Sara’s stepmother and uncle refuse to testify – World
LONDON: The stepmother and uncle of 10-year-old Sara Sharif, whose death has revealed a harrowing tale of prolonged abuse, have refused to testify in their defense, it emerged on Monday. Beinash Batool, 30, and Faisal Malik, 29, alongside Sara’s father, Urfan Sharif, 42, are on trial at the Old Bailey for charges of murder and […]
Gunvor Group allowed stake buying in Total Parco – Business
ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has granted approval for the acquisition of 50 per cent shareholding in Total Parco Pakistan Ltd (TPPL) by Aquashore SA, a company operating under Switzerland’s Gunvor Group. Under the terms of the sale and purchase agreement, these shares will be transferred from TotalEnergies Marketing Services to Aquashore SA. […]
Delhi shuts schools as ‘death trap’ smog chokes megapolis – World
THIS combination of pictures shows pedestrians walking near New Delhi’s India Gate, engulfed in thick smog on Nov 18 (above) and on Sept 26 (below).—AFP NEW DELHI: India’s capital New Delhi switched schools to online classes on Monday until further notice as worsening toxic smog surged past 60 times the World Health Organisation’s recommended daily […]
Politicians and their clothes – Newspaper
POLITICIANS and their clothes can never be separated from politics. It is the side plot which moves along with the main story — scene to scene, act to act — from Gandhi and his homespun clothes to Mohammad Ali Jinnah whose transition to the Quaid-i-Azam was accompanied by the adoption of the sherwani and karakuli […]
To hold each other’s flag – Newspaper
WHILE India and Pakistan can and do unfurl their flags in distant territories — say, in a cricket stadium in Sharjah or when they secure a medal at the Olympics, as the javelin throwers of the two countries did recently and expressed spontaneous respect for each other to everyone’s joy — there is no reason […]
Food exports grow 22pc in July-October – Business
ISLAMABAD: Exports of raw food items surged 21.73 per cent to $2.36 billion in July-October from $1.94bn in the corresponding period last year, according to data compiled by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. In FY24, the raw food exports touched $8bn, up from $5.8bn in the preceding year. As a result, consumers nationwide are paying […]
Stocks rise on robust economic data – Business
KARACHI: The inflow of positive economic numbers helped the stock market maintain its bullish momentum as the KSE 100 index settled at a record peak near 95,000 on Monday. Despite falling by 143.20 at 94,620.45 in early trade on profit-taking, the index bounced back with a 544.27-point rally to hit an intraday high of 95,307.92 […]
Sale of 35pc new gas reserves okayed after 11 months – Business
ISLAMABAD: Over one-third of the newly discovered gas reserves would be sold to private companies, a high-level committee decided on Monday. The decision by the committee, led by Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, came after almost a year-long resistance from government-owned gas companies over this issue. The committee decided to sell 35pc of new gas […]
Fresh approach required to sell off PIA, says minister Aleem Khan – Business
• Aleem Khan tells Senate panel a new consultant will be hired to move privatisation process forward• Slams FBR for imposing taxes on new aircraft purchases ISLAMABAD: Efforts for the privatisation of Pakistan International Airlines (PIACL) would continue and it would require a fresh approach and ‘big-hearted’ decisions, Minister for Privatisation Abdul Aleem Khan told […]
PTI marchers will ‘stay in capital until Imran’s release’ – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD / LAHORE: Days before its ‘decisive’ power show in Islamabad, the PTI on Monday announced that it would not call off the sit-in until its “stolen” mandate is returned, the Constitution restored and party founder Imran Khan set free. At a press conference, Opposition Leader in Punjab Assembly Malik Ahmad Khan Bhachar warned the […]