Новости за 06.08.2024

GWADAR / QUETTA: Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leaders have demanded FIRs against security personnel who allegedly opened fire on the protesters in Gwadar and Noshki, killing four people and injuring six others.

KARACHI: Indus Motor Company (IMC) has announced a three-day plant closure just after five days of celebrating the export of vehicles in a grand ceremony at the plant.

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has stepped up efforts to find the new head of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) as the incumbent is set to retire on Aug 15, Dawn learnt on Monday.

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa has explained that the Arshad Sharif case was not fixed before a five-judge larger bench as it didn’t require any constitutional interpretation.

FOR India’s ruling BJP, what will Aug 5 be most remembered for? It is, of course, the day that Sheikh Hasina Wajed was deposed by a mass uprising against her authoritarian government. The ousted Bangladesh premier was perhaps a rare close ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a neighbourhood where India endures persistent Sino-phobic nightmares.

ISLAMABAD: The sudden death of an opposition lawmaker on Monday thwa­rted the government’s attempt to get the controversial elections amendment bill passed from the National Asse­mbly.

• Army chief announces ex-PM’s resignation, says interim govt in the works
• Ousted ruler flies to India; political leaders meet military chiefs to discuss future set-up
• Khaleda Zia freed from prison; jubilation on the streets as protesters storm premier’s ‘palace’, make off with ‘souvenirs’
• 66 deaths reported on Monday
• Curfew ends today, release of detained protesters ordered; world calls for ensuring a ‘peaceful transition’

SWABI: As its founder Imran Khan completed one year in jail, the PTI and its allies on Monday organised a large power show in Swabi to demand the former prime minister’s release.

• House condemns India’s Aug 5 action in held Kashmir, Haniyeh’s murder
• Shouting match between PTI & PML-N forces chair to adjourn session

ISLAMABAD: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will hold an open-ended extraordinary meeting of its executive committee at the foreign ministers’ level on Wednesday to discuss the ongoing crimes of the Israeli occupation against the Palestinian people, including the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and its aggressions against Iran’s sovereignty.

WASHINGTON: Alphabet’s Google broke the law with monopolistic behaviour over online search and related advertising, a US judge ruled on Monday, the first victory for anti-trust authorities who have filed numerous lawsuits challenging Big Tech’s market dominance.

KHAN YUNIS: Gaza’s Civil Defence agency said it received the bodies of 80 unidentified Palestinians from Israel on Monday, which it buried in a mass grave.

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan registered 2,864 new companies in July, according to the data released by SECP on Monday.

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on State-Owned Enterprises (CCoSOEs) has declared two banks “essential” entities, thus saving them from being privatised.

NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes slumped on Monday as risk appetite among investors dropped on fears of a US recession following weak economic data last week, sending tremors across global markets.

ISLAMABAD: Amid a shortage of several medicines in the market, the Drug Regulatory Auth­ori­­ty of Pakistan (Drap) has claimed that the situation will improve in coming mo­­nths while also working to ensure availability of some alternative brands.

• Petitioners seek thorough forensic audit of all IPPs, lament people are suffering at hands of ‘predatory elites’
• Govt urged to recover excess profits earned by IPPs
• State ‘duty-bound’ to renegotiate agreements, says plea