Modi’s BJP leads in vote count in Haryana state: report – World
India’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) moved into the lead in elections in the northern state of Haryana on Tuesday, reversing early trends when it was trailing the main opposition Congress party, TV channels reported. Elections in Haryana and the troubled Himalayan territory of occupied Jammu and Kashmir were held in phases that ended on Saturday, […]
NUCLEAR energy’s contribution to grid rises to 17.4pc – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: With an operational generation capacity of 3,262 megawatts, Pakistan has increased the share of electricity from nuclear power plants to a record 17.4 per cent in 2023 from 16.2pc in 2022, according to the World Nuclear Industry Status Report (WNISR) 2024. The report financed by German Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste […]
‘Year of suffering’: Gazans weary of war on October 7 anniversary – World
UN says 92pc of Gaza’s roads and more than 84pc of its health facilities have been damaged or destroyed in the Israeli offensive. Palestinians walk on a dirt road lined with building rubble in the Shujaiya neighbourhood of Gaza City on Monday, on the first anniversary of the Oct 7 Hamas raid and subsequent Israeli […]
Living with the scars of calamity – Pakistan
Amid promises of reconstruction that came to naught, survivors of the 2005 earthquake struggle with their personal traumas. In October, the northern districts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and neighbouring areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa — struck by one of the worst natural disasters nearly two decades ago — are once again filled with an air […]
Migrants bring ‘bad genes’ to US: Trump – World
WASHINGTON: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Monday immigrants bring “a lot of bad genes” to the United States, while discussing murders allegedly committed by immigrants living illegally in the United States. “How about allowing people to come to an open border, 13,000 of which were murderers,” Trump said in an interview with conservative […]
Jews, Zionists and the media – World
THE CNN reporter gave a victory cry for his adventures in an active warzone. The headlines said it all. He had travelled with the Israeli air fleet to watch and ‘cover’ firsthand the bombing of a Yemeni port. The Houthis were apparently using the facility to import stuff to target the Zionist state. The report […]
Regal Auto to assemble first electric SUV – Pakistan
KARACHi: The Engineering Development Board (EDB) has granted Regal Automobiles a licence to assemble the country’s first electric SUV at its Lahore plant. The locally assembled electric SUV, the Seres 3, would be available in two variants: the Seres 3 (3.5), equipped with a 49kWh battery and a 5-seater capacity, and the Seres 3 (4.0), […]
Oil extends gains on Mideast tensions – World
LONDON: Oil rose above $80 on Monday on Middle East tensions while equities slid in New York as political and interest rate concerns dented the recent rally. Brent North Sea crude, the international benchmark oil contract, went above $80 per barrel for the first time since late August. Oil futures have experienced recent volatility, with […]
Imran ‘exploiting facilities in jail to incite workers’, FIRs allege – Pakistan
• 13 cases lodged against PTI founder, leaders and workers in capital, surrounding areas• Non-bailable warrants out for KP CM’s arrest; police get one-day remand of Imran’s sisters, Aleema and Uzma ISLAMABAD / TAXILA: The FIRs registered against PTI leaders and workers in the federal capital allege that incarcerated ex-premier Imran Khan was able to […]
Competition Commission of Pakistan okays merger of two security printing companies – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has approved the acquisition of 100 per cent equity shares of the National Security Printing Company Ltd (NSPC) by Pakistan Security Printing Corporation (Pvt) Ltd (PSPC), marking a pivotal step in the reorganisation of Pakistan’s security printing sector. PSPC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the State Bank of Pakistan […]