GLOUCESTERSHIRE: Freerunner Mat Armitage completes the world’s most notorious equestrian cross country course without the aid of a horse. The 22-year-old from the Wirral, Merseyside jumped over all 28 of the course fences, some of which are nearly five feet high, even besting royal equestrian ...

lahore - Wapda has completed detailed engineering design and tender documents of the 7100 megawatt (MW)-Bunji Hydropower Project, and will soon initiate the process to undertake construction of this largest hydropower project in Pakistan.Wapda Chairman Syed Raghib Abbas Shah expressed these views ...

BRIDGETOWN:- Legendary Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has been named the final international franchise player for the lucrative Caribbean Premier League Twenty20 event which bowls off in July. The 41-year-old Muralitharan grabbed a record 800 wickets in 133 Tests and 534 in 350 one-day ...

ISLAMABAD (PR): ZONG, the fastest growing network of Pakistan, said thank you to its customers, franchises, vendors, media, government and all stakeholders after completing 5 years of its operations in the country. ZONG, a brand of China Mobile Pakistan, being the last entrant in Pakistan telecom ...

ROME  - Pope Francis on Sunday completed his installation as pontiff at an emotional ceremony in which he formally took possession of Rome’s St John Lateran basilica - the official seat of the city’s bishop. The pope was driven around the square in front of the basilica in an ...

LAHORE – The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday completed security of the nomination papers of the candidates for national and provincial assembly seats. The provincial chapter of the commission approved the nomination papers of prominent leaders of different political parties on ...

ISLAMABAD - Some 12 more prospective candidates for the constituency of NA-48 Saturday appeared before Returning Officer (RO) at the District and Sessions Court as the first phase of the scrutiny of nomination forms continued.While the scrutiny of nomination papers of all the candidates for NA-49 ...

Chairman Higher Education Commission (HEC) Javed Leghari has said that deadline for degree verification has ended and the commission’s doors for former MPs have been closed.Talking to media here in Islamabad, Javed Leghari said the apex court had ordered verification of degrees of 189 MPs, ...

LAHORE - President Asif Ali Zardari who is also Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-Chairman has nominated different office bearers for party’s South Punjab organisation.  The Pakistan Peoples Party had split its Punjab organisation into two chapters; one for central Punjab and the other for ...

MULTAN - At a time when demand for new polls is picking up after every passing day, the country is likely to have 8.8 million new voters as the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has completed its country-wide door-to-door survey, The Nation has learnt.Out of 8.8 million new ...

SINT MAARTEN  - Dutch teen Laura Dekker on Saturday became the youngest sailor to complete a solo circumnavigation of the world, a year after going to court for the right to try.The 16-year-old completed her solo round-the-world journey when she sailed into harbor on the Caribbean island of ...

Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD - The USAIDs Power Distribution Programme, in cooperation with the Multan Electric Power Company (MEPCO), has completed installation of 183 LT capacitors on tubewells in one selected feeder in Lodhran sub-division. The capacitor installations were carried out as part ...

LAHORE Yet another milestone achieved in the implementation of 969MW Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Project (NJHP) as Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) successfully completed dam diversion tunnel of the project in record time, said a statement issued by the Wapda on Tuesday. The ...

LONDON (AFP) - British comedian David Walliams completed a 140-mile (225-kilometre) swim down the River Thames on Monday, having fought off Thames tummy to reach the Houses of Parliament. The 40-year-old completed his eight-day slog in the tidal section of the Thames, with thousands lining the ...

SIALKOT - A high level team, led by Deputy Medical Superintendent Dr Javaid Iqbal Warraich has launched a probe into the incident of a rape attempt of the hospitals female telephone operator by a male doctor. The team recorded the statements of both sides. The probe is being carried out on the ...

PESHAWAR (APP) - The Pakistan Army has successfully completed the operation against terrorism in Janata Valley of South Waziristan Agency. According to an ISPR press release, the 'Operation Tri Star has been completed successfully and the security forces have retook the valley inflicting heavy ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE Wapda on Monday completed Dhan Gali Bridge with a cost of Rs 1.012 billion across the River Jhelum in upper reaches of Mangla reservoir, about 45 kms from Rawat at Islamabad-Dudial Road. After completion of the approach roads, the bridge is likely to be opened for traffic ...

LAHORE The WAPDA, with the financial support of United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has completed the main dam of the Gomal Zam project in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) while the filling of the reservoir has also been started. The ...

LAHORE A Punjab University Department faculty member has completed his post-doctorate study at University of California, Los Angeles. Prof Dr Khalid Mahmood, of the Library & Information Sciences, was funded by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan to pursue this study. Dr Khalid did his ...

LAHORE Traffic Engineering and Planning Agency (Tepa) has finally accomplished surfacing work on the massively dilapidated portion of Canal Bank Road from Thokar Niaz Baig to PU New Campus in four days but without levelling the road, TheNation has learnt here. Both sides of the said portion of the ...

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) scholar Kashif Mehmood has made the whole nation proud by successfully completing two PhD degrees from France within a period of four years. He is among those few fortunate researchers in the world who have secured double doctorates in two different disciplines ...

AUCKLAND (Reuters) - Unheralded Greta Arn completed her giant-killing run and claimed her second WTA Tour title when she beat champion and second seed Yanina Wickmayer 6-3 6-3 in the Auckland Classic final Saturday. The 31-year-old Hungarian, who had expected to arrive in Auckland and play ...

A three-man 'fact-finding' committee has completed its initial report on the fleeing of the Pakistan wicket-keeper Zulqarnain Haider from Dubai to London earlier this month. Intikhab Alam, the former Pakistan captain who is now the national team manager, has said that the committee will soon send ...

LAHORE - PIA has completed its pre-Haj operation from Multan and Sialkot stations. The airline operated 10 Haj flights from Multan carrying 4,661 intending pilgrims and 09 Haj flights from Sialkot carrying 4,159 pilgrims to the holy cities Macca and Madina, PIA spokesman said here on Monday. PIA ...

LAHORE - MetLife, Inc has completed its acquisition of American Life Insurance Company (Alico) from American International Group, Inc for $16.2 billion. With our acquisition of Alico complete, MetLife has become the premier global life insurance and employee benefits powerhouse, said C Robert ...

ISLAMABAD (PR) - Pakistans first real branchless banking solution, easy paisa, has successfully completed one year of operations. The service, which was launched jointly by Telenor Pakistan and Tanieer Microfinance Bank last year, has helped provide people across Pakistan with access to convenient ...

NEW ORLEANS (Louisiana) (AFP) American Jason Bohn snapped a five-year win drought Sunday, making birdies on three of the last four holes to complete a wire-to-wire victory at the US PGA Zurich Classic. Bohn, who turned 37 on Saturday, fired a bogey-less final-round five-under par 67 to finish 72 ...

KARACHI - Karachi City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has said that the CDGK led by Haq Parast has completed 2,496 projects in the City during last four years while 126 mega projects were still under progress. This list includes only those projects which have cost more than Rs30 million. He expressed ...

ISLAMABAD-Islamabad Capital Territory Administration (ICTA) has completed some 25 development projects to the tune of Rs153.093 million under the Islamabad Development Package. The schemes are related to construction of roads, improvement and rehabilitation of old and pavement of streets in the ...

Iran's first ever home-built satellite, which was sent into orbit last month, has now completed its mission, state television reported on Thursday. The launch of the Omid (Hope) satellite sent alarm bells ringing in the international community, which voiced concern over Iran's development of ...