ISLAMABAD, May 17 : Legendary Pakistan climber Ali Raza Sadpara has suffered serious injuries after falling down a mountain during routine training. “He was on a routine adventure at dawn today near his village Sadpara [in Skardu] as part of his preparations to summit K2 this summer when he slipped …
Read More »Elon Musk suggested that he could seek to cut price for twitter buy
Elon Musk suggested on Monday that he could seek a lower price for Twitter Inc, saying that there could be at least four times more fake accounts than what the company has said. “You can’t pay the same price for something that is much worse than they claimed,” he said …
Read More »Sweden ends 200 years of neutrality join Finland seeking NATO membership
Sweden’s prime minister announced on Monday that Sweden would join Finland in seeking Nato membership in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a historic shift that comes after more than 200 years of military nonalignment in the Nordic country. The move, which is likely to upset the government of …
Read More »Two Pakistani shortlisted for south Asia biggest art prize
Two Pakistani have made it to the final round of South Asia’s biggest art prize, The 2022 Sovereign Asian Art Prize. Ayesha Quraishi and Marium Agha were selected from over 400 entries. The finalists hail from 16 countries and regions across Asia-Pacific, of which Hong Kong has the strongest representation, …
Read More »Capt. Amy Bauernschmidt is the rarest of the rare.
The 51-year-old is in a select group of United States Navy officers: The commanders of the 11 aircraft carriers in the US fleet. Capt. Bauernschmidt is the only woman in that group. In fact, she’s the only woman ever to command a US aircraft carrier, the largest and among the …
Read More »Kashmir issue core obstacle to peace, stability in South Asia: Prof Cheng
BEIJING, May 17 :The Kashmir issue is the core obstacle to the normalization of relations between India and Pakistan and to peace and stability in the South Asian Sub-continent, Cheng Xizhong, Visiting Professor of Southwest University of Political Science and Law said on Tuesday. India changed the status of Kashmir …
Read More »Pakistan, Saudi Arabia reiterate desire to strengthen fraternal ties
ISLAMABAD, May 17 : Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have expressed the desire to further strengthen long-standing fraternal ties, which are based on common religion, shared values and culture. This was discussed at a meeting between President Dr Arif Alvi and Ambassador of Saudi Arabia in Pakistan Nawaf bin Saeed Ahmad …
Read More »National Youth Dialogue on Right to Healthy Environment held
ISLAMABAD, May 17 :A youth dialogue on the right to clean and healthy environment was organized by Embassy of Sweden in Pakistan, UNDP, WWF-Pakistan and Stockholm+50 Youth Task Force here the other day where the youth, multilateral organizations, civil society and policymakers participated. Sweden is hosting Stockholm+50, a crucial international …
Read More »PM welcomes Chinese company Sinovac’s interest for joint venture in disease diagnosis
ISLAMABAD, May 17 : Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday welcomed the China-based biopharmaceutical company Sinovac over its keen interest for a joint venture to diagnose, prevent and treat diseases by investing in Pakistan. In a meeting with a delegation of Sinovac, the prime minister said the government would extend …
Read More »Iran’s foreign minister makes rare visit to UAE to pay respects
Iran’s top diplomat has travelled to the United Arab Emirates (UAE)on Monday to pay his respects after the death of President Khalifa bin Zayed, Iranian state media reported, while Tehran welcomed the appointment of the Gulf state s new ruler. The trip by Hossein Amirabdollahian is the highest level visit …
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