Saturday, August 10th, 2024
Olympics 2024: Amantur Ismailov lost in the fight for bronze
PARIS: At the Olympic Games in Paris on August 8, Kyrgyz Greco-Roman wrestler Amantur Ismailov will compete in the 67 kg weight category. He started on August 7 from the 1/8 and defeated his opponent from Georgia, Ramaz Zoidze, ahead of schedule with a score of 12:1. However, in the quarterfinals he lost to Parviz Nasibov from Ukraine with a score of 6:7. Nasibov reached the final, allowing Ismailov to continue the fight for the bronze medal. In the first round of the consolation tournament, Ismailov defeated his opponent fromRead More
Bangladesh Chief Justice resigns after ultimatum from student protesters
DHAKA, AUG 10: The Chief Justice of Bangladesh’s top court, Obaidul Hassan, agreed to resign “in principle” following intense pressure from protesters surrounding the Supreme Court, broadcaster Jamuna TV reported.The 65-year-old judge will tender his resignation after consulting President Mohammed Shahabuddin in the evening, The Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported. The protests started after Mr Hassan called for a full court meeting with all justices from both divisions of the Supreme Court. The protesting students viewed the convening of the full court meeting as a judiciary coup and announced a siegeRead More
Spirit of Indonesian Independence continues to burn despite rain in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, AUG 10 /DNA/ – More than three hundred Indonesian nationals along with their families gathered this morning at the Embassy of the Republic Indonesia in Islamabad. Despite rain, they remained enthusiastically join the pre-event series to celebrate the 79th anniversary of the Indonesian Independence Day on 17 August 2024. “Thank you for coming to all Indonesian nationals from Rawalpindi, Lahore, Gujrat, Sialkot, Faisalabad, and Abottabad,“ said Mr. Ferry J. Murdiansyah, Chief of the Indonesian Embassy’s Committee of the Independence Day 2024 in his welcoming remarks. He also appreciated theRead More
A medal that save our country from Humiliation
By Qamar Bashir Being a nation of 250 million people and experiencing one failure after another of our sportspersons in the Paris Olympics was heartbreaking. These defeats were not due to the failure of the players to perform in the sports arena but rather a reflection of our collective failure in almost every discipline compared to developing or developed nations. However, it was perhaps divine intervention that nurtured an honest, pure, dedicated, and talented soul for years, saving us from a total whitewash at the Olympic Games and giving theRead More
Three soldiers martyred, four terrorists killed in separate incidents in KP’s Tirah
RAWALPINDI, AUG 10: Three Pakistan Army soldiers embraced martyrdom during shootouts with terrorists at three different locations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Tirah Valley, the military’s media affairs wing said on Friday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), fire exchange took place between security forces and the “Khwarij” at three different locations in Tirah Valley of Khyber District. “Resultantly, four khwarij were sent to hell due to effective engagement by own troops.” However, during the intense fire exchange, three brave soldiers — Havildar Inam Gul, 37, resident of District Mianwali; SepoyRead More