Santas raise funds instead of delivering presents
COCOA BEACH (USA): Santas of all stripes descended on Florida's Cocoa Beach this Christmas Eve - not to deliver presents, but to ride some waves and raise funds for a…
Channel Tunnel
Eurostar trains resume after Channel Tunnel strike
PARIS: High-speed trains running the Channel Tunnel resumed service on Friday after French unions ended a wildcat strike that had stranded vacationers and held up freight just days before Christmas.…
Cricket, Pk vs NZ: 17-member T20I Squad Announced
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday (19th of Dec, 2023) announced a 17-member T20I squad for a five-match rubber against New Zealand in January 2024 and the squad…
KABUL: Women reporting gender-based violence go to jail
MANHATTAN: rule in Afghanistan, women reporting gender-based violence to the authorities may end up in prison – supposedly for the victims’ own protection, according to a new UN report. That’s…
COAS meets UN Secretary General
MANHATTAN: UNSG in a call on meeting has acknowledged the concerns of COAS General Syed Asim Munir on the plight of innocent Palestinians facing huge humanitarian crisis in Gaza and…
Gaza March at Urdu University Gulshan Campus
KARACHI: Palestine Solidarity March, organized by the Federal Urdu University (Gulshan Campus) commenced from the Administrative Block. Palestine Solidarity March was led by Acting VC Professor Dr. Rubina Mushtaq, Acting…
Pakistan to raise $4.5B in current FY
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs, Dr. Shamshad Akhtar said Pakistan anticipates raising approximately $4.5 billion from multilateral and bilateral sources, excluding the International Monetary Fund…
Bear and Bull
Bears force bulls out of PSX that loses 1,146 points
ISLAMABAD: The 100-index of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a bearish trend on Wednesday, losing 1,146.62 points, a negative change of 1.73 percent, closing at 65,280.16 points against 66,426.78 points…
Kashmir Status: AJK Fin Min on Indian SC decision
MIRPUR: Azad Jammu Kashmir Finance Minister and spokesman of the State government Majid Khan has said that the Supreme Court of India has no legal standing in the matters of…
DG NAB on strategy to curb corruption
ISLAMABAD: DG NAB Mirza Muhammad Irfan Baig said on Saturday (9th of Dec, 2023) that his institution was working on a three-pronged strategy to curb corruption from the country. He…
UPFs Are Linked To Early Death
Ultra-Processed Foods (UPFs) are commonly portrayed as a modern health scourge: a threat lurking on the shelves of every supermarket linked to obesity, heart disease, cancer and early death. Researchers…
Sindhi Taupi Ajrak Day Celebrated in front of KPC
KARACHI: Every year the road in front of KPC harbors an ocean of jovial crowd attired in traditional Ajrak and Taupi on Sindh Culture Day on the first Sunday if…
Int’l Squash C’ship kicks off
ISLAMABAD: The Air Staff-Serena Hotels International Squash Championship for Men & Women kicked off here at Mushaf Squash Complex on Thursday (30th of Nov, 2023). A group of 23 world…
Cricket: Pak Skipper Shan Masood On Australia Trip
LAHORE: The newly-appointed Pakistan test cricket captain, Shan Masood, has said that the team is excited to take up the challenge in unfamiliar conditions during the three tests rubber away…
Fostering Employee Well-being in the Workplace
By: Anas Afzal Employee well-being is a crucial aspect of any successful organization. It covers various dimensions, including social, physical, financial, emotional, and environmental wellness. Investing in employee well-being not…
Military Court
Senate on SC decision about military courts
ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Monday passed a resolution, urging the Supreme Court (SC) to reconsider its decision about military court trials. The resolution, which was moved by Senator Dilawar Khan…
Demanding Restoration of Military Courts
KARACHI: On Wednesday (8th of November, 2023) the heirs of those who were killed by terrorists urged the quarters concerned to restore the military courts to ensure speedy justice to…
Gaza hospitals in crisis
GAZA: Hospitals here facing "complete collapse", Palestinian medics warned Wednesday as the UN said supplies were running critically low and the Hamas-run health ministry reported 700 deaths in Israeli strikes…
Gaza: UN chief urges ceasefire
CAIRO: UN chief Antonio Guterres pleaded Saturday for a "humanitarian ceasefire" in the war between Israel and Gaza's Hamas, demanding global "action to end this godawful nightmare". Addressing a peace…
‘Modern Poem-Fikr-o-Fun’, Seminar held by Urdu Uni
KARACHI: Under the patronage of the President of the Dept of Urdu (Abdul Haq Campus) of the Federal Urdu University, a one-day seminar was organized titled Modern Poem – Fikr-o-Fun…
Pokemon cards scrapped from Van Gogh Museum
THE HAGUE: The Vincent Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam said on Saturday it would no longer hand out a prized Pokemon card after the giveaway sparked crushes by “scalpers” reselling…
Dow Uni authorized to re-conduct MDCAT test
KARACHI: The Dow University of Health Sciences here, in pursuance of the decision of the Sindh Cabinet, has been authorized to re-conduct MDCAT-2023 (De-novo) as a test-conducting and admitting university…
Jon Fosse wins Nobel in Literature (2023)
STOCKHOLM: The Nobel Foundation has awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 2023 to the Norwegian author Jon Fosse, “for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable.”…
Hollywood writers’ strike ends, talk shows commence
LOS ANGELES: Late-night talk shows, a mainstay of the US TV schedule, will be back on the air within a week, hosts said Wednesday (28th of September, 2023), after leaders…