Thursday, November 9th, 2017
Italian celebrity chef Carluccio dead at 80
LONDON, NOV 09 (DNA) – Italian celebrity chef and restaurateur Antonio Carluccio died on Wednesday aged 80, his website said. The London-based Carluccio was known for his namesake restaurant chain, books that got Britain switched on to Italian food and his nurturing of the chef Jamie Oliver. “It is with great sadness that we announce that Commendatore Antonio Carluccio OBE sadly passed away this morning,” his website said. The son of a station master, he grew up in the countryside in Italy’s northwestern Piedmont region. He briefly worked as a journalist forRead More
CPEC and the environment
The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has been underway for almost two years but the political leadership has yet to take into consideration its societal and environmental impact. While the physical infrastructure and energy generation projects to be completed under the CPEC have the potential to boost economic activity, they will also result in degradation of the environment. Not too long ago, the Karakoram Highway had supported only a handful of trucks that traversed its narrow route to move goods between markets in Pakistan and China. The highway is expectedRead More
DIG Hamid Shakeel martyred in Quetta blast
QUETTA, NOV 09 (DNA) – DIG Hamid Shakeel was martyred in a blast in Quetta’s Chaman Housing Scheme on Thursday morning. According to initial reports, the senior official’s convoy was targeted, as a result of which five others sustained injuries. The injured have been shifted to Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Quetta for immediate treatment. Last month, at least six police commandos and a civilian were martyred and 22 others sustained injuries when an explosives-laden vehicle rammed into a security forces convoy on the Quetta-Sibi Highway. The attack on the law-enforcement personnel took place someRead More
Senior cop among five injured in Quetta blast
QUETTA: At least five people were injured including a senior police officer when a roadside blast ripped through a vehicle near Chaman Housing Scheme on Airport Road of the provincial capital city Quetta, officials said. According to our reporter, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Hamid Shakeel is among the injured. All injured were shifted to Combined Military Hospital (CMH) for initial treatment. No casualty has been reported so far.
Pakistan Navy assumes ceremonial guard duties at Iqbal’s mausoleum
LAHORE – A change of guard ceremony was held at the mausoleum of Allama Iqbal on his 140th birth anniversary on Thursday. A smartly turned out contingent of Pakistan Navy clad in immaculate whites, assumed ceremonial guard duties at the mausoleum. Earlier, Punjab Rangers was serving the same duty at the mausoleum. Station Commander (Navy) Lahore, Commodore Sajid Muhammad Shahzad inspected the contingents of Pakistan Navy and Rangers who formed up outside the mausoleum and took positions alongside. Pakistan Navy took positions at the four corners of the mausoleum whileRead More
27 people killed, 48 injured as bus falls off bridge in Chakwal
CHAKWAL: At least 27 people were killed and as many as 48 others injured when a passenger bus fell off a bridge in Dhok Pathan area of Talagang city on late Wednesday night. According to rescue sources, the bus was carrying 77 passengers when it fell nearly 150 feet to the ground. The ill-fated bus was en route to Lahore from Kohat to take part in a religious congregation in Raiwind when it careened off the road and plunged into a ravine, killing 25 people and wounding another 50. The rescue teamsRead More