France approves landmark assisted-dying bill
. PARIS: French lawmakers on Wednesday adopted a bill that will create a legal right…
France approves landmark assisted-dying bill
. PARIS: French lawmakers on Wednesday adopted a bill that will create a legal right to assisted dying for adults with incurable illnesses, capping an intense ethical and political debate. The legislation will, under strict conditions, allow a person who requests it to receive a lethal substance. The substance could be self-administered or, if the…
PM Shehbaz stresses importance of reactivating regional cooperation in meeting with outgoing SAARC chief
South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation Secretary General Ambassador Md. Golan Sarwar calls on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on Wednesday. — PMO Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday stressed the importance of reviving regional cooperation in a meeting with outgoing South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) Secretary General Ambassador Golam Sarwar. A…
Commodity supply to upcountry suspended amid wholesalers’ strike
FLOUR FURY: Youngsters play cricket outside shuttered shops in Jodia Bazaar during a traders’ strike on Wednesday. PHOTOS: JALAL QURESHI/EXPRESS KARACHI: Business activity at key wholesale markets of the metropolis came to a standstill on Wednesday after the Karachi Wholesale Grocers Association (KWGA) called a strike against what it called “unjust treatment” by the administration,…
Appeals rejected as Saman Abbas murder convictions become final
This undated file photograph shows Pakistani girl Saman Abbas who went missing in May 5, 2021, in Italy. PHOTO: COURTESY/ARAB NEWS Italy’s Supreme Court of Cassation — the country’s highest appeals court — rejected appeals against the life sentences handed down to the relatives of Saman Abbas, the 18-year-old Pakistani teenager who was murdered in…
Taxing retailers
. The government’s endeavour to bring in retailers with a favourable tax slab is appreciated. The intention is not only to ease complex accounting processes – as around three million retailers countrywide are currently untaxed – but also to bolster the exchequer with a decent turnover. The recent proposal introduces a voluntary income tax regime…
Pakistan pledges more security for China-run mine after insurgency warning
Mine’s operator denies a report by the Financial Times that the project could be forced to shut down within a month The hills near the proposed site of the Reko Diq copper mine in Pakistan’s province of Balochistan are seen in this undated 2010 photo— REUTERS The federal government said on Wednesday it was stepping…
Man Utd sign midfielder Tielemans
MANCHESTER: Manchester United on Tuesday announced the signing of Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans from Aston Villa for a reported fee of £35 million ($47 million). The 29-year-old, who has signed a five-year deal at Old Trafford, has just returned from the World Cup, where he captained Belgium to the quarter-finals. He is the club’s third signing of the…
Four bodies, including missing security personnel, recovered in Quetta
Bodies of a missing ASF inspector, ex-CTD corporal, and two others were recovered from Quetta’s Shaban area Police on Wednesday recovered four bodies from the Shaban area of Quetta, including those of missing security personnel and a police officer who had been abducted nearly a month ago. According to sources, the victims were identified as…
Lahore seals water park after girl’s death; three officials arrested
Investigation launched to examine circumstances, determine negligence and assign responsibility The Lahore district administration on Wednesday sealed a private water park in Batapur after a nine-year-old girl allegedly became trapped in a drainage pipe and died during pool-draining operations, while police arrested three officials of the facility in connection with the incident. The incident occurred…
Sindhu targets medal at world championships
MUMBAI: Indian badminton star Pusarla Venkata Sindhu said Wednesday that “everybody is beatable” as she targets a medal at the world championships on home soil in New Delhi next month. Sindhu won the world title in 2019 and also captured Olympic silver in Rio in 2016 and bronze in Tokyo five years later. The 31-year-old is a massive…
