Новости за 08.05.2024

On the eve of the first anniversary of the May 9 riots when countrywide protests were triggered after the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan, President Zardari said the occasion would be remembered as a “dark day”.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party on Wednesday deleted a cartoon video posted on social media platform X that was criticised for targeting minority Muslims during an ongoing national election.

PTI leader Sher Afzal Khan Marwat alleged on Wednesday that party leaders Omar Ayub Khan and Senator Shibli Faraz misguided former prime minister Imran Khan on all issues.

The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Wednesday authorised ex-Wapda distribution companies (XWDiscos) to levy a Rs2.83 per unit charge in consumers’ electricity bills for May as part of fuel cost adjustment (FCA) charges.

The Punjab Bar Council (PBC) and Sindh Bar Council (SBC) on Wednesday announced a strike by all lawyers and bar associations in the provinces for May 9 after clashes with the Lahore police.

Three policemen were killed and five were wounded on Wednesday when a sticky bomb was detonated next to a security convoy tasked with clearing illegal poppy crops in northeastern Afghanistan, the interior ministry said.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday ordered the establishment the Pakistan Skill Company and Pakistan Skill Development Fund to unify technical and vocational education countrywide and provide better employment to the country’s workers abroad.

The Afghan defence ministry on Wednesday rejected Pakistan’s claim that the plot to kill five Chinese engineers in the Bisham attack was hatched in Afghanistan.

Lahore’s GPO Chowk on Wednesday became a battleground between riot police and lawyers after the latter staged a protest rally and attempted to enter the Lahore High Court (LHC).

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday approved the request of former premier Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi seeking her transfer from their Banigala residence— which had been declared a sub-jail — to Adiala Jail, where her husband is currently incarcerated.

QUETTA: As the wheat import scandal refuses to die down, former caretaker prime minister Anwarul Haq Kakar has said he never blamed the provinces for the excessive import of the grain, alleging that the media is circulating false news about him.

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Sheh­baz Sharif on Tuesday ordered stern action against the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) officials, including its former chairman, allegedly involved in the installation of an ‘ineffective’ track and trace system (TTS) in various industries, causing losses to the tune of billions of rupees through tax evasion and smuggling.

• Dar terms talks with Saudi investors’ delegation ‘elaborate’
• FM explains did not sanction wheat import as ECC head, reiterates Islamabad won’t take dictation on Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline project

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Tuesday approved 400,000 tonnes of additional wheat procurement by the Centre, allowed the import of 200,000 tonnes of urea, and sanctioned about Rs144 billion in supplementary grants.

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TORONTO: Three provincial lawmakers from Canada’s Ontario province were asked to leave the legislative chamber on Monday for donning keffiyehs.

SAMBHAL (Uttar Pradesh): People queue to vote at a polling station during the third phase of the general election, on Tuesday.—Reuters

• Three Haryana MLAs ditch Modi govt to join Congress
• Police chase away Muslim voters from polling booths in BJP-ruled constituency
• X told to take down Congress leaders’ animated video over code violation

Rafah: Smoke billows from buildings after Israeli strikes on Rafah in the Gaza Strip, on Tuesday. Israel sent tanks into Rafah, seizing control of the border crossing with Egypt.—AFP

• UN chief urges Israel to halt escalation, open key crossings
• Palestinian Authority calls on US to ‘intervene immediately’
• Hamas official says Cairo talks ‘last chance’ for Tel Aviv to free prisoners

• Move follows busting of human smuggling network in Romania
• Air route through Central Asia becoming increasingly popular

WASHINGTON: The US State Department on Tuesday emphasised the importance of ensuring the safety and security of all prisoners in Pakistan, including former prime minister Imran Khan.

ISLAMABAD: An accountability court on Tuesday sought reply from the National Account­ability Bureau (NAB) on an application of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, seeking his acquittal in a reference related to Toshakhana vehicles.