Pakistani mountaineers have set a new record for raising the biggest flag on a hilltop at Godar Pass in the country’s northwestern region. The mountaineers who hailed from different parts of the country raised a 200-feet-long and 20-feet-wide national flag on the summit – situated at an altitude of 14,500 …
Read More »PAKISTANI PHD STUDENT WINS TWO INTERNATIONAL STEM CELL RESEARCH REWARD
Ayesha Ishaq, a PhD student at Dr Panjwani center for Molecular Medicine & Drug has won two international awards at International Society for Stem Cell Research America. Karachi’s university spokeswoman for the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences said that Ayesha Ishaq won this awards in the ISSCR’s international …
Read More »WHY INDIA RAMPED UP RUSSIAN OIL IMPORTS
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, the United States and its allies have leaned on countries to buy less Russian oil in a bid to punish Moscow for its aggression. Indian refiners have done the opposite, snapping up more Russian crude while the government explores ways to protect …
Read More »Nation to celebrate Eidul Azha tomorrow with religious fervour
The Nation will celebrate Eidul-Azha on Sunday with religious fervour to commemorate the great sacrifice of Hazrat Ibrahim and Hazrat Ismael (AS). The day will dawn with special prayers in mosques for the well-being of the Ummah and the progress, prosperity and security of the country. Eid prayers’ congregations will …
Read More »Corps Commander visits PDMA, assures support in ongoing relief operations
Commander Quetta Corps Lieutenant General Sarfraz Ali visited the provincial disaster management authority in Balochistan and expressed grief over the loss of precious lives in various incidents due to heavy monsoon rains in the province. According to Inter-Services Public Relations, Corps Commander was given a detailed update on the flood …
Read More »Several dead as torrential rains pound Sindh, Balochistan
Monsoon rains turned deadly Saturday after six people were reported dead in Balochistan and Sindh, while three were injured. Four deaths in Pakistan’s largest city of Karachi were caused due to electrocution and other rain-related incidents, while major roads in the metropolis were also inundated. For hours, I I Chundrigar …
Read More »Punjab by-elections: Ayaz Sadiq, Kh Salman Rafique resign from ministries
Federal Minister Sardar Ayaz Sadiq and provincial minister Khawaja Salman Rafique have resigned from their respective ministries ahead of the July 17 by-elections in 20 constituencies of Punjab. Tendering his resignation, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Sardar Ayaz Sadiq said that he is resigning from the ministry due …
Read More »Sindh, Balochistan see higher than 30-year average rainfall in first nine days of July
Pakistan has overall received 41.1mm of rain from July 1 to 9 — 213.7% more than a 30-year average, reveals Sherry Rehm Commuters struggle to move forward in a flooded street after heavy monsoon rains at University road in Karachi. -Online KARACHI: With the first spell of monsoon rainfall wreaking …
Read More »‘I saw death very closely,’ says mountaineer Shehroze Kashif
“I can’t take a break. My goal is very important for tourism and Pakistan,” says Shehroze Kashif Shehroze Kashif at Allama Iqbal International Airport Lahore — Sohail Imran/Geo News LAHORE: Pakistan’s record-breaking mountaineer Shehroze Kashif, who went missing while descending the summit of Nanga Parbat but later rescued by the …
Read More »Muslims should steer clear of hatred: Haj sermon
In his sermon, Sheikh Karim urged the Muslims to steer clear of everything that is a cause of spreading hatred as per Islamic value Muslim pilgrims gather atop Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma (Mount of Mercy), southeast of the Saudi holy city of Mecca, during the climax of …
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