President calls for promoting agriculture technology, farmers’ welfare

President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday paying tribute to Pakistan’s farmers on the occasion of World Farmers’ Day, called for taking ...

IRSA releases 78,900 cusecs water

Indus River System Authority (IRSA) on Thursday released 78,900 cusecs of water from various rim stations with inflow of 38,200 ...

Iran, Russia FMs sign cooperation document in Moscow

Moscow, Dec 18 (IRNA/APP): Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, have inked a cooperation document following their meeting in Moscow, the capital of ...

Seven trapped in S. Korea’s subway construction site accident

SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Xinhua/APP): Seven workers were trapped Thursday in South Korea’s subway construction site accident, according to Yonhap news agency. It was reported to the police at about 1:22 p.m.

Mahodand lake welcomes adventure sports enthusiasts amid snowfall forecast creating magical charm

Following Met office forecast for rains with chances of snowfall, the tourists arrived in substantial numbers to Kalam to enjoy snow and ...

Qaisar Alam assumes charge of Principal PPC

Qaisar Alam here on Thursday assumed his additional charge as Principal, Peshawar Public School & College (PPC). Upon taking ...

Azerbaijan, European Union explore bilateral relations

Speaker of Azerbaijan’s Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova met with Marijana Kujundžić, Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Azerbaijan. The meeting focused on Azerbaijan-EU relations. Both sides ...

FIA foils attempt to travel abroad on fake visa at Islamabad airport

ISLAMABAD, Dec 18 (APP):Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Immigration foiled an attempt to travel abroad on fake travel documents and offloaded a passenger at Islamabad International Airport.

FIA arrests key accused in over Rs 46 mln pension fund fraud

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested a key accused in a major pension fund fraud involving over Rs 46 million, ...

5.4-magnitude quake hits south of Panama — GFZ

BEIJING, Dec. 18 (Xinhua/APP): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 jolted south of Panama at 2307 GMT on Wednesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth ...

Kazakhstan’s annual inflation down in November

Kazakhstan’s annual inflation rate stood at 12.4 percent in November, down from 12.6 percent in October, according to the data from the National Bank of Kazakhstan released on Wednesday, Qazinform ...

Vietnam to pilot durian origin-tracing system

HANOI, Dec. 18 (Xinhua/APP): Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Environment will pilot an origin-tracing system for durian from January to June 2026, Vietnam News Agency reported Thursday. The ...