Islamabad, Oct 8 (udaipur kiran) A special court in Islamabad has decided to hear a high treason case against former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on a daily basis with effect from October 24, it was decided on Tuesday. A three-member bench, led by Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth, while hearing the case directed all parties to … Read more
Copenhagen, Oct 8 (udaipur kiran) Austin (Texas), Athens (Greece), Lisbon (Portugal) and Venice (Italy) were the latest major cities to have peaked their greenhouse gas emissions, an analysis said on Tuesday. The world’s leading scientists have calculated that global greenhouse gas emissions must peak by 2020 in order to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 … Read more
Beijing, Oct 8 (udaipur kiran) Visiting Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said that he wished he could follow the example of Chinese President Xi Jinping and send 500 corrupt individuals in Pakistan to jail. While addressing the China Council for Promotion of International Trade in Beijing during his official two-day visit, the premier … Read more
London, Oct 8 (udaipur kiran) A no-deal Brexit, even in a “relatively benign scenario” may push the UK’s debt to its highest levels since the late 1960s, according to an analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). The think-tank estimated the UK’s debt could rise to 100 billion pounds, bringing the country’s total debt … Read more
London, Oct 8 (udaipur kiran) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has mocked the Extinction Rebellion protesters, who were demanding action on climate change, on the streets of London, and termed them “uncooperative crusties”, it was reported on Tuesday. Speaking at a book launch, Johnson said on Monday night: “I am afraid that the security people … Read more