ISLAMABAD – The federal government has decided to close all malls and markets by 8:00 pm as the cash-strapped country grapples with a crippling economic crisis. In a recent development, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal revealed that the National Economic Council (NEC) approved closing all markets across Pakistan at 8pm. PML-N stalwart...

ISLAMABAD – The federal government has decided to close all malls and markets by 8:00 pm as the cash-strapped country grapples with a crippling economic crisis. In a recent development, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal revealed that the National Economic Council (NEC) approved closing all markets across Pakistan at 8pm. PML-N stalwart said that members from all regions attended the NEC moot, saying after assessing the grave situation, officials decided to shut down all shops early from July 1. Minister confirmed that...

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter became the first aircraft in history to make a powered, controlled flight on another planet. The Ingenuity team at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California confirmed the flight succeeded after receiving data from the helicopter via NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover at 6:46 a.m. EDT (3:46 a.m. PDT). “Ingenuity is the latest in a long and storied tradition of NASA projects achieving a space exploration goal once thought impossible,” said acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk....