Новости за 29.06.2024

ISLAMABAD: A day after Omar Ayub Khan stepped down as PTI’s secretary general, the party’s top leaders reposed confidence in him and urged him to continue in the role.

• Opposition lawmakers term budget ‘unrealistic anti-people and anti-industry’
• Bill empowering ECP to appoint retired judges to election tribunals passed
• Lawmakers give themselves another raise, take away govt’s ability to control their salaries, perks

QUETTA: The Balochistan Assembly on Friday passed the provincial budget of Rs900 billion, including Rs321 billion for the Public Sector Deve­lopment Programme (PSDP), for the financial year 2024-25, without any opposition despite some cut motions being included in the agenda, no member moved a cut motion on the demands for grants.

WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s envoy to the US, Masood Khan, has urged Washington to provide small arms and modern equipment to the country to ensure the success of Operation Azm-i-Istehkam, a newly approved counter-terrorism initiative.

RAWALPINDI: The Lahore High Court’s (LHC) Rawalpindi bench has admitted a petition challenging PIA’s privatisation process and also asked the top law officer to respond to the questions raised in the plea.

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates has shortened Friday sermons at mosques to protect worshippers from severe heat, amid rising summer temperatures linked to climate change.

Pakistan clinched four spots in the finals of the Asian Junior Squash Championship at the Mushaf Sports Complex in Islamabad after a grueling round of semi-finals on Friday.