Elon Musk and Twitter Inc were sued on Friday by a Florida pension fund seeking to stop Musk from completing his $44 billion takeover of the social media company before 2025. In a proposed class action filed in Delaware Chancery Court, the Orlando Police Pension Fund said Delaware law forbade a quick merger because Musk had agreements with other big Twitter shareholders, …

Pakistan delivered on Saturday the first consignment of relief goods for Afghan citizens affected by heavy rains and floods in the neighbouring country, according to statements issued by the Foreign Office (FO) and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. On Thursday, at least 22 people were reported dead and 40 injured due to floods in Afghanistan while hundreds of homes and crops cultivated over …

Afghanistan’s supreme leader and Taliban chief on Saturday ordered the country’s women to wear the all-covering burqa in public — one of the harshest controls imposed on women’s lives since the Taliban seized power. “They should wear a chadori (head-to-toe burqa) as it is traditional and respectful,” said a decree issued by Haibatullah Akhundzada that was released by Taliban authorities at a …

KARACHI: After more than five years of ground-breaking of Orange Line bus rapid transit service (BRTS) in 2016, the Sindh government on Friday announced completion of its structure, but added that the service would still take more time to start as supply of 20 buses to ply on the 3.8 kilometres route and an automated ticketing system from the Centre …

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights headed by Walid Iqbal of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf has taken notice of the registration of blasphemy cases against PTI leaders in various parts of the country over the Masjid-i-Nabwi incident and convened a meeting of the committee on May 9 for a briefing from the officials concerned on the matter. According to a …

ISLAMABAD: The federal government did not restore the Saturday weekly off despite protests by employees, sticking to the six-day routine, but notified new reduced working hours. On the other hand, confusion over the new work schedule prevailed in the corporate sector, autonomous bodies and even banks. According to a notification issued by the Establishment Division, government offices will remain open from …

DADU: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government had pursued a wrong foreign policy which led to strained relations with most countries, including the United States and China. Speaking to participants of an Eid Milan party and local reporters at his residence in Wahur village near Bhan Syedabad town of Sehwan taluka on …

LAHORE: Disgruntled PTI MPA Aleem Khan has challenged his party chief Imran Khan for a TV debate with him over the allegations against him so that the people could know truth. Aleem said another disgruntled leader, Jehangir Khan Tareen, should also be part of that sitting on TV so that he could defend himself in the face of Imran Khan’s …

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Athar Minallah on Friday advised political parties to refrain from unnecessarily criticising the judiciary and seeking accountability of state institutions under the pressure of political narrative and warned that it would ultimately lead to chaos in the country. The IHC chief justice made the observation during the hearing of a petition filed by former …

Pakistan delivered on Saturday the first consignment of relief goods for Afghan citizens affected by heavy rains and floods in the neighbouring country, according to statements issued by the Foreign Office (FO) and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. On Thursday, at least 22 people were reported dead and 40 injured due to floods in Afghanistan while hundreds of homes and crops cultivated over …