LAHORE: Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi unveiled a groundbreaking initiative, announcing the distribution of 26,000 electric motorbikes and rickshaws to the public on interest-free basis – a groundbreaking milestone in Pakistan’s history. The announcement took place at a special function organized by the Punjab Transport Department at a local hotel on Tuesday (9th Jan, […]
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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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RAWALPINDI: Former PM Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have been indicted by an accountability court here on Tuesday (9th of Jan, 2024) in the Toshakhana Reference filed against the couple by NAB. Newspakistan.tv Sana Mehmood
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HONSHU: According to the concerned authorities here, death toll from the powerful earthquake, that flattened parts of central Japan on 1st of January, passed 200 on Tuesday (9th of Jan, 2024), with just over 100 still unaccounted for. The 7.5 magnitude quake destroyed and toppled buildings, caused fires, and knocked out infrastructure on the Noto […]
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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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JEDDAH: The four-day Hajj and Umrah Services Conference & Exhibition 2024, being hosted by the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah under the patronage of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, opened here on Monday evening. A colourful opening ceremony held at Jeddah’s prestigious Superdome, a state of the art event place having the capacity […]
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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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