LHC bench hearing Khawaja Asif’s bail plea dissolved By: APP on June 1, 2021LAHORE: A Lahore High Court (LHC) bench, assigned hearing of a bail petition of Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) leader Khwaja Muhammad Asif in money laundering and assets beyond means case, was dissolved on Tuesday. The dissolution happened after a member of the bench, Justice Asjad Javaid Ghural, recused himself from hearing the petition. The bench […]
Messi negotiations ‘going well’, says Barcelona president By: AFP on June 1, 2021Barcelona president Joan Laporta repeated on Tuesday that negotiations with Lionel Messi “are going well”, less than a month before the Argentine star’s club contract expires. “We are in talks with Leo’s representatives,” Laporta said at the official presentation of centre-back Eric Garcia, who has joined from Manchester City, as a Barcelona player. “I said […]
Volcano experts helicopter in to DR Congo crater By: AFP on June 1, 2021A week after Africa’s most active volcano, Mount Nyiragongo, erupted in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and poured lava into the city of Goma, experts flew into a second smoking crater nearby to assess the risks. Piloted by South Africans, a Puma helicopter from the UN’s MONUSCO peacekeeping mission delivered leading volcanologists to the inside […]
Optimism on reopening economy boosts US stocks By: AFP on June 1, 2021Wall Street stocks rose early Tuesday on optimism about the reopening of the US economy ahead of a trove of government data, including the May jobs report. Markets were closed Monday for the Memorial Day holiday, the unofficial start of the summer season. Analysts are bullish on the hospitality industry’s outlook this summer after many […]
100 years after Tulsa massacre, Black residents await Biden, and reparations By: AFP on June 1, 2021In Tulsa, the city that still bears the scars of a 1921 racial massacre, African American residents are eagerly awaiting the arrival of President Joe Biden on Tuesday, hoping he will hear their call for financial reparations. “I just want him to feel our pain,” said local activist Kristi Williams. The Democratic leader will attend […]
PSX gains 770 points to reach 48,191points, 1.3 bn shares traded By: APP on June 1, 2021Bullish trend prevailed at the KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) for the second consecutive day of trading on Tuesday as the index gained 294.92 points, with positive change of 0.62 per cent, closing at 48,191.26 points against 47,896.34 points on the last working day. A total of 1,392,037,491 shares were traded during […]
Sex abuse scandals in the Catholic Church By: AFP on June 1, 2021The Catholic Church has been shaken by a string of child sex abuse scandals. In a bid to toughen its stance on paedophile priests and clergy, Pope Francis on Tuesday strengthened canon law on such crimes. Here are some high-profile cases from around the world: – United States – In 2019 Pope Francis […]
US to hand Bagram base to Afghan forces in 20 days, says official By: AFP on June 1, 2021The US military will hand over its main Bagram Air Base to Afghan forces in about 20 days, an official said Tuesday, as Washington presses on with withdrawing the last of its troops from the country. The vast base, built by the Soviets in the 1980s, is the biggest military facility used by US and […]
Rupee declines 13 paisas against dollar in open market By: APP on June 1, 2021ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan rupee declined 13 paisas against the US dollar in interbank trading on Tuesday and closed at Rs. 154.53 as compared to the previous day’s closing of Rs. 154.40. According to the Forex Association of Pakistan, the buying and selling rates of dollar in the open market were recorded at Rs. 154.4 and […]
CPEC provides new opportunities to boost industrial cooperation with Pakistan By: APP on June 1, 2021ISLAMABAD: Since being officially launched in 2015, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the Belt and Road Initiative’s (BRI) flagship project, has begun to bear fruit. As the CPEC project enters a new stage, Pakistan is facing new opportunities to fast-track the development of its industries which can help it compete globally. At the early stage […]