Asia likely to benefit from cheaper Canadian, Mexican oil if Trump imposes tariffs – World
Oil producers in Canada and Mexico will likely be forced to reduce prices and divert supply to Asia if US President-elect Donald Trump imposes 25 per cent import tariffs on crude imports from the two countries, traders and analysts said. Two sources familiar with Trump’s plan told Reuters that oil would not be exempted from […]
4 children drown in Sri Lanka as storm heads to India – World
Sri Lankan rescue teams said on Thursday they had recovered four drowned children killed in a flash flood, with four other people missing, after torrential rains from a powerful but slow-moving storm now heading towards India. More than 250,000 people in Sri Lanka have been forced to flee after their homes were flooded. Indian weather […]
Committee to Protect Journalists, HRCP demand journalist Matiullah Jan’s release after reported arrest – Pakistan
Several journalists and rights activists voiced their concerns on Thursday after senior journalist Matiullah Jan was reportedly arrested in a case pertaining to the PTI’s recent Islamabad protest. Senior anchor and Dawn columnist Arifa Noor said on social media platform X that she spoke with journalist Asad Toor, according to whom Jan had been booked […]
Warring sides agree to extend truce in Kurram – Pakistan
KURRAM: Warring sides in the Kurram tribal district agreed on Wednesday to extend the week-long tenuous ceasefire, ending on Nov 30, for another 10 days despite sporadic incidents of violence. A jirga held talks in the Alizai area for ceasefire extension, Kurram deputy commissioner Javedullah Mehsud said. The two sides finally agreed to extend the […]
Non-bailable arrest warrants issued for Mirpurkhas ex-DIG, SSP over Dr Shahnawaz Kunbhar’s murder – Pakistan
MIRPURKHAS/UMERKOT: Anti-terrorism court Mirpurkhas on Wednesday did not allow bail before the arrest plea of former Mirpurkhas DIG Javed Sonharo Jiskani and ex-SSP Asad Ali issuing non-bailable warrants for their arrest in Dr Shahnawaz Kunbhar murder case, who was allegedly killed in a staged encounter in Sindhri on Sept 19. Counsels for Dr Kunbhar’s family, […]
Non-implementation of decisions irks Economic Coordination Committee – Business
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Wednesday expressed concern over delays in the implementation of its decision, and seven ministries were found delinquent, with the Ministry of Industries and Production on top of the list. The special meeting of the ECC on the implementation status of its decisions also found the […]
Political stability must for economic revival, say KCCI leaders – Business
KARACHI: Amid a record stock market rally, receding food inflation, low current account deficit and improving foreign investment, trade and industry leaders have expressed concerns that the rising political uncertainty, deteriorating security situation and high cost of doing business are forcing local industrialists to switch over their businesses to foreign countries. They urged the government […]
Israeli strikes on Gaza Strip leave 15 dead – World
CAIRO: Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip killed 15 people on Wednesday, some of them in a school housing displaced people, medics in Gaza said, adding that the fatalities included two sons of a former Hamas spokesman. Health officials in the enclave said eight Palestinians were killed and dozens of others wounded in an […]
PSX hits 100,000 milestone for the first time – Business
Shares at the Pakistan Stock Exchange surged more than 900 points to hit the historic 100,000 milestone on Thursday. The benchmark KSE-100 surged 947.32, or 0.95 per cent, to stand at 100,216.57 points from the previous close of 99,269.25 points at 9:35am. The record comes two days after the PSX saw brief uncertainty due to […]
PTI protest to continue until Imran calls it off: Ali Amin Gandapur – Pakistan
• In presser after ‘escape’ from Islamabad, KP CM claims he and Bushra ‘targeted’ by snipers, announces Rs10m each for families of those ‘killed in crackdown’• Omar Ayub seeks probe into security personnel’s death MANSEHRA: A defiant Ali Amin Gandapur, who along with Bushra Bibi led PTI’s final protest in Islamabad but had to retreat […]