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Gaza · GazaRAFAH: Relatives gathered by a tiny sandy grave in Gaza on Friday, where they had buried a baby girl who lived just a few days after doctors delivered her from the womb of her dying mother following an Israeli airstrike. The child, dubbed the “miracle baby”, had been given the names Sabreen, after her dead mother, and Rouh, which means “soul”. Her mother, Sabreen al Sakani al Sheikh, 30-weeks pregnant, was seriously injured when the Israeli stri…See the Story
Gaza’s ‘miracle baby’ dies
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Pakistan · PakistanTEL AVIV: A young woman was stabbed and her attacker killed near the Israeli city of Tel Aviv on Friday, while the country’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir was injured in a car crash as he returned from addressing journalists at the scene, officials said. The young woman was stabbed in the city of Ramla and taken to hospital, police and paramedics said. They said the attacker was killed, without giving details. “We received…See the Story
Israel’s hardline minister hurt in car crash
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Columbia University · ColumbiaWASHINGTON: A pro-Palestinian US group filed a federal civil rights complaint against Columbia University following last week’s mass arrest of anti-war protesters after the school called police to clear demonstrator encampments, the group said on Thursday. Palestine Legal, an organisation that seeks to protect the rights of people in the US to speak out on behalf of Palestinians, urged the Education Department to probe the school’s actions, whic…See the Story
Columbia varsity faces complaint after arresting protesters
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Nestlé · PakistanKARACHI: Nestlé Pakistan Ltd on Friday reported that its profit-after-tax (PAT) fell 10.49 per cent to Rs50.67 billion, translating into earnings per share (EPS) of Rs111.75, in the first quarter of 2024 compared to Rs56.61bn (EPS: Rs124) in 1QCY23. However, sales revenue rose 9.7pc to Rs54.4bn for the first quarter due to broad-based growth across products and demand-generating activities. In a statement, Nestle Pakistan maintains a cautious …See the Story
Nestle’s profit falls, PSO posts 30pc rise
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Pakistan · PakistanISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Friday criticised the power companies for inefficiencies and the use of expensive power plants despite the availability of cheaper sources but hinted at allowing them to charge another Rs22.8 billion to consumers in the billing month of May. At a public hearing presided over by Nepra Chairman Waseem Mukhtar, it was reported that even though hydropower supply with no fuel cost…See the Story
Regulator gently chides Discos for ‘inefficiencies’
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Inflation · PakistanISLAMABAD: The unprecedented gas price shock and some essential eatables led to an increase in short-term inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), of almost 27 per cent on an annual basis in the week ending April 25, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics on Friday. “The SPI for the current week ended on April 25, eased 1.1pc,” it said. At the same time, PBS reported that the “year-on-year trend depicts a spike of 26.94pc”…See the Story
Weekly inflation rises 27pc
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Pakistan · PakistanKARACHI: Pakistan Business Council (PBC) has urged the government to adopt an aligned and consistent series of policies and actions to boost exports and encourage import substitution to address the silo working and fragmentation between ministries. In a letter to Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan on Friday, PBC chief executive Ehsan Malik sought the prime minister’s ownership and quarterly progress review to give exports and self-reliance the imp…See the Story
PBC calls for coordinated policies to boost exports
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Pakistan · PakistanKARACHI: Mill owners on Friday further reduced the rates of various flour varieties by Rs4 per kg to pass on the impact of huge arrival of cheap imported wheat in the country. However, despite a persistent drop in flour rates at the wholesale stage, retailers are not fully passing on the benefit of price cut to consumers. Former chairman of the Pakistan Flour Mills Association Chaudhry Mohammad Yousuf said the price of flour No 2.5 had been slas…See the Story
Retailers not sharing flour price cut with consumers
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