Waterborne infections grip flood-hit areas, over 28000 cases reported in Karachi alone
KARACHI: Waterborne infections grip flood-affected areas of the Sindh province and so far over 28,000 cases were reported in Karachi while rest of the...
Government spending Rs240m on Imran’s security annually: IGP Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: Federal Government is spending Rs240 million per year on the security of former prime minister and PTI chairman Imran Khan.
The information came to...
Latest petrol, diesel prices in Pakistan from September 1
ISLAMABAD: The government has increased prices of petroleum products in the country after which the new price of petrol will be Rs235.98 per litre,...
Senator Mohsin Aziz chairs Senate Standing Committee on Interior meeting
ISLAMABAD: Senator Mohsin Aziz Chaired the meeting Senate Standing Committee on Interior held here at Parliament House, which discussed the matters related security of...
Defence Day ceremony at GHQ postponed in solidarity with flood-hit people: DG ISPR
ISLAMABAD: The central ceremony to commemorate Defence and Martyrs Day at the military’s General Headquarters (GHQ) on September 6 has been postponed.
Taking to Twitter,...
NEPRA hikes power tariff by Rs4.34 per unit
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Wednesday approved another increase in electricity tariff by Rs4.34 per unit on account of monthly...
Imran Khan refuses to apologize in contempt of court case
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan refused to tender an apology in the contempt of court case show-cause notice.
It...
‘Monster Monsoon’ shakes Pakistan; kills over 1,100, a 3rd of country under water
ISLAMABAD: The monster monsoon rains across Pakistan has taken the lives of over 1,100 people, caused damages worth over $10 billion and left nearly...
Tarin allegedly directs Punjab, KP to backtrack from IMF commitments to pressurize Centre
ISLAMABAD: Former Finance Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shaukat Tarin has allegedly asked Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Finance Ministers to backtrack from IMF...
Government slaps additional Rs38 billion in taxes on cigarettes
ISLAMABAD: The federal government promulgated an ordinance to slap an additional Rs36 billion tax on cigarettes, Rs2 billion on tobacco processing, and reduced levies...
