A five-member larger bench of the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday declared the trial of civilian accused of May 9 vandalism and rioting as null and void. The court, in its 4-1 majority verdict, observed that the suspects of May 9 incidents suspects should be tried in criminal courts. The larger bench headed […]
Pakistan regrets US veto on UN Security Council action on Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Pakistan Wednesday expressed regret over the United States veto on a U.N.Security Council resolution earlier in the day that would have called for “humanitarian pauses” to deliver life-saving aid to millions pf traumatized people in embattled Gaza. The resolution, sponsored by Brazil, had wide support and would have also condemned all violence against civilians. The […]
Honda, GM plan driverless taxis in Tokyo in 2026
Japan’s Honda and US auto titan General Motors announced on Thursday that they planned to launch a driverless taxi service in Tokyo in 2026, helping tackle labour shortages in an ageing society. Co-developed by San Francisco-based self-driving car operator Cruise, the project will offer “an entirely new kind of mobility experience” in Japan, Honda said […]
Iran calls for Islamic countries to sanction Israel
Members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) should impose an oil embargo and other sanctions on Israel and expel all Israeli ambassadors, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Wednesday. An urgent meeting of the OIC is taking place in the Saudi city of Jeddah to discuss the escalating Israeli-Palestinian conflict, after a blast […]
Biden says Egypt to open Gaza crossing for up to 20 aid trucks
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has agreed to open the Rafah crossing into Gaza to allow a first batch of around 20 humanitarian aid trucks through, US President Joe Biden said Wednesday. “He agreed to… let up to 20 trucks through to begin with,” Biden told reporters after calling Sisi from Air Force One while […]
Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins Nobel Peace Prize
Iran’s imprisoned women’s rights advocate Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The award-making committee said the prize honoured those behind recent unprecedented demonstrations in Iran and called for the release of Narges Mohammadi, 51, who has campaigned for three decades for women’s rights and abolition of the death penalty. “We hope to […]
Rupee gains 94 paisa against US-Dollar
Pakistani Rupee on Friday witnessed the 22nd consecutive recovery session as it gained 94 paisa against the US dollar in the interbank trading and closed at Rs 282.68 against the previous day’s closing of Rs 283.62. However, according to the Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP), the buying and selling rates of the dollar in the […]
Empty feeling as fans trickle in for Cricket World Cup opener
England and New Zealand opened the Cricket World Cup on Thursday faced with a largely empty stadium — and those in the crowd donned tops and face-paint in the national colours of India. A ripple of excitement went through the crowd as the England players made their way into the world’s biggest cricket arena, a […]
Babar for creating history in India in ICC World Cup
Pakistan Captain Babar Azam is eyeing the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 as he begins the campaign against the Netherlands at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium here on Friday. Since arriving in the city eight days ago, which also marked the first instance of a Pakistan men’s side landing in India in seven years, the […]
At least 10 dead, 82 missing in India glacial lake burst
The death toll from a devastating glacial lake burst that triggered a torrential flash flood in India has risen to at least 10 people, with 82 others still missing, according to officials. Violent flooding from glacier lakes dammed by loose rock has become more frequent as global temperatures rise and ice melts, with climate scientists […]