Wednesday, July 20th, 2016
Pakistani students design a solar powered car
PESHAWAR: A group of electrical engineering students from CECOS University of Information Technology and Emerging Sciences have designed a solar-powered environmentally-friendly car, with a speed of up to 80 kilometres per hour. A recent report from World Health Organization (WHO) ranked Peshawar as the second most air polluted city in the world. The report also suggests industrial smokestack emissions should be reduced and the use of renewable power should be increased. According to the report, rapid transit – walking and cycling in cities –should be prioritised as some of theRead More
Ambassador Emilian ION becomes acting Dean of diplomatic corps
ISLAMABAD, JUL 20 (DNA) –Ambassador of Romania Emilian ION who is also Dean European Missions, has assumed charge of Acting Dean of Diplomatic Corps with immediate effect.The Dean of Diplomatic Corps Ambassador of Kazskhstan Bakhitbek Shabarbayev has proceeded on leave and in his absence Emilian ION shall act as the Dean. The Dean has written a letter to the entire diplomatic corps informing them about this decision. The letter reads, “Ambassador of Republic of Kazakhstan Dean of Diplomatic Corps will be out of Pakistan from 16 July 2016. During hisRead More
Nawaz’s doctors advise against travel before Sunday
LAHORE: After a medical checkup, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s doctors advised him against travel before Sunday, Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid told DNA on Wednesday. The prime minister had an infection in his leg after one of his arteries was used for a bypass, Rashid said, quoting family sources. The premier is also suffering from fever but the condition is not serious, he added. Nawaz, who is currently in Lahore, was to travel to Islamabad Tuesday morning but his trip was delayed due to the infection, a PM House spokesperson saidRead More
Germany train attacker may have been from Pakistan: authorities
A still image from an undated video posted on July 19, 2016 in which a man whom it identifies as the Afghan refugee who attacked passengers with an axe on a train in Germany vows to carry out a suicide mission and urges other Muslims to do the same. WUERZBURG: German authorities have cast doubt on whether a teenager who went on an axe rampage on a Bavarian train was really an Afghan refugee, saying Wednesday he might have been from Pakistan. The militant Islamic State group released a videoRead More