Pakistan’s three players named in ICC Men’s ODI Team of the Year 2024. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced its Men’s ODI Team of the Year for 2024, with three Pakistani players securing a spot. The selected players include young opener Saim Ayub, fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi, and all-rounder Haris Rauf. The team […]
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Fee for climbing Mount Everest increased
The fee for climbing Mount Everest increased. Officials have announced an increase in the fee for climbing the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest. The fee for mountaineers attempting to summit the 8,849-meter peak will now reach up to $15,000 per person. Everest stands on the border between China and Nepal and mountaineers climb it from […]
New mobile app ‘Rah Guzar’ launched to identify legal petrol pumps
New mobile app ‘Rah Guzar’ launched to identify legal petrol pumps. The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA), Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), and Oil Companies Advisory Council (OCAC) have introduced a new, one-of-a-kind mobile application, ‘Rah Guzar,’ marking a significant step towards the digitalisation of Pakistan’s oil supply chain. The launch ceremony was held […]
Bangladesh’s high growth under ousted PM Hasina was ‘fake’, Yunus says
Bangladesh’s high growth under ousted PM Hasina was ‘fake,’ says Yunus. The head of Bangladesh’s interim government, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, maintained on Thursday that his country’s large-scale growth under ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was “fake” and faulted the world for not questioning what he said was her corruption. Yunus, 84, an economist and […]
Biden denied Dr Aafia Siddiqui’s mercy petition, IHC told
Biden denied Dr Aafia Siddiqui’s mercy petition, IHC told. The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday conducted a hearing of the case regarding Dr. Aafia Siddiqui imprisoned in US jail, during which the court was informed that outgoing US President Joe Biden had denied the mercy petition of Aafia Siddiqui, reported The Asian Mirror. Justice […]
Price bonds Rs1500 and Rs100 draw date announced
Price bonds Rs1500 and Rs100 draw date announced. The National Savings Division has declared the results of the Rs 750 prize bond draw for January 2025. The 101st draw was held at the State Bank of Pakistan, Banking Services Corporation (Bank), in Karachi. The event was presided over by Javed Sheikh, former Joint Director of […]
Trump hopes to avoid strikes on Iran nuclear sites
Trump hopes to avoid strikes on Iran nuclear sites. Newly elected US President Donald Trump said Thursday he hoped to avoid military strikes on Iran’s nuclear program, an option long mulled by Israel. Asked if he would endorse military action against Iranian nuclear facilities, Trump told reporters he was going to speak to unspecified “very […]
Ancient copies of Holy Quran stolen from Quetta’s Jabal-e-Noor
Ancient copies of the Holy Quran stolen from Quetta’s Jabal-e-Noor. In an unfortunate incident, almost 120 ancient copies of the Holy Quran were stolen from Jabale Noorul Quran in Quetta, reported The Asian Mirror on Friday. Unknown persons broke into the building, broke the glass of the showcases and took away the 120 rare copies […]