Countdown of PTI govt has just begun: Bilawal By: Agencies on October 18, 2021PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday said that the PPP will continue its anti-government campaign until Prime Minister Imran Khan is sent packing, saying the current state of affairs shows ‘this is not tabdeeli (change), but destruction’. Addressing a rally at Karachi’s Bagh-e-Jinnah in commemoration of those martyred in 2007 in the twin terror attacks […]
PDM ROARS AGAIN! By: Staff Report on October 17, 2021PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Saturday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government as she addressed a ‘comeback’ rally of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an anti-government alliance, in Faisalabad. Accompanied by PML-N leaders Marriyum Aurangzeb and Rana Sanaullah on stage, Maryam said that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s opponents had suffered […]
People raise hue and cry over price hike in petroleum products By: Web Desk on October 16, 2021ISLAMABAD: People have raised a great hue and cry after the PTI-led government has declared a huge price hike in petroleum products, increasing the per litre cost of petrol by Rs10.49 and high-speed diesel by Rs12.44 for the next fortnight. The notification was issued a day after the government hiked power tariff by Rs1.39 per […]
Bloody Friday in Afghanistan By: Agencies on October 16, 2021At least 47 people have been killed and 70 others wounded after an explosion went off inside a Shia mosque in Afghanistan’s southern city of Kandahar, according to a Taliban official. The explosion on Friday afternoon took place in the Bibi Fatima mosque, the largest mosque for Shia worshippers in the city. The assault came […]
Three blasts hit mosque in Afghanistan’s Kandahar, leaving 25 dead By: Web Desk on October 15, 2021 On Friday, amidst the political kerfuffle in Afghanistan, three deadly explosions hit a minority mosque in the southern Afghan city of Kandhar, leaving at least 25 people dead and over 20 wounded. “Several wounded have been brought to our hospital,” a doctor in the city’s central hospital told. The cause of the attack was not identified […]
Govt confirms Rs1.68 per unit rise in power tariff By: Web Desk on October 15, 2021ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Friday has approved an increase in the power tariff by Rs1.68 per unit. Sources added that the cabinet has approved the increase in power tariff through a circulation summary. Considering the summary sent by the Ministry of Energy for approval, the government increased electricity prices by Rs1.68 per unit. In […]
Govt won’t increase power tariff immediately: Shaukat Tarin By: Web Desk on October 14, 2021WASHINGTON: Federal Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin on Thursday said that the government has no plan to increase the power tariff instantly. In his interaction with the American think tank, US Institute of Peace in Washington, the finance minister said that before increasing the electricity tariff, the government will take steps to control inflation in the […]
PM-COAS ‘consultation’ on new DG ISI complete By: Agencies on October 14, 2021Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Wednesday that consultations between the prime minister and the chief of army staff on the appointment of new director general of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) have completed. In a tweet, he said that process for the appointment of new DG ISI has begun. He reiterated […]
DG ISI to be appointed as per law, constitution By: News Desk on October 13, 2021Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Tuesday said the federal government will adopt legal and the constitutional procedure over the appointment of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) director general. The prime minister has the authority to appoint ISI DG, Fawad said, adding that Prime Minister Imran and the army chief had a ‘long […]
NAB moves IHC seeking cancellation of Maryam, Safdar’s bail By: Web Desk on October 12, 2021 ISLAMABAD: On Tuesday, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) moved a new petition in the Islamabad High Court (SHC) seeking cancellation of the bail granted to PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz and her husband Capt (retd) Mohammad Safdar in the Avenfield properties reference. The petition was moved on the “grounds of misuse of concession of […]