Businessmen Group (BMG) Chairman Zubair Motiwala expressed optimism that the 15-day ceasefire would continue ublic-sector gas utilities are operating with a guaranteed rate of return – a formula that should be revised to run them on a commercial basis. Photo: file KARACHI: Businessmen of Karachi, while terming the US-Iran ceasefire a big achievement, have said…
As per notification, revised dates for these examinations will be announced in due course Girls Higher Secondary School Jacob Lines examination centre in Karachi. PHOTO: JALAL QURESHI/FILE ISLAMABAD: Examinations scheduled for April 9 and 10 at three centres in Islamabad have been postponed following official directions issued in view of ongoing diplomatic activities in the…
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to take a $1 billion budget support loan for making policies to deal with climate disaster but deferred approval of a $40 million project due to exorbitant rates quoted for buying furniture and laptops by using a foreign loan. The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) approved the concept clearance proposal…
Oil storage containers and facilities of the TotalEnergies refinery in Leuna, Germany PHOTO: REUTERS Oil prices rose on Thursday as doubts over a fragile two-week Middle East ceasefire raised concerns that energy flows through the crucial Strait of Hormuz will remain restricted. Brent crude futures were up $1.96, or 2.07%, at $96.71 a barrel at…
Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court expressed concern over the increase in sororicidekilling of sistertragedies in society. While upholding the life imprisonment of a man who murdered his sister, the SC noted that sororicide is an unnatural breach of trust…
Minister says 55% of power mix came from clean sources; hydro expansion, local coal shift planned Pakistan has stepped up efforts to address the energy security challenge. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari met with Canadian High Commissioner Tarik Ali Khan to discuss energy sector cooperation and investment opportunities,…
PML-N-led coalition government in the Centre now has 229 members in the NA. PHOTO: APP ISLAMABAD: The opposition in the National Assembly on Wednesday offered unconditional support for Pakistan’s efforts to ensure regional peace, as the house held a detailed debate following the announcement of a ceasefire between the United States and Iran. Lawmakers from…
ISLAMABAD: Major political parties, including a broad opposition alliance, welcomed Islamabad’s diplomatic efforts on Wednesday to broker a landmark deal between the United States and Iran, as the PTI decided to call off its protest rally in Rawalpindi, coinciding with the high-stakes negotiations. In a display of political maturity amid deep domestic polarisation, major opposition…
LAHORE: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA), on advice of the Special Assistant to PM Haroon Akhtar Khan, convened a series of five meetings with regional stakeholders, including banks and industries departments of Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) for equitable promotion of the SME financing across Pakistan. Nadia Jahangir Seth, Chief…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: Reuters ISLAMABAD’: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a National Coordination and Management Council (NCMC) to deal with the aftermath of the Middle East war on the nation’s economy and its internal security, in a move that will also ensure faster decision making during uncertain times. The council was established…