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Prime Minister calls for rapid privatization of electricity sector

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday ordered relevant authorities to accelerate the process of privatization of electricity distribution companies (DISCOS) and generation companies (GENCOS). Chairing a meeting on the energy sector in the federal capital, the Prime Minister stressed that privatization of the energy system, leading to the establishment of a competitive electricity market, […]

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Diesel price reduced by Rs14/liter

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ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday reduced the price of diesel by Rs 14 per liter depending on fluctuations in global oil prices, effective December 16. However, the government has maintained current gasoline prices. After the recent reduction, diesel will be sold at Rs265.65 per liter against the old price of Rs279.65 per litre, registering a

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Minister denounces “foreign-financed” campaigns

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Talal Chaudhry warns those involved could face legal action if they continue their activities Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry speaks to reporters outside Parliament in Islamabad on October 9, 2025. ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry said on Monday that Pakistan had uncovered ample evidence of coordinated, paid social media campaigns

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employer required to prove fault

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Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has ruled that the primary burden is on the employer to prove an employee’s misconduct in the event of termination. “The primary burden is on the employer to prove fault so that the matter

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Center forms eight NFC committees amid provincial tensions

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Federal government wants to exclude customs duties from scope of divisible pool, sources say The 7th prize, in 2010, attempted to rectify the anomalies by increasing the overall allocation to the provinces to 57.5% and reducing the weight of the population to 82%. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: The Center has notified eight committees of the National

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11 years later, the APS tragedy continues to impact families

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PESHAWAR: Eleven years have passed since terrorists stormed the Military Public School (APS) in Peshawar, but time has failed to dull the pain. For parents who buried their children, for brothers and sisters who grew up without brothers and sisters, December remains the coldest and longest month, weighed down by memory. On December 16, 2014,

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Regional powers call for Pak-Afghan de-escalation

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The Pak-Afghan border at Chaman. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: Senior officials from neighboring countries as well as Russia have urged Pakistan and Afghanistan to resume dialogue and resolve their differences through diplomatic means. The call came Monday at the end of the Tehran conference, a meeting of special representatives of Iran, Pakistan, China, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan

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Another girls’ school blown up in North Waziristan

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In a worrying escalation of attacks on educational institutions, unidentified gunmen destroyed a government girls’ primary school in Mir Ali, North Waziristan, using explosives. According to police, the incident took place in the village of Epi, where the attackers planted explosives inside the school building under the cover of darkness. The explosion completely demolished the

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NIH issues advisory as more than 300,000 flu-like cases reported nationwide

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Pregnant women, the elderly and children under 5 years old are at higher risk of developing serious or complicated illness. The National Institute of Health issued an advisory on the prevention and control of seasonal influenza (H3N2) after 340,856 suspected cases were reported nationwide between epidemiological weeks 44 and 49. The aim of this advisory

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Talal Chaudhry accuses PTI of running anti-state campaigns through paid accounts abroad

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The minister says authorities traced the fake accounts and actively reported them to the platforms concerned. Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry. Photo: File Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry has accused the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf of carrying out what he described as a targeted propaganda campaign on social media for a prolonged period.

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