Tuesday, December 15th, 2015
Pakistan successfully test-fires Shaheen 1-A ballistic missile
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan on Tuesday conducted a successful flight test of the Shaheen 1-A ballistic missile. The flight test was aimed at re-validating several design and technical parameters of the weapon system. The Shaheen 1-A is capable of delivering different types of warheads up to a range of 900 kilometers. Today’s launch, with the impact point in the Arabian Sea, was witnessed by senior officers from the Strategic Plans Division, strategic forces, scientists and engineers of strategic organisations. Strategic Plans Division Director General Lt Gen Mazhar Jamil congratulated the scientists andRead More
Success of Zarb-i-Azb a befitting tribute to APS victims: Gen Raheel
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif on Tuesday said that those killed and injured in the Army Public School (APS) Peshawar attack have rendered great sacrifices for the country, which will be remembered forever. Speaking at the Corps Commanders Conference at the General Head Quarters (GHQ), the army chief said security forces will continue to consolidate their gains to make them sustainable, which he said will be a befitting tribute to all those killed and wounded in the APS attack. The participants of the meeting comprehensively reviewedRead More
MQM nominates Wasim Akhtar as Karachi mayor
KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) nominated on Thursday senior party leader Waseem Akhtar as the mayor of Karachi. According to MQM Rabita Committee convener Nadeem Nusrat, party leader Arshad Vohra will be elected as the deputy mayor. After the nomination papers had been filed, the two names had been doing rounds, and Vohra was also being considered as a strong candidate for the position of the mayor. By winning 136 UCs in the city during the local government elections, the MQM is in a position to have its ownRead More
Women billionaire on the rise, especially in Asia: Swiss bank report
SINGAPORE: The number of women billionaires in the world is rising fast, with a growing number of them from Asia and self-made, Swiss bank UBS Group AG said in a study released on Tuesday. There are nearly seven times more women billionaires than 20 years ago and their average wealth has nearly doubled to $4.3 billion ─ topping the average $4 billion net worth of male billionaires, the bank said. UBS, which offers wealth-management services, tallied 1,347 billionaires from around the world in the study but declined to name anyRead More
Pakistan Super League: Draft pick order decided, logo launched
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad won the first pick on Tuesday in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) players’ draft followed by Karachi, Peshawar, Quetta and Lahore. The five team owners gathered for the second day of the workshop to be briefed about the details of the lucrative league which will be played in the UAE from February 4 till 23. Meanwhile, PSL’s logo launch ceremony also took place on Tuesday. The logo has now incorporated the title sponsor Habib Bank Limited (HBL) insignia in it. Speaking on the occasion, HBL Chief Marketing OfficerRead More
Man dies while trying to take ‘selfie’ on Rwp train track
RAWALPINDI: A 22-year-old man was fatally hit by a fast-approaching train while attempting to take a ‘selfie’ on the railway track in Rawalpindi on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Pervaiz, a resident of Rawalpindi’s Dhoke Ratta area. “The incident took place in Marrir when Pervaiz jumped on the railway track to take a selfie in front of a train that was moving towards him,” a police official told media. Selfie, an act of taking a picture of oneself with a mobile phone, placing the subject center-stage, has in recentRead More