Tag: Earth

Earth witnesses another super perigee moon

LAHORE - Earth witnessed another super perigee moon on Saturday, as forecasted by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)'s report in The Birmingham News on Friday. The report said "perigee" was the point where the moon made its closest pass to Earth during its oval-shaped orbit. The moon seemed up to 30 percent brighter and 14 percent bigger than normal when this happened during a full moon, according to the report. "The last full moon so big and close to Earth occurred

Reema Khan inaugurates Earth Hour 2011 at Green Schools

LAHORE - Actress Reema Khan inaugurated Earth Hour 2011 at World Wildlife Fund - Pakistan's Green Schools including American School of International Academics, The City School Ravi Campus and Beaconhouse School System Garden Town in Lahore.
WWF - Pakistan has launched an intensive Earth Hour campaign in collaboration with the Green Schools to celebrate a worldwide commitment to the betterment of the planet. Environmentally aware students from the schools lit candles and marched

The boy who fell to earth

LAHORE - A 15-year-old boy, who died after falling from an airplane on the roof of a house located in Faisal Town, in an attempt to escape to Dubai by hiding in the plane's wheel panel, has been identified as Qasim, resident of Daroghawala.
The deceased boy's father, Siddique, identified the boy from the receipt of a cable network bill. The boy was a student at Al-Hadi Foundation School and was missing since January 10. On January 13, Siddique filed an application at Baghbanpura