ISLAMABAD Dec 16 (INP): Gwadar Port is formally empowered to handle and process 4,50,000 metric tons import of wheat as an official agreement between the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) and Gwadar International Terminal Limited (GITL) has been inked, opening a new chapter of high-octane logistic activities. According to Gwadar Pro on Friday, the first wheat consignment is highly …
BATANG KALI, Dec 16 (AFP) : At least 16 people were killed when a Landslide struck a campsite at a Malaysian farm on Friday, officials said, with rescuers scouring the muddy terrain for nearly 20 people still missing. Nor Hisham Mohammad, director of the operations division at the fire and rescue department, told reporters that “as of 1 pm …
LAHORE, Dec 16 (EW): Nobel Peace Prize holder Malala Yousafzai, along with her husband Asser Malik, met with the Pakistan women’s cricket team as well as the U-19 women’s team, before departing for London on Friday. Malala met with women team stars Sidra Ameen, Diana Baig and Tuba Hassan and Eman Ali and Shawal Zulfiqar from the U-19 women’s …
ISLAMABAD, Dec 16 (FD): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday directed his party leaders to highlight the economic achievements of the coalition government at all public meetings – a strategy to counter PTI Chairman ImranKhan’s narrative that the government had failed to deliver. Chairing a meeting of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), the premier stressed on extending maximum relief …
NEW YORK, Dec 16 (EW): A never-before-seen cluster of galaxies which has been captured by one of the Earth s most powerful telescopes – one of the first images released since it was boosted with new technology. Space scientists have released an image after capturing a glimpse into never-before-seen galaxies 280 million lightyears away. The stunning shot is one …
LAHORE, Dec 16 (EW): President Dr Arif Alvi has called for the appointment of separate trainers for differently-abled students in the mainstream schools. Co-chairing a meeting along with Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi to review facilities for differently-abled persons, he said such children had special abilities that could be brought forward through training. The president and the chief …
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday remembered the victims of the tragic Army Public School (APS) attack on its eighth anniversary and said that this day is a message to the whole world that Pakistan has made great sacrifices to eradicate terrorism. The premier took to his official Twitter handle and said: “Every year, December 16 reminds the entire nation …
DIYARBAKIR, Dec 16 (Reuters) : Eight Turkish police officers were wounded on Friday when a bomb exploded in a roadside vehicle as their minibus passed on a highway in the southeastern province of Diyarbakir, security sources said. Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said two people had been detained and were believed to be the perpetrators of the blast. “There was …
Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous country, situated at a strategic location in the “Horn of Africa” near the Gulf of Aden-Red Sea, has now become the region’s fastest-growing economy. Since the early 2000s, Ethiopia’s annual GDP growth has averaged above 10%, making it one of the world’s highest rates. The government’s strong and ambitious economic development strategy proved to …
Patna, Dec 15 (AFP): At least 22 people have died and several others have been hospitalised in India after drinking toxic alcohol, authorities said Thursday. The deaths happened mainly in two villages in the eastern state of Bihar, where the sale and consumption of liquor are prohibited. Such bans are in force in several Indian states, driving a thriving …
