The remains of a man discovered near an Austrian glacier have been identified as those of a German mountaineer who died almost 60 years ago, local police announced Thursday. Climate change accelerated the melting of glaciers, the retreat of the ice freeing the bodies of climbers that it had held for years, even decades. The … Read more
SBP Governor Jameel Ahmad addresses a press conference in this undated photo. — AFP/File Ahmed says the country’s actual external debt stands at over $100.08 billion. “Controlling external accounts to pave the way for economic growth.” The SBP governor expects remittances to exceed $35 billion this year. KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Jameel … Read more
The photo shows a police van at the incident site in Sadda in Kurram district on January 7, 2024. — Geo News Kurram Deputy Commissioner Javedullah Mehsud was injured in a fresh shooting incident in Bagan area on Saturday, as violence erupted again in the restive region days after a peace deal was finally reached. … Read more
Russian researchers on Monday unveiled the remarkably well-preserved remains of a 50,000-year-old female baby. mammoth found in thawing permafrost in the Yakutia region of Siberia. The remains of the mammoth – nicknamed “Yana” in homage to the river in whose basin it was discovered this summer – constitute the best preserved mammoth carcass in the … Read more
This aerial view shows a residential area covered in thick smog in the morning in Lahore on November 26, 2024. — AFP Mitigation efforts are helping authorities reduce smog levels in Punjab. Karachi records the fifth worst air quality in the global pollution rankings. Breathing toxic air poses catastrophic risks to human health (WHO) As … Read more
Tel Aviv — Over the past year, hungry Gazans have waited desperately for more food from Israel to enter the besieged territory. After humanitarian trucks were allowed in, episodes of looting took place. But now, armed criminal gangs are intercepting entire convoys. Truck driver Abu Ahmad suffered the worst incident so far when more than … Read more
(Right to left) An undated image showing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, President Asif Ali Zardari, JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, PML-N President Nawaz Sharif and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari . — Geographic news/File PPP is concerned about the behavior of PML-N in Central Punjab. PML-N admits that the PPP has not delivered on what … Read more