December 2025

Pakistan assures IMF of hike in taxes on agricultural inputs, reduction in mark-up schemes

The seal of the International Monetary Fund is seen in the headquarters building in Washington, DC, USA. — AFP/File Selected items to move to 18% GST band. Measures linked to the completion of the 2nd review of the IMF program. Islamabad targets $1.2 billion from EFF and RSF. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has committed to the International […]

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Overbilling of more than Rs8b discovered

ISLAMABAD: Auditors told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Thursday that power distribution companies had generated over Rs 8 billion in revenue through overcharging. The apex parliamentary committee met under the acting chairmanship of Shahida Akhtar Ali to review audit objections relating to the Electricity Division for the financial year 2022-23. Audit officials told the

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CM surprises students with an unannounced visit

Afridi calls for concrete measures for financial self-sufficiency of UoP and better facilities for students Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi. Photo: File PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi paid an unannounced and informal visit to the Department of Economics, University of Peshawar, directly engaging with students and discussing the overall academic environment and

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Check out B&O’s new Phantom and Mirage elite speakers: If you need to know the price, you can’t afford them

Very exclusive special editions of the Bang & Olufsen Beolab 90 Phantom Edition offers “the power of darkness” while the Mirage is “an explosion of color” Expect supercar prices for both editions Money has no object We love giving practical shopping advice on the latest gadgets here at TechRadar. But sometimes what we even like

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NFL Scores: Falcons spoil Bucs’ playoff hopes behind Kyle Pitts’ big night

NEWYou can now listen to PK Press Club articles! It was a hotly contested NFC South game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night, and the latter wanted to play the role of spoiler. The Falcons, who were eliminated from the playoffs last week, made it tougher for the Bucs to

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Anyone involved in Faiz will be punished (governor)

KP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi. Photo: File PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi said anyone else involved alongside Faiz Hameed will also be punished. Addressing the media at a summit on climate change and disaster risk reduction organized by the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Red Crescent Society at the Governor’s House, he said, “Punishment has already been meted

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Carriers report nationwide traffic jam on Dec. 19

A sight of a huge traffic jam clogs Islamabad’s highway, with seemingly endless lines of cars, buses and motorbikes stretching as far as the eye can see. PHOTO: APPLICATION RAWALPINDI: The All Pakistan Transport Federation, Inter-District Transport Union, Inter-District Transport Union, Goods Transport Union and Pick-up and Drop Unions of Students and Government Employees have

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Wrapped XRP goes live on Solana and Ethereum in Ripple Boost

Hex Trust announced that it will issue and custodian XRP (wXRP), a 1:1 representation of native XRP designed to extend XRP’s DeFi and cross-chain utility beyond the XRP Ledger. The wrapped asset will be tradable alongside RLUSD on Ethereum and other supported chains including Solana, Optimism, and HyperEVM. wXRP will launch with a total value

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Dhaka says he can join group bypassing SAARC

Bangladesh has expressed its willingness to consider, under appropriate strategic conditions, joining a regional grouping with Pakistan that would exclude India in a formulation that Dhaka believes is not feasible for several other South Asian countries. State-run newspaper Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha reported that foreign advisor Md Touhid Hossain, while speaking about the changing regional dynamics,

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