The Pakistan airspace is set to get crowded as Fly Jinnah, a proposed low-cost carrier, prepares to take wing by June, reported. The airline has already commenced recruitment drives for cabin crew in Karachi, Islamabad, and Lahore. Fly Jinnah will operate flights between Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. The airline has …
Read More »Pakistan begun random Covid testing of inbound travelers at Airports
Islamabad–The National Institute of Health (NIH) on Sunday decided to increase the scope of the ongoing Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) of inbound travellers at international airports across the country in view of the global coronavirus situation, it said in a statement. In a series of tweets today, the institute — …
Read More »Former Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds killed in car crash
Former Australia all-rounder and two-time World Cup winner Andrew Symonds has died following a car accident in Queensland, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Sunday. Symonds was aged 46. He had played 238 matches, including 26 tests, for Australia between 1998-2009. He was also a member of Australia’s World Cup-winning teams …
Read More »Ten killed in racially motivated Shooting at New York grocery store
New York- A heavily armed 18-year-old white gunman shot 10 people dead on Saturday at a Buffalo, New York grocery store in a “racially motivated” attack that he live-streamed on camera, authorities said. The gunman, who was wearing a helmet and tactical gear, was arrested after the massacre, Buffalo Police …
Read More »Crisis-hit Sri Lanka lifts curfew for Buddhist festival
Colombo, May : Sri Lankan authorities lifted a nationwide curfew Sunday for an important Buddhist festival, but celebrations were muted as the island nation’s new premier struggled to find his footing and tackle a worsening economic crisis. A countrywide stay-home order has been in place for most of the week …
Read More »Palestinians fear another ‘Nakba’ amid Israel’s unbridled illegal colonial policies: Embassy
ISLAMABAD, May 15 : After seventy four years of illegal creation of Israel on the occupied land of Palestine, the Palestinians are facing the threat of another Nakba (destruction) that will completely destroy Palestine, if Israel is allowed to continue with it’s illegal colonial policies against Palestinian people. On 15th …
Read More »Pakistan with help of Chinese technology can manufacture lower priced solar panels
BEIJING, May 15 : Pakistan can take an initiative to manufacture low cost solar panels locally in the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) built under China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework. According to a renewable energy expert and consultant in Pakistan, China is the leader in solar technology right now. Pakistan …
Read More »Israeli use of force at Palestinian journalist’s funeral ‘shocking,’ UN rights chief
UNITED NATIONS, May 15 : The UN Human Rights chief, Michelle Bachelet has expressed shock over Israeli authorities’ use of force at the funeral of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and called for a prompt and transparent probe into her killing . “I am following with deep distress events in …
Read More »FM Bilawal to participate in US-convened meeting to address global food crisis
UNITED NATIONS, May 15 : Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is expected to be in New York this week to lead Pakistan’s delegation to a ministerial-level meeting on global food security aimed at responding to the escalating food prices across the world in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. …
Read More »Lavrov said on Saturday that the West had announced a “total hybrid war”
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday that the West had announced a “total hybrid war” against Russia and it was hard to predict how long it would last. In a speech on the 80th day since Russia invaded Ukraine, Lavrov pointed to the barrage of sanctions imposed by …
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