Новости за 22.08.2024

MOUNTAINEER Nima Rinji Sherpa (left) and his father Tashi Lakpa Sherpa, founder of Seven Summit and its sister company 14 Peaks Expedition, pose during an interview in Kathmandu.—AFP

KATHMANDU: At just 18 years old, Nepali mountaineer Nima Rinji Sherpa is on the brink of a remarkable achievement. With 13 of the world’s highest peaks already behind him, he is now one summit away from becoming the youngest person to conquer all 14 mountains towering above 8,000 metres (26,247 feet).

DUBAI: Three projectiles hit a merchant vessel off Yemen’s rebel-held port city of Hodeida on Wednesday, causing a fire onboard and leaving the ship without engine power, a British maritime security agency said.

Delegates at the convention, wearing keffiyehs, hold up signs carrying the names of some of the people who have died in Gaza.—AFP

CHICAGO: Though there are only a handful of them among thousands of delegates, the “Uncommitted Movement” delegates at the Democratic National Convention are among the most vocal.

SIDON: The Israeli military killed a senior fighter from Fatah’s armed wing on Wednesday in a strike on Lebanon, leading to accusations from the Palestinian movement that Israel is trying to ignite a regional war.

JERUSALEM: Israel’s outgoing head of military intelligence took responsibility for his country’s failures to defend its border on Oct 7 at his resignation ceremony on Wednesday.

ISLAMABAD: More than a month after the Supreme Court handed a major legal victory to the PTI by declaring it eligible for reserved seats in National and provincial assemblies, the party remains without a head and an election symbol in the Election Commission of Pakistan’s books.

Palestinians watch as smoke rises from a building hit by an Israeli strike in the Rimal neighbourhood of Gaza City, on Wednesday.—AFP

• Acknowledges differences, calls for ‘maximum flexibility’ from both Israel and Hamas
• Egypt tells top US diplomat ‘time has come to end the ongoing war’

QUETTA: While Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti on Wednesday emerged unscathed from an election tribunal hearing a challenge to his victory in the Feb 8 elections, Home Minister Mir Ziaullah Langove lost his ministry in a separate case after the tribunal ordered re-polling in seven disputed polling stations.

ISLAMABAD: Amid growing skirmishes between two key ruling coalition parties over the issues of Punjab-only power tariff subsidy and the federal government’s policy of downsizing ministries, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has invited the PPP leaders on Thursday (today) for a meeting to sort out differences, Dawn has learnt through sources.

• PTA chief blames disruptions on faulty submarine cable; expects issue to be fixed in a week
• Dismisses claims about installation of firewall; says govt upgrading ‘web management system’
• PTA files reply in LHC

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has asked the Balochistan government to take measures to discourage the transportation of smuggled diesel and petrol out of the province, inflicting billions of rupees losses to the national kitty.

ISLAMABAD: The board of the Privatisation Commission recommended a joint venture as the most suitable transaction structure for the Roosevelt Hotel, owned by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) in New York, during its meeting on Wednesday.

KARACHI: Despite the weakening of the rupee driven by uncertainty about the approval of a new loan by the IMF board this month, Pakistani shares staged a rally on Wednesday, snapping a three-day losing streak. This was aided by the start of the privatisation process for three power companies, propelling the benchmark KSE 100 share index above the 78,000 level.

KARACHI: Pakistan has attracted $8.416 billion in gross inflows through the Roshan Digital Account (RDA) since its launch four years ago.

KARACHI: Despite the challenging economic conditions, local gold rates continued their record-breaking spree, hitting a new peak of Rs261,000 per tola after adding Rs300 from Tuesday.

KARACHI: The government slashed the cutoff yi­­elds on treasury bills by up to 148 basis points on Wed­nesday, reflecting the rec­ent cut in the interest rate.

ISLAMABAD: The Sugar Advisory Board on Wednesday recommended export of 100,000 tonnes of surplus sugar.