Trump hush money judge delays ruling on immunity following election win – World
The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal hush money case has put off ruling on whether the president-elect’s conviction should be thrown out on immunity grounds, enabling prosecutors to weigh next steps following his November 5 election victory. Justice Juan Merchan had been due to rule on Tuesday on Trump’s argument that the US Supreme Court’s […]
India asks states to consider setting up nuclear power plants, list power utilities – World
India’s federal power minister on Tuesday asked the states that are away from coal resources to consider setting up nuclear-based power plants, besides identifying and listing the power utilities to meet investments to support growing power demand. The Indian government in its federal budget this year had proposed to partner with private players to develop […]
Constitutional bench to start hearing cases from Nov 14: Supreme Court – Pakistan
The Supreme Court on Tuesday announced that the recently established constitutional bench will start hearing cases on November 14 and 15 on a “first in, first out basis.” Earlier, the SC constituted a three-judge committee to fix cases, issue court rosters, form benches, and decide weekly caseload for its recently established constitutional bench. The committee […]
Beijing pushes to join security efforts for citizens in Pakistan, sources say – Pakistan
Beijing is pushing Pakistan to allow its own security staff to provide protection to thousands of Chinese citizens working in Pakistan during talks, after a car bombing near Karachi’s airport that was seen as a major security breach, sources said. Last month’s airport bombing that killed two Chinese engineers returning to work on a project […]
PCB asks ICC to explain India Champions Trophy refusal – Sport
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Tuesday it has asked the sport’s governing body to explain India’s refusal to send a team to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy next year. The International Cricket Council (ICC) informed the PCB last week that India would not tour Pakistan for the eight-team tournament, leaving the fate of […]
Omar Ayub, other PTI leaders released after brief detention in Rawalpindi: police – Pakistan
Several top PTI leaders were taken into custody on Tuesday from outside the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi for violating Section 144 but were released shortly afterwards after being issued a warning, police said. Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is a legal provision that empowers district administrations to prohibit an assembly of four […]
‘Debt cannot become acceptable new normal in climate financing’: PM Shehbaz – Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said that debt cannot become the “acceptable new normal” in climate financing, as he addressed the challenges faced by developing countries within the global climate finance framework. His statement came during a Climate Finance Round Table Conference organised by Pakistan on the sidelines of the two-day World Leaders Climate […]
22 drown as bus plunges into river in Diamer: rescue officials – Pakistan
Twenty-two people drowned, while one person was saved on Tuesday after a bus carrying them plunged into a river in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Diamer district on Tuesday, according to rescue officials. “Two dead bodies and an injured person were recovered from the river, while the search for the remaining 20 persons continues,” said Rescue 1122 spokesperson Shaukat […]
Punjab govt orders closure of all schools as province tackles hazardous air quality – Pakistan
The government of Punjab on Tuesday — expanding on its previous order — closed all the educational institutions up to the higher secondary level in the province from tomorrow until the end of the week, shifting them to an online mode, as the province tackles the hazardous smog situation prevalent for the past few weeks. […]
Omar Ayub, other PTI leaders released following brief detention: police – Pakistan
Several top PTI leaders were taken into custody on Tuesday from outside the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi for violating Section 144 but were released shortly afterwards after being issued a warning, police said. Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is a legal provision that empowers district administrations to prohibit an assembly of four […]