LONDON: British researchers have discovered a rare handprint on a 4,000-year-old Egyptian artefact, a Cambridge museum said on Monday. The ancient handprint was found by museum conservators on the base of an Egyptian soul house — a clay offering tray in the shape of a building which may have been used in tombs for laying … Read more

ISLAMABAD: Information and Broadcasting Minister Attaullah Tarar, reaffirming diplomatic and legal support to Aafia Siddiqui, on Monday said the remarks of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar about her were taken out of context. The government has been continuously providing diplomatic and legal support in Aafia Siddiqui case, the minister said, while talking … Read more

[ ISLAMABAD: Henny de Vries, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, on Monday paid a farewell call on Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, at the Finance Division. The finance minister commended Ambassador de Vries for her efforts in furthering and strengthening the longstanding bilateral relations between Pakistan and the Netherlands, … Read more

[ ISLAMABAD: Two days before the interest rate-setting meeting, the federal government on Monday predicted the inflation rate to stay in the current range of 3.5–4.5% in July, putting the spotlight on the central bank to substantially cut the rates to single digits. “Inflation is projected to remain within 3.5 to 4.5%, though risks from … Read more

JERUSALEM: Two Israeli human rights organisations said on Monday Israel was committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, the first major voices in Israeli society to level the strongest possible accusation against the state, which vehemently denies it. Rights group B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights Israel released their reports at a press conference in Jerusalem, … Read more

LAHORE: Two PTI lawmakers in the Punjab Assembly were suspended for 15-sittings for their allegedly unruly behavior as the opposition party protested against the de-seating of three of its members following the orders of two anti-terrorism courts (ATCs) in May 9 rioting cases. As the house resumed proceedings on Monday under the chairmanship of Acting … Read more

ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday ordered strict monitoring of the sugar stocks after it was observed that several sugar mills were not adhering to the mutually-agreed framework regarding the supply and release of the commodity. National Food Security Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain chaired a meeting with representatives of the Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) and … Read more