Month: May 2024

ISLAMABAD – The power consumers are likely to pay up to Rs 17.42 per unit capacity payments (Rs 2.3 trillion) during the upcoming financial year 2024-25, as Nepra has reserved the judgment on a hike of up to Rs 5 per unit in base electricity tariff. In a public hearing on the Central Power Purchasing […]

TORONTO: The son of Ripudaman Singh Malik, one of the men accused of having a role in the 1985 Air India bombing, has been officially warned by the national police service of Canada that his life could be under threat, CBC News reported. Hardeep Malik, a businessman in Surrey, British Col­umbia, is the son of […]

Twenty people who were on board a Singapore Airlines flight that hit severe turbulence and diverted to Bangkok for an emergency landing on Tuesday remain in intensive care, a hospital official says. “The number of patients in ICU remain the same,” Adinun Kittiratanapaibool, director of Bangkok’s Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital told reporters on Thursday, referring to […]

The United Arab Emirates on Thursday committed to investing $10 billion in multiple sectors of the country’s economy, a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said. According to the statement, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif held a bilateral meeting with the President of the UAE and the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin […]

From June 11, the European Commission plans to raise the cost of Schengen visas. The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovenia has confirmed that, while the fee for adult visas will increase from €80 to €90, children between the ages of six and 12 will also see a rise in fees, from €40 […]

WASHINGTON: Hoor Mehtab, a Pakistani medical student in Kyrgyzstan, was among the first students to return to Pakistan following Kyrgyzstani mob attacks on foreign students, including Pakistanis and Indians, in various Bishkek universities and hostels May 17. Mehteb said she and others were dining in a cafe serving Pakistani food when they received messages from […]

China has started two days of military exercises around Taiwan, with its military calling them “strong punishment” for the self-ruled island’s “separatist acts”. The drills come three days after the inauguration of President William Lai, who called on China to stop threatening the island and accept the existence of its democracy. China sees Taiwan as […]

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will deliver on Friday its order on the request for additional provisional measures in the genocide case. “A public sitting will take place at 3 p.m. at the Peace Palace in The Hague, during which Judge Nawaf Salam, President of the Court, will read out the Court’s Order,” the […]

Israel walked back its decision to shut down an Associated Press live video feed of war-torn Gaza on Tuesday, following a protest from the U.S. news agency and concern from the White House. Israeli Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi said he had revoked an earlier order that accused the AP of breaching a new ban on […]