Fears mount for British journalist missing in Amazon

Brasília, June 7 (AFP/APP): The families of a British journalist and Brazilian indigenous expert who went missing deep in the Amazon after receiving threats made distraught pleas Tuesday to authorities in Brazil to accelerate the search operation. Veteran freelance journalist Dom Phillips, 57, and respected […]

‘Stagflation’ risk as global growth choked: World Bank

Washington, June 7 (AFP/APP): The global economy risks falling into a harmful period of 1970s-style “stagflation,” the World Bank warned Tuesday as it slashed its annual growth forecast. The toxic combination of weak growth and rising prices could trigger widespread suffering in dozens of poorer […]

PTI government set to present first annual budget

ISLAMABAD (PID, AJK) The PTI government led by Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas is all set to present its first annual budget for the financial year 2022-23. Preparations are underway to give final touch to the budget. Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan has issued […]

Israel mainly to blame for conflict: UN report

Geneva, June 7 (AFP/APP): Israel’s occupation and discrimination against Palestinians are the main causes of the endless cycles of violence, UN investigators said Tuesday. A high-level team of investigators, appointed last year by the United Nations Human Rights Council to probe “all underlying root causes” […]

Windies arrive in Pakistan for ODI series

ISLAMABAD / MULTAN – June 6 (ONLINE) West Indies men’s cricket team Monday arrived in Pakistan for the three ICC Cricket World Cup Super League matches at the Multan Cricket Stadium from Wednesday. Men in Maroon arrived at Islamabad airport in the morning and were […]

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