Isolated rain likely in upper KP, GB, Kashmir: PMD

ISLAMABAD, Apr 08 (APP): Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) Friday forecast mainly hot and dry weather for most parts of the country, during the next 24 hours. Very hot weather is likely in upper Sindh and south Punjab during the period. However, partly cloudy weather with […]

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka hikes rates as protests spiral

Colombo, April 8 (AFP/APP):Cash-strapped Sri Lanka’s central bank hiked interest rates by a record 700 basis points Friday as police fired tear gas at hundreds of students protesting over the economic crisis. Severe shortages of food and fuel, alongside lengthy electricity blackouts, have led to […]

Nilofar distributes Ramzan ration among families

ISLAMABAD, Apr 8 (APP):Chairperson, National Commission for the Status of Women, Nilofar Bakhtiar, in collaboration with Bardasht Foundation, distributed Ramzan ration among the families of children studying at the school by Bardasht Foundation. The drive was organised by President Bardasht Foundation Haji Mohammad Eissa, said […]

KP CM stresses for rapid progress on UVAS, Swat

PESHAWAR, Apr 08 (APP): Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan has stressed the need for rapid progress on establishment of University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, (UVAS) Swat and directed the concerned authorities to complete all the pre-requisites for ground breaking of the project as […]

Tiger opens with bogey as Masters Comeback resumes

Augusta, United States, April 8 (AFP/APP):Tiger Woods resumed his remarkable comeback from severe leg injuries in Friday’s second round of the Masters, but an opening bogey left him four strokes behind the leaders. The 15-time major champion found a massive fairway bunker with his starting […]

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