By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The government has cut the price of petrol by 5.3 percent to Rs273.10 per liter for the next 15 days, the second cut in a fortnight, providing some relief to consumers reeling from inflation over the past two years.
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Telecom operators agree to block SIMs of tax evaders
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s telecom operators have reached an agreement with the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to block mobile phone SIMs of individuals who haven’t filed their tax returns, ending a week-long standoff with the tax authorities.
Lawyers go on nationwide strike over ‘police brutality’
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Lawyers’ associations called for a nationwide strike on Thursday, shutting down all courts, including the Supreme Court, high courts, and subordinate judiciary, to protest against “police brutality” towards lawyers in Lahore.
Former premier Khan refuses to apologise for May 9 violence
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan refused to apologise on Wednesday for the violent protests that erupted on May 9 after his brief arrest in a corruption case, saying he was unaware of the events at the time and had already condemned them.
Pakistan’s ICUBE-Q enters moon’s orbit
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s first lunar satellite, ICUBE-Q, successfully entered the moon’s orbit on Wednesday, a senior official at the country’s Institute of Space Technology (IST) said, hailing the development as a crucial step towards bigger space missions in the future.
NEPRA adds additional Rs2.83 fuel cost to March electricity consumption
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Wednesday allowed distribution companies to levy a Rs2.83 per unit additional charge on consumers’ bills for May as part of fuel cost adjustment (FCA) charges.
Pakistan plans pension reforms to cut costs, secure IMF deal
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan plans to introduce pension reforms to reduce its ballooning expenditure and secure a new deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Tuesday.
PTI must apologise for past actions, military says
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The military on Tuesday set strict conditions for any future talks with the party of former prime minister Imran Khan, saying it must apologise for past actions and renounce its ‘politics of anarchy’.
Top court suspends ruling that denied PTI-backed party reserved seats
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan suspended a high court order that had denied a party aligned with former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) reserved seats for women and minorities in the national and provincial legislatures.
Iran, Pakistan revive gas pipeline project after years of delay
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Iran and Pakistan are reviving efforts to complete a long-delayed gas pipeline project, aimed at supplying 750 million to one billion cubic feet per day of natural gas to Pakistan for 25 years.