GENEVA: French four-time Formula One champion Alain Prost was injured during a violent robbery at his home in Switzerland, Swiss media reported Saturday. Switzerland’s biggest-selling newspaper Blick said Prost, 71, sustained a minor head injury during the attack, while one of his sons was forced to open the family safe and the assailants fled with…
. The Afghan Taliban are once again in a breach of trust as they carried our unprovoked firing along the border with Pakistan. This is a negation of Urumqi accord brokered under Chinese mediation that led to cessation of hostilities between the two countries. Pakistan’s security forces had no choice but to retaliate under Operation…
Politician and India’s Railways Minister Dinesh Trivedi appointed as the next High Commissioner to Bangladesh India’s Railways Minister Dinesh Trivedi speaks with the media outside the parliament in New Delhi March 15, 2012. PHOTO: REUTERS India named veteran politician Dinesh Trivedi as its next high commissioner to Bangladesh on Monday, in a rare appointment of…
ISLAMABAD: A delegation of the American Business Forum (ABF) called on Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb at the Finance Division and shared proposals for tax policy rationalisation, reduction in compliance burden, incentivisation of exports and facilitation of foreign exchange inflows, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Finance on Thursday. The delegation, led by…
Justice Sattar says amendments in articles 200 and 209 are designed as a weapon to whip judges into submission ISLAMABAD: Justice Babar Sattar, who has been transferred from the Islamabad High Court to the Peshawar High Court, has warned that the transfer of judges would have a chilling effect on the remaining vestiges of independence…
During the campaign, 45 million children under the age of five will be administered anti-polio vaccine ISLAMABAD: A week-long anti-polio campaign will begin across the country on Monday (today), Radio Pakistan reported. During the campaign, 45 million children under the age of five will be administered anti-polio vaccine. The health workers will go door-to-door in…
ISLAMABAD: While dismissing the perception of backing out of a multibillion-dollar gold and copper project, Canadian firm Barrick Gold has assured Pakistan that it will continue development work despite the regional conflict. Earlier, Barrick had stated that it would review the Reko Diq project, located in the Chagai district of Balochistan, in the wake of…
. ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Naveed Ashraf has emphasized the importance of maintaining perpetual combat readiness to effectively counter both traditional and non-traditional challenges in the maritime domain. Chairing the Command & Staff Conference of Pakistan Navy at Naval Headquarters, the CNS underscored Pakistan Navy’s pivotal role in ensuring peace, stability…
United States stock index futures inched lower on Monday after a record rally on Wall Street last week as dimming prospects of an end to the Iran conflict prompted investors to curb their risk appetite. Iran opened the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, prompting a buying frenzy across markets, with the S&P 500 and the…
ANTALYA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Turkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday reaffirmed their resolve to further strengthen the strategic partnership between Pakistan and Türkiye, building on fraternal ties, and a shared vision for peace and prosperity. The meeting held on the sidelines of the 5th Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Antalya was attended by…