Новости за 31.12.2024

BERLIN: The German government accused US billionaire Elon Musk on Monday of trying to influence its election due in February with articles supporting the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, even though it suggested they amounted to “nonsense”.

PESHAWAR / KURRAM: The two warring sides in Kurram are likely to sign an agreement today (Tuesday) that would end the violence that has plagued the restive region for several weeks now, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government said on Monday.

BEIJING: A court in northern China handed lengthy prison terms to two teenagers for murdering their classmate with a shovel in March, state media said on Monday, in a case that triggered heated public debate on juvenile delinquency.

ISLAMABAD: The country reported yet another case of wild poliovirus (WPV1) on Monday, bringing the total number of cases this year to 68.

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has opposed restricting public facilities to ineligible citizens for not filing tax returns, saying the proposed law appeared to be against fundamental rights enshrined in the constitution.

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Commerce has recommended a sectoral roadmap and measures to promote exports.

BEFORE discussing how banks became irrelevant to the economy, it is better to review their penchant for making profits and little or no contribution to economic progress. For the last three years, banks have been only a profit-making sector and contributed little to the country’s economic growth.

IN the days and weeks of ‘peacemaking’, there is advice aplenty for what the PTI and Imran Khan can or have to do. The government is ready to talk and has lots to offer.

FINANCE Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has called upon “stakeholders” to evolve a broader consensus on key economic issues facing the country to ensure sustainable stability and growth.

• Industrial contraction affects overall growth in July-September
• NAC revises down economic expansion to 2.50pc for FY24

RESCUERS use machinery to search for survivors in a bus that overturned near Fatehjang.—Dawn

TAXILA / DADU: At least 20 people, including eight members of the same family, were killed and over 30 others injured in two separate road accidents, on Monday.

• 685 security personnel laid down their lives amid 444 terror attacks across the country
• CRSS data shows KP and Balochistan were worst-hit by the violence

qoeldISLAMABAD: While climate shocks such as floods and droughts are increasingly threatening children’s access to food, latest estimates show more than 1.4 million babies were born into hunger in Pakistan in 2024.

KARACHI: Amid the growing need for financing to meet external debt repayment obligations, the government has arranged a $300 million loan from United Bank Ltd (UBL).

ISLAMABAD: PTI’s negotiating team has decided to pursue two initial demands in its upcoming meeting with a government team, scheduled to be held later this week, in a bid to lay ground-work for taking the dialogue process forward.