Ahmed shot to fame in December when he wrested gun from one of the attackers during attack Ahmed al Ahmed. A Sydney man credited with saving dozens of lives during last year’s deadly mass shooting on Bondi Beach has been charged with assaulting his father, local media and police said on Thursday. Ahmed al Ahmed…
ISLAMABAD: Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDC) has made a significant oil and gas discovery from its exploratory well Bobi Deep-1 in Sanghar district, according to a statement issued on Wednesday. The well successfully tested the Massive Sand interval of the Lower Goru Formation and produced 2,000 barrels of oil per day along with…
She also designed nine-metre wool triptych for Paris 2024 Olympics, showing athletes competing around Eiffel Tower French-Iranian artist Marjane Satrapi poses in front of the Olympic tapestry in Paris, France, March 12, 2024. Photo: Reuters Marjane Satrapi, the Iranian-French artist, filmmaker and author of the autobiographical graphic novel “Persepolis”, has died aged 56, French President…
Govt to scrap customs duties on cancer medicine raw materials under tariff reforms Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a meeting on reforms of Federal Bureau of Reserve. PHOTO: PID Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday directed authorities to launch a pilot project in Islamabad for a proposed automated income tax system, as part of wide-ranging…
Kim says expansion needed given worsening security threats, long-term confrontation with ‘ferocious enemies’ North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the country’s nuclear material production base and nuclear weapons institute, at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this photo released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency on January 29, 2025. PHOTO: KCNA…
KARACHI: The controversy surrounding alleged illegal plotting in Hill Park has intensified after conflicting notifications and internal approvals surfaced, prompting disciplinary action within the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) and triggering an official probe into the matter. The dispute over land allegedly carved out by cutting into the Hill Park hillside has escalated following the emergence…
Two-part policy aims to force industries to stay on grid or face higher fixed charges ISLAMABAD: The government has shared a new plan with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to substantially increase fixed charges on electricity bills to punish industrialists who use less than their sanctioned loads and have shifted to solar and other off-grid…
Building fires are common in India due to a lack of firefighting equipment, routine disregard for safety regulations Police officers stand at the site a day after a fire at a hotel in New Delhi, India. PHOTO: REUTERS The Delhi government will launch a crackdown on properties violating fire safety norms after a fire at…
Defence argues Jaffer believed himself to be a spiritual leader and considered the victim a sacrificial offering Pakistani-American Zahir Jaffer (C), convicted of rape and murder charges, arrives in a court in Islamabad. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the review petition filed by Zahir Jaffer, the principal convict in the murder…
The finance adviser complained about neglecting the province in the allocation of development budget. Out of the Rs1.126 trillion federal development budget, only Rs2.2 billion is being given for K-P projects. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: The finance adviser of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government said on Wednesday that the federal government had sought a reduction of Rs1.7 trillion…