Pakistan to attend crucial Afghan conference in Doha
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will attend a UN-sponsored crucial two-day conference being held in Doha from February 18 to 19 to discuss the roadmap for engagement with the Afghan Taliban government. Ambassador Asif Durrani, Pakistan’s Special Representative on Afghanistan, will lead the Pakistan delegation at the meeting of the special envoys on Afghanistan to be held in […]
Ex-SC judge Mazahar Naqvi says SJC has ‘no jurisdiction’ to continue proceedings against him after resignation – Pakistan
Former Supreme Court judge Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi has said that after his resignation, the Supreme Judicial Council has “no jurisdiction to initiate or continue with any proceedings” against him, it emerged on Friday. The former judge is facing an inquiry over allegations of misconduct, a show-cause notice for which was issued in October last […]
India’s opposition says funds frozen ahead of election – World
India’s main opposition Congress party said on Friday that its bank accounts had been frozen by the tax department just weeks before the expected announcement of national elections. Critics and rights groups have accused India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government of using law enforcement agencies to selectively target its political foes. Congress spokesman Ajay Maken […]
PSX down 900 points as uncertainty on formation of new govt persists – Business
Shares at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) traded in the red on Friday, with stocks plunging by more than 900 points in intraday trade as analysts attributed the losses to continued uncertainty on the political front. At 12:09pm, the benchmark KSE-100 index plunged by 984.38, or 1.61 per cent, to stand at 60,035.67 from the […]
Bears drag KSE-100 down by 900 points during intraday trade – Business
Shares at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) traded in the red on Friday as stocks plunged by more than 900 points in intraday trade as analysts attributed the losses to uncertainty on the political front. At 12:09pm, the benchmark KSE-100 index plunged by 984.38, or 1.61 per cent, to stand at 60,035.67 from the previous […]
Verstappen says Hamilton set for ‘awkward’ Mercedes last season
LONDON: Formula One world champion Max Verstappen believes Lewis Hamilton face an awkward final campaign at Mercedes after his title rival’s dramatic move to Ferrari for the 2025 season. Hamilton, 39, stunned motorsport by announcing even before next month’s opening 2024 Grand Prix in Bahrain that he would be leaving Mercedes, with whom he has […]
PTI breaks the ice with perennial nemesis Fazl – Pakistan
• Both sides find common ground on rigging in elections• Imran taps Omar Ayub for premiership, Mian Aslam for Punjab CM, Aqibullah for KP Assembly speaker• PTI nominee for Balochistan CM slot didn’t contest election on any PA seat ISLAMABAD: PTI founder Imran Khan on Thursday nominated Omar Ayub as the party nominee for the […]
Developer’s cheque helped Justice Naqvi buy land, SJC told – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) — a body empowered to hear cases of misconduct against judges — was told on Thursday that a private developer, Lahore Smart City (Pvt) Ltd, issued one of the two banker cheques of Rs50 million each for buying a residential plot in favour of a former Supreme Court judge, […]
Alcaraz downs former ‘pirate’ in Buenos Aires opener
BUENOS AIRES: Carlos Alcaraz reached the quarter-finals of the Buenos Aires ATP tournament on Thursday, defeating a player who once worked as an entertainment park pirate. World number two and defending champion Alcaraz beat 134th-ranked Camilo Ugo Carabelli 6-2, 7-5 in his first match since a shock quarter-final exit at the Australian Open. Carabelli, who […]
Tumultuous year sees Pakistan slide down ‘Democracy Index’ – Pakistan
KARACHI: Democratic standards across the world fell in 2023 amid the spread of wars, authoritarian crackdowns and declining levels of trust in mainstream political parties, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) said on Thursday. Titled Age of Conflict, the study provides a snapshot of the state of democracy in 165 independent states and two territories, and […]