Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif presents a laptop to a student in Gilgit. Photo: PPI ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday directed that a 100-megawatt solar project be completed by mid next year while inaugurating and laying the foundation stones of several development projects in Gilgit. The prime minister arrived in G-B on a one-day…
Says residents facing severe hardships because of deteriorating condition of University Road Frontier Works Organisation restarts work at University Road. PHOTO: MURTAZA WAHAB/X KARACHI: After years of traffic chaos, broken roads and daily commuter misery on Karachi’s busiest corridor, the Sindh High Court on Thursday ordered the government to make University Road fully operational within…
Says all available resources will be utilised to bring those involved in the incident to justice K-P CM Sohail Afridi. Photo: Screengrab Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Thursday expressed deep concern over the prevailing law and order situation in the province and said that strict directives had been issued to relevant authorities to apprehend…
FM Dar and Araghchi exchange views on recent regional developments, ongoing diplomatic efforts Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Photo: Files Iran thanked Pakistan on Thursday for facilitating the repatriation of its nationals from seized vessels while also appreciating the latter’s diplomatic and humanitarian support amid the negotiation process with the United States….
Says there will be no additional cost for students while results release date of August 11 will remain unchanged Cambridge International Education (CIE) on Thursday announced the cancellation of the AS Level Mathematics (9709/12) exam for students in administrative zones 3 and 4, following the leak of the question paper. The leak, which breached examination…
Announces the establishment of four Daanish schools, which will provide free education, meals and uniforms Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addressed a ceremony in Gilgit marking the inauguration and foundation stone-laying of several development projects. SCREENGRAB Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday directed that a 100-megawatt solar project be completed by mid next year while inaugurating and…
ISLAMABAD: Amid fears of a return to countrywide electricity load-shedding during the summer season, Pakistan has again moved to arrange two spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes for power generation as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed due to the Iran-US war. State-run Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL) floated a tender, to be opened on May…
Nepra has scheduled a hearing for May 19, after which a final decision regarding the relief will be made To cover losses, successive governments have increased electricity prices and imposed a Rs3.23 per unit surcharge to service debts taken for power distribution companies, pushing energy prices to the highest levels in the region. Photo: file…
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on Thursday declared Section 7E of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001, declaring it unconstitutional, struck it down, and dismissed appeals filed by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) seeking its restoration. The court stated that the provision “shall be deemed not to have been part of the Income Tax Ordinance…
Pakistan’s cyber ‘Shaheens’ destroyed enemy’s cyber security, delivering a humiliating defeat to Indian Air Force Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu addressing a ceremony on the occasion of completion of one year of Marka-e-Haq at Air Headquarters in Islamabad. PHOTO: RADIOPAK Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu on Thursday…