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ISLAMABAD, May 23 : President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday asked the State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan (SLICP) to pay the Group Insurance claims to the widows of firemen of the Fire Brigade Department, Metropolitan Corporation, Multan, who had died in service. “It’s saddening that insurance payments to poor …

ISLAMABAD, May 23 : Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday strongly condemned the conviction of prominent Hurriyat leader Muhammad Yasin Malik by the Indian court in a fictitious terrorism case. He said Pakistan rejected the Indian failed tactics against Yasin Malik who was a symbol of unparalleled bravery and freedom. …

ISLAMABAD, May 22 :Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman on Sunday said the bush fires rejuvenated in the Margallas at the boundary area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Islamabad due to hot high speed winds which was controlled in the morning. The Minister for Climate Change in a …

ISLAMABAD-Over the decades, the rising demand of natural gas rapidly depleted its reserves and the country is now facing serious challenge of meeting gas and electricity demand of consumers. Rising population, improper usage of gas and electricity resource and injudicious subsidies equally benefiting both the poor and the rich, had …

SYLHET – Heavy rains have caused widespread flooding in parts of Bangladesh and India, leaving millions stranded and at least 57 dead, officials said Saturday. In Bangladesh, about two million people have been marooned by the worst floods in the country’s northeast for nearly two decades. At least 100 villages …

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has conceded defeat in Saturday’s elections as the opposition Labor Party stormed to power in Australia after almost a decade.   With 90% of votes counted, Labor has secured 73 of the 151 seats up for grabs, while Morrison’s Liberal/National Coalition won 51, according to the …

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan’s ‘vulgar’ remarks about ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz at a public rally in Multan have sparked outrage among different segments of the society including the political leadership. After a video clip of Khan, taking a jibe at PML-N vice …

LAHORE – Federal Minister for Interior Rana Sanaullah on Saturday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan’s politics would end if he was sent to jail even for three days. Talking to reporters at Model Town, he wished that Imran Khan should be detained in the same jail cell …

The total power generation in the country is 19,210 MW, whereas, the total demand for electricity in the country is 26,049 MW, according to the sources in the power division. It is also learnt from the sources in the power division that 4,940 MW of electricity is being generated in …

Punjab Assembly speaker Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi condemning the arrest of DG Parliamentary Affairs on Sunday alleged that raids have exposed a “fascist action” of the government. “The arrest of an assembly official and raids is proof that the government is panicked. The face of the Sharifs is being exposed before …