Electricity tariff increased by RS 1.81

ISLAMABAD 09 August (Online): Electricity tariff for people of Karachi has been increased by RS 2.31 per unit and RS 1.81 for government distribution companies. Notification for increase in monthly fuel price adjustment for 1 month has also been issued. An additional burden of RS […]

ECNEC approves various national development projects

ISLAMABAD, Aug 9 (APP):Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Wednesday chaired a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC), which approved various national development projects. The ECNEC approved projects including construction of Awaran and Panjgur dams, besides […]

Poland to send additional 2,000 troops to Belarus border

Warsaw, Aug 9 (AFP/APP):Poland will send an additional 2,000 troops to reinforce its eastern border with neighbouring Belarus, a deputy interior minister said Wednesday, as a record number of migrants try to cross. “This will not be a reinforcement of 1,000 but of 2,000 soldiers,” […]

PESCO notifies power suspension for Peshawar, Mansehra

PESHAWAR, Aug 09 (APP):Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) on Wednesday notified that due to maintenance work power supply will remain suspended from 132 KV Rahman Baba Grid Station on 10th August from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. Subsequently, the consumers of 11 KV Kachori, Shalozan, […]

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index closes 0.32 pct higher

HONG KONG, Aug. 9 (Xinhua/APP) –:Hong Kong’s stock market ended mixed on Wednesday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index up 0.32 percent to close at 19,246.03 points. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index gained 0.39 percent to end at 6,613.23 points, and the Hang Seng […]