NEW DELHI: India’s newest airline, Akasa Air, said Thursday it has ordered 150 Boeing 737 MAX planes as it looks to bolster its fleet and kick off international operations. The deal is a shot in the arm for US aviation giant Boeing, which is under intense global scrutiny over its 737 MAX 9 jet, after […]
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KARACHI: Sa’adat Hasan Manto, who was born on 11th May, 1912 (in Paproudi Village, Ludhiana District of the Eastern Punjab, in a Muslim family) and died on 18th Jan 1955, produced the kind of bold chef-d’œuvres that many believe was meant for the people of next century. Manto dared to write about the taboos to expose the […]
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Unseeded Russian Anna Blinkova shocked last year’s runner-up Elena Rybakina at the Australian Open on Thursday (18th Jan, 2024) winning the longest tie-break in Grand Slam history as world number one Iga Swiatek came back from the brink. On a day of striking second-round upsets, women’s fifth seed Jessica Pegula also crashed out, along with […]
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SARGODHA: Federal Minister for National Heritage and Culture (NH&C) Jamal Shah inaugurated on Thursday (18th Jan, 2024) the two-day National Citrus Festival, here at Sargodha Arts Council. Jamal Shah said that National Heritage and Culture Division, in collaboration with the Government of Punjab, was organizing the National Citrus Festival on 18th and 19th of January. […]
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ISLAMABAD: Participants of the Thursday (18th Jan, 2024) seminar highlighted flaws in the electoral process, calling for genuine change emphasizing intra-party elections and increasing women’s participation in the electoral process. Speaking at a seminar titled Changing Landscape of Pakistani Electorate and Role of Political Parties in Fair Representation, organized by the Press Information Department (PID), […]
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PARIS: French police officers protested Thursday to press their claim for extra pay during this year’s Paris Olympics, underlining the threat of strikes and disruption to the Games. Aware of the risk to the country’s image, French authorities are scrambling to agree pay deals with a host of public sector trade unions who are demanding […]
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MELBOURNE: Russian 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva played “amazing” tennis to crush sixth seed Ons Jabeur in under an hour Wednesday, sending the Tunisian tumbling out of the Australian Open in the second round. Playing her first tournament at Melbourne Park, Andreeva was electric in downing the three-time major runner-up 6-0, 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena in […]
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ISLAMABAD: IHC on Wednesday (17th of Jan, 2024) rejected the plea for staying the trial of the marriage case of former PTI chairman and his wife Bushra Bibi. Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, who heard the case filed by Bushra Bibi challenging the trial in lower court, accepted the request of Khawar Manika’s lawyer and sent […]
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has categorically stated that it reserves the right to respond to last night’s illegal act of breaching Pakistan’s sovereignty by Iran in Balochistan. Addressing a Presser here on Wednesday (17th Jan, 2024) Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said: “This illegal act is completely unacceptable and has no justification whatsoever. “…Last night’s unprovoked […]
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BEIJING: China on Wednesday (17th Jan, 2024) called on Pakistan and Iran to exercise restraint in the wake of violation of the former’s airspace by the latter. “We call on both sides to exercise restraint, avoid actions that would lead to an escalation of tension and work together to maintain peace and stability,” Chinese Foreign […]
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