BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Hezbollah said it targeted an Israeli command base Tuesday (9 Jan, 2024) in retaliation for the killings of one of its commanders and a Palestinian leader. Hezbollah and its arch-foe Israel have been exchanging near-daily fire across the border since the Israel-Palestine war broke out on 7 October . Hezbollah said it had […]
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KARACHI: Ambassador of European Union (EU) to Pakistan, Dr. Riina Kionka, Tuesday (9th Jan, 2024) advised business community of the Port City to broaden and diversify their exports to EU for taking maximum advantage of EU’s GSP Plus scheme for Pakistan which has recently been rolled over for four more years up to 2027. The […]
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NEW YORK: United and Alaska Airlines both reported on Monday (8th Jan, 2024) that loose hardware had been discovered on some of their Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes during preliminary inspections after a dramatic mid-flight incident last week. The disclosures come as US federal transportation inspectors probe what caused a so-called door plug component to […]
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SEOUL: South Korea’s parliament on Tuesday (9th Jan, 2024) passed a bill banning breeding, slaughtering and selling dogs for their meat, a traditional practice that activists have called an embarrassment for the country. Dog meat has long been a part of South Korean cuisine, and at one point up to a million dogs were killed […]
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ISLAMABAD: The 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a bearish trend on Monday, losing 277.87, a negative change of 0.43 percent, closing at 64,237.03 points against 64,514.90 points the previous trading day. A total of 484,012,978 shares valuing Rs.12.744 billion were traded during the day as compared to 949,559,318 shares valuing Rs.19.355 billion […]
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LAHORE: British High Commissioner in Pakistan Jane Marriott here on Monday met Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Quaid Muhammad Nawaz Sharif. During the meeting matters of mutual interest came under discussion. PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif and Party’s Chief Organizer Maryam Nawaz were also present. On this occasion Nawaz Sharif said that strong relations between Britain and Pakistan […]
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WASHINGTON: Shares of Boeing plunged early Monday after an airplane panel blew out mid-flight, reviving safety questions at a time when the company hoped to recover its reputation. The more than eight percent drop in Boeing stock pushed the Dow index into the red as investors digested the latest incident involving the 737 MAX and […]
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WASHINGTON: An historic private mission to land on the Moon was facing potential failure Monday due to technical problems, in a blow to America’s hopes of placing its first robot on the lunar surface in five decades. Fixed to the top of United Launch Alliance’s new Vulcan rocket, Astrobotic’s Peregrine Lunar Lander blasted off overnight […]
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BAJAUR: 7 people lost their lives and 34 got injured (two critically) due to IED attack on a Police van in Belot Farsh area of Mamund tehsil here on Monday (8th of Jan, 2024). Deceased cops, who were supposed to provide security to the Polio vaccination teams, include Ali Rehman, Habib ur Rahim r/o Inayat […]
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WASHINGTON: A teacher in Oregon has found part of an Alaska Airlines airplane panel that blew out mid-flight in his backyard, officials said, as shares in the beleaguered manufacturer Boeing began falling in pre-market trading Monday after the near-disaster. WASHINGTON DC: NTSB has taken to the Twitter to inform that it has recovered the door […]
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