By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Two women — one from Pakistan and another from Iran — appear to be the first female climbers from their countries to reach the summit of K2, the world’s second-highest and arguably most dangerous peak.
People
Commission to probe harassment allegations against former NAB chief
By Naveed Naqvi
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet Friday approved the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry to formally and transparently investigate the serious allegations of sexual harassment against former Chairman NAB Justice (R) Javed Iqbal.
Search on for Ziarat civilian hostage after military man shot dead
By Staff Reporter
RAWALPINDI: Search is still on for a civilian taken hostage by terrorists along with his military cousin from near Ziarat, Balochistan despite bad weather conditions, a military spokesman has said, asserting the security forces are determined to bring reckoning to the perpetrators.
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.
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.
Lots of condemnation, but no will to prosecute Javed Iqbal?
By Naveed Naqvi
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Water Resources Syed Khursheed Shah is the latest of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) politicians to react in strong terms to the alleged dishonorable behavior of former senior justice Javed Iqbal, but the coalition government is yet to signal in any way it intends to take legal action over the matter.
Consumer Alert: Hefty gas price hike on cards
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Households and businesses will alike see their fuel bills swell if Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif okays a proposal to hike gas prices for both households and industries.
Policy rate up 125bps: SBP ramps up inflation fight
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday raised borrowing costs by 125 basis points to quell Asia’s second-fastest inflation and meet conditions for a loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Islamabad the Green: The metro of bus lines
Islamabad now has an impressive array of four bus lines, connecting all corners of the city to central sectors. By Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Thursday
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Mr. Miftah Ismail presided over meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet at Finance Division- 28-05-2022.
Subsidy on 5 essential commodities to continue
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A powerful cabinet committee Wednesday decided to continue a federal subsidy program on five essential commodities, announced by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in the final weeks of the last fiscal and commonly known as the prime minister’s relief package.