One dead, 30 injured in southern Pakistan earthquakes
KARACHI: At least one person was killed and 30 others were injured when a series of quakes hit southern Pakistan on Friday, officials said. One of the quakes struck at the relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometres (six miles), 27 kilometres (16 miles) northeast of Nawabshah city in Sindh province,... read more »
High-tech podcars to take to Dubai streets in a few years
Dubai: Dubai is set to have a new mode of public transport — high-tech podcars — in the next couple of years, a senior official announced at a conference on Monday. The Zabeel area has been identified for the launch of the Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system, which is currently operational only... read more »
Pak govt opposes lifting of Musharraf’s travel ban
The Pakistan government has opposed apetition filed by former military dictator Pervez Musharraf seeking the lifting of a travel ban on him to allow him to visit his ailing mother in Dubai. The government filed its response on Monday to a two-member bench of the Sindh High Court (SHC) over... read more »
Six Wounded in Knife Attack at Chinese Train Station
Chinese state media reported six people were wounded Tuesday in a knife attack at a train station in a southern city, the latest in a series of such attacks. The People’s Daily says four knife-wielding men dressed all in white attacked passengers who had just gotten off a train in Guangzhou... read more »
