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Pakistan Foreign Office in Islamabad/File photoISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Foreign Office on Monday issued a strong condemnation of the twin suicide attacks in Afghan capital of Kabul, which killed 25 people and wounded 49 others.“We are distressed...

SYDNEY: The world’s oldest known spider has died at the ripe old age of 43 after being monitored for years during a long-term population study in Australia, researchers said Monday. The trapdoor matriarch comfortably outlived the previous record holder, a 28-year-old tarantula found in Mexico, according to a study published in the Pacific Conservation Biology Journal. The spider did not die of old age but was killed by a wasp sting, researchers said. Named Number 16, the spider helped scientists to unlock important information about the behaviour of an arachnid that can be found across Australia, including in domestic gardens. “To our knowledge this is the oldest spider ever recorded, and her significant life has allowed us to further investigate the trapdoor spider’s behaviour and population dynamics,” said lead author Leanda Mason from Curtin University. A research project to study trapdoor spiders in the Central Wheatbelt region of Western Australia was first launched in 1974...

SRINAGAR: A donkey has been issued an admit card in Jammu and Kashmir by Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) to appear for a recruitment test for naib tehsildars. The photo of the admit card, which has the donkey’s picture on it, has gone viral on various social media platforms. According to reports, a prankster seemed to have filled up the form in the name of the animal “Kachur Khar”(which means Brown Donkey) to appear in the examination. #Donkey Bhai logo e ka, Donkey issued hall ticket to write exam in J&K. pic.twitter.com/nFITcDUxjB — Santosh Mishra (@SantoshM_guru) April 28, 2018 Twitter users were left amused and baffled as well after the photo of the admit card went viral. Besides that, citizens have also been wondering about the irresponsibility of the board. One Twitter user wrote: “It is ridiculous to get a system generated card in the name of a donkey and then make it news. It only shows how much extra time we have for wastage. Grow up.” A seco...

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) task force has been working to assess web based automated system of internet voting for eligible Pakistani voters living abroad. According to ECP, on the direction of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the ECP had established Internet Voting Task Force for conduct of third party evaluation and technical audit of the I-Voting solution, proposed by National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra). It said that the I-Voting Task Force was mandated to technically assess the overall web based automated system of internet voting for eligible Pakistani voters living abroad having National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP) and valid machine readable Pakistani passport as per the terms of reference (TOR) and will submit its report along with the recommendations. National Database Registration Authority (NADRA), earlier in this month informed the Supreme Court that a preliminary software was developed to extend electronic voting...

Australian cricket chiefs are still trying to convince reluctant India to play a day-night Test in Adelaide this year. File photo: Getty ImagesSYDNEY: Australian cricket chiefs are still trying to convince reluctant India to play a day-night Test...

KARACHI: Pakistan Rangers have changed uniforms for its troops deployed in Sindh including the capital city Karachi. The paramilitary force put on the new uniform from today [April 30]. The Rangers had said in statement on April 15 that the pattern of uniform was being changed for all ranks deployed in Sindh province. The statement also carried pictures of old and new uniforms in order to let people identify Sindh Rangers in a new attire. Rangers and police had launched an operation in Karachi on September 5, 2013 following directives of the former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in the wake of the rising incidents of terrorism and street crimes in the city, which included target killings and extortion. Since then the police and Rangers have arrested over thousands of suspects and killed a hundred others, including militants from banned outfits, target killers, extortionists and criminals involved in other heinous crimes. During their campaign, the police and the paramilitary forces...

Geo News screengrab.ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry on Monday said former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has accepted defeat before even contesting the upcoming general elections.“Nawaz Sharif has accepted defeat...