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A year after its offices were surveyed by tax officials, the BBC in India split its news-gathering operations from Wednesday with the launch of Collective Newsroom, The Indian Express reported.

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir on Wednesday underscored a “collective imperative” to safeguard the country’s hard-earned peace.

Palestinians visited the graves of loved ones killed in Israel’s military offensive on Gaza and prayed beside the wreckage of a mosque and in shattered streets as the devastating conflict cast a pall over Eidul Fitr.

Endless rows of chairs take over the service lane near Teen Talwar to accommodate henna artists and their clients on chand raat. A happy client (right) shows her decorated hand to her friends, on the eve of Eidul Fitr. — Shakil Adil / White Star

KARACHI: When every last minute detail for Eid has been taken care of by the ladies of the house, there is only one thing left to do … henna application. After that you can’t do much else as you have to wait for the henna to dry out before getting your hands into anything else. Читать дальше...

Fitch cut its outlook on China’s sovereign credit rating to negative on Wednesday, citing risks to public finances as the economy faces increasing uncertainty in its shift to new growth models.

Palestinians observed Eidul Fitr today, the conclusion of Ramazan, against the backdrop of starvation, ruins and devastation in the Gaza Strip. What is typically a joyous festival for millions was held against the backdrop of tents, rebar, rubble and the stench of death.

ISLAMABAD: Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai after showing concerns over 26 million out-of-school children and a large number of vacant seats for teachers in Pakistan has offered a helping hand and asked the prime minister to focus on the education sector to promote education.

Pakistan celebrated Eidul Fitr with most of the Muslim world on Wednesday, as leaders expressed solidarity with the people of Gaza, where a six-month-long Israeli military invasion has resulted in the deaths of more than 33,000 Palestinians and injuries to many more.

LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court on Tuesday granted post-arrest bail to two suspects allegedly involved in harassment of a woman in Ichhra Bazaar for wearing a shirt with Arabic-script print.

CAIRO: Hamas said on Tuesday that an Israeli proposal on a ceasefire did not meet the demands of Palestinian factions, but it would study the offer further and deliver its response to mediators.

PESHAWAR: A police officer was martyred when unidentified attackers targeted him in the Badaber village on the outskirts of provincial capital, late on Monday night, while two militants were killed in an intelligence-based operation in South Waziristan district.

RAWALPINDI: A Pakistan International Airlines’ flight from Jeddah to Islamabad, carrying Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz back from their visit to Saudi Arabia, was diverted to Lahore airport on Monday, the airline’s spokesperson confirmed to Dawn on Tuesday.

KARACHI: While people continue to face acute water shortages in many parts of the metropolis on the eve of Eidul Fitr, there is no respite in sight from the water woes even during the three-day of the religious festival with suspension of supply through water bowsers for the next two days, it emerged on Tuesday.

KARACHI: A serving officer of the Pakistan Army, who was shot at and wounded by robbers in the city on March 31, died during treatment at a hospital, police and relatives said on Tuesday.

Endless rows of chairs take over the service lane near Teen Talwar to accommodate henna artists and their clients on chand raat. A happy client (right) shows her decorated hand to her friends, on the eve of Eidul Fitr. — Shakil Adil / White Star

KARACHI: When every last minute detail for Eid has been taken care of by the ladies of the house, there is only one thing left to do … henna application. After that you can’t do much else as you have to wait for the henna to dry out before getting your hands into anything else. Читать дальше...

• PPP’s Yousuf Raza Gillani elected chairman, PML-N’s Syedaal Khan Nasar becomes deputy chairman
• Former prime minister pledges to build bridges between treasury, opposition benches
• Ali Zafar, Azam Tarar disagree over definition of ‘duly constituted’ in Article 60 of Constitution
• Khawaja Asif says PTI ‘treading path of chaos’

Malang (Indonesia): Children hold torches as they take part in a traditional Takbir procession, on the eve of Eidul Fitr in the East Java province, on Tuesday.—AFP

• Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Indonesia among several countries observing Eidul Fitr today
• Shawwal moon not sighted in India and Bangladesh, which will mark festival tomorrow

HOUSTON: Oil prices dipped for a second day on Tuesday, as talks for a ceasefire in Gaza continued, but losses were limited to less than a dollar a barrel as Egyptian and Qatari mediators met resistance in their search to find a way out of the war.

KARACHI: In the lead-up to the Eid holiday break, the rupee displayed resilience, staying steady against the US dollar in Tuesday’s interbank trading.