ISLAMABAD: The Privatization Commission Board on Friday approved the signing of a transaction advisory services agreement (TASA) with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the outsourcing of operations of Islamabad International Airport. In February, the board formed a negotiation committee to engage with the ADB and discuss terms for a financial advisory services agreement. This…
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Israel’s military has continued to carry out strikes in Gaza during the wider regional conflict involving Iran. Andy Burnham, who is expected to be named as Britain’s new prime minister later this month, wants to exert more pressure on the Israeli government over its actions in Gaza, the Guardian reported on Thursday. In an interview…
The Pakistan Meteorological Division (PMD) on Friday predicted rain, windstorm and thundershowers within the higher components of the nation over the weekend. The division stated that moist currents from the Arabian Sea have been constantly penetrating the higher components of the nation, growing in energy on Saturday (July 11) night. “In the meantime, a westerly…
FIFA’s handling of two World Cup red-card cases came under renewed scrutiny on Thursday after England defender Jarell Quansah got a two-match suspension while US striker Folarin Balogun avoided an immediate ban for a similar challenge. That has left former international referees unable to reconcile the two decisions. Quansah was sent off in England’s last-16…
MADRID: At least 12 people have died and 19 others are missing after a wildfire swept through a wooded area in southern Spain, regional authorities said Thursdaywith early indications suggesting that several of the victims were British nationals. The blaze broke out near the town of Los Gallardos in the province of Almería and is…
The Pakistan Aviation Authority (PAA) said on Friday that the search for the crew of a cargo plane that crashed into the Arabian Sea was ongoing, adding that additional wreckage had been located. In a statement, the authority said the search and rescue missions by the Pakistan Navy and Pakistan Maritime Security Agency in the…
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on Friday withdrew the Supreme Court’s 2018 and 2019 orders directing the demolition of Karachi’s Nasla Tower, ruling that action against illegal constructions falls within the jurisdiction of the provincial government and relevant authorities, not the judiciary. In its verdict, the constitutional court observed that the judiciary does not…
MASHHAD: Iran buried its slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei early Friday at the country’s holiest shrine, state media reportedcapping a week of mass mourning even as his son and designated successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, remained out of public view. The burial took place at the Shrine of Imam Reza in the northeastern city of Mashhad,…
Name: Kunri, UmerkotPop.: 26,600Area: 585 km² The farmers say the origin story goes something like this. In the sixties, a handful of chilli seeds traveled south from Radha Ram in Punjab to Kunri in Sindh. Harvest after hot harvest proved so successful that within two decades the town shot to fame as the red chilli…
