Новости за 02.01.2025

• Over 30 officers dismissed for ‘colluding’ with human traffickers
• Criminal cases filed against 13 officials over alleged involvement in trafficking
• Four more bodies of victims of last month’s boat tragedy recovered

TEHRAN: Iran will hold nuclear talks with France, Britain and Germany on January 13 in Switzerland, local media reported on Wednesday, quoting a foreign ministry official.

ISLAMABAD: The Pak­­istan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Wednesday initiated field operations for the country’s 7th Agricul­tural Census, employing digital tools to collect vital data for evidence-based policies aimed at sustainable farming and food security.

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has put six Iranians to death for drug trafficking, the interior ministry said on Wednesday, after a year in which it carried out a record number of executions, according to a tally of official reports.

• Multiple emoluments abolished, pension to be calculated on average of salary drawn over last two years of service
• Future benefits curtailed; penalties for voluntary retirement on the cards

• Meeting of political, religious leaders, tribal elders voices concern over security situation
• Seeks greater autonomy, resource control and end to ‘master-slave’ mindset
• Delegation to hold talks with Centre on contentious issues

WASHINGTON: US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday warned about a rising number of threats to the judiciary’s independence, including calls for violence against judges and “dangerous” suggestions by elected officials to disregard court rulings they disagree with.

LONDON: The number of irregular migrants arriving in Britain on small boats soared in 2024, data showed on Wednesday, piling pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to stem the dangerous Channel crossings.

ISLAMABAD: Form B — the identity document issued by the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) for children — will now have special biometric security features, the Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.

KARACHI: After 17 years, an antiterrorism court has sentenced two men, including a retired major, to life in prison for abducting a businessman and extorting a total of Rs16 million in ransom.

ISLAMABAD: MOL Pakistan, an operator and 10 per cent shareholder in Tal Block, Kohat, has finalised the sale of gas from the newly developed Razgir field, which is 65pc owned by the state-owned entities (SOEs), to the first privately owned gas firm — Universal Gas Distribution Company Ltd (UGDCL).

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s merchandise exports slowed for the second consecutive month in December due to a steep fall in international demand, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday.

ISLAMABAD: Participants of an awareness session on Wednesday urged the Punjab government to raise the minimum age of marriage for girls from 16 to 18 years in the province to ensure a safe future for them.

NORTH WAZIRISTAN: A security official was martyred and another seriously injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded in tehsil Speenwam of North Waziristan district on Wednesday.

DERA MURAD JAMALI: Four people were killed and three injured in an armed clash between rival groups of Khosa tribe in Sohbatpur area of Balochistan on Wednesday.

GILGIT: Two people were killed and six injured in an exchange of fire between relatives over a land dispute in Gilgit on Wednesday.

• Tauqir, Aqeel, Tariq among the favourites
• PM sees economic turnaround through enhanced exports

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tele­communication Authority (PTA) chairman has admitted that blocking access to the internet was a ‘legal grey area’ and called for the ministries of law and interior to justify its legality.