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...
Police raid Shahbaz Gill’s room in Parliament Lodges; recover weapons, satellite phone
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Police raided incarcerated PTI leader Shahbaz Gill's room in Parliament Lodges late Monday and it recovered weapons, satellite phone, and foreign currency...
Two-day physical remand of Shahbaz Gill granted to Islamabad Police
ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court Monday granted a two-day physical remand of PTI Chairman Imran Khan's chief of staff, Shahbaz Gill, to the...
YouTuber Jameel Farooqui arrested in Karachi: Islamabad Police
ISLAMABAD: YouTuber and social media activist Jameel Farooqui has been arrested in Karachi for making false allegations against Islamabad Police related to the torture...
Case registered against Imran Khan under anti-terrorism act over ‘threatening speech’
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan booked for threatening Islamabad police officers and female magistrate under Section 7 of...
Weekly inflation shatters records, rises to 42.3 per cent
ISLAMABAD: Inflation rose sharply in the week that ended on August 18, climbing to a record 42.3 per cent year-on-year, data released by the...
