South Africa bat in decisive England ODI

Leeds, United Kingdom, July 24 (AFP/APP): South Africa captain Keshav Maharaj won the toss and elected to bat in the third and deciding one-day international against England at Headingley on Sunday. Both teams were unchanged from the sides that contested the second ODI at Old […]

NUML confers degrees to 558 students in 18th convocation

ISLAMABAD, Jul 24 (APP):As many as 558 students were conferred degrees at the 18th Convocation of the National University of Modern Languages (NUML) held here on Saturday. Deputy Chairman, Senate Mirza Muhammad Afridi was the chief guest of the ceremony. In this convocation, 558 students […]

Russian strikes on Odessa port cast doubt over grain deal

Kyiv, Ukraine, July 24 (AFP/APP): Russian missiles hit Ukraine’s port of Odessa Saturday, in what Kyiv called a “spit in the face” of a day-old deal between the warring sides to resume cereal exports blocked by the conflict. The Ukrainian military said its air defences […]

Bootlegger held with imported wine

MULTAN, Jul 24 (APP): Lohari Gate police arrested a notorious bootlegger and recovered imported wine from his possession during a raid conducted on Sunday. According to police sources, a police team was routine patrolling when they stopped Kashif Shamshad over suspicion at Cycle Street Masoom […]

Climate Change – suffering huge losses but minimum gains

ISLAMABAD, Jul 24 (APP): Sandwiched between India and China, the two emerging economies of the world, Pakistan is among top ten countries prone to climate change, losing over a billion rupees per day but with minimum gains from the Green Climate Fund facility. Since climate […]

World Hepatitis Day to be marked on July 28

ISLAMABAD, Jul 24 (APP): World Hepatitis Day will be marked on July 28 (Thursday) across the globe including Pakistan to promote awareness of hepatitis, a disease that affects the liver. One way of preventing hepatitis is to get a vaccine against the disease before travelling. […]

China launches second of three space station modules

Beijing, July 24 (AFP/APP): China launched on Sunday the second of three modules needed to complete its new space station, state media reported, the latest step in Beijing’s ambitious space programme. The uncrewed craft, named Wentian, was propelled by a Long March 5B rocket at […]

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