of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, a plane from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrying relief goods for the flood-affected people of Pakistan landed at Nur Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi on Sunday. The relief goods include tents, food items, […]

Longtime White House pastry chef Roland Mesnier dies at 78

Washington, Aug 28 (AFP/APP): Roland Mesnier, the French-born longtime pastry chef at the White House whose whimsical confections served five American presidents, has died at age 78, relatives told AFP Sunday. The culinary master — who joined the presidential mansion’s staff in 1979 under Jimmy […]

Golf: European Masters scores

CransMontana, Switzerland, Aug 28 (AFP/APP):Leading scores after the final round of the European Tour/DP World Tour European Masters at Crans-Montana, Switzerland on Sunday (par 70, GBR & IRL unless stated): 262 – Thriston Lawrence (RSA) 62 64 67 69, Matt Wallace 64 64 68 66 […]

Six dead as truck hits Dutch village barbecue

NieuwBeijerland, Netherlands, Aug 28 (AFP/APP):Dutch police on Sunday said six people were killed and seven others hurt after a truck ran off the top of a dike and ploughed into a neighbourhood barbecue. Police were questioning the Spanish-registered driver of the lorry following the accident […]

Strike at Spain’s Iberia Express grounds flights

Madrid, Aug 28 (AFP/APP): Iberia Express, the low-cost arm of Spain’s national carrier, cancelled eight domestic flights Sunday as cabin crew launched a 10-day strike for higher wages amid soaring inflation. The walkout, which will run from August 28 to September 6, is expected to […]

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