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LAHORE - An election tribunal of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday dismissed a petition challenging the election victory of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) MNA Malik Saif-ul-Malook Khokhar from NA-126, Lahore.

QUETTA - The Balochistan government is likely to present provincial budget for fiscal year 2025-26 on June 17 (Tuesday).

WAH CANTT - A Quetta-bound passenger train on Thursday derailed near Margalla tunnel in Taxila, causing the suspension of railway traffic between Rawalpindi- Peshawar sections.

• Ahsan calls for shift from population-based formula • Says fiscal space shrinking, provinces must share burden and invest in human development ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Thursday proposed shifting the “regressive” population-based formula for distributing divisible pool resources under the National Finance Commission (NFC) award to criteria based on climate adaptation and other performance indicators. Speaking at a news briefing, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal said the current NFC criteria were regressive as population, being the overwhelming consideration, had been made an incentive instead of a disincentive. He said the Centre would seek climate adaptation and other social sector indicators as key determinants for distributing resources with and among the provinces when the NFC meets in August this year. He went on to question the devolution planned under the 18th Amendment and the 7th NFC Award in place since 2009. He said the devolution was incomplete as the provinces had not devolved responsib...

ISLAMABAD - Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Thursday organized a special ceremony in honour of the Capital Development Authority’s (CDA) sanitary workers, acknowledging their exemplary performance and exceptional cleanliness operations in the city on Eid-ul-Azha.

GAZA CITY: Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli fire killed 22 people across the Palestinian territory on Thursday, including 16 who were waiting to collect aid. The distribution of food and basic supplies in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip has become increasingly fraught and perilous, exacerbating the territory’s deep hunger crisis. Civil defence official Mohammed al-Mughayyir told AFP that the Al-Awda Hospital received 10 dead and around 200 wounded, including women and children, “after Israeli drones dropped multiple bombs on gatherings of civilians near an aid distribution point around the Netzarim checkpoint in central Gaza”. He said that Gaza City’s Al-Shifa Hospital received six dead following Israeli attacks on aid queues near Netzarim and in the Al-Sudaniya area in northwestern Gaza. GHF accuses Hamas of attacking aid workers; Palestinian group calls the foundation a ‘filthy tool’ of Israeli forces The Israeli army said it was looking into the reports when asked for comment by AFP. Restrictions impose...

Democratic and Republican lawmakers took to social media following Israel's strikes in Iran overnight into Friday, with some praising the attack and other slamming it

В ночь на 13 июня во временно оккупированном Крыму раздавались взрывы в разных частях полуострова, а местные жители слышали, как в небе летали ударные беспилотники.

The best soldiers spent hours guarding a base empty of terrorists even as residents of the area were being slaughtered, military probe finds

Brothers Dan and Marius Stefan, the founders of the Autonom Group, the largest independent actor in the operational leasing and rent-a-car business in Romania, bought a minority stake in eyewear retailer Lensa, ZF has found.

Alfasigma, an Italian-held pharmaceutical company, with over 17 years of presence in Romania, wants to develop on this market and grow in terms of results, employees, and product portfolio.

Minifarm, one of the strongest brands in regional pharmaceutical retail in Romania, with a network of 130 pharmacies in several counties—Tulcea, Constanta, and Bucharest, overshot the RON500 million revenue mark in 2024, after a 33% increase year-on-year.

Vandaag in Dagkoers: waarom chipmachinefabrikant Besi positiever naar de toekomst kijkt, hoe de Global March to Gaza verloopt en waarom Odido niet voor, maar na de zomer zijn beursgang maakt. 

The SEC has delayed decisions on crypto ETF proposals, including Dogecoin and HBAR, while seeking further public input.

Iran fires some 150 missiles at Israel ■ Israel struck dozens of targets, including nuclear ones, throughout Iran on Friday ■ Iran confirms Revolutionary Guards chiefs, army's commander killed in attacks ■ Trump endorses 'excellent' Israel strikes on Iran, warns 'there's a lot more to come' ■ Iran vows harsh retaliation

Президент США Дональд Трамп давит на украинскую власть, потому что считает Киев более слабой стороной, а президента РФ Владимира Путина все еще надеется просто убедить прекратить войну.

Multiverse Computing claims its quantum-inspired compression tech can get large AI models like Llama-2 to fit on a smartphone.

Tony G Co-Investment Holdings finalized its largest decentralized finance purchase to date, acquiring 10,387 Hyperliquid tokens valued at over $438,000. This move by the publicly listed company reflects growing institutional recognition of the potential held by the Hyperliquid ecosystem. The post Tony G Buys $438K in Hyperliquid Tokens—Is $HYPE the Next Sol Strategies Play? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Fost șef al secţiei de Apărare din cadrul Delegaţiei Permanente a României la NATO, expertul în securitate și relații internaționale Claudiu Degeratu, explică, într-o analiză pentru „Adevărul”, care sunt riscurile unei confruntări nucleare în Ucraina sau într-un alt punct fierbinte al Globului.

Israël heeft vannacht luchtaanvallen uitgevoerd op Iran. De Israëlische minister van Defensie Israel Katz meldt dat de aanvallen waren gericht op "militaire en nucleaire doelen". Inmiddels wacht Israël op mogelijke vergelding vanuit Iran.