Shehbaz seeks enhanced collaboration with China
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday that Pakistan aimed at enhancing its collaboration with China in areas such as information technology (IT), artificial intelligence (AI), modern agriculture, and other sectors. Talking to Chinese Ambassador Jiang Zaidong during a meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office, Shehbaz remarked that the friendship between Pakistan and China […]
930 killed in terror attacks in 2023
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Interior on Monday presented alarming details regarding attacks on foreign nationals working on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in the National Assembly, shedding light on the escalating security challenges faced by foreign workers in the country. During a session of the National Assembly chaired by Speaker Ayaz Sadiq, the interior minister […]
Six killed in Kabul suicide bombing
KABUL: A suicide bomber triggered explosives in the Afghan capital on Monday, police said, killing six people and wounding 13 more. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Monday afternoon’s attack, which took place in the Qala-e-Bakhtiar area of Kabul’s southern outskirts. Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said “a person wearing explosives on his […]
Reckless bus driving claims two lives, injures 9 others in Karachi’s Site area: police – Pakistan
Two people were killed and nine others, including five women, were injured by a bus driver recklessly operating his vehicle on Monday, police said. South Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Syed Asad Raza told Dawn.com that a speeding contract bus hit and ran over a rickshaw, several motorcycles and pedestrians at Bawani Chali. As […]
Frenchman on trial for recruiting 72 strangers to rape drugged wife over 10 years – World
A French pensioner went on trial Monday on charges of allowing scores of strangers to rape his wife after he drugged her, in a case that has horrified the country. Fifty men, recruited online, are also being tried in the southern city of Avignon alongside the main suspect, a 71-year-old former employee at France’s state-owned […]
APTMA, FPCCI demand cut in interest rates
ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has called on the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to reduce interest rates by at least 400 basis points in its upcoming meeting on September 12, 2024. APTMA Chairman Asif Inam stressed that the current economic situation requires urgent action to ease financial pressures on the industrial sector, […]
Regional exports surge by 25.59% in July
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports to seven regional countries saw a 25.59% increase in the first month of the current fiscal year (2024-25), reaching $339.88 million14.21% of the total $2.39 billion in exports during July, according to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). China was the largest export destination, with exports rising by 4.13% to $160.1 million, […]
Turkish Olympic shooter Yusuf Dikec aims to trademark viral stance – World
Turkiye’s Olympic pistol sharpshooter Yusuf Dikec has filed to trademark his nonchalant stance at the Paris Games that went viral around the world, his coach told AFP on Monday. His coach Erdinc Bilgili said that the move to protect the commercial use of his pose with the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office came in response […]
Waqar Younis to mentor Lions
LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board’s Hall of Famer Waqar Younis has been confirmed as mentor of the Lions side for this month’s Champions One-Day Cup, which will be played in Faisalabad from 12-29 September. Additionally, the Lions have been allocated National Cricket Academy for training and practice during the 2024-25 domestic cricket season. Last week, Shoaib […]
The question of retribution for Haniyeh’s killing?
Tehran has put off for now any retaliatory strike for assassination of Hamas’ political chief Ismail Haniyeh on Iranian soil, thus giving rise to apprehensions that Israel may escape retribution yet again for excesses it has been committing not just against Palestinians but also Iran, which leads what has come to be regarded as the […]