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Angela Merkel, as seen by her fellow leaders

Berlin, Dec 5 (AFP/APP):After 16 years in power, Angela Merkel has won the admiration of many of her peers, as well as a few bitter rivals. Here is what some of the German chancellor’s most prominent fans and critics said: – Dutch Prime Minister Mark […]

Documentary film on Buddhist Heritage of Pakistan: Tracing roots of Gandhara Civilization

ISLAMABAD, Dec 5 (APP):The documentary film, “Gandhara: The Buddhist Heritage of Pakistan”, featuring rich Buddhist heritage has showcased the Gandhara civilization that flourished between the 1st century CE to 7th century CE in different parts of the country. The documentary sheds light on historical roots […]

LB Elections in KP: A momentous political process to improve public service delivery

PESHAWAR, Dec 05 (APP):Providing an inclusive political base to organized democratic system for an enhanced service delivery to people at the grassroots level, the local bodies councils empower the ordinary citizens to participate in decisions-making process by improving public services in their respective municipal areas […]

Incomplete Saddam-era marquee mosque lays bare Iraq divisions

Baghdad, Dec 5 (AFP/APP):It was meant to compete with the Taj Mahal in grandeur, but former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein’s monumental Al-Rahman Mosque project was never completed. Instead, the half-finished edifice of grey concrete stands in the heart of Baghdad as testimony to the sectarian […]

Million-dollar bond as US school shooter parents plead not guilty

Washington, Dec 4 (AFP/APP):The parents of a 15-year-old who shot dead four students at a US high school with a gun bought by his father pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter Saturday, as a Michigan judge set a combined million-dollar bond for their release. James […]

Should parents limit screen time for young children?

Islamabad, April 20 (Online): Screens are everywhere in our daily lives. As adults, we are constantly switching between working on a computer, checking our phones, watching TV in the evening sometimes even playing on a tablet at the same time. Children are picking up on […]

Economy on track to achieve set growth target

ISLAMABAD, Nov 29 (APP):The country’s economy is on track to achieve the growth target set by the government for the fiscal year 2021-22, according to monthly Economic Update and Outlook for November released by the finance ministry here Monday. “The economy of Pakistan is on […]

People speaking up against growing “pandemic” of “institutional racism” in UK

ISLAMABAD, Nov 29 (APP):After the British-Pakistani cricketer Azeem Rafiq recently spoke up against the “institutional racism” in the Yorkshire County Cricket Club, one of the top clubs in the UK, people are speaking up in the country against the bigotry they had been facing in […]

New Covid variant shuts borders across the globe

The Hague, Nov 28 (AFP/APP):A new, heavily mutated Covid-19 variant spread across the globe on Sunday, shutting borders and renewing curbs as the EU chief said governments faced a “race against time” to understand the strain. Indonesia announced similar entry restrictions on Sunday and Angola […]

Living among the mafia blurs lines in Italy’s south

Vibo Valentia, Italy, Nov 28 (AFP/APP):Two years ago, thousands of people in the Calabrian city of Vibo Valentia took to the streets on Christmas Eve morning to celebrate a massive police sweep that netted hundreds of alleged mafia members. For those living under the shadow […]

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