Pakistan soccer captain Kaleemullah inks deal with US club
ISLAMABAD: Second division United States club Sacramento Republic FC have signed up Pakistan football captain Kaleemullah, the club announced on its website on Friday. Kaleemullah, a versatile player, who has…
Children thrown into fire in South Sudan: UN
Juba: Warring forces in South Sudan have carried out horrific crimes against children, including castration, rape and tying them together before slitting their throats, the UN has said. “Survivors report…
Al-Azhar spurns China’s Ramazan restrictions
CAIRO: The leading Sunni Muslim seat of learning, Al-Azhar, condemned China on Friday for imposing restriction on fasting in its mainly Muslim Xinjiang region during the holy month of Ramazan.…
Broadband penetration jumps to 8.34 per cent in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Broadband penetration in the country has reached 8.34 per cent as of March 2015 as compared to 1.95 per cent at end of corresponding period last year. This enormous…
US firm to set up 6,000MW gas-based power plants
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Asif has welcomed the US Company, American Ethane for showing its deep interest in setting up three gas-based power plants, producing 2,000MW…
First electric plane gets wings in China
BEIJING: The world's first electric passenger aircraft to gain an airworthiness certificate has been produced by China, its official media arm reported. The BX1E has a 14.5-meter wingspan and a…
Nasa, N-agency join forces to step up earth defence
In grappling with the threat of doomsday rocks from outer space, Hollywood has always been far ahead of the US government, cranking out thrillers full of swashbuckling heroes, rockets and…
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علاقائی اور بین الاقوامی منظرنامے میں پیدا ہوتی نئی صورتحال اس امر کی متقاضی ہے کہ تمام واقعات کا عملی و غیر جذباتی تجزیہ ایک منسلک پیرائے اور متعلقہ سیاق…
China pushes Uighurs to give up fasting in Ramzan
BEIJING: Some local governments in China’s unruly far western region of Xinjiang are stepping up controls on the Islamic faith followed by the Uighur people ahead of Ramzan, including making…
Narendra Modi felicitates PM Sharif on Ramazan arrival
ISLAMABAD: Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday telephoned Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and felicitated him on arrival of the holy month of Ramazan and as a goodwill gesture announced…