Hungary to permit nuclear plant to surpass Danube temperature threshold
BUDAPEST: Hungary is planning to allow the temperature limit for a section of the Danube which receives cooling water from the Paks nuclear power plant to be exceeded for security of supply reasons, the energy ministry said in a statement on Friday. The plant’s four reactors operate by using the water of the Danube to […]
PIA air hostess caught smuggling foreign currency at Lahore airport
LAHORE: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) air hostess was caught red-handed smuggling foreign currency at Allama Iqbal International Airport on Saturday. Customs officials, in collaboration with Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) immigration, arrested the air hostess after discovering US dollars and Saudi riyals hidden in her socks. The value of the currency in Pakistani rupees amounts […]
Traders threaten nationwide protests against govt’s tax policies
ISLAMABAD: The trader community has threatened to take to the streets in protest against the government’s new tax scheme, which they have labelled as “anti-trader.” The All Pakistan Anjuman-e-Tajiran (APAT) and the Traders Action Committee have issued directives to traders nationwide, urging them to prepare for demonstrations. Ajmal Baloch, President of APAT and the Traders […]
As world fights global warming, Rahim Yar Khan’s forest dept looks the other way – Pakistan
RAHIM YAR KHAN: A plaque shows the size of Walhar forest but due to lack of irrigation water the plantation has reduced drastically. (Right) Trees have been stolen from the forests of Liaquatpur tehsil. — Dawn RAHIM YAR KHAN: With almost a month into this year’s monsoon, no plantation drive has been launched in the […]
Forces kill ‘close associate of Gul Bahadur’ in North Waziristan: ISPR – Pakistan
PESHAWAR: Security forces claimed to have killed a close associate of terrorist commander Hafiz Gul Bahadur in an operation in North Waziristan on Friday. A statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said an intelligence-based operation was conducted on the reported presence of terrorists in the area. Following an intense exchange of fire with security […]
Government forms JIT to probe anti-institution campaigns on social media
The government has established a five-member Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to investigate malicious campaigns against state institutions on social media. A notification issued by the government stated that the JIT, formed under Section 30 of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), will be led by the Inspector General of Islamabad. The team includes the Director […]
FIR over Bugti clan bloodbath in Karachi lodged on behalf of state – Pakistan
KARACHI: An FIR was registered on behalf of the state on Friday in connection with a gunfight between the two groups of the Bugti family that left five people dead and two others injured on both sides in DHA late on Thursday night, police said. South DIG Asad Raza said the case had been registered […]
Canadian mayor asserts Khalistan referendum will proceed despite objections
CALGARY, CANADA: The Mayor of Calgary, Jyoti Gondek, has stated that the city council cannot prevent the Khalistan Referendum voting scheduled for July 28, despite objections from the Indian government. The event is expected to attract thousands of pro-Khalistan Sikhs. In an interview, Mayor Gondek said she views the referendum as a legitimate democratic exercise, […]
Punjab opposition leader ‘de-seated’ after SC verdict – Pakistan
LAHORE: Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan has declared the office of opposition leader in the provincial house as vacant in the light of the Supreme Court’s verdict, which overturned the Peshawar High Court and Election Commission of Pakistan’s decisions on the reserved seats’ issue. “The opposition leader (Malik Ahmed Khan Bhachar) had been […]
NBA faces lawsuit from Warner Bros. Discovery over media rights
Listen to article ISTANBUL: Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) said Friday it is suing the National Basketball Association (NBA) amid its new media rights deals with other companies. “Given the NBA’s unjustified rejection of our matching of a third-party offer, we have taken legal action to enforce our rights,” TNT Sports, the sports television channels and broadcast divisions […]