Новости за 15.04.2024

The government on Monday increased the price of petrol by Rs4.53 per litre and that of high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs8.14 per litre for the next fortnight ending April 30.

Another 13 people died in rain-related incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa while the Balochistan government imposed an “urban flood emergency” in Quetta, officials said on Monday.

Political debutante Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari was sworn in as a member of the National Assembly (MNA) on Monday in a session marred by ruckus from the opposition benches.

A Saudi delegation, led by Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, landed in Pakistan on Monday for a two-day visit.

Donald Trump became the first former US president to stand trial in a criminal case on Monday when he appeared in a Manhattan court to face charges stemming from a hush-money payment to an adult star that could complicate his bid to win back the White House.

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Monday indicated that there was evidence of Indian involvement in the Lahore gun attack on Amir Sarfraz Tamba — the man who allegedly killed Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh in Kot Lakhpat prison in 2013.

Emergency services said four people are being treated for “non-life threatening injuries” after an apparent stabbing at a church service in Sydney on Monday.

Another four people died in rain-related incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa while the Balochistan government imposed an “urban flood emergency” in Quetta, officials said on Monday.

The Balochistan government imposed an “urban flood emergency” in Quetta “owing to heavy downpour”, it emerged on Monday.

A Delhi court extended on Monday the detention of Indian opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal in a graft case until April 23, legal news website Live Law reported, a setback to the opposition which needs him to campaign in general elections that begin this week.

Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel with hundreds of drones and missiles marked the culmination of a tense two weeks in which Washington engaged in whirlwind efforts to prepare for the expected retaliation.

Shakeeba, 23, has dreams as big as the challenges she faces. Currently enrolled in the first semester at the Department of Radiography at Khyber Medical College (KMC), Peshawar, her path has been marked by resilience and sacrifice.

Unwilling to forego the joy of Eid despite the tough economic situation, Pakistanis flocked to the markets to maximise their budgets closer to Eid.

ISLAMABAD: Delaying his parliamentary address, President Asif Zardari has now summoned a joint sitting of both houses of parliament on April 18, as the National Assembly Secretariat on Sunday issued a six-point agenda for the sitting on Monday (today), which includes the laying of an ordinance promulgated by the caretaker government and a calling attention notice on the issue of the construction of a barrage on Ravi River by India.

WASHINGTON: Finance Minister Muh­ammad Auran­gzeb arrived in Washington on Sunday with his team to participate in the IMF and World Bank’s spring meetings and initiate talks on a new financial package ranging from $6 billion to $8 billion.

LAHORE: Amir Sarfraz Tamba, the man who allegedly killed Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh in Kot Lakhpat prison in 2013, was critically injured in an attack on Sunday, according to police officials.

CHITTAGONG: Somali pirates freed a Bangladesh-flagged cargo vessel and its 23 crew on Sunday after sackloads of US dollars were air-dropped to them in ransom, the company and relatives said.

Michel Sadelain

LOS ANGELES: French-Canadian scientist Michel Sadelain was awarded an “Oscars of Science” prize in Los Angeles on Saturday for his research into genetically modifying immune cells to fight cancer.

• Death toll jumps to 39
• Homes, infrastructure damaged in Pasni, Kech, Panjgur, Gwadar
• Bilawal insists all signs point to ‘climate change’

QUETTA: PTI leader Omar Ayub said on Sunday that his party was in contact with other political forces to shore up the six-party opposition alliance to strengthen its bid to oust the incumbent government led by the PML-N.

PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and President Asif Ali Zardari address a gathering to mark the 45th death anniversary of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, on Sunday.—Dawn

LARKANA: As a multi-party opposition alliance geared up its protest against the coalition government, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday warn­ed against the ‘politics of sit-ins’ and advocated for reconciliation instead.

THE remains of a rocket booster, as claimed by Israel, lie on the ground near the southern city of Arad.—Reuters

• President Joe Biden warns Benjamin Netanyahu to ‘think carefully’ about any escalation
• Tehran says US was informed of ‘limited’ attack on Israel, warns Tel Aviv against reprisals
• ‘Operation Honest Promise’ achieved all its objectives, says Iranian army chief
• Iran to be responsible if US targets, Israel attacked again, UNSC told

ISLAMABAD: While the impact of the Middle East escalation is yet to materialise, the higher international market is estimated to push up the prices of petrol and high-speed diesel by about Rs2.50 and Rs8.50 per litre, respectively on Monday (April 15) for the next fortnight, despite a decline in the import premium and a slightly improved exchange rate.

Displaced Palestinians take the coastal Rashid Road to return to Gaza City as they pass through Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on Sunday.—AFP

JERUSALEM: Israel and Hamas have accused each other of undermining negotiations for a truce in Gaza and a hostage release deal, although the talks have not collapsed.