Inefficiency in coal buying unearthed
The increased use of local coal has directly lowered power generation costs. In March 2025,…
Inefficiency in coal buying unearthed
The increased use of local coal has directly lowered power generation costs. In March 2025, the average fuel cost per unit dropped to Rs12.2, down 27% from Rs16.8 a year earlier. photo: file ISLAMABAD: In a major step to reduce the cost of electricity for consumers, the Power Division has identified significant inefficiencies in the…
Trump administration issues pause on visa appointments for applicants worldwide
Global training initiative launched at embassies, consulates: appointments for visa services will adjust A US flag and a US H-1B Visa application form are seen in this illustration taken, September 22, 2025. REUTERS US President Donald Trump’s administration has issued a pause on visa appointments for applicants around the world during an ongoing immigration crackdown by the…
President Zardari, PM Shehbaz urge nation to uphold teachings of the Holy Prophet on Eid Miladun Nabi
PM urges people to shape their individual character and collective conduct in accordance with the Seerat-un-Nabi A combination picture of President Asif Ali Zardari (L) and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (R). Photo: File President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday urged the nation to follow the teachings and example of the…
Pakistan expects US reply on $10bn stabilisation facility ‘soon’
Adviser to FinMin says discussions with the US over the proposed facility have been ‘constructive’ Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb meets US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Washignton DC. PHOTO: X Pakistan expects to receive a response from Washington within the next couple of months on its request for a $10 billion bilateral stabilisation facility, as…
Assembly seeks swift justice for children
PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly has unanimously passed a resolution condemning the rising incidents of sexual abuse, violence, abduction and murder of children, demanding a fast-track judicial mechanism for sexual offence cases involving minors. The resolution called for ending the provision of compromise between parties in child sexual abuse cases and providing legal, psychological and social…
Pakistan eyes strategic economic ties with KSA: PM
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses the Balochistan National Workshop on August 21, 2026. — SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said Pakistan was keen to elevate its economic relationship with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia into a mutually beneficial strategic economic partnership in line with the vision of Crown Prince and Prime Minister…
Trucker attempts self immolation at DG Khan checkpost
Reportedly attempted after becoming frustrated with conduct of police personnel, officials, transport representatives DERA GHAZI KHAN: A truck driver allegedly attempted to set himself on fire at the Sakhi Sarwar Combined Checkpost in Dera Ghazi Khan, reportedly after becoming frustrated with the conduct of police personnel, officials and transport representatives said on Tuesday. The incident…
Protest breaks out over test paper leaks in Bihar
Students gesture as police use water cannons to disperse them in Patna. PHOTO: REUTERS PATNA: Police in India’s eastern Bihar state used water cannon and detained dozens of protesters attempting to march on the governor’s residence on Tuesday, demanding the cancellation of a civil services recruitment examination over allegations of leaked test question papers and…
Court seeks answers on JIT probe into Mir Raza case
Mir Raza Ali, owner of the popular dessert shop Wafflix, whose body was found in Gulistan-e-Jauhar after he was allegedly kidnapped from PECHS. — SCREENGRAB/ Youtube KARACHI: A constitutional bench of the Sindh High Court (SHC) has issued a written order in a petition seeking the formation of a joint investigation team (JIT) to probe…
Indus remains in low flood at five points
. RIVER OF LIFE: Boats unfurl their sails as they ply the River Indus in search of fish. Water levels in the ancient river continue to rise amid rains in the upper parts of the country. PHOTO: APP ISLAMABAD: The Indus River remained in a low flood at five key points on Tuesday morning, with…
