Новости за 01.10.2024

KARACHI: The uncertain economic outlook amid mounting political tensions kept the equity investors nervous. As a result, the benchmark KSE 100 index suffered losses for the third straight session on Monday.

• CJP calls for ‘cautious approach’ in matters involving constitutional bodies, office-holders; says verdict was ‘uncalled for’ after meeting between LHC CJ and ECP chief
• Justice Mandokhail says commission can only ask for one judge against a tribunal; primacy lies in high court chief justice’s final opinion

LAHORE: Punjab Infor­ma­tion Minister Azma Bok­hari, while expressing frustration over the challenge of fake content on social media in her case, has proposed that if soc­ial media apps cannot be regulated, they should be shut down.

BREST: The pace at which oceans are warming has almost doubled since 2005 as global temperatures rise because of human-caused climate change, a report from the EU monitor Copernicus said on Monday.

PARIS: French far-right leader Marine Le Pen went on trial on Monday on charges of embezzling European Parliament money, in a case that could endanger her presidential ambitions. “I will answer all the questions that the court wants to ask me,” the three-time presidential candidate told the Paris criminal court.

ISLAMABAD: In a late-night decision, the government has extended until Oct 14 the deadline for filing income tax ret­urns for the tax year 2024.

RAWALPINDI: The Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi bench ruled on Monday that the commercial and banking-related agreements could not be challenged in multiple forums.

• SC judge wonders how matter being heard by five-member bench can be taken up by four judges
• Body meets today to reconstitute bench for SCBA plea in defection clause case

LONDON: The UK’s last coal-fired power station officially closed its doors on Monday, making Britain the first G7 country to end its reliance on the fossil fuel to produce electricity.

President Xi Jinping and ex-premier Wen Jiabao attend the national day reception at the Great Hall of People.—Reuters

BEIJING: On the eve of the 75th Foundation Day of the Republic of China, President Xi Jinping has reiterated his call for China to “reunite” with Taiwan, saying that achieving complete national reunification is the common aspiration of the Chinese people.

WEST BEACH: Ryan Routh, the 58-year-old man accused of plotting to kill Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at his Florida golf course, pleaded not guilty on Monday to several federal charges.

QUETTA: PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has expressed resentment over the withholding of foreign aid by the federal government, which was given to rehabilitate the victims of the 2022 floods.

ISLAMABAD: Promi­nent religious preacher Dr Zakir Naik arrived in the country on Monday on a month-long visit that will see him deliver lectures in major cities of the country including Kara­chi, Islamabad and Lahore.

KHYBER: Trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan via Torkham border has gradually resumed over the last few days, with truckers taking the difficult Shalman-Malagori route to reach Peshawar or cross into Afghanistan.

LAHORE: Khawaja Saad Rafique, another senior PML-N leader who appears discontent with the path of ‘power politics’ chosen by his party’s leadership, said on Monday that democracy cannot function ‘under remote control’, nor can it be sustained by billionaires.