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Christian community finalizing all preparations to celebrate Christmas

RAWALPINDI, Dec 23 (APP):The preparations are in full swing to celebrate Christmas in Rawalpindi city as the Christian community living here is preparing to celebrate their festival with religious fervor. As Christmas around the corner, the Christian community residing here is finalizing its preparations to […]

Russians face soaring costs and tough choices this New Year

Moscow, Dec 22 (AFP/APP):Walking through a freezing market in Moscow earlier this month, 60-year-old Sergei Borisovich recalled that he rang in the last New Year at a table laden with festive delicacies. This year, the factory worker, who declined to give his last name, said […]

‘An event cancelled is better than a life cancelled’ this X’mas holidays: WHO chief

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 21 (APP):The spread of Covid-19, particularly the Omicron variant, might mean Christmas holiday gatherings need to be cancelled, World Health Organization Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said. “There can be no doubt that increased social mixing over the holiday period in many […]

Women no better at multitasking than men, study finds

ISLAMABAD, DEC 17 (Online): New research has revealed that gender makes no difference in a person’s ability to multitask. Women are no better at multitasking than men, new research shows. Whether it is the result of anecdotal evidence or gender stereotyping, the belief that women […]

Effective Local Government system is inevitable for the national development By Khurram Jamal Shahid

The basic definition of democracy is “the government of the people, for the people and by the people”. In the current situation, it is possible only through empowerment of common man to include them in the government. Unfortunately, 75 years have been passed since the […]

Empowering captain, instilling fearless approach brought a positive outlook: PCB Chairman

LAHORE, Dec 10 (APP):Chairman, Pakistan Cricket Board, Ramiz Raja has congratulated the national men’s team on a successful two-month tour of the United Arab Emirates and Bangladesh on which they won eight of the nine T20Is and two Tests, adding empowering Babar Azam has yielded […]

Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurates Green Line Bus Rapid Transit System in Karachi

Green Line Bus Rapid Transit System was a project to be made by the collaboration of Federal Govt and Sindh Govt. BRT main components: 1. Infrastructure (by GoP) 2. Buses (by GoS) 3. ITS (by GoS) By August 2018 the infrastructure component was still incomplete […]

Plant based diet may reduce cardiovascular death risk by 32%

ISLAMABAD, DEC 09 (Online): New research adds to the mounting body of evidence that eating more plant based foods and fewer animal ones may contribute to a healthy heart and cardiovascular system. Eating more vegetables and less meat contributes to a healthy heart, new research […]

The architect trying to finish the Sagrada Familia after 138 years

Barcelona, Dec 8 (AFP/APP):Jordi Fauli is the seventh chief architect of Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia since Antoni Gaudi began work on the basilica in 1883, and he had been expected to oversee its long-awaited completion. But the pandemic has delayed efforts to finish this towering […]

Russia to deliver Japanese billionaire to the ISS

Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Dec 8 (AFP/APP):A Russian rocket will on Wednesday send a Japanese billionaire to the International Space Station, marking the nation’s return to space tourism after a decade-long pause that saw the rise of competition from privately held US companies. Online fashion tycoon Yusaku […]

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