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Lahore, Pakistan - Artificial rain was used for the first time in Pakistan on Saturday in a bid to combat hazardous levels of smog in the megacity of Lahore, the provincial government said.In the first experiment of its kind in the South Asian country, planes equipped with cloud seeding ...

ISLAMABAD - China has sent a new ambassador to Afghanistan, marking the first time a foreign envoy has been appointed at the ambassadorial level since the Taliban regained power in Kabul two years ago.On Wednesday, the Taliban-led foreign ministry said that Prime Minister Mohammad Hassan Akhund had accepted Ambassador ...

PHNOM PENH, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Host Cambodia beat Macao, China 4-0 in an international football friendly match here Monday night. The host collected three goals in the first half, two from forward Sieng Chanthea and one from defensive midfielder Soeuy Visal. Cambodian forward Reung Bunheing sealed the win ...

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) , August 11 (ANI): Pakistan captain Muhammad Umar Bhutta expressed his dissapointment in missing out on a semifinal spot in the Asian Champions Trophy, but called it a great learning experience. Pakistan registered a dominating victory against China with a 6-1 scoreline to finish their tournament ...

PRNewswireDubai , June 20: Around two-thirds of young Arabs (60%) say that relations between Iran and Israel and the West will deteriorate into military conflict. Many expect the Iranian regime to become even more authoritarian in the future, with nearly a third saying Iran will experience more civil unrest ...

SHANGHAI, June 13 (Xinhua) -- The imports of consumer goods at Shanghai ports reached 326.1 billion yuan (about 45.6 billion U.S. dollars) in the first five months this year, up 17 percent year on year, the local customs said Tuesday. Shanghai Customs said it had recovered to the level ...

First South Asian actor to win best new performer at Hong Kong Film Awards says he knew little about movie industry after first arriving in city at age four. Source link

Islamabad , April 21 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has said that his participation in a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Council in India reflected Islamabad's commitment to the charter of the SCO and should not be seen in terms of bilateral ties. Responding to a question ...

Ladakh (Jammu and Kashmir) (India], January 16 (ANI): The Chillai Kalan season in the Himalayas this year has set new records. The weather experts predict cold waves will be at their peak between January 16 and 19. The dedicated Border Roads Organisation (BRO) workforce is relentlessly working to keep ...

Vienna , January 2 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday (local time) described the problem with China as an "intense challenge" and took a dig at Pakistan and said that the problem of cross-border terrorism from Islamabad is still continuing. While interacting with the Indian diaspora in ...