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Durban, South Africa, April 18 (AFP/APP): South Africa, the continent’s most industrialised country, has largely escaped the tropical cyclones that regularly hit its neighbours. But last week, storms pummelled the east coast city of Durban, triggering heavy floods and landslides that killed more than 440. […]

Kyiv, Ukraine, April 12 (AFP/APP): Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine: – Invasion going ‘calmly’: Putin – President Vladimir Putin says Russia’s offensive is proceeding “calmly” and according to plan, with the goal of “minimising losses”. During a televised press conference […]

By Najam-ul-Hassan ILAMABAD, Apr 10 (APP):Special Economic Zones, a key component of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), is expected to usher in a new era of industrial development and economic growth in the country during days ahead. As both the Pakistani and the Chinese authorities, […]

  Fakhar Alam PESHAWAR, Apr 07 (APP):Registering a substantial 1.9 percent growth rate, the country’s population has bulged to around 220.9 million people exerting tremendous pressure on its resources with no exception to the housing sector — an area indispensable for life of all and […]

Geneva, April 5 (AFP/APP): Lab-made diamonds, recycled plastic and 3D printing: this year’s Geneva watch fair was teeming with timepieces crafted from new materials, aimed at seducing a new generation of luxury watch connoisseurs. H. Moser, a niche brand producing 2,000 watches a year for […]

Kyiv, Ukraine, March 30 (AFP/APP):Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine: – Talks not ‘too promising’: Kremlin – The Kremlin plays down hopes of a breakthrough following Tuesday’s peace talks in Istanbul, saying there was nothing “too promising” from the discussions. The […]

Kyiv, March 29 (AFP/APP): Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine: – Russia to scale down Kyiv attacks – Russia says it will “radically” reduce its military activity around the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and the northern city of Chernigiv after “meaningful” progress […]

Kyiv, March 28 (AFP/APP): Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine: – 5,000 dead in Mariupol – A senior Ukrainian official says at least 5,000 people have been buried in the besieged southern city of Mariupol since the invasion began, but that […]

While independent and investigative journalism is taken as an essential part of a pluralistic society the world over, working in this field in the Indian Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IOJK) immediately comes up with the thoughts of ending up behind bars because of the draconian […]

ISLAMABAD, Mar 23 (APP): The Ministry of finance Wednesday rejected news items published in the international media about the state of Pakistan’s economy, terming them biased and one-sided as the views of the government or the independent assessments of its development partners including the IMF, […]