ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced a Rs4.4 cut in electricity tariffs per unit for the industrial sector on Friday, along with other measures aimed at easing costs for businesses and spurring exports amid efforts to sustain economic recovery.
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KP chief minister, PTI lawmakers camp outside Adiala jail seeking access to Imran Khan
RAWALPINDI: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi said on Thursday he would stage an overnight sit-in with party lawmakers and supporters outside a police picket near Adiala jail after being denied permission to meet jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Pakistan tightens border health checks after India reports Nipah cases
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday ordered stricter health checks at all its airports, seaports and land borders to block the possible spread of the deadly Nipah virus from neighbouring India, where two cases were confirmed last month.
Pakistan braces for prolonged cold wave as snow blocks mountain routes
ISLAMABAD: Heavy snowfall blanketed parts of northern Pakistan on Tuesday, paralysing daily life, closing major roads and stranding residents in freezing temperatures, officials and locals said, as authorities scrambled to clear highways and warn travelers of hazards.
MQM-P demands Sindh chief minister, Karachi mayor step down after deadly Gul Plaza fire
KARACHI: A senior leader of Pakistan’s Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) on Tuesday called on Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari to dismiss three top Sindh officials, including the provincial chief minister, over the handling of a deadly fire that killed at least 73 people in a Karachi shopping mall earlier this month.
Pakistan says final call on T20 World Cup will come days after Bangladesh is dropped
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s cricket board chairman said Monday that a decision on whether the country will play in the upcoming T20 World Cup is expected by the end of this week, after Bangladesh pulled out over security fears in India.
Pakistan axe pacer Rauf, back experience Babar and Shaheen for T20 World Cup
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday omitted fast bowler Haris Rauf from its 15-man squad for next month’s ICC T20 World Cup, to be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, despite his strong recent form in Australia’s Big Bash League where he claimed 20 wickets.
Bangladesh barred from T20 World Cup after India travel refusal; Scotland drafted in
LAHORE: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that Scotland will replace Bangladesh in next month’s T20 World Cup in India, after Dhaka refused to travel amid escalating tensions between the two nations.
Pakistan jails prominent human rights lawyer and her husband after dramatic court-day arrest
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad police arrested a prominent human rights lawyer and her husband on Friday as they made their way to a court appearance, in a move that ignited immediate protests from the legal community and drew rebukes from politicians and international watchdogs who saw it as the latest sign of eroding civil liberties in the country.
ICC rejects Bangladesh request to move T20 World Cup matches from India
KARACHI: The International Cricket Council on Wednesday turned down Bangladesh’s plea to relocate its matches at the upcoming Men’s T20 World Cup away from India, insisting there were no credible security threats and warning that any change could undermine the integrity of future global events.