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…
Registrar allegedly secured council approval for fee increases by concealing key facts ISLAMABAD: Serious allegations have surfaced against the registrar of the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC), including claims of illegally increasing lawyers’ fees by up to 100%, violating the PMDC Act 2022, and unlawfully presiding over judicial proceedings. PMDC director legal has written…
Imran Khan. PHOTO: PIXABAY ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and PTI founding chairman Imran Khan’s lawyer Barrister Salman Safdar on Wednesday filed a miscellaneous petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking adjournment of the main appeal hearing against the conviction in the £190 million corruption case. The counsel has also sought permission to meet his…
‘When the nation stands as one, no force on earth can shake its foundations,’ Dar says Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. Photo: X/ File Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday said the country’s response during last year’s conflict with India was “measured, responsible, and precise”, as he marked…
Sindh records 22% rape conviction rate, followed by Balochistan at 12% and K-P 6% ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights on Thursday reviewed conviction rates in human rights-related cases across provinces, alongside broader concerns over justice delivery, security and gender inequality in Pakistan. The meeting, chaired by Senator Samina Zehri, was briefed by…