K-P Assembly approves digital payments bill
PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has approved the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Promotion of Digital Payment Act 2026, aimed…
K-P Assembly approves digital payments bill
PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has approved the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Promotion of Digital Payment Act 2026, aimed at transforming the province into a cashless economy, while a stormy provincial assembly session witnessed a heated confrontation over a quorum call and the suspension of a PML-N lawmaker. Provincial Law Minister Aftab Alam introduced the digital payments bill in…
K-P seeks WB loan for flood protection projects
. PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to seek a loan from the World Bank to finance irrigation rehabilitation and flood protection projects in areas affected by recent floods. Approval for obtaining the loan had been placed on the agenda of the provincial cabinet meeting. However, as the meeting was postponed, the proposal will now…
Two die of rabies in Karachi within two days
KARACHI: Two persons, including an 11-year-old boy, died of rabies in the metropolis within two days, as more than 30,000 dog-bite cases have been reported in the city this year. The 24-year-old Shahryar, a resident of Qayyumabad, died of rabies encephalitis at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) on Thursday, while an 11-year-old boy from Sanghar…
49 terrorists killed in Balochistan, K-P IBOs
Security forces pictured during a patrol. — FILE PHOTO RAWALPINDI: Security forces, in coordination with police, killed 49 terrorists in a series of “high-tempo” intelligence-based operations (IBOs) across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and Balochistan over the past few days, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday. According to the military’s media wing, the operations were conducted…
Kerfuffle in NA over Imran’s hospital fiasco
ISLAMABAD: The government and opposition traded barbs in the National Assembly on Friday over the hospital transfer and health of former prime minister Imran Khan. The opposition accused the government of undermining a Supreme Court order as the government insisted there was no serious cause for concern about Imran’s health. The National Assembly session, presided…
FCC bars extra land compensation claims
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has ruled that landowners who accepted compensation in accordance with law at the time their land was acquired are not entitled to additional compensation merely because the value of the land was subsequently enhanced. The court declared that a Supreme Court judgment directing payment of enhanced compensation to such…
GEPCO sale draws two new bidders
STARK CONTRAST: Compared to Qesco’s losses of Rs82 billion, Fesco suffered just Rs1 billion distribution loss and despite that it is the top priority for privatisation. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: Two new buyers have shown interest in the privatisation of Gujranwala Electric Power Company (Gepco), an efficient electricity distributor, in addition to nine bidders, who are…
Balochistan’s mineral wealth belongs first and foremost to its people: PM Shehbaz
Premier calls for federal-provincial cooperation, dialogue to address province’s grievances Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses the Balochistan National Workshop on August 21, 2026. — APP Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said Balochistan’s mineral wealth belonged first and foremost to its people, while stressing the need for federal-provincial cooperation to exploit the province’s vast natural…
Defiance or deception?
. It was high drama of compliance and defiance enacted by the government. It failed to implement the Supreme Court’s order to move former prime minister Imran Khan to a private hospital for treatment. A stubborn PML-N, whose review petition had been turned down in the morning, had instead moved the incarcerated leader to PIMS…
Viral visuals of Imran Khan from recent Islamabad hospital visit are doctored or old
Visuals show Imran stepping down from an ambulance or inside a vehicle during his recent hospital visit Multiple users, a majority of whom appear to be PTI supporters based on their past posts, have been sharing visuals across social media platforms on August 21, 2026, purportedly showing incarcerated party founder Imran Khan from his recent…
