Bird strike forces PIA flight to make technical landing
KARACHI: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight bound for Skardu from Karachi was forced to make an unscheduled landing in Multan on Wednesday due to a bird strike. The national carrier’s Flight PK-455 took off from Karachi at 6:10 am on Wednesday, according to sources familiar with the matter. However, the Airbus aircraft encountered a […]
UAE reels for a third day after record-breaking storm
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates was still grappling on Thursday with the aftermath of a record-breaking storm this week that brought much of the country to a standstill. In Dubai, operations at the airport, a major travel hub, remain disrupted after Tuesday’s storm flooded the runway, resulting in flight diversions, delays and cancellations. The airport […]
Stocks extend losses on profit-taking
KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Wednesday continued its gradual movement towards south as investors opted for profit-booking after the market rose to its intra-day high above 70,700 points. As some investors were scared to invest at high levels, the market began the day on a negative note and the KSE-100 index dipped to the […]
Provinces told to step up wheat purchase
ISLAMABAD: Federal National Food Security Minister Rana Tanveer has sent a letter to the chief ministers of Punjab, Sindh, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan to speed up the government procurement of wheat keeping in mind the sensitivity of the wheat crop, production, storage, smuggling, and different types of weather in the provinces. Tanveer, who is also the […]
Arteta urges Arsenal to use Bayern ‘pain’ to fuel title bid
MUNICH: Mikel Arteta has urged Arsenal to use the “pain” of the Champions League quarter-final exit against Bayern Munich to fuel their Premier League title bid.Arteta’s side failed to clinch a first semi-final appearance since 2009 as Joshua Kimmich’s second-half header gave Bayern a 1-0 second-leg win and a 3-2 aggregate success.It was a bitter […]
LHC summons ECP lawyer over RO office change
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday summoned the lawyer of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for further proceedings over a plea against the relocation of the returning officer office in Wazirabad ahead of by-polls. Fayyaz Chattha, the former district Nazim of Gujranwala and son of veteran politician Hamid Nasir Chattha, is […]
Pharma industry needs urgent reforms
LAHORE: The Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA) has stressed the necessity of updating existing drug laws to align with global trends for the benefit of patients and the pharmaceutical industry. “Local industries are shutting down due to historically high input costs, the highest inflation, and bank markup rates in Asia. Multinationals are vanishing due to […]
JUI-F challenges own lawmaker’s election
ISLAMABAD: The JUI has challenged the election of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly member Sadaf Ihsan, elected on the reserved seats of women, in the Supreme Court. Sadaf had been a provincial assembly member of the JUI. The party filed a petition in the apex court against the Peshawar High Court’s (PHC) decision regarding the election of Sadaf […]