Новости за 09.05.2024

ISLAMABAD: Pakis­tan’s inaugural lunar satellite, ICUBE-Q, has achieved a significant milestone by successfully entering the moon’s orbit on Wednesday afternoon, as confirmed by Institute of Space Technology.

• Declares education emergency in country
• Unicef official says 70pc kids can’t read, understand text

• PM to chair special cabinet meeting today, to address event at Jinnah Convention Centre
• PTI plans rallies across country, claims police rounding up supporters to scuttle protests

ISLAMABAD: The decision of the Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) to dole out driving licences to every citizen irrespective of their residential address stands in stark contrast to relevant laws, as these documents can be only issued to the citizens by the respective licensing authority – separate for each district.

BRUSSELS: More than 100 staff members of European Union institutions gathered in Brussels on Wednesday in a protest against Israel’s war in Gaza.

BRUSSELS: The world witnessed the hottest April on record, adding to an 11-month streak in which every month set a (fresh) temperature record, the European Union’s climate change monitoring service stated on Wednesday.

BERLIN: German police on Wednesday arrested a 74-year-old man suspected of hitting a former mayor of Berlin in the head, the latest in a rash of assaults against politicians in Germany.

THE HAGUE PARIS/WASHIN­GTON: Dutch riot police clashed with pro-Palestinian demonstrators on Wednesday after moving in to ‘clear barricades’ at Amsterdam’s main university. Images from local television outlets showed dozens of police officers (wearing riot gear) ‘exchanging’ baton blows with a group of protesters, when officers started clearing out an area in front of the Binnengasthuis building, within Amsterdam’s city centre .

WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday emphasised its ‘shared interest’ with Pakistan in addressing the critical threat that terrorism poses to the entire region.

Players in action during the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup match between Pakistan and Canada at the Azlan Shah Stadium on Wednesday.—courtesy Malaysian Hockey Confederation

IPOH: Pakistan and Japan won their respective matches on Wed­n­esday to qualify for the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup final in Ipoh.

BERLIN: Xabi Alonso’s rampaging Bayer Leverkusen will have an additional incentive in Thursday’s home second-leg Europa League semi-final agai­nst Roma: breaking a 59-year-old European football record.

KARACHI: The stock market was on a losing streak for the third consecutive day as investors indulged in profit-taking on pre-budget uncertainty.

Irsa has curtailed shortfall estimate to 21pc for early kharif season.—File

ISLAMABAD: The extended and massive rainy spell in April, higher-than-usual temperatures and anticipated normal monsoon rainfall have improved kharif crop output prospects.

KARACHI: Shell Pakistan Ltd (SPL) posted a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs314 million during first quarter of 2024 against a loss of Rs4.762 billion in the same period last year.

ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Wor­k­ing Party (CDWP) recom­mended on Wednesday three projects worth Rs126 billion to the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) for approval.

ISLAMABAD: The Zonal passport offices in Karachi and Lahore have started to operate 24/7 in line with orders of Interior Minister Mohsin Raza Naqvi.