(DNA) – Air pollution has become a major problem no matter where you live, and it can get particularly bad in Seoul, the capital of South Korea – and so the government authorities are taking drastic action to try and deal with the smog that settles over the city.The latest plan from President Moon Jae-in is to create artificial rain showers to effectively wash the air pollution out of the sky. It’s a strategy we have seen before, but there is still no solid evidence that it actually works.The idea is called cloud seeding: specific chemicals are released into the air, usually by planes, with the intention of encouraging water droplets to form. The rain that is created then attracts and pulls polluting aerosol particles out of the sky as it falls.
iPhone tracks its user’s locations, here’s how to turn it off for good
(DNA) – Apple’s iPhone contains a relatively little-known feature that is built to keep a history of everywhere its user has been – and how many times he/she has been there.This feature of ‘Significant Locations’ can be found in the settings, but it is rather hard to find, whether useful or not. iPhone tracks and stores locations, frequency and timings of visits.Surprisingly, it collects even more information about each journey: timings of a person departing for his destination, duration of his journey and mode of transportation e.g public transport, car, train, etc.
Pakistan condemns drone attack in Saudi Arabia
(DNA) – Pakistan on Sunday condemned the drone attack by Yemen’s Houthis on Saudi Arabia’s Abha city on Saturday, and complimented the Kingdom’s armed forces for timely intercepting and destroying the drone.According to a press release issued by the Foreign Office (FO) in Islamabad, Pakistan reiterates its full support and solidarity with leadership, Government and people of Saudi Arabia against any threats to its territorial integrity and Harmain Shareefain.
Will consider it murder if something happens to Nawaz Sharif: Khurshid Shah
SUKKUR (DNA) – Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) senior leader Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah on Sunday said incarcerated former premier Nawaz Sharif’s health is not well, and it will be considered a murder if something happens to him.The PPP leader talked to media in Sukkur after inaugurating plantation campaign. He said Prime Minister Imran Khan will be responsible if any harm is done to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) supremo. Nawaz Sharif’s medical reports are worrying, he said.
Pakistan – the other great home of the bagpipes
SIALKOT, Pakistan (DNA) – Umer Farooq’s grandfather and father made bagpipes. Now he is the third generation to take up the tradition in Pakistan, which is thousands of kilometres from Scotland yet sells thousands of bagpipes each year.The fresh smell of wood floats through the Mid East factory in Sialkot, on the eastern side of Punjab province, where Farooq is one of the managers. Workers are busy standing or sitting on the ground.Covered in sawdust, they carve the wood and polish it. Rosewood or ebony serve as the blowstick, into which players exhale. The drones — long pipes with a lower tone — follow a similar process.
India misleading international community by telling lies: FO
ISLAMABAD (DNA News) – Pakistan Foreign Office has rejected Indian claims of Islamabad’s involvement in Pulwama attack and downing Pakistan Air Force’s F-16 fighter jet, Dunya News reported on Sunday.The Foreign Office spokesperson said Indian government and media are misleading international community as well as their own people by telling lies to hide failures.The spokesperson stated that Indian has not left its aggressive approach despite Pakistan’s sincere efforts for peace.
PSL 4: Home team Karachi to face tournament leaders Quetta today
KARACHI (DNA News) – The home team, Karachi Kings, will be in action today against tournament leaders Quetta Gladiators in the fourth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) on Sunday.The match will be played at the National Stadium Karachi at 07:00 PM (PST). Cricket enthusiasts are overjoyed by the arrival of the PSL in Pakistan.Karachi Kings had defeated Quetta Gladiators in their previous meeting at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium by six wickets. Sarfraz XI are ready to get even with Imad XI.
Former Indian Naval Chief terms Balakot air strike ‘election stunt’
NEW DELHI (DNA News) – A former Indian Chief of Naval Staff while terming India’s airstrike against Pakistan ‘invalid’ has urged not to use the armed forces for political gains.Admiral (Retd) L Ramdas wrote a letter to Election Commission on behalf of other armed forces veterans too.He has warned against political misuse of events like the Indian airstrike in Azad Kashmir “to send triumphalist or jingoistic messages which can influence the electorate”.He expressed concern over “instances of using the Armed Forces for political gains, especially in the aftermath of both Pulwama and the strikes in Balakot and the shooting down, capture and repatriation of an Indian Air Force pilot”.
Politics may turn violent if anything happens to Nawaz: Khawaja Asif
LAHORE (DNA) – Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and former foreign minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday threatened that politics would turn violent if anything happens to former premier Nawaz Sharif – who is serving seven-year imprisonment at the Kot Lakhpat jail in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills corruption case.“Nawaz Sharif has never insisted on availing treatment abroad,” he said while speaking to the media.However, the option of sending him abroad for treatment could be considered upon his release from the prison on bail, he added.
Bodies of missing Italian, Brit found on Pakistan mountain
ISLAMABAD (DNA) – The bodies of two climbers from Britain and Italy have been found in northern Pakistan nearly two weeks after the pair went missing, the Italian ambassador said Saturday.Climbers Tom Ballard and Daniele Nardi were last heard from on February 24 as they climbed the Nanga Parbat, which at 8,125 metres (26,660 feet) is the world’s ninth-highest peak.They were attempting a route that has never been successfully completed.Italian ambassador to Pakistan Stefano Pontecorvo tweeted on Saturday that the bodies of the two men had been identified from aerial photos.”It hurts to announce that the search is officially over,” he wrote.”The search team have confirmed that the silhouettes spotted…
