DAMASCUS: Israeli missile strikes on central and western Syria Monday evening wounded two Syrian soldiers, state news agency SANA said, quoting a military source. They targeted “the central and coastal regions… wounding two soldiers and causing some material damage”, it said. “Syrian air defences responded to the enemy’s missiles and shot down several of them,” … Read more
LOS ANGELES: “Police officers should be stationed on all film productions where guns are being used,” Alec Baldwin said on Monday, weeks after he fatally shot a crew member in a tragic on-set accident in New Mexico. The US actor and producer fired a Colt .45 he had been told was safe on the set … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) on Monday filed a plea in the Supreme Court seeking probe against Pakistani nationals named in the Pandora Papers, which like Panama Papers revealed names of owners of offshore companies, secret bank accounts and other assets. JI Ameer Sirajul Haq filed the miscellaneous application in the Panama leaks case and requested … Read more
WASHINGTON: The United States reopened its land and air borders Monday to foreign visitors fully vaccinated against Covid-19, ending 20 months of travel restrictions that separated families, hobbled tourism and strained diplomatic ties. The ban, imposed by former president Donald Trump in early 2020 and upheld by his successor Joe Biden, has been widely criticised … Read more
The top military brass is briefing the lawmakers from the government and the opposition on national security issues at a meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security (PCNS) in Islamabad on Monday. The meeting is underway in the capital with the National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser in the chair and Chief of Army Staff … Read more
KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines has achieved safety ratings from European air safety watchdog SAFA. “With zero index, it means that PIA is now ranked among the best airlines in the world which have safest operating records,’ the airline said in a statement. SAFA or Safety Audit for Foreign-Origin Aircraft conducts periodic and surprise checks for … Read more
TOKYO: Japan’s SoftBank Group on Monday logged its first quarterly net loss in 18 months on the falling value of investments in its Vision Fund, including Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing. The telecoms-firm-turned-investment giant posted a net loss of 397.9 billion yen ($3.5 billion) in July-September, its first net loss since January-March 2020. That dragged … Read more
SYDNEY: Australia said on Monday it will sell coal for “decades into the future” after spurning a pact to phase out the polluting fossil fuel to halt catastrophic climate change. More than 40 countries pledged to eliminate coal use within decades during the COP26 UN climate summit in Glasgow, which aims at capping the warming … Read more
ROME: The UN’s food agency said Monday the number of people on the edge of famine in 43 countries had risen to 45 million, as acute hunger spikes around the world. The jump from 42 million people earlier in the year was largely down to a food security assessment that found another three million people … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Monday said Pakistan had fared better than the rest of the world during Covid-19 because of its successful policies. “Pakistan’s industry has revived and construction sector is also fully operational. The agricultural economy is prosperous while exports in the IT sector have tripled,” Chaudhry Fawad … Read more
DASHTAN, Afghanistan: In the villages that once bore the brunt of Afghanistan’s frontline fighting, the Taliban victory has broken a cycle of airstrikes, gun battles and funerals. The Taliban’s takeover of Kabul and the sudden collapse in August of the US-backed regime shocked the world and upended the freedoms of Afghans, which were particularly enjoyed … Read more
KATHMANDU: A search team flew out to recover three bodies in a remote corner of Nepal’s Himalayas on Monday, close to where a trio of French climbers went missing last month. The group were attempting to scale Mingbo Eiger, a 6,000-metre (19,700-feet) peak near Mount Everest, and were last heard from via satellite phone from … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The economy of Pakistan is moving in the right direction, spokesperson to finance minister Muzammil Aslam said. In a statement, he said, inflation is rising around the world for the last four months but the media in Pakistan is misleading the masses. Quoting the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report, he said, the prices … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The government lifted the ban on the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) following a proposal by the Punjab government, saying the decision was taken “in the larger national interest” as per the October 31 deal Islamabad sealed with the group to end clashes that left 11 policemen dead. Last week, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) released over … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The subsidy amount being given under the newly-announced Ehsaas Rashan programme would be gradually increased, keeping in view the impact of inflation on the purchasing capacity of the common people. This was stated by Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection Dr Sania Nishtar in an interview with APP. … Read more
FAISALABAD: Despite financial crunch, the government is undertaking a massive development programme to make Pakistan self-reliant, particularly in the agriculture sector, an official said. Addressing a function after laying the foundation stone of a civil dispensary and water filtration plant in Nasir Town, State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib quoted the global inflation … Read more
LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government will never compromise on the national and economic interests of the country, an official said. Addressing a press conference, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Communication Shahbaz Gill said that the entire world was facing an inflation problem, and especially the middle class was bearing the brunt … Read more
BEIJING: Pakistani handicrafts, jewellery and agricultural products are received favourably at the 4th China International Import Expo (CIIE), world’s largest import-themed event being held from November 5 to 10 in Shanghai. More than 3,000 enterprises and corporate giants from 127 countries and regions around the globe bring their competitive products and state-of-the-art technologies to this … Read more
