NEW YORK: Oil prices climbed Friday after US and UK forces launched strikes against Iran-backed Huthi rebels, while global stocks were mixed following the kickoff of corporate earnings season. Crude prices spiked more than four percent before ebbing somewhat after the allies launched deadly strikes following weeks of disruptive rebel attacks on Red Sea shipping. […]
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MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic is targeting an 11th Australian Open crown and a record 25th Grand Slam title. In the absence of injured Rafael Nadal, several younger players are out to stop him. Five men to watch when the first Grand Slam of the year begins on Sunday (13th Jan, 2024): – Novak Djokovic – He […]
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KABUL: The busiest frontier crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan has been closed to trade in the latest row over document rules for commercial vehicle drivers crossing the border. Crossings between the two countries have been temporarily shut in recent months after Islamabad last year launched a massive operation against undocumented Afghans living in Pakistan and […]
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MOSCOW: Russia on Saturday said it destroyed all targets in a barrage of strikes on facilities producing ammunition and drones in Ukraine. “This morning the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation carried out a group strike… against facilities of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex,” the defense ministry said in a daily briefing. It said it was […]
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ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Privatization Minister Fawad Hassan Fawad on Saturday (13th Jan, 2024) said that all the legal formalities had been completed for the privatization of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). Talking to a private news channel, he outlined various stages of the process for the PIA’s privatization, saying that the Privatization Commission was diligently executing the […]
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HYDERABAD: Caretaker Sindh Minister for Information Syed Muhammad Ahmed Shah on Saturday (13th Jan, 2024) inaugurated the two-day 9th Hyderabad Literature Festival -2024 here at the Sindh Museum. Renowned educationist Mehtab Akber Rashdi, Director General of Sindh Culture Department Munawar Ali Mahesar and Director General Information Saleem Khan, and other notables were also present on […]
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MULTAN: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari while talking to journalist at a Presser held here on Saturday (24th January, 2024). He said that PPP wanted free, fair and transparent general elections. He said that PPP wanted to control inflation and decrease prices of commodities. APP Adds: Ex MNA Rana Mahmood ul Hassan, former PML-N ticket […]
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ALTENMARKT (AUSTRIA): Sofia Goggia hailed an ’emotional’ first downhill win of the season as the Italian banished her demons at Altenmarkt-Zauchensee the Austrian resort where the former Olympic champion has struggled in the past. The 31-year-old edged Austrian Stephanie Venier by 0.10sec after making up time on the flat part of the slope for an […]
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MELBOURNE: Iga Swiatek will be the hot favorite to win a first Australian Open when it begins on Sunday (14th Jan, 2024) but could face a stiff challenge from reigning champion Aryna Sabalenka. Five women to watch at first Grand Slam of the year: – Iga Swiatek – The world number one is a four-time […]
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ISLAMABAD: While PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan was in the court room on Saturday (13th of Jan, 2024) attending the ECP hearing regarding the party’s electoral symbol (Bat) he told the CJP that masked men reached his house in four pickups, beaten his sons/nephews and took a computer/documents with them. Gohar Ali Khan, informing […]
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