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PM Shehbaz urges provinces to announce power relief package

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urged other provincial governments to follow footsteps of Punjab government and announce power relief packages in their respective provinces. Addressing Cabinet meeting, he said that recent package announced b...

Imran, Bushra inflivt Rs32m to exchequer: NAB reference

ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau filed another toshakhana reference to accountability court against Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf’s founder Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi. In reference, it has been said that national exchequer has suffered loss...

PM calls on provinces to adopt Punjab's power relief strategies

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says the federal government in consultation with provincial governments is working on a comprehensive plan for reforms in different sectors of the economy. Addressing the cabinet meeting in Islamabad on Tuesda...

NAB initiates fresh Toshakhana inquiry against Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) filed another Toshakhana reference against incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and former first lady Bushra Bibi on Tuesday. Investigation officer Moshin Haroon and case o...

Tarar urges provinces to follow Punjab’s lead on electricity subsidy

Islamabad: Information Minister Attaullah Tarar called on all provinces to follow example set by Punjab government in providing electricity subsidies, emphasising need for equitable relief across country. Speaking at press conference here, Tarar hig...

JI announces nationwide strike against high bills, inflation on Aug 28

Multan: Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has announced nationwide shutter-down strike on August 28 to protest against high electricity bills and inflation. Addressing rally organised by JI here, Hafiz Naeem criticised all political...

Freelancers demand immediate restoration of internet services

KARACHI: Pakistan Freelancers Association, representative body of freelancers countrywide, asked relevant authorities to address prevailing internet issues and take immediate steps to restore services to full capacity. In statement issued here, Pakis...

Faiz Hameed predicted Nawaz’s NAB sentence: former judge

ISLAMABAD: Former Islamabad High Court senior puisne judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui made shocking revelations against ex-Director General (DG) Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Lieutenant General (retd) Faiz Hameed. Speaking to private news channel, h...

CM Maryam stresses serving humanity as essential for national development

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif says serving humanity is the key to a nation's development and progress. In her message on World Humanity Day today, the chief minister reiterated that serving humanity is Punjab government's manifest...

Toshakhana Case: PTI founder, Bushra Bibi granted 15-day judicial remand

RAWALPINDI: An accountability court on Monday sent Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi to jail on a 15-day judicial remand in Toshakhana reference filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) recently. The...

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PM Shehbaz directs Punjab, NA speakers to address PPP concerns

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has instructed the speakers of the national assembly and Punjab’s provincial assembly to take active steps to address concerns raised by the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). The directive came during...

PTI remains adamant, govt’s last-ditch effort gone in vain

INTERNET BLOCK, TRAINS AT HALT, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES CLOSED ISLAMABAD: A large convoys of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters, led by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur and opposition leader Omar Ayub, encountered intense tea...

‘Ziauddin University holds 1st International and 2nd National Pakistan Occupational Therapy Conference’

KARACHI: “There has been a remarkable 278% increase in occupational therapists in the Asia-Pacific region. However, these numbers remain disproportionately low when compared to the global population. We must take collective action to address th...

IU bold fashion show sparks controversy, backlash

Iqra University, one of Pakistan’s well-known institutions, has come under fire for its recent Fashion Odyssey 2024 event. Organized by the university in collaboration with AIFD, the grand fashion show showcased the creative work of emerging yo...
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