YANBU (Saudi Arabia): Veteran Spanish driver Carlos Sainz won the gruelling Dakar Rally for a fourth time on Friday (19th Jan, 2024), becoming at 61 the oldest winner of the race. The two-time world rally champion had been all but guaranteed success when closest rival Sebastien Loeb was stranded in the desert for over an […]
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PYONGYANG: Retaliating to the joint naval exercises held jointly by S. Korea, USA and Japan, N. Korea has tested Underwater Nuclear weapon on Saturday (19th January, 2024). The drills were “seriously threatening the security” of the North, so in response, Pyongyang “conducted an important test of its underwater nuclear weapon system ‘Haeil-5-23’ under development in […]
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CHRISTCHURCH (Hagley Oval): Pakistan was defeated by Kiwis in the 4th of the 5-match cricket T20I series played here on Friday (19th Jan, 2024). Green shirts, despite the 90 scored by unbeaten Muhammad Rizwan, merely managed to muster 158 runs up for the loss of 5 wickets. Kiwis, that successfully chased the target losing three […]
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KARACHI: On 8 February, seventeen thousand eight hundred candidates (including 11,785 independents) will contest for the NA and PA seats. There are 4,807 male, 312 female and two transgender candidates in the field who will attempt to win 266 National Assembly seats. 12,123 male, 570 female and two transgender candidates will run for the Provincial […]
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ISLAMABAD: PIA has been instructed by CAA to use the route through Muscat avoiding the Irani Airspace here on Thursday (18th of Jan, 2024). A number of other airlines arriving from Saudi Arabia, UAE, Central Asia and Europe have also been warned against the usage of Irani airspace. Following the Tehran’s attack in Balochistan, CAA […]
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NEW DELHI: India’s newest airline, Akasa Air, said Thursday it has ordered 150 Boeing 737 MAX planes as it looks to bolster its fleet and kick off international operations. The deal is a shot in the arm for US aviation giant Boeing, which is under intense global scrutiny over its 737 MAX 9 jet, after […]
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KARACHI: Sa’adat Hasan Manto, who was born on 11th May, 1912 (in Paproudi Village, Ludhiana District of the Eastern Punjab, in a Muslim family) and died on 18th Jan 1955, produced the kind of bold chef-d’œuvres that many believe was meant for the people of next century. Manto dared to write about the taboos to expose the […]
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Unseeded Russian Anna Blinkova shocked last year’s runner-up Elena Rybakina at the Australian Open on Thursday (18th Jan, 2024) winning the longest tie-break in Grand Slam history as world number one Iga Swiatek came back from the brink. On a day of striking second-round upsets, women’s fifth seed Jessica Pegula also crashed out, along with […]
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ISLAMABAD: Dense fog is likely to continue over the plain areas of Punjab, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and upper Sindh during the next few days, according to the forecast of Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD). The PMD has advised the citizens to be cautious during the dense foggy conditions.Day temperatures are likely to remain below normal in most parts […]
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SARGODHA: Federal Minister for National Heritage and Culture (NH&C) Jamal Shah inaugurated on Thursday (18th Jan, 2024) the two-day National Citrus Festival, here at Sargodha Arts Council. Jamal Shah said that National Heritage and Culture Division, in collaboration with the Government of Punjab, was organizing the National Citrus Festival on 18th and 19th of January. […]
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