Govt hikes power tariff by Rs1.95 per unit
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Thursday announced an increase in the per-unit price of electricity by Rs1.95 as means of paving the way for...
Pakistan asks India to end incarceration of Kashmir leaders
ISLAMABAD:Â Pakistan has asked India to immediately end illegal incarceration of Kashmir leaders on fabricated charges.
Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said on Thursday that...
Buzdar announces Rs2bn uplift package for Harappa
HARAPPA: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar and Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar visited Harappa and announced Rs2 billion development package.
According to a press statement,...
Covid-19: the digital banking tipping point in Pakistan
The coronavirus pandemic has not only impacted but rather transformed almost all aspects of our lives. The year 2020 witnessed countries being brought to...
Rehabilitation of the Innocent
The basic idea of rehabilitation through imprisonment is that a person who has been incarcerated will never want to be sent back to prison...
Survey: 31% workers in KP lost jobs during second wave of Covid-19
PESHAWAR:Â A recent survey n Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP)Â shows that 31 per cent of people have lost their jobs due to the second wave of coronavirus...
KP plans harsher punishments for child rapists
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government on Thursday proposed capital punishment or 14 years imprisonment for child rapists in the province.
Under the existing KP...
SHC rejects pleas against K-Electric privatisation
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday rejected the petitions filed against the privatisation of Karachi Electric (KE), which was formerly known as...
Twitter locks account of China’s US embassy over its defence of Xinjiang policy
SHANGHAI: Twitter has locked the account of China’s US embassy for a tweet that defended China’s policy towards Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang, which the US...
Public holiday announced on Kashmir Solidarity Day
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has announced a public holiday on February 5 to observe Kashmir Solidarity Day.
A notification issued by the Ministry of Interior...
FC soldier gets death penalty for killing student
TURBAT: A local court has sentenced a Frontier Corps (FC) soldier to death for killing a student.
Hayat Baloch was shot dead in front of...
Return of Stokes and Archer will be a major boost against India: Root
LONDON:Â Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer will return to the England side for their India Tests starting next month, with captain Joe Root saying on...
Du Plessis preparing for unexpected Test series in Pakistan
KARACHI:Â Faf du Plessis was not expecting to play Test cricket in Pakistan so soon despite two visits for limited-overs formats over the last four...
Sindh CM vows to make KMC financially stable organisation
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Thursday vowed to make Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) a financially stable organisation by giving it...
President for one-window operations to issue disability certificates
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has emphasised the need for establishing one-window operations in the country to expeditiously process disability certificates.
Speaking at a follow-up...