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Pakistan’s Mohammad Asif in action during 3rd SAARC Snooker Championship in Colombo, Sri Lanka on January 7, 2025. — Facebook.com/Billiards & Snooker Association of Sri LankaPakistan’s snooker ace Mohammad Asif made history on Saturday by recording a rare 147 break during the National Snooker Championship match against Ali Raza. The maximum break considered the pinnacle of snooker scoring, involves potting all 15 reds with 15 blacks, followed by all six colours in a single visit to the table. Asif, 42, became only the second player in Pakistan’s National Snooker Championship history to achieve this feat and the fourth Pakistani overall. The milestone…
In this file photo, a researcher works in a lab that is developing testing for the Covid-19 coronavirus in Nutley. — AFP/FileWhether COVID-19 was unleashed by a laboratory mishap or spilled over from animals remains an enduring, fiercely contested mystery.Here are the leading arguments that fuel both sides of this debate, as AFP reflects on the virus’s impact five years after it reshaped the world.The case for lab leak Proponents of the lab-leak hypothesis highlight that the earliest known COVID-19 cases emerged in Wuhan, China — home to the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), a major hub for coronavirus research…
Belarusians are voting in a presidential election on Sunday as President Alexander Lukashenko seeks a seventh mandate to rule. For the past 30 years, Lukashenko, 70, dubbed by many analysts as “Europe’s last dictator”, has ruled over the country with an iron fist, crushing all opposition and voices against him. The president, who has not engaged with an election campaign this run, told factory workers last week, “To be honest I don’t follow it. I simply don’t have time for it.” But after the last election in 2020, when the leader was declared the winner despite reports of a groundswell…
Yesterday, Saturday, the emergency maintenance project for sewage networks began in various areas within the scope of the Khan Yunis municipality in the Gaza Strip, in response to appeals.
A billboard pointing towards the Supreme Court of Pakistan. — Reuters/FileRemoved apex court registrar claims procedural flaws.Ex-registrar alleges unfair treatment in contempt case.The Supreme Court removed Nazar Abbas over lapses.ISLAMABAD: Former Additional Registrar Judicial Nazar Abbas, recently removed by the Supreme Court over an alleged serious lapse, has claimed that he is facing double jeopardy, The News reported.A copy of his Intra Court Appeal (ICA), in which he challenges the show cause notice issued to him for contempt of court in a case related to bench powers, surfaced on Saturday. He submitted that on the one hand he had been issued show…
Florence Pugh finds new boyfriend after parting ways with Zach BraffFlorence Pugh has confessed that she is currently dating someone but didn’t reveal her new boyfriend’s name.The 29-year-old actress spilled the beans about her love life in a candid interview with the British Vogue. “We are figuring what we actually are. And I think for the first time, I’m not allowing myself to go on a roller-coaster,” said the Little Women star. “I’m allowing myself to take time to let something evolve and let it be completely real to its core, as opposed to racing into that,” remarked Florence.“Falling in…
Pakistani players successfully appeal for leg before wicket (LBW) against West Indies’ Amir Jangoo (second right) during the second Test between Pakistan and West Indies at the Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan on January 25, 2025. — AFPMULTAN: After gaining a slender nine-run lead over Pakistan a day ago, West Indies continued fightback on Sunday, the second day of final Test match at the Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan. The Men in Maroon lead the match by 9 runs against the hosts in the series decider. The opening day was dominated by spinners, with Noman Ali achieving a hat trick…
Health officials collect swab samples from people to test for the Covid-19 coronavirus in Karachi on September 14, 2020. — AFPEnsure timely reporting of cases from hospitals: health deptOfficials are directed to reinforce IPC practices. Dept directs for dissemination of info about symptoms of diseases.KARACHI: The Sindh Health Department has directed all the district health offices to implement measures to prevent surge in COVID-19 and H1N1 influenza cases across the province.Viewing the ongoing winter season and the diseases’ spread, the health department said that the implementation of the urgent measures were imperative to keep the upsurge and further transmission, it emerged…
The identities of the prisoners were not disclosed.The Houthis in Yemen have unilaterally released 153 prisoners of war to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the non-governmental organisation and the rebel group confirmed. The “conflict-related detainees” were released in the capital, Sanaa on Saturday, and had received regular visits by the ICRC as part of detention work to ensure humane treatment of war-related prisoners, according to the organisation. The identities of the prisoners were not disclosed. “This operation has brought much-needed relief and joy to families who have been anxiously waiting for the return of their loved ones.…
Al Ain: “The Gulf” His Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the ruler’s representative in the Al Ain region, attended the reception held by Dr. Hadif Joaan Al Dhaheri, on the occasion of the wedding of his son Khalifa, to the daughter of the late Abdullah Rashid Al Dhaheri, at Al Khabisi Wedding Hall in Al Ain. His Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed expressed his sincere congratulations to the newlyweds and their families, wishing them a peaceful and happy family life. The ceremony was also attended by Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak…