The Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association on Sunday announced that it will be going on a nationwide strike as of July 18, shutting down petrol stations all over the country, in the wake of rising oil prices. The PPDA chairman Abdul Sami Khan, in a statement, said that it was not possible to continue petroleum sales […]
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Pakistan is set to start the second phase of a controversial plan to send undocumented Afghan refugees back to their country. Beginning Sunday, authorities are likely to expel more than 800,000 Afghans from the country, after about 541,000 were forced to leave in the first phase in November last year. If they do not leave
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PTCL Raises Internet and Landline Charges from July 2024 In another setback for inflation-stricken citizens, leading telecom and internet service provider PTCL has announced a fee increase starting July 2024. In a recent notification, PTCL disclosed an additional charge of Rs100 per bill for its internet and telephone users. A text message sent to PTCL
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Pakistan Railways has unveiled new air-conditioned bathrooms for the public at Lahore Railway Station under public-private partnership. The luxurious bathrooms feature various facilities including hand sanitizers, automated hand dryers and hot water geysers. There is also designated place for changing the diapers of babies while facility of shampoo and fresh towels would also be available
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The Anti-Terrorism Court in federal capital issued non-bailable arrest warrants against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur and PTI leader Amir Mughal after rejecting their exemption pleas in cases registered against them in Islamabad police stations. Judge Tahir Abbas Supra issued the warrants after hearing the cases registered in Sangjani and I-9 police stations
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Justice Athar Minallah has asked the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to satisfy the Supreme Court that the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) was excluded from the electoral process legitimately, thereby forfeiting its claim to reserved seats. As a member of the full-court bench of the Supreme Court hearing the Sunni Ittehad Council’s (SIC) appeal against the
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Rich whether in any mighty government institutions are not included, as ever the filthy rich business men are also not included, The FY25 budget has been passed, potentially securing next programme from the IMF (International Monetary Fund) and unlocking up to $7.5 billion in external flows. While this is a rare positive note, the budget
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Govt unleashes tax tsunami, Price hikes across the board from petrol to milk, including infant formula and steep new tax rates will take a sizeable bite out of household incomes due to abnormally high new tax rates. What appears to be unparalleled in Pakistan’s history, despite heavy taxation there is still a Rs800 billion gap
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A team of researchers from the University of Karachi (UoK) has been honoured with the prestigious “Outstanding Team Impact Prize” by the UK’s Medical Research Council (MRC). The award recognised the team’s collaborative approach to medical research, which has made a significant impact in the field. Led by Prof Dr M Iqbal Choudhary and Prof
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Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate, has called on Pakistani officials to refrain from making such statements about Afghanistan. The Ministry of Defense, reacting to recent statements by Pakistan’s Defense Minister, has stated that any potential operations by Islamabad on Afghan soil will have negative consequences. Enayatullah Khwarazmi, the spokesperson for the Ministry
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