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ISLAMABAD, Jun 2 : The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday issued schedule for the local government elections (LG) in Islamabad stating that balloting in the federal capital would be held on July 31. According to a notification issued by the ECP, the nomination papers would be filed with …

The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday returned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s petition for a long march. Earlier, PTI filed a petition in Supreme Court seeking the court’s permission for Islamabad long march. Ali Zafer Advocate submitted the petition in the Supreme Court on behalf of PTI Secretary General …

  Pakistani actor Nausheen Shah has recently bashed Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz and said many things about her. Taking to her Instagram stories, she wrote, “Being Maryam Nawaz is so fun. Just wake up and ignore your husband. Go out in protocol of your father’s slave, …

Sindh High Court blasted the police department’s inaction in Fehmida kidnapping case. Sukkur bench of the high court was hearing a petition of Sharif Lashari, the father of the girl kidnapped eight months ago. Justice Amjad Ali Sehto in the case hearing called the SSP Sukkur, Singhar Malik, an incompetent …

In the US: A man armed with a rifle and a handgun killed four people inside a medical building in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Wednesday before fatally shooting himself, police said, in the latest of a series of mass shootings to rattle the United States. Eyewitness video of first responders arriving …

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested two Pakistanis involved in criminal activities in Turkey. “Their criminal act created an uproar and anger in the Turkish society and severely damaged goodwill which Turkish people have for their Pakistani brethren,” the FIA statement added.

ISLAMABAD, June 2 : In line with the directions of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the PM’s Strategic Reforms unit has proposed a number of measures including the deployment of Lady Railway Police Force (LRPF) at railway stations to ensure the safety of women passengers. The proposals have been put forth …

The government on Tuesday shocked consumers by pushing up ghee and cooking oil rates by an unprecedented Rs208 and Rs213 to an all-time high of Rs555 per kg and Rs605 per litre, respectively, even though “these rates still do not exist in the retail markets.” An official in the Utility …

The Special Technology Zones Authority (STZA) plans to set up 14 technology zones across the country in 2022–23. According to the STZA report, the STZA is currently implementing its national roll-out plan under which 5 Special Technology Zones (STZs) have already been rolled out in Islamabad, Punjab, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. …

Islamabad: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has approved an Rs7.91 increase per unit of electricity According to a notification issued by NEPRA, the government has increased the basic tariff per unit of electricity by Rs7.91. The per-unit price has been increased from Rs16.91 to Rs24.82, which is a 47% …