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AFP/APP Manila: A magnitude-6.7 earthquake struck off the coast of the southern Philippines on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, but according to local authorities, there were no reports of casualties or damage. The quake…

APP Peshawar: The biting cold and dense fog in KP have increased demand for mouth-watering fish varieties like trout fish and delicious chappli kabab, particularly in Peshawar. Eateries are bustling with customers relishing these…

APP Islamabad: Elderly and medically vulnerable teaching and non-teaching staff of educational institutions have appealed for exemption from their duties at polling stations during the 2024 general elections. The Election Commission of…

AFP/APP Manila: A powerful magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Saturday, as reported by the US Geological Survey. The earthquake originated off the coast at a depth of 32 kilometers (20 miles) at 10:37pm,…

AFP Manila: The death toll from a strong earthquake off the southern Philippines rose to seven on Saturday, while rescuers also searched for two people feared to be buried beneath a landslide. The 6.7-magnitude quake that struck the…

Xinhua/APP Hong Kong: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 jolted the South Indian Ocean on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences reported. The quake's epicenter, located at a depth of 10.0 km, was initially…

News Desk Islamabad: Health Caretaker Minister Dr Nadeem Jan informed that 43 positive environmental samples have been reported in the country which is very worrying. Poliovirus has been detected in the environmental samples of four…

APP Islamabad: With one child dying of the pneumonia disease every 30 seconds worldwide, around 14 percent of children die due to pneumonia in Pakistan, said health experts. Addressing the launch of research ‘Breathing for Tomorrow:…

News Desk Islamabad: A nationwide anti-polio campaign begins today (Monday), with over 40 million children receiving the polio vaccine along with a supplementary dosage of vitamin A. According to details, thousands of teams have been…

News Desk Manila: A preliminary magnitude 6.6 offshore earthquake rocked Davao Oriental province in the southern Philippines on Tuesday, informed Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. According to the Philippine…