Arif Habib Corporation Limited (AHCL) confirmed that a consortium led by it has emerged as the highest-ranked bidder in the privatisation process of Pakistan International Airlines Corporation Limited (PIACL), after submitting a bid of Rs135 billion for the step-wise acquisition of a 75 % equity stake. (Source)

The flood disaster on the island of Sumatra has claimed 1,071 lives as of December 19, according to Abdul Muhari, Head of the Center for Disaster Data, Information, and Communication at Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB). In disasters, women and children often become double victims due to structural vulnerabilities, including the neglect of women’s reproductive health needs.

To understand the reluctance of Pakistani officials to openly embrace the International Stabilisation Force, we need to understand that the purpose of this stabilization force is to demilitarize Gaza and disarm resistance groups. Being part of any such programme is not for peacekeeping but rather to act as an enforcement force, 

The explosion at SMA Negeri 72 Jakarta, Indonesia, which occurred on Friday, November 7 during Friday prayers, shocked the public. The incident claimed 96 victims. The perpetrator was not a terrorist, but a teenager who had allegedly been bullied at school.