Imran out as Oxford announces 38 candidates to be next university chancellor – World
Britain’s University of Oxford on Wednesday said 38 candidates are in the running to become its next chancellor but incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan is not among them despite his party saying he had applied. The candidates are vying to succeed former Hong Kong governor Chris Patten, who left in June after 21 years. […]
4 policemen injured during IED attack on vehicle in Buner: officials – Pakistan
Four policemen, including the in-charge of the police post, were injured on Wednesday when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off near a police van in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Buner district, a police official said. Speaking to Dawn.com, the spokesperson to the Buner district police officer, Israr Ahmad, said, “A police vehicle was on its routine […]
As SCO summit concludes in Islamabad, PM Shehbaz urges investment in regional connectivity – Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called for investing in the region’s collective capacity for connectivity 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 […]
As SCO summit concludes in Islamabad, PM Shehbaz urges investment in regional connectivity – Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called for investing in the region’s collective capacity for connectivity 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 […]
Shares at PSX create all-time high again as SCO summit concludes – Business
Shares at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) created another all-time high in intraday trade on Wednesday as the highly anticipated Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit concluded. 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 at 12pm. Finally, the index closed at […]
CM Punjab Maryam Nawaz dismisses Lahore 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. […]
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 […]