DUBAI: A crowd in Dubai burst into cheers and applause on Wednesday when the first astronaut in the United Arab Emirates launched into the International Space Station, baptizing him as a national hero. Emiratis and schoolchildren gathered at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center when Hazzaa al-Mansoori, 35, was launched into space accompanied by Russian […]
After a day of concentration of "Howdy, Modi" in Houston, the financial teams of the United States and India failed to close a trade agreement as both parties showed no flexibility to close the gap in their positions in certain areas. The Hindu, a leading English newspaper, reported Wednesday that despite the presence of Commerce
ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Group (CDWP) approved on Wednesday a total of seven development projects with an estimated total cost of Rs36 billion. Of these, two larger projects with an estimated cumulative cost of Rs25bn were referred to the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) for approval. The remaining five smaller projects
LANDI KOTAL: The Afghan border police in Torkham made the acquisition of the Afghan visa mandatory for all Pakistani carriers, along with the maintenance of other relevant travel documents. In a pamphlet distributed among Pakistani carriers on Wednesday, Afghan border police warned that none of them would be allowed to enter Afghanistan without a valid
Household items stacked in the village of Saangmora in Mirpur, AJK, on Wednesday. – White Star MIRPUR: Without running water, Sakina Bibi and her children tried to clean their pots and utensils with a piece of dry cloth. The kitchen walls in his Mora Saanghome have collapsed, leaving Sakina and her children with nothing to
ISLAMABAD: The National Office of Responsibility (NAB) on Wednesday approved a new investigation against the opposition leader in the National Assembly, Shahbaz Sharif, and summoned former planning and development minister Ahsan Iqbal in a separate case on Thursday. The decision to initiate the investigation against Sharif was taken at the NAB Executive Board Meeting (EBM),
Thousands of kilometers away from their loved ones in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) earthquake, British Pakistanis with roots in the region expressed their sadness and frustration after the disaster on Tuesday night. "There have been 10 deaths in my town," said Sanawar Hussain, originally from the city of Jatlan. Although his father moved
RAWALPINDI: An anti-corruption court on Wednesday rejected bail requests prior to the arrest of property mogul Malik Riaz and his son, Ali Riaz, in a land fraud case and summoned them for the next hearing on October 15 with a warning that cannot be rescued Arrest warrants will be issued against them in case of
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday acquitted a man who had been sentenced to death in a blasphemy case in 2002 and, consequently, had remained behind bars for 18 years. A bank of three judges, headed by Judge Sajjad Ali Shah, excused Wajih-ul-Hassan from the blasphemy charges under Section 295-C (use of derogatory comments, etc.,
Batter Lauren Down and Face Bowler Rosemary Mair signed their first New Zealand central contract, and Rachel Priest, who played for the last time in 2017, was Anna Peterson. I came back to the list with Down, 24, played nine ODIs and recorded a century against the Australian governor's XI earlier this year. The 20-year-old
