Новости за 16.07.2024

Men riding a bike turn back from a roadblock as they watch smoke rising, following an explosion after suspected militants attempted to storm the Bannu cantonment, on Monday.—AFP

• ‘Timely response averts major disaster’ but firing continues, officials say
• Casualties feared amid reports of damages to homes, shops

QUETTA: Monsoon rains continued to lash the northeastern and central parts of Balochistan, while landslides were reported after downpour in the areas of Sulaiman Range, suspending traffic on the highway linking the province with Punjab.

This May 18 file photo shows Palestinians climbing onto trucks to grab aid delivered into Gaza through a US-built pier.—Reuters

• EU imposes fresh sanctions on ‘extremist’ Israeli settlers
• Hamas, Fatah to meet in Beijing in renewed bid for reconciliation

KABUL: At least 35 people were killed and 230 injured on Monday after heavy rain in eastern Afghanistan, a local official said.

DHAKA: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says she is “taking measures” after a slew of corruption scandals — including one involving her former household servant who now travels by helicopter after amassing a staggering $34 million fortune.

MOGADISHU: The death toll from a car bombing at a cafe in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu that was packed with football fans watching the Euro 2024 final has risen to nine, security sources said on Monday.

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board has made several decisions for the uplift of the national team, which has struggled of late. Some of them have been taken in the past but their implementation has been an issue and whether it happens this time around remains to be seen.

ISLAMABAD: The government has set a new ambitious export target of $60 billion over the next three years despite changes to the tax structure in the budget that have sparked widespread discontent among the country’s exporters.

KARACHI: Businessmen were up in arms against the independent power producers (IPPs), urging the government to revisit the agreement in the larger interest of consumers and industries to bring down the electricity tariffs to help revive industrial and export activities.

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday ordered the authorities to release PTI activist Sanam Javed and stopped the police from arresting her till Thursday.

QUETTA: PPP leader Mir Nasibullah Marri on Monday claimed that public mandate was forcibly snatched as his election victory on Balochistan Assembly’s seat, PB-9 Kohlu, was converted into defeat through rigging.

QUETTA: The Balochis­tan High Court (BHC) on Monday dismissed a case registered against Pashtoon­khwa Milli Awami Party Chairman Mahmood Khan Achakzai for allegedly occupying a government land near his residence.

• Asks court to recall its short order, suspend its operation
• Argues PTI not entitled to relief it never sought

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Zar­dari said on Monday Pakistan offers great investment opportunities and invited foreign countries to benefit from its investment-friendly environment.

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court is considering the appointment of retired judges to decide over 54,000 pending cases.

• Party asserts it won’t be intimidated by such decisions, vows to put up a fight
• PPP leader regrets they were not taken into confidence over decision; ANP calls move ‘childish’
• US State Dept opposed to such restrictions, insists move a part of ‘complex political process’