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Islamabad: International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies is being observed on Sunday. The day emphasizes the need to make efforts to improve air quality and reducing the air pollution to protect human health. According to Radio Pakistan, this observ...
Read More »21st Death Anniversary of Ashfaq Ahmad Commemorated
Lahore: Twenty-first death anniversary of writer, playwright, and broadcaster Ashfaq Ahmad is being observed on Sunday. Ashfaq Ahmad wrote dozens of TV dramas and hosted the famous Radio Pakistan program 'Talqeen Shah'. According to Radio Pakistan, ...
Read More »President Urges Preparedness Ahead of Heavy Rains in Sindh
Karachi: President Asif Ali Zardari has called on all concerned institutions to remain fully prepared in view of the heavy rains expected in Sindh from Sunday night through Tuesday. In a statement today, he directed provincial, district, and municipal...
Read More »Govt Committed to Empowering Youth Entrepreneurs: Mashhood
Lahore: Prime Minister's Youth Program Chairman Rana Mashhood Ahmad has reiterated the Government's commitment to providing all possible facilities for young entrepreneurs, startups, and innovative ventures. Addressing the Young Entrepreneurs Fest at ...
Read More »Rain-Wind/Thundershower Forecast in Sindh and South Punjab
Karachi: Rain-wind/thundershower is expected in Sindh and South Punjab, while heavy falls are also likely at isolated places in Sindh during the next twelve hours. However, partly cloudy weather with rain-wind/thundershower is expected at isolated pla...
Read More »PAF’s Victory in Bunyanum Marsoos Demonstrates Will and Capability: Air Chief
Islamabad: Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, addressed the central Martyrs' Day ceremony at the Air Headquarters, emphasizing the significance of Pakistan Air Force's triumph in Marka-e-Haq, Bunyanum-Marsoos as a testamen...
Read More »Jeddah: Undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea disrupted internet access in parts of Asia and the Middle East, experts said, though it wasn’t immediately clear what caused the incident. There has been concern about the cables being targeted in a Red Sea campaign by Houthis, which the group describes as an effort to pressure Israel to end its genocidal war on Gaza. However, the Houthis have denied attacking the lines in the past. It blamed failures affecting the SMW4 and IMEWE cable systems near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
According to TRTworld.com, the Southeast Asia-Middle East-Western Europe 4 cable is run by Tata Communications, part of the Indian conglomerate, while the India-Middle East-Western Europe cable is run by another consortium overseen by Alcatel-Lucent. ...
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