The deadline for Oscar nomination voting has been extended by two days due to the Southern California wildfires. Voting opened for the academy’s nearly 10,000 members on January 8, and was originally scheduled to close on January 12. The deadline is now January 14. The nominations announcement, which was scheduled to be announced on January … Read more
BEIJING: The Embassy of Pakistan hosted the Annual Conference of Consuls General 2024 from December 17 to 18, chaired by Pakistan Ambassador to China Khalil Hashmi. The two-day event brought together consuls general from Pakistan’s consulates general in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chengdu, a press release said.The conference reviewed the activities of the consulates … Read more
Two Somali pirates sentenced to 30 years in prison for kidnapping American journalist Michael Scott Moore and held him hostage for 977 days, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. Moore, a freelance journalist, traveled to Somalia in 2012 to study piracy and the country’s economy. On January 21, he was kidnapped by several heavily armed men and … Read more
State Bank of Pakistan building in Karachi. – Application/File The direction issued in the case of Azmat Khan v. State Bank of Pakistan. PIC rejected SBP’s appeal, arguing that there were no valid reasons. SBP’s legal team is awaiting formal orders from the PIC regarding disclosure. LAHORE: The Pakistan Information Commission (PIC) on Saturday directed … Read more
Power plant failure causes blackout across entire island of Cuba Power plant failure causes blackout across entire island of Cuba 01:49 Many Cubans were waiting anxiously for Sunday as electricity has not yet been fully restored to much of the island. after days of blackout. Power was restored to some areas of the Cuban capital, … Read more
A metro bus parked at the Secretariat Bus Station in Islamabad. —Online/File The official says the metro bus service will operate normally until October 13. Bus service will remain suspended between October 14 and 17. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit is scheduled to be held on October 15-16 in the capital. ISLAMABAD: Metro bus services … Read more