An alternative healer who advocated “slapping therapy” to treat a range of illnesses was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison for the death of a 71-year-old diabetic woman who stopped taking insulin during one of its workshops. Hongchi Xiao, 61, was found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter for failing to get medical help for … Read more
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) passenger plane arrives at Benazir International Airport in Islamabad, Pakistan, December 2, 2015. — Reuters PIA’s authorization to operate in the EU was suspended in June 2020. The ban cost the loss-making airline Rs 40 billion. PIA will contact Great Britain to obtain authorization to resume its routes: spox. ISLAMABAD: … Read more
A man shops at a store in Peshawar, April 27, 2018. — Reuters CPI-based inflation in November rose just 0.5% month-on-month. Reading well below the financial division’s projection. Strengthens the case for a higher reduction rate than expected. Exceeding official forecasts, inflation in Pakistan slowed to 4.9% year-on-year in November 2024, from 7.2% in October, … Read more
A Colombian school bus driver was arrested on rape and kidnapping charges after a girl he allegedly kidnapped more than a decade ago managed to escape, authorities said Thursday. The victim disappeared 12 years ago, at the age of seven. She fled in February and denounced her alleged attacker, arrested last week in the city … Read more