By Naveed Naqvi
ISLAMABAD: Pressing for better margins on retail sale of fossil fuels, the Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA) has threatened to close petrol pumps across the country in protest from July 18.
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Tackling Karachi’s perennial flooding problem
By The Editors
Over the three days of Eid-ul-Azha this year, intermittent but frequent and heavy spells of rain over parts of Karachi killed more than two dozen residents of Pakistan’s most populous metropolis. This is the beginning of the Monsoon season for the port city.
FIA Case: Top officials bilked PPL for millions of dollars
By Naveed Naqvi
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) Deputy Managing Director Abid Malik and is conducting raids to arrest several others including a former managing director of the state-owned company on charges of bilking the company for millions of dollars, Independent Pakistan can report.
Govt plans fuel price cut to win political reprieve
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI Pakistan’s fragile coalition government is all set to cut fuel prices, a move likely to ensure, for now, much needed political popularity at the cost of vital economic reforms.
A manufacturing facility at Heavy Electrical Complex (HEC), Hattar, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Photo coutesey HEC official website.
Federal government picks up over PKR 20m in accumulated mark-up
The expense concerns a failed bid to privatise the Heavy Electrical Complex (HEC), a unit of Pakistan’s State Engineering Corporation. By Aoun Hussain ISLAMABAD: The
5 dead in Karachi caught between heavy rains and high tide
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: At least five people died of rain related causes on Monday as Pakistan’s most populous city Karachi continued to struggle with some of the worst wet weather conditions – and as the Met warned the conditions might continue for at least 24 more hours.
