ISLAMABAD: Electricity consumers across the country, including those in Karachi, may face a further increase in power bills as the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) is set to consider a request seeking a Rs0.82 per unit hike under the monthly fuel cost adjustment mechanism. The proposed increase has been sought by the Central Power…
Memorandum also carries signatures of US President Donald Trump, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signs the ‘Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding’ (MoU) as a mediator. PHOTO: PMO Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday signed the ‘Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding’ as a mediator, formalising a major diplomatic breakthrough between the United States of America…
Plans to develop charging infrastructure and train Pakistani engineers and technicians Finance minister meets BYD leadership. Photo:X Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Thursday met a delegation from BYD Group and Mega Motor Company (MMC) and reaffirmed the government’s support for electric vehicle manufacturing and localisation in the country, the finance ministry wrote on X. The…
Reaffirms their commitment to expanding cooperation across areas of mutual interest Canada praised Pakistan’s “constructive role” in supporting diplomatic engagement and mediation efforts between the United States (US) and Iran that helped facilitate the recent understanding reached between the two countries, according to a statement issued by the Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday. The statement…
LAHORE: PML-N has finalised around 90 per cent of tickets for Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), which will be issued in a day or two, a PTI Kashmir Chapter leader said. He attended the meeting, which was presided over by PML-N President Nawaz Sharif, as the party steams ahead with its election drive in AJK….
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Wednesday witnessed heated exchanges between Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members during the ongoing budget session, with repeated use of unparliamentary language that was later expunged by the speaker. The House, presided over by Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, saw sharp verbal confrontations as opposition and government lawmakers…
Balochistan Finance Minister Mir Shoaib Nosherwani presents the provincial budget for the fiscal year 2026-27 in the Balochistan Assembly on Wednesday. Photo: NNI The Balochistan government on Wednesday unveiled a Rs1.089 trillion budget for the fiscal year 2026-27, setting aside Rs206 billion for development spending, announcing the creation of 5,000 government jobs and projecting Rs771…
Police register CTD case after unidentified assailants shoot Sikh husband and wife serving at gurdwara A Sikh couple serving as caretakers at a local gurdwara in the Baboo Mohalla area of Mardan were shot dead by unidentified assailants on Wednesday, police officials said. The victims, identified as Jagannath and his wife, were residing within the…
Both leaders discuss budget, Sindh projects and political matters during meeting in Islamabad PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari calls on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on Wednesday. Photo: PMO Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday agreed to maintain close collaboration between federal and provincial institutions to…
Says government has made every possible effort to provide relief to the public through the budget Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a meeting of women parliamentarians belonging to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz in Islamabad on Wednesday. Photo: PMO Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said the government had presented a people-friendly budget despite difficult economic…