Maryam Nawaz dismisses college rape allegations as ‘fabricated’ – Pakistan
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday dismissed “rumours spread on social media” related to the alleged on-campus rape of a student in Lahore, terming it a “fabricated story”. Addressing a press conference in Lahore, the chief minister said that an issue was made out of an incident that never existed in the first place. […]
‘Age of Electricity’ coming as fossil fuels set to peak: IEA – Business
More than half of the world’s electricity will be generated by low-emission sources before 2030 but the deployment of clean energy is “far from uniform” across the globe, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday. Demand for oil, gas and coal is still projected to peak by the end of the decade, possibly creating a surplus […]
Lufthansa agrees to pay US $4m penalty over 2022 treatment of Jewish passengers – World
Lufthansa has agreed to pay a $4 million penalty for allegedly discriminating against Jewish passengers who were trying to board a connecting flight in Frankfurt in May 2022, the US Transportation Department said on Tuesday. Lufthansa prohibited 128 Jewish passengers, nearly all of whom wore garments generally worn by Orthodox Jewish men, from boarding a […]
PM Shehbaz calls for expanding China’s BRI during much-anticipated SCO summit in Islamabad – Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called for expanding China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as he chaired the 23rd Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Islamabad on Wednesday. The SCO comprises China, India, Russia, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Belarus — with 16 more countries affiliated as observers or “dialogue partners”. Pakistan became a […]
PM Shehbaz calls for expanding China’s BRI as much-anticipated SCO summit underway in Islamabad – Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called for expanding China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as he currently chairs the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Islamabad. The SCO comprises China, India, Russia, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Belarus — with 16 more countries affiliated as observers or “dialogue partners”. Pakistan became a full member […]
Dr Shahnawaz’s body exhumed amid tight security at Janhero – Pakistan
UMERKOT: A special medical board exhumed the body of Dr Shahnawaz Kunbhar, who was accused of blasphemy and killed in what was believed to be a staged encounter by Mirpurkhas police on Sept 19, and collected samples for chemical analysis amid tight security arrangements at Janhero village, 17km from here on Tuesday. The board consisting […]
Shares at PSX create all-time high again as SCO summit underway – Business
Shares at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) created another all-time high in intraday trade on Wednesday during the highly anticipated Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. The benchmark KSE-100 index climbed 510.10 points, 0.59 per cent, to stand at 86,350.44 points from the previous close of 85,840.34 points 12pm. Awais Ashraf, director research at AKD Securities, […]
PM Shehbaz calls for expanding China’s BRI as much-anticipated SCO summit under way in Islamabad – Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) a “beacon of multilateralism”, as he currently chairs the 23rd summit of its Council of the Heads of Government (CHG) in Islamabad. The SCO comprises China, India, Russia, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Belarus — with 16 more countries affiliated as observers or […]
PM Shehbaz calls SCO ‘beacon of multilateralism’ as much-anticipated moot under way in Islamabad – Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) a “beacon of multilateralism”, as he currently chairs the 23rd summit of its Council of the Heads of Government (CHG) in Islamabad. The SCO comprises China, India, Russia, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Belarus — with 16 more countries affiliated as observers or […]
‘Beacon of multilateralism’: PM Shehbaz addresses highly anticipated SCO summit – Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is currently chairing the 23rd summit of the Council of the Heads of Government (CHG) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) at Islamabad’s Jinnah Convention Centre. The SCO comprises China, India, Russia, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Belarus — with 16 more countries affiliated as observers or “dialogue partners”. […]