Orders strict action on power theft, stresses reliable energy for industry and relief for homes Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses the nation on Friday. Photo: PMO Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday directed authorities to formulate a comprehensive strategy to stabilise electricity tariffs. The orders were given while chairing a meeting on energy sector reforms….
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: The PTI has decided to organise a major power show in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa later this month after postponing its planned April 9 rally in Rawalpindi. The decision follows a meeting between Imran Khan’s lawyer, Barrister Salman Safdar, and the PTI founder at Adiala Jail on April 8, the…
Bilawal welcomes PM’s invitation to form G-B government, terms recognition of PPP mandate ‘democratic’ Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif hosted dinner in honour of high level diplomatic delegation headed by PPP PChairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in Islamabad on Tuesday. Photo: PID Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday invited the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) to form the…
Iran’s latest proposal sets aside nuclear discussion until war is ended, disputes over shipping from Gulf resolved US President Donald Trump speaks about research into mental health treatments in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., April 18, 2026. REUTERS US President Donald Trump is unhappy with the latest Iranian proposal on resolving the…
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Friday reduced the prices of petrol and high-speed diesel by Rs5 per litre each for the next week, according to a notification issued by the Petroleum Division. Under the revised prices, high-speed diesel will cost Rs409.58 per litre, while petrol will be available at Rs409.78 per litre. The Petroleum Division…
Azra Pechuho warns of rising cases after 14 infections, five deaths; isolation units set up in major hospitals Monkeypox (mpox) symptoms include fever, rashes and swollen lymph nodes. PHOTO: AFP KARACHI: Sindh is facing a growing health threat as monkeypox cases surge, with 14 infections reported so far this year – including 12 in Khairpur…
Pakistani community in UK pays glowing tributes to armed forces, political leadership and nation Pakistan’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom commemorated the 1st anniversary of Marka-e-Haq at a ceremony held in London on Friday. The event was attended by British parliamentarians, Pakistan-origin councillors, businessmen, officers of the high commission, media representatives and a large…
Wicketkeeper-batter Joshua DaSilva returns to the West Indies set-up after two years in the wilderness. Photo: AFP/File LONDON: After a rain-ruined ODI series and a hard-fought T20 series, West Indies and Sri Lanka renew their Test rivalry in the Caribbean on Thursday at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. The two teams have very…
NAROWAL: Federal Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal said that if the Iran-US war had continued, oil prices would have surged beyond Rs600 per litre and the economies of 193 countries would have collapsed. “Today, Pakistan’s leadership is not only a benefactor of Pakistan but of 193 countries,” Iqbal said on Sunday while addressing a ceremony…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: APP/ File Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday renewed his government’s commitment to press freedom, saying efforts would continue to protect, promote and strengthen a conducive environment for journalism. In a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office on World Press Freedom Day, the prime minister paid tribute to journalists,…