Pakistan’s Tekken prodigy, Arslan ‘Ash’ Siddique, achieved a remarkable feat by becoming a four-time EVO champion after claiming the title in Las Vegas on Sunday. The 27-year-old impressed the gaming community with his exceptional skills and precision, emerging victorious with a flawless 3-0 victory over Japan’s AO in the grand final. Arslan’s path to glory was paved with stunning performances. …
On Aug 5, NASA’s Curiosity rover will notch its 11th year on Mars by doing what it does best: studying the Red Planet’s surface. The intrepid bot recently investigated a location nicknamed “Jau” that is pockmarked with dozens of impact craters. Scientists have rarely gotten a close-up view of so many Martian craters in one place. The largest is …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday told his coalition partners that the summary to dissolve the National Assembly would be moved on August 9, sources told Geo News. The assurance was given by the premier during a dinner he hosted for his coalition partners during which the political situation of the country and general elections was discussed. Officials, who were …
The Supreme Court (SC) dismissed on Friday Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan’s plea against trial proceedings pertaining to the Toshakhana case. A three-member SC bench, led by Justice Yahya Afridi and comprising Justice Musarrat Hilali and Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi, heard Imran’s plea. Earlier, the top court had constituted a fresh three-member bench to preside over the Toshakhana case. Justice …
The upper house of Parliament on Friday passed a bill to set up a new authority to counter money laundering and terror financing despite opposition from some Senators, a day after the legislation was rushed through the National Assembly. The bill, titled “National Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Financing of Terrorism Authority Bill”, was tabled in the Senate by State …
The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) specified on Wednesday that it is only authorised to issue polio vaccination certificates and holds no jurisdiction on immigration-related matters. Rebutting recent media reports claiming that NADRA has issued new restrictions for international travel, it clarified that the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has made it mandatory for airlines to check for polio vaccinations …
ISLAMABAD, Aug. 2 (INP): While China and Pakistan are celebrating the first decade of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), BA’TIE GIRL, the first Pak-China co-production film will be released in the cinemas on August 4 (Friday). BA’TIE GIRL is the first Sino-Pak feature film based on friendship between the people of Pakistan and China. The film is coproduced by China …
BEIJING, Aug. 2 (INP): A handing over ceremony of China-Pakistan Joint Marine Geological Survey Data was held here at China Geological Survey (CGS) Headquarters. Pakistani Ambassador to China Moin ul Haque, Dr. Xu Xueyi, Vice President of China Geological Survey, and other senior officials from the Embassy and CGS and Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology attended the event. Xu …
KARACHI: Pakistan’s monthly inflation reading – the increase in price of major commodities and services grouped in consumer price index (CPI) – has surged to 28.3% in July, which is significantly higher than market expectations of 26%. The increase in the consumer price index (CPI) inflation has raised concerns among economists and policymakers, especially as it comes in the first …
ISLAMABAD: Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) has urged the step up and “Let´s make breastfeeding and work, work! In a press release shared on the occasion of World Breastfeeding Week being observed from the 1st of August to the 7th of August 2023, SPARC highlighted the critical role of workplace support in empowering …