Traffic on Karakoram Highway to remain suspended till tomorrow due to landslides in GB – Pakistan
The Gilgit-Baltistan government on Thursday said that traffic on the Karakoram Highway (KKH) would remain suspended till Friday (tomorrow) after it was again shut down a day earlier due to landslides triggered by heavy snowfall and rain. The closures announced on Wednesday had followed brief periods of restoration for light traffic earlier in the week, […]
Kremlin says Biden’s ‘crazy SOB’ remarks about Putin debase United States – World
The Kremlin on Thursday said Joe Biden’s remark about President Vladimir Putin debased the United States and those who use such vocabulary — and was a poor attempt to appear like a “Hollywood cowboy”. Biden called Putin a “crazy SOB” during a fundraiser in San Francisco on Wednesday, warning there is always the threat of […]
India’s Modi vow farmers’ welfare, protest leaders call meeting
SHAMBHU, INDIA: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday his government is committed to the welfare of farmers and is on a mission to make them entrepreneurs and exporters, amid a protest by thousands of farmers seeking higher prices for their produce. Modi’s comments on farmers were his first since the protests began last […]
Japan’s Nikkei hits all-time high, breaks 1989 bubble-era record – Business
Japan’s Nikkei 225 on Thursday finally broke through a record high set just before the country’s asset bubble catastrophically burst in the early 1990s. The index of blue-chip stocks hit a peak of 39,156.97, beating the record of 38,957.44 set in December 29, 1989, before easing to 39,098.68 points at the end of trading, its […]
Some religious leaders oppose SC ruling in ‘proscribed literature’ case – Newspaper
ISLAMABAD: A number of leaders belonging to religio-political parties have taken exception to a Supreme Court decision, which ordered the release of a person accused of distributing supposedly proscribed religious literature. The reaction came almost two weeks after the apex court’s order on an appeal against a verdict of the Lahore High Court. In their […]
Duplantis says he is in ‘good shape’ and aiming for vault record
FRANCE: Despite a slow start to the season, Olympic pole vault champion Armand Duplantis said he is aiming to break his world record in Clermont-Ferrand five months before returning to France for the Paris Games. Since 2020, the Swedish athlete has raised the world record from 6.16m to 6.23m, and is returning on Thursday to […]
MQM wants four ministries as JUI-F also seeks role in Centre – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: A day after the PML-N and the PPP evolved a consensus on a power-sharing deal to run the country for the next five years, a delegation of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) called on PML-N representatives and demanded three to four ministries in the federal cabinet. Sources said the MQM wanted the slot of […]
PTI-backed independents join Sunni Ittehad Council – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Almost all PTI-backed winning independent candidates of national and provincial assemblies submitted affidavits to the Election Commission on Wednesday, officially joining the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC). As many as 89 MNAs, 85 members of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, 106 members of the Punjab Assembly and nine members of the Sindh Assembly have submitted their […]
Highest weather alert in China as temperatures plummet – World
BEIJING: A man removes snow from a rental bicycle, on Wednesday.—AFP BEIJING: Severe weather warnings were in place across swathes of China on Wednesday as temperatures plummeted across the south and Beijing shivered in snowy conditions. Authorities renewed an orange alert — the highest in the country’s three-tier system — warning that average temperatures could […]
Govt formation Pakistan’s internal matter, says US – Pakistan
WASHINGTON: The Biden administration remains steadfast in its stance of non-interference in the formation of the government in Pakistan, dismissing calls from US lawmakers and others to withhold recognition of the Feb 8 election results. At Wednesday’s news briefing in Washington, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller reiterated this point when asked whether the prospective […]