File photo Global rice prices hit a 15-year high following India’s ban on rice exports. According to the news agency, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says that rice prices increased by 9.8 percent in August. According to FAO, uncertainty over the duration of India’s rice export ban has led to price increases. The news…
An official was also killed in the state of Bihar, while an Indian official committed suicide in Guwahati, Photo: File. New Delhi: In the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, knife-wielding assailants killed one officer of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force and seriously injured another. According to Indian media, the incident took place in Assam-Arunachal…
The court should order to change the uniform of the ticket checker, the request of the petitioner: Photo: File Karachi: Women lawyers have withdrawn their petition against the uniform of pink bus ticket checkers. A hearing was held in front of a bench comprising Justice Yousuf Ali Saeed and Justice Adnan Iqbal Chaudhry on the…
Islamabad: Dr. Arif Alvi’s tenure as the President of the country is ending today but it is likely that he will not vacate the Presidency today and will continue to work in office. According to Express News, the term of office of the President Dr. Arif Alvi is ending today, Arif Alvi took the oath…
Lahore: The Punjab government handed over the names of 13 major dealers involved in the Chinese scam to the FIA. Sources have told Express News that these 13 dealers are representatives of sugar mills who along with the owners took sugar from 90 to 180 rupees per kg and all of them made a cartel…
Photo courtesy of Twitter The Asian Cricket Council has approved the reserve day for the scheduled match between Pakistan and India in the Asia Cup. The Pakistan Cricket Board had raised objections several times in the context of rains in Sri Lanka and had expressed reservations regarding the rain forecast and the rescheduling of the…
Islamabad: Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch has said that Pakistan has informed the interim Afghan government of its concerns regarding the recent incident on the Afghan border. In the weekly media briefing, he said that Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani will preside over the Commonwealth Youth Ministerial Conference in London from September 12…
(Photo: Video Grab) Islamabad: In the judicial complex attack case, Parvez Elahi was produced before the Anti-Terrorism Court, where the court rejected the request for physical remand and sent Parvez Elahi to jail on judicial remand. Anti-Terrorism Court Judge Abul Hasnat Muhammad Zulqarnain reached the court after leave. Former Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi…
Karachi: A councilor of Jamaat-e-Islami was killed in Sarjani Town area of Shahr-e-Quaid by Kanda mafia operatives. A councilor of Jamaat-e-Islami was killed in firing by Kanda mafia operatives near Faizan Ashiqan Rasool Mosque in Sector 4C of Sarjani area, while 2 people were injured due to gunshots and violence. The body of the deceased…
File photo The International Cricket Council has announced the match officials for the World Cup 2023. Pakistan’s umpire Ahsan Raza is included in the 16-member panel of umpires. Aleem Dar, who withdrew from the elite panel, will not be part of the World Cup 2023 officials. The World Cup umpires panel includes Chris Brown, Kumar…
