Power minister says protected consumers will continue receiving subsidies amid reforms and tariff cuts Minister for Power Sardar Ayaz Leghari addresses a press conference. SCREENGRAB/ File Power Minister Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari on Sunday rejected reports suggesting that electricity subsidies for protected consumers were being withdrawn, describing such claims as inaccurate and misleading. Leghari’s remarks…
As the United States and Iran continue to trade barbs and blows amid a tenuous ceasefire and cagey back-channel diplomacy over a possible end to the war, recent investigative reports by American outlets The Washington Post, CNN and NBC News have revealed that Iranian strikes inflicted far more extensive damage on American military bases and…
Minister said different tax rates had been fixed for different mobile phone models ISLAMABAD: Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry on Thursday apprised the Senate that the government was seriously considering proposals to provide relief in PTA mobile phone taxes for overseas Pakistanis to facilitate expatriates visiting the country. Responding to a supplementary…
. A combination picture of President Asif Ali Zardari (L) and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (R). PHOTO: Radio Pakistan ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday felicitated the Christian community in Pakistan and worldwide on the occasion of Easter. The Christian community in Pakistan and around the world celebrated Easter…
LONDON: Ollie Robinson celebrated a five-wicket haul on his return to England duty as New Zealand were dismissed for just 113 on the second day of the first Test at Lord’s on Friday. The Sussex pace bowler, playing his first Test in more than two years, produced a triple-wicket maiden on Thursday during a sensational…
Field marshal arrived in Iran as part of the ongoing peace negotiation efforts with the US CDF Munir meets Iran’s speaker Ghalibaf in Tehran. PHOTO: X Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir met with Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf in Tehran on Thursday, PressTV reported…
Jasveen Sangha, who supplied 51 vials of ketamine used to inject star on day he died, faces over 60 years in prison Matthew Perry & Jasveen Sangha. Photos: File A dealer dubbed the “Ketamine Queen” who supplied the drugs that killed Friends Actor Matthew Perry is set to be sentenced in a California court on…
World Cup security planning faces delays as U.S. Homeland Security shutdown disrupts coordination despite funds being released. Photo: REUTERS/FILE NEW YORK: The U.S. government has released all funds allocated for security at the soccer World Cup, but the ongoing shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security has affected planning and coordination, a department official told…
LAHORE: The gap between official price lists and actual market rates has continued to widen this week, leaving consumers to absorb the impact across Lahore’s retail markets. Poultry prices remained largely stagnant on paper but told a different story on the ground. Live chicken was officially fixed at Rs397411 per kilogramme and remained unsold in…
Additional Secretary Shrines Nasir Mushtaq welcomes pilgrims, says Pakistan issues 737 visas to Sikh devotees LAHORE: Sikh pilgrims from India arrived in Pakistan on Wednesday to participate in the 420th martyrdom anniversary of Guru Arjan Dev Ji and the annual Jor Mela celebrations, marking a significant development in religious ties between Sikh communities of the…