Four children die as fire engulfs house in Connecticut

At least four children died and three others including an adult were rescued after a multi-family home caught fire on Quality Avenue, Connecticut Tuesday night, with authorities terming the incident a “tremendous loss”, local media reported. The identities and details of the deceased children were not made public however, reports say that the ages of the victims are 5, 6, 8, and 12 years old. All four belonged to the same family while the adult member was supervising the children. One of the three injured sustained major burns and was…

How rich is Maryam Nawaz?

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Chief Organiser Maryam Nawaz possesses assets worth more than Rs842.58 million, Geo News reported on Thursday. The PML-N senior vice president revealed this in the details submitted along with her nomination papers for the Lahore constituency, NA-119. The details show that her assets enhanced by over Rs4 million last year. Maryam owns more than 1500 kanal land in Lahore. As for Maryam’s education, she has a Master’s in English Literature. She has no vehicle to her name and she has to pay back Rs28.9 million loan to…

Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce drive away after NYE party PDA

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were not simply done after PDA at the New Year eve party, On Monday, the couple was spotted driving around Kansas City, Missouri, together. Only hours after exchanging a passionate kiss as the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Eve, the couple was spotted taking a ride in the NFL star’s $400k Rolls-Royce Ghost. In pictures acquired by the Daily Mail, the pair appeared a little worn out from the exciting evening as they drove across town. Even so, Swift looked put together with her usual…

Major Japan quake triggers tsunami waves, residents told to run

TOKYO: Tsunami waves over a metre high hit central Japan on Monday after a huge earthquake that damaged homes, set off a major fire and prompted authorities to urge people to run to higher ground. Media reports said two people were feared dead after the 7.5-magnitude quake struck Ishikawa prefecture on the Sea of Japan side of the main island of Honshu at 4:10 pm (0710 GMT), according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). Japanese authorities put the magnitude at 7.6 and said that it was one of more than…

Pakistan sends third consignment of 20-tonne relief goods to Gaza

Pakistan on Monday dispatched the third consignment of relief goods for Palestinians facing Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip. Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani sent off the cargo carrying medicines, surgical/medical items, hygiene kits, and dry ration with a special Pakistan Air Force (PAF) aircraft at Nur Khan Airbase in Islamabad, a press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs read. After arrival at Al Arish Airport in Egypt, the consignment will be handed over to the Red Crescent for onward distribution.

China’s Xi hails ‘resilient’ economy in bullish New Year speech

BEIJING: President Xi Jinping said on Sunday the Chinese economy had grown “more resilient and dynamic” in 2023, despite financial figures continuing to disappoint as the post-Covid recovery stalls. He also promised in a bullish New Year’s address to the nation that China would “surely be reunified” — a reference to the self-ruled island of Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own and has pledged to seize. Xi has endured a challenging 2023 at the helm of the world’s second-largest economy, with his administration struggling to sustain an economic rebound…

PTI to challenge rejection of nomination papers in Supreme Court

Erstwhile chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Barrister Gohar Ali Khan has announced challenging rejection of nomination papers of top party leaders in the Supreme Court (SC). While talking to Geo News programme ‘Naya Pakistan’ on Sunday, he slammed the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decisions on rejection of nominations papers of PTI top leaders ahead of the general elections. At the same time Barrister Gohar admitted that the nomination papers of some candidates were rejected on a technical basis, however, mostly the PTI leaders faced rejection in the scrutiny process on Saturday.…