Новости за 05.05.2024

The Bisham police arrested three men on Sunday for allegedly attempting to sexual assault a college student in the Maira area of Bisham tehsil and blackmailing him.

Kissan Ittehad Pakistan on Sunday announced that thousands of farmers will participate in nationwide demonstrations against the ongoing wheat crisis from May 10, starting from Multan.

Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Murad Ali Shah on Sunday vowed to “maintain peace in Karachi at any cost”, noting that the city had already paid a heavy price in bloodshed.

Authorities in southern Brazil raced against the clock on Sunday to rescue people from raging floods and mudslides that have killed at least 66 and forced more than 80,000 to flee their homes.

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) mission is expected to visit Pakistan this month to discuss a new programme, the lender confirmed on Sunday ahead of Islamabad beginning its annual budget-making process for the next financial year.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Sunday announced that each player of the national team would receive $100,000, approximately Rs28 million, if the Green Shirts win the upcoming T20 World Cup, to be jointly held in the US and West Indies from June 1-29.

Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday extended Pakistan’s support for Palestine’s admission as a full member of the UN, and resumption of the peace process for the realisation of a “viable, contiguous and sovereign” Palestinian state on pre-1967 borders.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Sunday announced that each player would receive $100,000, approximately Rs28 million, if the Green Shirts win the upcoming T20 World Cup.

Mountaineer Naila Kiani on Sunday became the first Pakistani woman to summit 11 8,000m peaks in the world, according to the Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP).

Pakistan and China on Sunday expressed the determination to further enhance and upgrade cooperation on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects.

Canada’s investigation into alleged Indian involvement in the killing of a Sikh separatist in Vancouver last year is a “political compulsion”, New Delhi’s foreign minister said after three Indian citizens were arrested over the killing.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday acknowledged fear in Canada’s Sikh community but underscored the “rule of law” after three arrests in connection with last year’s killing of a Sikh separatist in Vancouver.

NEW DELHI: India and Japan have lashed out at US President Joe Biden for his ‘xenophobic’ comments suggesting that both the nations were struggling economically because they rejected immigrants.

SIALKOT: Defence Minister Kh­­awaja Asif stated on Saturday that those who attacked sensitive ins­t­allations on May 9 are now considering holding talks with the military.

ISLAMABAD: The PTI has said it will oppose any amendment to the Constitution that would modify the tenure of judges, calling such changes “person-specific” to benefit the incumbent chief justice.

ISLAMABAD: Justice Shahid Waheed, a senior judge of the Supreme Court, has highlighted the need for early hearing of the military court cases since the issues highlighted in the case involve lives and liberties of citizens.

KARACHI: Pressure is mounting on the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to call an emergency meeting and review the current interest rate amid a drop in inflation, according to sources in the financial sector.

NAWAZ Sharif seems to be recovering from the shock of the February election result and asserting himself, perhaps, realising that just as his party can’t do without the support of the establishment, the latter isn’t exactly spoilt for choice either when it comes to civilian partners.

NEW DELHI: Indian police said on Saturday they had arrested the social media chief of the country’s main opposition party over accusations he doctored a widely shared video during an ongoing national election.

• Mediators from Qatar, Egypt and US sit down with Hamas to hear group’s response to ceasefire proposal
• Tel Aviv wants ‘positive movement’ on framework

BANJUL: Deputy PM Ishaq Dar is welcomed by Gambia’s President Adama Barrow at OIC summit.—AFP

ISLAMABAD: Noting the importance of long-standing strategic and economic relations between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud reaffirmed the resolve to further enhance economic cooperation and Saudi investments in Pakistan.

Lausanne (Switzerland): Protesters and activists wave Palestinian flags during a demonstration at the entrance of Lausanne University’s Geopolis building, on Saturday. Around 100 students occupy the entrance hall, demanding an academic boycott of Israeli institutions and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.—AFP

DUBLIN: Students at Trinity College Dublin and Lausanne University in Switzerland have staged occupations to protest against Israel’s war in Gaza, joining a wave of demonstrations sweeping US campuses. Читать дальше...

LAHORE: A delegation of Tehreek-i-Tahafuz-i-Aien (movement for protection of constitution), led by its president Mahmood Khan Achakzai, on Saturday met newly-elected Jamaat-i-Islami emir Naeemur Rehman and won a “limited” support for the new movement.

• Shehbaz vows to ‘protect interests of farmers’, tells officials to address grievances in four days
• Govt spokesperson blames caretakers for crisis; PTI seeks judicial commission for probe

ISLAMABAD: Presi­dent Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday formally appro­ved the appointment of gov­ernors for Pun­jab, Khy­ber Pakhtunkhwa and Bal­o­chistan as per the power-sharing formula agreed upon by the parties in the ruling coalition, headed by the PML-N, after the Feb 8 general elections.