Sanaullah praises ECP for peaceful holding of by-polls

ISLAMABAD, 17 July (Online): Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Sunday praised the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for making comprehensive and exemplary arrangements to hold by-polls in 20 constituencies of Punjab in a peaceful way. The ECP has ensured rule of law throughout the by-election […]

India without Bumrah as they bowl in England ODI decider

Manchester, United Kingdom, July 17 (AFP/APP): India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to field in the third and deciding one-day international against England at Old Trafford on Sunday despite being without Jasprit Bumrah. Back spasms sidelined star fast bowler Bumrah from the […]

S.Africa’s business owners fume as power cuts hit profits

Johannesburg, July 17 (AFP/APP):South Africans’ annoyance at power cuts has given way to worry, with business owners complaining that the prolonged energy crisis for which no end is in sight is eating into profits and hobbling economic activity. At Native Rebels, a colourful second-floor bar […]

First Hajj flight comes with 230 pilgrims

LAHORE, July 17 (APP): The first Hajj flight PA-471, from Jeddah to Lahore, carrying 230 pilgrims arrived here at Allama Iqbal International Airport in wee hours Sunday. The Air Blue flight arrived in the city around 2:00 am. The Hajis were welcomed by the Director […]

Iraq’s date palms: rescuing a national icon

Karbala, Iraq, July 17 (AFP/APP): Thousands of young date palms, Iraq’s national symbol, form lines that extend from the edge of the desert near the central city of Karbala and into the horizon. Iraq’s prized trees are central to a push aimed to preserve a […]

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