General Raheel Sharif is set to step down as the chief of Pakistan Army later this month.
According to sources, Pakistan Prime Minister Sharif has already made up his mind over who will succeed General Sharif, but has so far not disclosed the name.
Lt. Gen Ishfaq Nadeem Ahmed is likely to be named the next Pakistan army chief.
Others in contention for the top military post include Lt. Gen Javed Iqbal Ramday and Lt. Gen Qamar Bajwa.
Life Sentence against Mursi Overturned
Egypt`s Court of Cassation overturned a life sentence against deposed President Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood and ordered a retrial in the case that revolves around accusations of espionage with Palestinian group Hamas.
Democratically elected after the 2011 uprising, Mursi was overthrown in mid-2013 by Abdel Fattah al-Sisi following mass protests against his rule, and was immediately arrested.
Mursi was one of 22 high-ranking Muslim Brotherhood officials and supporters convicted last year of spying for fellow-Islamist group Hamas.
The rupee remained in a tight spot and continued to slide against the US dollar, with the domestic currency ending lower by 9 paise at 68.25 -- its lowest level in nine months.
L&T’s Q2 Profit Zooms
Larsen and Toubro reported an 84 per cent jump in its consolidated net profit for the quarter ended September 30, 2016.
International revenue during the September quarter at Rs. 8930 crore constituted 36 per cent of the total revenue.
Elior Group Buys MegaBite Food Services and CRCL
Elior Group, one of world’s leading operators in the contracted food industry, has made simultaneous acquisitions of MegaBite Food Services and CRCL for an undisclosed sum.
The combined acquisitions of MegaBite and CRCL will position the Group among the top 3 contract caterers in the Indian market.
MegaBite Food Services is the top player in premium corporate catering in Bengaluru.
In a major boost for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP - won five out of the 14 seats in the bypolls held in six states and one Union Territory.
The bypolls were held in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Tripura and Puducherry.
The results are significant as these are the first elections conducted after the government’s decision to demonetise high value currency notes of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000.