Verstappen flashes past Hamilton to win the sprint
SHANGHAI: Max Verstappen overcame early electrical gremlins to blast from fourth on the grid to an emphatic victory in the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race Saturday, 13 seconds ahead of Lewis Hamilton. The Dutchman charged past the seven-time world champion Hamilton’s Mercedes on lap nine of the 19-lap dash. Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez was […]
US House advances $95 billion Ukraine-Israel package toward Saturday vote
WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives advanced a $95 billion legislative package on Friday providing aid to Ukraine, Israel, and the Indo-Pacific in a broad bipartisan vote, overcoming hardline Republican opposition that had held it up for months. Friday’s procedural vote, which passed 316-94 with more support from Democrats than the Republicans who hold a narrow majority, […]
IHC orders re-examination of Elahi
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) ordered the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) medical board to visit the Adiala Central Jail and re-examine former Punjab chief minister Parvez Elahi and submit the report about his health in the court. IHC Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir heard a petition for not to transferring Elahi from the […]
Oil stabilises amid easing Iran-Israel tensions
NEW YORK: Oil steadied on Friday following an earlier price spike of more than $3 a barrel after Iran played down a reported Israeli attacks on its soil, in a sign that an escalation of hostilities in the Middle East might be avoided Brent futures were up 10 cents at $87.21 a barrel at 1430 […]
High courts chalk steps to safeguard independence
ISLAMABAD/ ISLAMABAD 3: In a bid to safeguard independence of the judiciary from undue interference, various high courts across the country have initiated deliberations aimed at formulating proposals to address concerns regarding meddling in the judicial functions by agencies. Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Malik Shehzad Ahmed Khan has called for a full court […]
Man sets self on fire outside New York court where Trump trial underway
NEW YORK: A man set himself on fire on Friday outside the New York courthouse where Donald Trump’s historic hush-money trial was taking place as jury selection wrapped up, but officials said he did not appear to have been targeting Trump. The man burned for several minutes in full view of television cameras that were […]
NA speaker suspends two SIC MPs’ membership
ISLAMABAD: The treasury benches stirred up the ghosts of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) past -– now reincarnated in parliament as the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) -– as it reminded the National Assembly of the former ruling party’s controversial decision to allow the resettlement of terrorists during its tenure, plunging citizens back into the dark abyss of […]
IHC seeks suggestions from judges
ISLAMABAD: High Court Chief Justice Aamer Farooq on Friday sought suggestions from all other high court judges about convening a full court over a letter written by six IHC jurists to the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) alleging that the country’s intelligence agencies were “interfering” in judicial matters. In line with the Supreme Court’s directions, the […]