Новости за 27.08.2024

• Law minister says chief justice’s appointment will be in line with Constitution; reiterates most senior judge to head Supreme Court
• Joint session of parliament likely next week; rules out constitutional amendments

LAHORE: A judicial magistrate at district courts on Monday extended the physical remand of anchorperson Orya Maqbool Jan for four more days in a cybercrime case pertaining to alleged hate speech against the top judge of the country.

GUJRAT: Of the 23 people killed in the Sunday’s Balochistan bus firing incident, four belonged to Gujranwala city, two to Toba Tek Singh villages, as many others to Khanewal and one to Dijkot in Faisalabad district.

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Privatisation was informed on Monday that Pakistan International Airlines Company Ltd (PIACL) incurred a loss of Rs75 billion in 2023, with overall liabilities of Rs825bn and total assets of Rs161bn.

KARACHI: Shell Pakistan Ltd (SPL) on Monday reported a 62.85 per cent decline in its profit-after-tax (PAT) to Rs1.3 billion for the half year ended on June 30 compared to Rs 3.5bn in the same period of 2023.

Gen Li Qiaoming, commander of the People’s Liberation Army’s Ground Forces, inspects a guard of honour at General Headquarters, Rawalpindi, on Monday.—PPI

• Gen Li, army chief Gen Munir discuss situation at LoC, Beijing-Delhi border tensions, Afghanistan
• Chinese commander holds separate meetings with PM Shehbaz, defence minister

LAHORE: The Punjab home department has asked the provincial pol­ice chief to ensure that the personnel posted in sensitive areas are suitably equ­i­pped with protective gear.

KARACHI: The Dawood Foundation’s MagnifiScience Centre unveiled its latest exhibit, Ocean Odyssey, on Monday in an attempt to raise environmental awareness.

KARACHI: The Met Office’s forecast of up to 200mm rain in Karachi and 500mm in other cities of the province has kept the authorities on toes as they have taken urgent measures to deal with the potential risk of urban flooding and alerted all key departments by directing them to be vigilant during the four-day forecast period.

ISLAMABAD: Mem­bers of the National Assembly Standing Committee on National Food Security and Research were on Monday given an in-depth briefing on Green Pakistan Initiative (GPI), led by the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC), in driving advancements within the country’s agriculture and livestock sectors.

GILGIT: Ten local and foreign climbers successfully completed the summit of the Spantik Peak (7,027m) between Shigar and Nagar districts.

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services (NHS) on Monday claimed that the mpox virus was under control in Pakistan as the country has reported only two cases since the disease was declared a global emergency earlier this month.

• Rules out reconciliation without polls accountability
• Judge miffed at stalled proceedings in £190m graft case
• PTI moves IHC for recovery of missing workers

NORTH WAZIRISTAN: Four persons were killed and 15 injured in a suicide attack targeting a former militant commander in Razmak area of North Wa­­ziristan district on Mon­d­­ay, sources said.

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday strongly condemned terrorist attacks in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reiterating the nation’s resolve to wipe out terrorism with a renewed commitment.

HYDERABAD: Moderate to heavy spells of rains coupled with strong winds and thunderstorm hit Hyderabad, Nawabshah, Sanghar, Naushahro Feroze, Badin and some other districts on Monday.

KARACHI: Mourning processions across the province, including Karachi, to mark the chehlum of Imam Husain culminated peacefully amid tight security on Monday.

HARARE: Cheers grew louder as Gabriel Ota, clad like a popular Japanese action game character, strutted his costume on stage inside a garden of Zimbabwe’s capital Harare.

SYDNEY: Australia gave millions of workers the legal right to “disconnect” on Monday, allowing them to ignore unreasonable out-of-hours calls, emails and texts from their bosses.