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Libya’s Haftar, field marshal with eye on presidency

Posted on September 23, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Tripoli, Sept 22 (AFP/APP):Khalifa Haftar, who Wednesday cleared the way to a presidential run, has spent much of the last decade leading military campaigns in Libya but today seeks power through the ballot box after a humiliating rout last year at the gates of Tripoli. […]

Trudeau future on the line as Canadians vote in pandemic election

Posted on September 21, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Ottawa, Sept 20 (AFP/APP):Canadians packed into long queues Monday to cast ballots in elections that are headed for a photo finish, with liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s bid for a third term threatened by rookie conservative leader Erin O’Toole’s strong challenge. Trudeau called the snap […]

Coronavirus: Latest global developments

Posted on September 20, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Paris, Sept 19 (AFP/APP):Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis. – South Africa upset to be kept on UK red list – South Africa wants to know why it is still on Britain’s red list for travel restrictions. “We firmly believe there is […]

Large-scale farming to bring agricultural progress in Pakistan: Chinese scholar

Posted on September 19, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

BEIJING, Sep 19 (APP):”There is enormous potential for China and Pakistan to cooperate in energy, animal husbandry, cold water fish, agricultural machinery and comprehensive agricultural projects on a village or region scale will prolong industry chain and bring more benefits to Pakistani people,” said Long […]

Critics warn of Apple, Google ‘chokepoint’ repression

Posted on September 18, 2021 by Hooriya Qureshi

Washington, Sept 18 (AFP/APP):The global dominance of tech giants serves as a convenient online chokepoint for authoritarian governments to crack down on dissent or rig elections, critics of Apple and Google said Friday. The companies were facing international outrage after pulling a Russian opposition voting […]

High time to rejuvenate two-way tourism between China, Pakistan: Experts

Posted on September 18, 2021 by Hooriya Qureshi

BEIJING, Sep 18 (APP):Representatives from China and Pakistan introduced their rich and colorful tourism resources to the guests at China-Pakistan Two-way Tourism Promotion Conference cum Unveiling Ceremony of China-Pakistan Tourism One-stop Service Center held in Qingdao, China and agreed that it was high time to […]

How does music therapy work? Brain study sheds light

Posted on September 15, 2021 by Hooriya Qureshi

Islamabad, SEP 15, (Online): Music therapy works, but no one is really sure how. Now, a novel type of brain scan may provide key insight. Music is a powerful thing. In fact, it forms the basis of a type of therapy, the aptly named “music […]

Let us buy Covid jabs, pleads Africa

Posted on September 15, 2021 by Hooriya Qureshi

Geneva, Sept 14 (AFP/APP):Africa wants to buy Covid-19 vaccines, rather than keep waiting for donor-funded doses to arrive, the African Union said Tuesday, imploring producers to give the continent a fair shot at market access. The AU also urged manufacturing nations to lift export bans […]

Domestic tourism boom gives UK seaside new lease of life

Posted on September 12, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Blackpool, United Kingdom, Sept 12 (AFP/APP):Children clutching glow sticks shrieked with delight and onlookers gazed awestruck as Blackpool’s Illuminations lights festival launched to a spectacular volley of fireworks from its 158-metre Victorian tower. The northwest English town’s lights display crowns an extended tourist season as […]

Afghanistan’s Hazaras fear uncertain future despite improved security

Posted on September 11, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Kabul, Sept 10 (AFP/APP):Hundreds of Hazara worshippers overflowed from a mosque on the outskirts of the Afghan capital on Friday, touching their foreheads to the ground as they took part in the most important prayer of the week. Long persecuted by both the Taliban and […]

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