India tightens vehicle entry restrictions as Delhi’s air pollution worsens – World
India said on Sunday that it would tighten restrictions including on construction activities and vehicle movements in New Delhi and surrounding areas from Monday to combat worsening air quality. The new measures, effective from Monday morning, entail a ban on diesel trucks in Delhi, the closure of educational institutions and a shift to remote working, […]
Republican senator calls on House to share Matt Gaetz ethics report – World
Republican US Senator Markwayne Mullin called on the House of Representatives on Sunday to share an unreleased ethics report into alleged sexual misconduct involving a 17-year-old girl by Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general. Gaetz, 42, resigned his seat in the Republican-controlled House on Wednesday, hours after Trump unveiled his choice of […]
Four arrested for allegedly murdering woman in Sialkot: police – Pakistan
Sialkot police arrested a woman and her accomplices on Sunday for allegedly killing her pregnant daughter-in-law on the suspicion of witchcraft. Earlier this week, 30-year-old Zara Bibi was allegedly killed by her mother-in-law and sister-in-law over a domestic dispute in tehsil Daska of district Sialkot on Tuesday. The body of the victim was dismembered, stuffed […]
Council of Islamic Ideology chairman clarifies VPN proclamation – Pakistan
The Chairman of the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII), Allama Dr Raghib Naeemi, said that the “positive use” of virtual private networks (VPNs) in the country was very rare as they were largely used to access “immoral content” anonymously, and urged users to register their VPNs to ensure traceability and promote responsible use. VPNs are […]
Govt’s policies, reforms have ensured economic stability: finance minister – Pakistan
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Sunday said that the government was committed to building on the hard-earned macro-stability to further strengthen the economy of the country, adding that “prudent economic policies” had led to substantial improvements. Talking to the media in Islamabad on Sunday, he cited recent figures related to decreasing inflation and the surging […]
China’s second mass attack in a week spurs soul-searching – World
A former student went on a stabbing rampage at a vocational college in eastern China, killing eight people and injuring 17, police said on Sunday, prompting further soul-searching just days after the deadliest attack in the country in a decade. Saturday’s knife attack took place at the Wuxi Vocational College of Arts and Technology in […]
0.6m people receive free treatment under SCP, says KP CM aide – Pakistan
PESHAWAR: Advisor to KP CM on Health Ihtesham Ali said that 600,000 persons availed healthcare services on Sehat Card Plus (SCP) after its resumption by the PTI-led government in March this year. According to a press statement, he claimed that Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur had given explicit instructions to add more hospitals to […]
Lahore’s air quality shows slight improvement as it drops out of ‘hazardous’ category: index – Pakistan
Lahore’s Air Quality Index (AQI) ranking on Sunday showed a slight improvement as it dropped out of the “hazardous” category for the first time in 12 days, the index showed. Screengrab taken from AQI The Punjab government has declared an emergency in Lahore and Multan, where a “complete lockdown” will be imposed from Fridays to […]
Iran denies report on UN envoy’s meeting with Musk – World
TEHRAN: Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman on Saturday “categorically” denied The New York Times report on Tehran’s ambassador to the United Nations meeting with US tech billionaire Elon Musk, state media reported. In an interview with state news agency IRNA, spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei was reported as “categorically denying claims made in some American media about a […]
Bangladesh sees more protests than ever after Hasina’s exit – World
DHAKA: The solo protest of Bangladeshi hunger striker Mahbubul Haque Shipon is hard to spot among the six other demonstrations under way on the same busy thoroughfare. Shipon’s country is emerging from a summer of upheaval after student protests sparked a revolution, culminating in autocratic premier Sheikh Hasina’s August ouster. Hasina’s government imposed draconian restrictions […]