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 […]
Centre asks K-P to take over electricity firms
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has asked the government of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) to take over electricity supply in the jurisdictions of Peshawar Electricity Supply Company (Pesco) and Tribal Areas Electricity Supply Company (Tesco) if the province fails to provide support for action against the elements involved in power theft. In a letter sent to K-P chief […]
Stage set for by-elections
ISLAMABAD: The stage is set for by-elections scheduled on April 21 (Sunday), with vacant 6 and 16 seats up for grabs in the National Assembly and provincial assembly, respectively. According to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), all necessary arrangements for the by-elections have been finalised. Polling will commence at 8 am and continue until […]
Pakistan sweetens terms to lure Saudi investment
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has presented the enticing prospect of highly profitable returns to attract Saudi investment, with projected rates ranging from an appealing 14% to an astounding 50%. Additionally, Pakistan has assured priority in the repatriation of profits without any hindrances. According to government sources involved in these discussions, the indicated returns on Saudi investment are […]
Stocks surge on Saudi deal hopes
KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Friday snapped a three-day losing streak and notched up significant gains as the KSE-100 index reached a historic high above 70,900 with a surge of 620 points. In the morning, trading was shadowed by the escalating Middle East crisis following news reports saying that Israel had carried out a […]
Apple pulls WhatsApp, Threads from China app store after Beijing order
BEIJING: Apple, said on Friday it had removed Meta Platforms’, WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China after being ordered to do so by the Chinese government, which cited national security concerns. Telegram and Signal – two other foreign messaging apps – were also removed from the store on Friday, according to app […]