Nepra paving way for clean energy, establishing liberalised power market

ISLAMABAD-Chairman of National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) Tauseef Farooqi has said that distributed generation through net-metering is one of the most effective tools to enable renewable power generation at the grass-root level and is one of the key focus areas of NEPRA for meeting increased electricity […]

Haleem Adil, co-accused sent on judicial remand

KARACHI   –  An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Karachi on Saturday sent Haleem Adil Sheikh and his aides to jail on judicial remand in another case related to a scuffle with officials during an anti-encroachment drive against illegal farmhouses. An anti-terrorism court (ATC) Malir heard the case against […]

Maryam doesn’t know dynamic of elections: Shibli

ISLAMABAD   –  Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz on Saturday declared Maryam Nawaz’s press conference as self-contradictory and said that she did not understand the dynamics of elections. In a statement, the minister said that on one hand, she was praising the Election Commission of […]

Ali Sadpara and two other climbers lost to the K2

The deep passion of three climbers from Pakistan, Chile, and Iceland, to conquer the “Savage Mountain” – K2 in winters, remained unfilled, with a confirmation from the families that their loved ones were lost to the mountain on Thursday. Sajid Ali Sadpara, along with the […]

Secrecy for Senate, NA elections not perpetual, notes SC

| CJP asks what will happen if a party gets votes disproportionate to MPs | ECP will be responsible if party position in assemblies not reflected in Senate: Justice Ijaz ISLAMABAD   –  The Supreme Court of Pakistan Wednesday noted that secrecy for the elections of the Senate […]

PML-N’s Mushahid Ullah Khan passes away

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Senator Mushahid Ullah Khan passed away in Islamabad on Wednesday. He was 68. According to former Governor Sindh Muhammad Zubair, Mushahid Ullah Khan had been ill for a long time and was under treatment at a hospital in Islamabad […]

SC dissatisfied with ECP report, seeks elaborate statement

ISLAMABAD – Expressing its dissatisfaction over Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) report, the Supreme Court of Pakistan asked the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) to file an elaborate and well considered statement after deliberating upon the functions given in Article 218(3) of the Constitution. Chief Justice of Pakistan […]

PM Khan says plantation is essential for next generations

Prime Minister Imran Khan said plantation is essential for the next generations and role of youth is also very important for achieving the goal of ten billion trees plantation campaign in the country. He was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of Spring Tree Plantation Campaign under ten billion […]

Govt decides not to raise salaries of employees from 18 departments

The Pakistan government on Monday has decided not to increase the salaries of employees of 18 departments by 25pc. A summary of the decision not to increase pay will be tabled in the Cabinet tomorrow for approval. According to the Finance Ministry summary, the salaries of the employees […]

Punjab education minister tests positive for coronavirus

Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas on Monday has tested positive for coronavirus. According to details, the minister has quarantined himself at his residence and requested the people who have met him to undergo covid-19 test. On the other hand, Pakistan has reported 26 deaths in the last […]