Saturday, October 16th, 2021
British police call fatal stabbing of Conservative MP David Amess “a terrorist incident”
LONDON: The fatal stabbing of Conservative British MP Sir David Amess has been declared a terrorist incident, Metropolitan Police have confirmed. The 69-year-old, who had been an MP since 1983, was fatally injured while meeting constituents at Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea near Southend at midday on Friday. In a statement, the Met said Senior National Coordinator for Counter Terrorism Policing, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Dean Haydon, had formally declared the incident as terrorism. The investigation is being led by counter-terrorism officers. The early investigation has revealed “a potential motivation linked to the extremism,” the force said. A 25-year-old manRead More
POL price hike will increase the monthly budget of the common man: RCCI
RAWALPINDI: /DNA/ – The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI), has expressed deep concern over the rise in petroleum products, as it would disturb the monthly budget of the common man and demanded immediate review of prices. The increase in the prices of commodities, Liquefied Petroleum Gas, electricity and natural gas tariffs would prove detrimental to the country’s economy. Petrol is priced at Rs 137 and diesel at Rs 134 and kerosene at around Rs 111 Per liter. RCCI President Nadeem Rauf, said in a statement that Pakistan’s manufacturing sector isRead More
ICCI slams historic hike in petroleum products prices
Islamabad, OCT 16 /DNA/ – Shakeel Munir, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) has slammed the government decision to make yet another hike in the prices of petroleum products within one month taking them to historic higher level that would entail harmful consequences for business sector and unleash a new wave of high inflation for the common man making his life more miserable. He urged that the government should immediately withdraw this unwise decision to save the businesses and the people from deep troubles. He was speaking asRead More