BusinessNEPRA will hold a hearing on June 30 on a CPPA request to increase electricity tariffs by Rs0.82 per unit under the monthly fuel cost adjustment. The proposed move could add around Rs12 billion to consumer bills nationwide.
NATIONALThe Supreme Court will hear a contempt appeal over alleged non-implementation of earlier orders on access to PTI founder Imran Khan. A separate application filed by his sister Uzma Khan is also fixed before a three-member bench.
WorldIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said trade talks with the US made significant progress after meeting President Donald Trump at the G7 summit in France. Trump said the two sides were very close to a deal.
Punjab has proposed fresh allocations for major Rawalpindi hospitals, medical institutions and specialised centres in the 2026-27 budget. However, three key public hospitals are still carrying around Rs2.20 billion in unpaid dues from the current fiscal year.
BusinessThe Senate Standing Committee on Finance has completed its review of the Finance Bill 2026-27 and approved recommendations for the upper house. The panel examined tax laws and broader reform proposals over five sittings.
NATIONALA Rawalpindi court has sent 10 suspects in a Rawat pornography case to Adiala Jail on judicial remand after rejecting police pleas for physical remand. Bail pleas were admitted, and the accused are due back in court on June 30.
CITYA child aged around six to seven years was swept away in a sewage drain near Kacha Stop on IJP Road during heavy rain in Islamabad. Rescue teams launched an immediate search operation.
NATIONALPunjab has excluded six major Rawalpindi projects from the next fiscal year's development plans amid a financial crisis. Officials said the schemes may now be considered in 2027-28 as costs continue to rise after repeated delays.
LocalThree motorcyclists were killed in a collision with a passenger bus near Dharabi village on Talagang Road. The deceased were identified as Fakhar Abbas, Abdul Ahad and Wajid Hussain, residents of Lakhwal village in Chakwal district.
LocalSeveral tourists, including women and children, were rescued after a flash flood stranded picnickers in the Daur River near Haripur bypass. The flooding followed heavy rain in the upper catchments.
CITYA short but heavy pre-monsoon downpour flooded major roads and residential areas in Rawalpindi on Wednesday, paralysing traffic and exposing drainage shortcomings. The rain brought relief from the heat but heightened fears ahead of the monsoon season.
CITYProtests were reported in Abbottabad after a 28-year-old man died following a shooting near Dhameera Colony. Police have registered a murder case against unidentified suspects and started an investigation.
