Tag: Hits
Gold hits record high for second day
Gold prices hit record highs for a second day on Thursday after hints of further policy easing from the Federal Reserve and a Moody's...
Load shedding continues as rain hits city
Load shedding remained high despite rain and thunderstorm in the city on Wednesday. There were unscheduled power outages on Tuesday night and throughout Wednesday....
Holding hits out at India ‘power’
Michael Holding has hit out at India for wielding “too much power” in world cricket.
India are the sport’s financial powerhouse on account of cricket’s...
Defiant Pakistan won’t allow scaled up drone hits
The rising tensions between Pakistan and the United States have led to the indefinite postponement of the crucial strategic dialogue, and adding further complexities...
Price hike hits CNG
The government’s proposal for increasing CNG prices up to the level of petrol will decrease gas usage in the country but at the same...
Worst drought in 60 years hits 10 million in Horn of...
Ten million people in the Horn of Africa have been hit by the worst drought in 60 years, with some areas on the verge...
6.7 quake hits Japan, tsunami warnings issued
Another severe earthquake hits Japan's eastern coastal areas, a foreign news agency has reported. As per details, the 6.7 quake rattled Japan while soon...
Woman killed as truck hits donkey cart
A woman died and three people were injured when a truck ran over a donkey cart in the Shafiqabad police precincts on Saturday. Abudul...
Suspected suicide bomb hits Nigerian police HQ
A powerful bomb blew up inside the Nigerian police headquarters on Thursday, killing a suspected suicide bomber and wounding several bystanders, witnesses and officials...
Taliban reintegration hits wall in Afghan hotspot
Multi-million dollar plans to reintegrate Taliban fighters into society to help end a decade of war have hit a stalemate in one of Afghanistan’s...
China restricts lending as inflation hits 5.5pc
China said Tuesday its politically sensitive inflation rate hit its highest level in nearly three years in May, prompting Beijing to further restrict bank...
City’s temperature hits 420 C
Citizens witnessed scorching heat in the provincial metropolis, as the maximum temperature touched 42 degrees Celsius on Monday. Intense heat with load shedding has...
Water shortage hits industrial areas
SITE Association of Industry Senior Vice Chairman Asad Nisar Barkhurdaria has expressed concern on extremely limited supply of water by KWSB authorities to SITE...
Pakistan’s water deficit hits alarming levels
The issue of scarcity of water seems to have taken a back seat in both the federal and provincial governments, even though the agriculture...
Duststorm hits city
A dust storm hit the city on Wednesday. According to the Met Office, dust-thunderstorm rain is expected in scattered areas of Punjab, Quetta,...
FIFA chief hits back at graft claims
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has vowed to launch a counterattack against those who alleged the organisation is corrupt unless they present hard evidence of...