Both TNFJ and TIP represent the influential Shia Muslim vote bank, a Godsend for Sharif’s Deobandi-Sunni party. By Naveed Naqvi ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s
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.
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.
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 now has an impressive array of four bus lines, connecting all corners of the city to central sectors. By Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Thursday
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.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to declare a national disease emergency on account of an outbreak of lumpy skin disease (LSD) in the country ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: As the Indus starts to swell with the onset of Monsoon rains, power generation capacity of the Tarbela hydroelectric plant is set to improve by 2,500 MW and 3,500 MW, allowing the authorities to cut back load shedding, Independent Pakistan can report.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The authorities have imposed a PKR 10 million fine on a Balochistan power distribution company over 15 electrocution fatalities.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan continued to break fresh ground in the interpretation of Article 63A of the Constitution Tuesday when it said deviation from party policy is not a petty issue but a matter of morality.
