ISLAMABAD, Nov 26: Federal Ombudsperson for Protection Against Harassment (FOSPAH) Fauzia Viqar visited the Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) head office on Wednesday, where she was received by the bank’s President and CEO, Tahir Yaqub Bhatti. During the visit, ZTBL and FOSPAH jointly held an awareness seminar on the Protection Against Harassment of Women at…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s first International Qira’at Competition continued for a third consecutive day on Wednesday at the Convention Centre, with the semi-final and final rounds scheduled to take place today (Thursday), 27 November. The closing ceremony will be held on Saturday, 29 November. The global competition features participants aged 25 to 35 from 37 Islamic countries….
By Muhammad Shahzad — Lahore, Pakistan LAHORE: Punjab Police continued operations to curb smog and air pollution across the province, registering 15 cases and arresting several violators in the past 24 hours, including in Lahore. According to the Punjab Police spokesperson, fines amounting to Rs1,013,000 were imposed on 483 individuals, while 43 people were issued…
LCCI chief says consultation with traders essential for effective policymaking By Farzana Chaudhry — Lahore, Pakistan LAHORE: Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider Khan has said that the Governor House serves as a facilitation centre for the business community and will continue extending full support to the country’s economic stakeholders. Speaking at a meeting at the…
France’s highest court has upheld a sentence against former French President Nicolas Sarkozy over the illegal financing of his 2012 re-election campaign. He was found guilty of overspending on his campaign, then hiring a PR firm named Bygmalion to cover it up. Sarkozy, 70, was handed the one-year sentence in 2024 of which six months…
A group of 24 Nigerian girls who were abducted from their boarding school over a week ago have been released, the country’s president says. Armed assailants stormed the school in Nigeria’s Kebbi State on 17 November, killing two members of staff and abducting 25 students. One was able to escape soon after. Nigerian President Bola…
A Chicago man who allegedly doused a woman in gasoline and lit her on fire on 17 November was a “career criminal”, the White House has said. Lawrence Reed who was arrested for the crime had 72 prior arrests that include eight felony convictions and seven misdemeanours, according to the White House. The victim, 26-year-old…
ISLAMABAD: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Pakistan’s capital has declared senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Omar Ayub an absconder in the October 4 protest case, escalating legal pressure on one of the party’s top figures. Judge Tahir Abbas Supra of the ATC Islamabad issued the ruling after Ayub repeatedly failed to appear before the court…
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump has asserted that his administration has prevented eight global conflicts in the past nine months, adding that he is now working to stop another major war, as efforts toward a Ukraine peace deal advance. Speaking at a Thanksgiving event at the White House, President Trump said:“We are getting very close…
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: In a development drawing international attention, Aleema Khan — sister of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan — was taken into temporary judicial custody on the orders of an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Rawalpindi on Tuesday. The court was hearing a case involving 11 defendants linked to the November 26 protest, in which…
