BOGOTA, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 10th Aug, 2026) A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 69 people, toppling dozens of buildings and reverberating in nearby countries too, AFP reported. Emergency teams rushed to help victims and search for survivors under the rubble after the quake hit…
PESHAWAR, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 10th Aug, 2026) The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has halted the deportation of two Afghan journalists to Afghanistan for the time being and directed the Federal government to decide their cases within 60 days. The court issued a detailed written judgment on petitions filed by Afghan…
MOSCOW, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 10th Aug, 2026) Austrian agriculture has suffered 1 billion euro ($1.155 billion) damage due to drought, and an additional 80 million euro ($92.4 million) damage due to frost, hail, storms, and floods, based on today’s estimate, Kurt Weinberger, Chairman of the board of the Austrian Agricultural…
ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 10th Aug, 2026) Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Monday, shared the contours of the recently signed Makkah Joint Defence Agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye with Foreign Minister of Iran Abbas Araghchi. The DPM/FM spoke with the Iranian foreign minister. He also…
LAHORE, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 10th Aug, 2026) Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) on Monday conducted written exams for various posts including Assistant Director, Chief Officer, Audit Officer and Sub Engineer, in which more than 34000 candidates from across the province participated. According to PPSC, written exams of candidates were conducted…
DUBAI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 10th Aug, 2026) Ahmed Mohammed bin Thani, Director General of the Dubai Environment and Climate Change Authority (DECCA), announced that the Authority is collaborating with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to prepare and evaluate a guide to natural reserves. The initiative is among…
JAKARTA, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 10th Aug, 2026) Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority (OJK) and stock exchange operators launched a Sharia-compliant Gold Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) on Monday, aiming to expand the nation’s bullion market and deepen capital sector liquidity, Indonesian news agency (ANTARA) reported. “This marks the expansion of the bullion market…
ABU DHABI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 10th Aug, 2026) Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, today celebrated the arrival of its inaugural flight to Tashkent, officially launching the airline’s first route to Uzbekistan and creating a new connection between Abu Dhabi and one of the world’s fastest-growing…
STOCKHOLM, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 10th Aug, 2026) Industrial production in Sweden fell by 1.5% year-on-year in June 2026, slipping from an upwardly revised and eight-month high of a 7.6% growth in the previous month. The latest figure marked the first contraction since March 2025, largely driven by a sharp decline…
LAHORE, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 10th Aug, 2026) The administration of General Hospital has strongly refuted reports circulating on social media regarding the treatment of 73-year-old patient Mian Khan, stating that, contrary to the impression created by the reports, the patient was provided complete medical attention and all possible facilities. Mian…
