. ISLAMABAD: The privatization of major power sector assets, including two power plants and three electricity distribution companies (DISCOs), as well as the sale of a majority stake in Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), moved closer to completion on Thursday as officials briefed a Senate panel on the government’s roadmap and deadlines. The Senate Standing Committee […]
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. Great Britain’s Chief Electoral Commissioner (CEC) Raja Shah Baz Khan. Photo: Courtesy — Radio Pakistan GILGIT: Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Raja Shehbaz Khan on Thursday announced postponement of general elections and local body polls due to harsh weather conditions in the region, after an all-party conference held to consult political parties on holding
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. Election moment: A woman votes in a by-election in Faisalabad. Photo: Online ISLAMABAD: The gender gap in Pakistan’s electoral rolls has narrowed from 11.8% in 2018 to 7.1% in 2025, Secretary of State Omer Hameed Khan said on Thursday. Speaking at a review meeting of the project committee under Pakistan’s Legislative, Electoral, Digital Governance
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Screenshot from a video showing a man brutally assaulting a domestic worker in Karachi’s buffer zone. A video showing a domestic worker being brutally attacked on the stairs of a residential building in the buffer zone has gone viral on social media, prompting police to intervene. The footage shows a man physically attacking the woman,
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Separate meters necessary for the purchase and supply of electricity; users will not sell their excess electricity to other consumers KARACHI: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority has unveiled a new set of rules and regulations aimed at managing the process of purchasing and supplying electricity for net metering users. The regulations bring significant changes
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Azam’s detention in May this year effectively suspended the group’s media activities, according to a UN report Pakistani intelligence services have arrested Khariji Sultan Aziz Azam, a spokesperson for the Islamic State of Khorasan (ISIS-K) and founder of the group’s official media arm, the Al-Azaim Foundation, according to a United Nations report submitted to the
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ATC Islamabad has initiated offender proceedings against Sohail Afridi and several other accused The Islamabad District Court has issued non-bailable arrest warrants against Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi after he repeatedly failed to appear in court in a case involving misleading allegations against state institutions and damaging their reputation. Senior Civil Judge Abbas Shah on
The hospital’s board of directors forms two commissions of inquiry, tasked with submitting reports within three days Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi. Photo: File Orders issued by Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi regarding disciplinary action against senior officials of Peshawar’s Lady Reading Hospital have reportedly not been implemented. Instead, the hospital’s Board of Governors
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Father-son duo of Indian origin ‘received military-style training’ in the Philippines A screenshot of a user-generated video shows beachgoers fleeing Sydney’s Bondi Beach after gunmen opened fire. Photo: AFP The father-son duo, suspected of instigating the deadly attack on Jews attending a religious festival on one of Australia’s most iconic beaches, had received “military-style training”
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Justice Bajwa says a written record now constitutes a ‘substantial guarantee’ of civil liberty LAHORE: Immigration officials can no longer detain passengers on verbal orders alone, the Lahore High Court (LHC) has ruled, rejecting the practice as a violation of fundamental rights. The verdict constitutes a tough legal check for the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA),
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