BAHAWALPUR: A PAF C-130 brought back here Thursday (17th April, 2025) the bodies of eight Punjabi mechanics killed by Balochistan National Army (BNA) on 12th April in Sistan (Iran). It may be recalled that eight Punjabi car mechanics belonging to Pakistani city of Bahalwalpur had been gunned down by militants in the town of Hizabad […]
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KARACHI: The privatisation ministry has stated Wednesday (16th April, 2025) that “a fresh advertisement for the expression of interest for the demerger of PIACL is planned to be published next week”. Following a huddle of the Privatisation Commission the board approved pre-qualification criteria for selection of potential bidders for privatisation of 51% to 100% shares […]
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WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump, terming Harvard (that produced 162 Nobel laureates) a ‘joke’, took to his Truth Social platform to state: “Harvard is a joke, teaches hate and stupidity, and should no longer receive federal funds.” Trump held: “Harvard can no longer be considered even a decent place of learning, and should not be considered […]
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RAWALPINDI CRICKET STADIUM: Defending Champions Islamabad United has defeated the Multan Sultans by 47 runs in the 7th match of the PSL’s 10th Edition played here Wed (16th April, 2025). RAWALPINDI: The bat of Islamabad United’s Sahibzada Farhan yielded fifty contributing towards team’s total of 202-runs against Multan Sultans. Scoreboard Islamabad United: Sahibzada Farhan c […]
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BEIJING: In order to handle the augmenting Sino-American tariffs war, China on Wednesday (16th April, 2025) has appointed 58-year-old Li Chenggang (a former assistant commerce minister during Trump’s first administration) as its new trade negotiator. It is pertinent to mention here that in response to Trump’s tariffs imposed on it, China is pursuing a hardline […]
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CHICAGO: Joe Biden, the 82-year-old immediate past president of the United States of America, while addressing a conference of disability advocates held here Tuesday (15th April, 2025), said that Trump’s hatchet effort has put Americans’ retirement benefits at risk. In his first major (half-hour-long) speech, after leaving the White House, Biden remarked: “Fewer than 100 […]
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WHITE HOUSE: While blaming Volodymyr Zelensky for commencing the war with Russia Donald Trump maintained Monday (14th April, 2025): “You don’t start a war against someone 20 times your size and then hope that people give you some missiles.” US, that donated 69 billion dollars to Ukraine in military aid from 2022 till 2024, has […]
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NATIONAL STADIUM: Lahore Qalandars has beaten Karachi Kings by 65 runs in the 6th match of the PSL’s 10th Edition played here on Tuesday (15th April, 2025). After winning the toss Lahore Qalandars opted to bat first and scored 201 runs against Karachi Kings that managed to make 136 runs only. NATIONAL STADIUM: Pacer of […]
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TEXAS: When all-female spaceflight returned to Earth Monday (14th April, 2025) after a brief sojourn in space, the Blue Origin crew expressed their feelings as astronauts: Pop Star Katy Perry, who sang Louis Armstrong’s What a Wonderful World during the flight, termed the journey the highest high…“surrender to the unknown, trust…”. Katy Perry said she […]
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RAWALPINDI CRICKET STADIUM: The 5th match of the PSL 10th Edition was played between Islamabad United and Peshawar Zalmi here Monday (14th April, 2025). Islamabad United, that won the toss and opted to bat first, mustered-up 233 runs for the loss of five wickets in allotted twenty overs against Peshawar Zalmi. Sahibzada Farhan with the […]
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