By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court did not step in to save the country from a parliamentary crisis last month on someone’s whim, the country’s top judge said on Monday.
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Maligning military: Parliament blares with condemnations of Imran Khan
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: PTI leader Imran Khan’s remarks against the country’s armed forces that he believes had a hand in his ouster, earned him blaring condemnation in the legislature here on Monday.
New Omicron sub-variant lands in Pakistan
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani health authorities on Monday announced the country’s first case of Omicron sub-variant BA.2.12.1.
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Crucial IMF-Pakistan talks in Doha soon
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and Pakistanis officials will meet in Doha, Qatar on May 18 to restart talks over a stalled $6 billion program, senior officials said on Monday.
THE FIREBRAND: PTI Chairman Imran Khan addressing a public meeting in a college ground at Abbottabad May 8, 2022
Abbottabad Address: Imran Khan to be tried for treason, says PM Sharif
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday passed the judgment that PTI leader Imran Khan’s speech in Abbotabad was tantamount to treason for which the firebrand politician would be tried in the court of law.
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Army to commentators: Don’t drag us into politics
By Tariq Derya
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military on Sunday sent a strong message to statespersons as well as the media to abstain from bringing up the forces and their top brass in their commentary on the country’s current political situation.
Power tariffs hiked again
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Friday raised Rs2.86 and Rs1.38 per unit for consumers as fuel adjustment cost (FCA) for Ex-Wapda Discos and K-Electric (KE) respectively, which would be applicable in May 2022 bills.
COOLING OFF: Families bathing and splashing to beat the heat at a canal in Lahore's Dharampura area - File Photo
Hairy heatwave due right after Eid
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: It seems the respite from extreme heat brought to Pakistan by the sketchy showers accompanying dust-thunderstorms over much of the country during the Eid holiday was a gift for the occasion: A severe heatwave is set to his Pakistan right after Eid.
Two-day weekend to save 900MW of power per day
The government is on the cusp of restoring a two-day weekend as the country remains in a tight energy spot, whereas officials have crunched out numbers that strongly suggest the power saved as a result will help reduce load shedding, it is learnt.
Saudi help shot in arm for Pak economy
Saudi commitments of help aggregating to $4.2 billion following Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to the Kingdom have come as a shot in the arm at a difficult time for Pakistan’s battered economy.