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McDonald’s is ready to use local beef in Pakistan

14Sep

By Aqsa AzamNo Comments

Pakistan

McDonald’s is ready to use local beef in Pakistan

The multinational food chain is ready to experiment with its meat supplies. McDonald's is all set to use local beef instead of importing it due to cost expenses. Al-Shaheer corporation is in consideration to fulfill the restaurant's daily demand. Mcdonald's is the most famous fast food chain in the world. Its franchises are all across the globe and have a vast number of loyal customers. The secret to their success is not compromising on quality and consistent taste of food. Kids of the 90s and even Gen Z are obsessed with their classic fries and kids' meal that came along with a toy. In Pakistan, McDonald's is the most loved and profitable restaurant that you can find in any corner of the country. Looking at the increase in the cost prices, the management of the chain decides to g...

Taxila Station, site of the first Massacres in 1947

21Aug

By Muhammad Dastageer ShamsNo Comments

Pakistan

Taxila Station, site of the first Massacres in 1947

Taxila: Diverse populations have always crossed paths in the East and West. Pakistan is one of the main crossroads in these East-West exchanges. On the way to Taxila museum, a left turn reveals an old colonial building with a shed and a police picket indicating a Taxila railway station. The picket door has an iron plate engraved with the name 'Taxila Cantt Junction' on the top. During the Persian Achaemenid Empire of Darius I (522-486 BC), both the Gandhara region and the Indian subcontinent forged links with the West. A network of interconnected commercial, trading relationships among various regions had not yet been established. These interactions have become more efficient and frequent over time. Alexander of Macedonia led expeditions towards the east during this time, w...

Dr. Ruth Pfau: Remembering on her 5th death anniversary

16Aug

By Muhammad Dastageer Shams3 Comments

Pakistan

Dr. Ruth Pfau: Remembering on her 5th death anniversary

In a tribute to late German-born Dr. Ruth Pfau on the fifth anniversary of her death, Pakistan's Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif stressed that role models like her strengthen faith in humanity. In the early hours of the morning on 10 August 2017, Dr. Ruth Pfau passed away at the Aga Khan University Hospital, around 4:00 a.m. Dr Ruth admitted to the hospital on 4 August for respiratory problems and put on a ventilator on 6 August. Nevertheless, the doctors decided to take her off the ventilator since she had asked them to do so. In addition to kidney and heart disease, Dr. Ruth had been undergoing treatment for several years. There is now a possibility of preventing and even curing leprosy, a disfiguring and stigmatizing ailment also known as Hansen's disease, if it is diag...

Pakistan is celebrating its 75th independence day today

14Aug

By Aqsa Azam1 Comment

Pakistan

Pakistan is celebrating its 75th independence day today

On this independence day, we will remember the achievement people of Pakistan gained so far. This diamond jubilee is to give tribute to all the role models we have in each walk of life. Happy Birthday to our beloved country, be prosper and shine.... Today, August 14, Pakistan got its independence 75 years ago. To reach this milestone, we have come a long way. This year belongs to Pakistanis allover the world. A lot of achievement youngsters achieved and made nation proud of. On this diamond jubilee we will remind all of the achievement and spread the positivity like the star on our flag. It has been more than 1050 days since our champ Babar Azam is standing on the first spot of batsmen in the world. It is a record in itself that no other batsman can dethrone him so far. The skipper...

PNS Hangor (S-131) victorious over Indian INS Khurki

13Aug

By Kino3 Comments

Pakistan

PNS Hangor (S-131) victorious over Indian INS Khurki

PNS/M Hangor (S-131) was a Daphne-class diesel-electric submarine. S-131 was nicknamed as ‘Shark’ that haunted Indian navy forever. It was its own kind of lead ship that was constructed and built in France. It was built after complicated and long-term workout which actually started in 1966. She earned fame when, on 9 December, 1971 in Indo-Pak war. She sank Indian navy’s ‘INS Khruki’, an antisubmarine frigate along with one homing torpedoe. Pakistan Navy submarine Hangor did what a modern submarine may daydream of targeting enemy’s ships. Under the Command of commander Ahmed Tasnim, she patrolled the allocated area of Indian Kathiawar coast. Hangor hit the ‘INS Khruki’ which sank merely in two minutes along with its force of 18 officers and 176 sailors on board on night of 8/9 December...