Web archive - December 22, 2022

World

Chile planning to open embassy in Palestinian territories

Chile recognised Palestine as a state and supported its entrance to UNESCO in 2011

Business

S&P Global lowers Pakistan's rating to 'CCC+/C'

Foreign reserves will remain under pressure through 2023 unless foreign assistance improves, says rating agency

Pakistan

High court orders quashing cases against Shahbaz Gill in Balochistan

Multiple cases cannot be registered against an accused in one case and allegation, says BHC judge

Pakistan, Punjab

Punjab Assembly cannot be dissolved on Friday: Speaker Sibtain

PA Speaker Sibtain Khan says the provincial assembly might be dissolved in January

Pakistan

Governor cannot legally de-notify chief minister, says Punjab AG

PML-N will be caught in a political trap by using the office of the governor, says Punjab Advocate General

World

Serial killer Charles 'Serpent' Sobhraj to be freed from Nepal prison

The French national was suspected of killing more than 20 backpackers in Asia in the 1970s and 1980s

Pakistan

ECP gives last chance to parties to present funding details

Commission warns them of ‘unilateral’ action if orders not complied with by Jan 18

Pakistan

DG Rangers, IGFC North absence from PAC meeting noticed

Mushahid Hussain questions how come weaponry left by the US in Afghanistan reached TTP

Pakistan

Soldier injured in Bannu operation succumbs to wounds

29-year-old Haleem was a resident of Poonch district and is survived by three children, says ISPR

World

Naval drills with China response to 'aggressive' US: Russian army chief

We are not going to create any alliances and new dividing lines in the region like Washington, says General Gerasimov