UK’s new PM vows to end years of instability
OFFICIAL BUSINESS: PM Andy Burnham delivers a speech outside 10 Downing Street in London. PHOTO:…
UK’s new PM vows to end years of instability
OFFICIAL BUSINESS: PM Andy Burnham delivers a speech outside 10 Downing Street in London. PHOTO: REUTE LONDON: Andy Burnham became Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade on Monday, pledging to reshape its politics to deliver a new economic model and revive a nation “fed up” with a revolving door of leaders. In front…
Judiciary proposes Commercial Court
Recommends insertion of a new Article 212A in Constitution to form new judicial forum ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s superior judiciary has recommended the establishment of an International Commercial Court of Pakistan (ICCP) through a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at strengthening the country’s commercial dispute resolution framework and boosting investor confidence. The recommendation was made during the 49th…
Selective buying helps PSX close in green
Index recovers from steep early losses caused by regional conflict, ends up by 125 points KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) endured another volatile session on Monday as escalating tensions in the Middle East kept investors on edge, although late-session buying helped the benchmark index erase steep early losses and end trading marginally higher. The KSE-100…
Flash floods kill 20 in Afghanistan
KABUL: At least 20 people were killed in flash floods in northeastern Afghanistan on Monday, the Taliban-run government said. The death toll was expected to rise, with 100 people still missing on Monday night. Most of the damage was reported from Parun, the capital of Nuristan, the Taliban’s National Disaster Management Authority said in a…
Major rivers swell amid fresh flood alerts
FLASH FLOODS: Rescue workers assist stranded motorists after heavy monsoon rains inundate roads in Landi Kotal, Khyber district. PHOTO: PPI PESHAWAR/ISLAMABAD: Water levels surged across Pakistan’s major rivers on Monday as heavy monsoon rains swelled flows and officials said upstream spillway releases from Indian dams added to inflows, prompting fresh flood alerts, the operation of…
Students march on Indian parliament
Youth-led protesters answer call of Cockroach Janta Party to demand accountability and sweeping reforms after exam sca STATE BRUTALITY: Police members use batons to disperse supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party in New Delhi. PHOTO: REUTERS NEW DELHI: India’s riot police baton-charged protesters in New Delhi as they tried to march to parliament on Monday,…
Pakistan hopes ‘good news’ from visiting Iranian minister
Iranian Interior Minister Momeni arrives on official visit US strikes inland targets as Iran hits bases across re WASHINGTON/ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan voiced optimism on Monday, with Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi welcoming his Iranian counterpart, Eskandar Momeni, and saying he hoped the visiting minister had brought “good news”, as the United States launched a fresh round…
3 govt employees kidnapped in Balochistan
. QUETTA: Three employees of the Balochistan Excise and Taxation Department were reportedly kidnapped along with two official vehicles and service arms after unidentified gunmen blockaded a key section of the main highway in Chaghai district, police officials said. The incident took place near the Dhadar area along the Dalbandin-Taftan route, where an armed squad…
cosmetic step or landmark reform
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court judge Mansoor Ali Shah on Monday raised serious questions on the superior judiciary’s proposal to establish of International Commercial Court of Pakistan (ICCP) through constitutional amendment, saying that the ICCP could not become a destination for global commerce unless Pakistan first restores confidence in the rule of law, judicial independence and constitutional…
G-B plans Glacier Protection Authority
GILGIT: Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) Chief Minister Amjad Hussain Azar has called for the introduction of specialised academic programmes on glaciers at universities across the region, emphasising that scientific research and institutional capacity are essential to tackle the growing impacts of climate change. During a meeting with National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Chairman Lt Gen Inam Haider…
