BAGH: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz needs just six more seats to secure a two-thirds majority government in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah said on Saturday, addressing a rally in Bagh ahead of the third phase of elections in the region.
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“This was murder”: second autopsy finds gunshot wound to back, broken bones on Mir Raza Ali
KARACHI: A second post-mortem examination carried out on the exhumed body of a young Karachi businessman has found that he was shot from behind and suffered extensive injuries consistent with a violent assault before his death, according to a preliminary medical report described by the family’s lawyer and cited by local broadcasters on Saturday.
Army captain martyred as forces say seven militants killed in northwest operation
ISLAMABAD: An army captain was martyred, and seven militants were killed during an intelligence-based operation in Hangu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said on Saturday.
IBA graduate’s exhumation set for today after Sindh restores original medical board amid backlash
KARACHI: After a day of confusion, accusation and last-minute reversals, the Sindh government on Friday evening backed down and reinstated the original eight-member medical board assigned to exhume the body of Mir Raza Ali, the young businessman whose death last month has become one of Karachi’s most closely watched cases. The exhumation, abandoned on Friday morning amid furious objections from Ali’s family, is now due to go ahead this morning.
Pakistan delivers back-to-back fuel price cuts as Iran war keeps oil markets on edge
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan cut retail fuel prices for the second consecutive day on Friday, trimming petrol by 2.20 rupees and high-speed diesel by 1.50 rupees per litre, as the country’s new daily pricing regime absorbs a Middle East oil market whipsawed by the nearly six-month-old war between the United States, Israel and Iran.
Iran and Oman agree shipping framework for Hormuz, but blockade remains in place
ISLAMABAD: A general framework of understanding between Iran and Oman over the Strait of Hormuz has been agreed, an Iranian official said on Friday, though the full text will not be published until it clears approval from senior figures in Tehran.
Turkish, Chinese firms join local giants in race for Fesco sale
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s privatization drive for its state-owned power distribution companies cleared its first major hurdle, with the government reporting a dozen expressions of interest from investors seeking to take control of Faisalabad Electric Supply Co., one of three regional utilities up for sale in the country’s most ambitious power-sector overhaul in decades.
Nepra approves 75-paisa-a-unit tariff increase for August bills as fuel costs rise
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s power regulator signed off on an additional 9.8 billion-rupee charge for electricity users in August, after trimming a bigger request from the country’s power purchasing agency and setting up a fresh round of scrutiny over how utilities manage output during the country’s fastest-growing hours for rooftop solar.
Family blocks exhumation of Karachi businessman Mir Raza Ali over medical board dispute
KARACHI: The exhumation of a 25-year-old Karachi businessman whose body was found dumped in bushes last month was called off on Friday, after his family refused to allow a hastily reassembled medical board to carry out the procedure.
Kashmir election watchdog pulls plug on Poonch and Sudhnoti polls amid security fears
MUZAFFARABAD: The election authority in Azad Kashmir has abandoned plans to hold polling across two entire districts on Sunday, citing fears for the safety of voters in a region shaken by nearly two months of deadly unrest.