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Petrol price cut by 43 paisas, HSD hiked by Rs3.47
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Thursday night reduced the price of petrol by 43 paisas per litre but increased the price of high-speed diesel (HSD) by Rs3.47 per litre.
According to a notification issued by the Oil and Gas Regulatory…
Govt plans transformer-level shutdowns to curb electricity theft
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has announced plans to introduce a system allowing electricity transformers affected by power theft to be switched off individually, instead of shutting down entire feeders.
Federal Minister for Energy…
US-based Powerus delegation meets CDF Asim Munir at GHQ
RAWALPINDI: A delegation of US-based company Powerus led by Robert Bret Velicovich called on Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir at General Headquarters (GHQ) and expressed interest in Pakistan’s defence sector,…
Punjab’s Apni Chhat Apna Ghar programme wins UN-Habitat award
LAHORE: Punjab’s flagship Apni Chhat Apna Ghar housing programme has been selected for the 2026 United Nations-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award in recognition of its contribution to expanding access to adequate, safe and affordable housing…
Pakistan protests Indian warship’s ‘provocative’ manoeuvres in EEZ
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has lodged a strong protest over what it described as an incursion by Indian Navy warship INS Kolkata into Pakistan’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), accusing the vessel of carrying out provocative and irresponsible…
Security forces kill 36 terrorists in Balochistan operations
RAWALPINDI: Security forces have killed 36 terrorists during multiple counter-terrorism operations across Balochistan in the past 12 to 24 hours, taking the total number of militants killed in the province over the past 48 to 72 hours to…
Planning minister proposes creation of up to 15 new provinces
ISLAMABAD: Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal has proposed the creation of 12 to 15 new provinces in Pakistan, urging Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to constitute a committee to examine the country’s administrative structure and…
Karachi court acquits female driver in Karsaz accident narcotics case
KARACHI: A judicial magistrate in Karachi’s District East on Friday acquitted the female driver in a narcotics case registered following the deadly Karsaz road accident, citing lack of evidence.
The court acquitted the accused after the…
PM Shehbaz, ADB vice president discuss early groundbreaking of ML-1 project
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Asian Development Bank (ADB) Vice President Yingming Yang on Friday discussed the early groundbreaking of the long-delayed Main Line-1 (ML-1) railway project, with the government describing the…
FO rejects India’s ‘false, politically motivated’ claims over Narowal temple
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Friday rejected as “false and politically motivated” claims by India’s Ministry of External Affairs regarding a Hindu temple in Adda Siraj, Narowal, saying the structure was damaged by torrential…