IBA Karachi, Synapse organize last large assembly on creative leadership
KARACHI: The Office of Student Affairs (OSA) at the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi in collaboration with Synapse, Pakistan Neuroscience Institute, organized the last…
India’s Assam scraps Muslim law allowing underage marriage
GUWAHATI: India's Assam state has scrapped an 89-year-old law that allowed marriage involving underage Muslims, against opposition from leaders of the minority community who called the plan…
Anti-Muslim hate speech soars in India
NEW DELHI: Anti-Muslim hate speech in India rose by 62% in the second half of 2023 compared to the first six months of the year, a Washington-based research group said, adding the…
Taliban releases Austrian far-right activist held in Afghanistan
DOHA: The Taliban have released Herbert Fritz, an 84-year-old Austrian and far-right nationalist who was arrested in Afghanistan last May.
The Austrian government said in a statement…
Newly-elected Punjab Assembly members take oath
LAHORE: The newly-elected members of the Punjab Assembly took oath on Friday, the first legislative assembly to do so after February 8 general elections.
The PA session, presided over by…
US to target Russia with more sanctions
WASHINGTON: The United States will impose sanctions on over 500 targets in action marking the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Deputy US Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo…
US clinches first Moon touchdown in 50 years
WASHINGTON: A spacecraft built and flown by Texas-based company Intuitive Machines landed near the moon's south pole on Thursday, the first US touchdown on the lunar surface in more than…
China asks ICJ to speak out on ‘unlawful’ Israeli occupation
THE HAGUE: China asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday to give its opinion on Israel's occupation of the Palestinian Territories, which it said was illegal.
"Justice…
IBA Karachi hosts USAID’s student services trainings
KARACHI: As a partner university of USAID’s Higher Education System Strengthening Activity (HESSA), Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi hosted a four-day training…
MSF slams US on Gaza situation at UN
NEW YORK: The head of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) told the United Nations Security Council that medical teams in the Gaza Strip have come up with a new acronym: WCNSF…
Indus Motor announces Rs3bn investment in localization of parts
KARACHI: Leading automaker Indus Motor Company Limited announced an investment of around Rs3 billion (approx. $10.76 million) for enhancing the localization of production.
The company,…
Imran Riaz Khan arrested again
LAHORE: Renowned journalist Imran Riaz Khan has once again been arrested from his house in Lahore, his brother said.
This comes less than five months after the journalist returned home…
Pakistan to seek $6 billion in new IMF loan programme
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan plans to seek a new loan of at least $6 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help the incoming government repay billions in debt due this year.…
Former Brazilian footballer Dani Alves sentenced for sexual assault
BARCELONA: Brazilian footballer Dani Alves was sentenced to four and a half years in prison on Thursday for sexually assaulting a woman in a Barcelona nightclub in 2022.
The top court in…
Japan’s stock reach record high, crossing 1989 peak level
TOKYO: Japanese stocks raced to a record peak on Thursday, breaking levels last seen in 1989 during the halcyon days of the bubble economy, as cheap valuations and corporate reforms lure…