Sunday, January 15th, 2023
Miss USA R’Bonney Gabriel wins Miss Universe Competition
NEW ORLEANS – R’Bonney Gabriel, a fashion designer, model and sewing instructor from Texas who competition officials said is the first Filipino American to win Miss USA, was crowned Miss Universe on Saturday night. Gabriel closed her eyes and clasped hands with runner-up Miss Venezuela, Amanda Dudamel, at the moment of the dramatic reveal of the winner, then beamed after her name was announced. Thumping music rang out, and she was handed a bouquet of flowers, draped in the winner’s sash and crowned with a tiara onstage at the 71stRead More
Security forces kill two facilitators of Peshawar terror attack
PESHAWAR – Two facilitators of the terrorist attack on Sarband Police Station were killed in an Intelligence Based Operation in Peshawar last night. According to a statement issued in Peshawar, the operation was jointly launched by Counter Terrorism Department and District Police in the outskirts of Peshawar. The dead terrorists were identified as Gul Hai and Hazrat Omar alias Mansoor who were associated with banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan and wanted to police in cases of heinous crimes.
Local body elections: Results start pouring in after Karachi, Hyderabad polling ends
KARACHI: The counting of votes started across several districts of Sindh — including Karachi and Hyderabad divisions — after the polling process of the second phase of local government (LG) elections ended at 5pm almost peacefully. As hundreds of thousands of people headed to vote in a bid to elect their local representatives, many political parties complained and demanded the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to increase the polling time as the process began late at some of the stations. However, the polling which kicked off at 8am ended atRead More
President condoles loss of life in Air Crash in Nepal
DNA Islamabad, 15 January 2023: President Dr Arif Alvi has expressed his deepest condolences over the sad loss of precious lives in an air crash in Pokhra, Nepal. The President conveyed his prayers for the families of the victims who lost their lives in the tragic incident and prayed to Allah Almighty to grant them the strength and the courage to bear this loss with patience and fortitude. The President in his message said that “at this moment of most profound grief, our thoughts and prayers are with the affectedRead More
Parvez Elahi calls for ‘patience’ on PML-Q, PTI merger
LAHORE: In a fresh development, Punjab Chief Minister Parvez Elahi has hinted at the possibility of a merger between the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) and its ally the Pakistan Tekreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Elahi — while answering a journalist’s question during a media talk at the inauguration ceremony of the Khatam Ul Nabiyeen University in Lahore Sunday — implied that the possibility of the PTI-PML-Q merger might be a possibility. On the question of whether the provincial chief executive would contest in the upcoming general elections on the symbol of a bat (the election symbol ofRead More
Indonesia on alert following frequent volcano eruptions
JAKARTA, Jan 15:Indonesia has recently raised its alert as the country’s volcanology authorities have reported hundreds of volcanic activities during the past week. As of Saturday, 17 volcanoes across the Southeast Asian country have been on level II alert status, according to the latest report from Indonesia’s Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG). e Marapi volcano in West Sumatera, located on the island of Sumatra, erupted 191 times on Saturday, spewing 300-meter to 600-meter-high ash columns, the Marapi Volcano Observation Post (PGA) reported. he volcano has erupted forRead More