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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 …

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% …

  Finance Minister Miftah Ismail is receiving flak on social media for reportedly saying that rich people use petrol and diesel. His statements come as the public buckles under inflationary pressure due to the recent increase in petroleum prices. Last week, Finance Minister Miftah Ismail announced the increase in the …

The accountability court here jailed Ali Gul Kurd, a former managing director of Pasni Fish Harbour and director-general of Treasury and Accounts, Balochistan, for seven years along with a fine of Rs632 million in a corruption case. Kurd, a serving grade-20 officer of the Balochistan government, was arrested after the …

LAHORE: The power crisis in the country seems to be spiralling out of hands as upto 12 hours of unannounced loadshedding has been reported nationwide following a shortfall of 7,500 MW. According to sources in the power division, the overall demand for electricity has peaked at 28,500 MW against the …

In Karachi: Motor Vehicle Registration Authority Karachi has increased the number plate fee for motorcycles from Rs500 to Rs1,450. Moreover, the department is not issuing number plates despite a three hundred per cent increase in the fee. The matter of delay in issuing number plates for motorcycles in Sindh has …

In Karachi, the Large Taxpayers Office (LTO) has achieved a brilliant improvement by gaining Rs 1,396,189 million of the complete taxes from July 2021 to May 2022, an increase of over 41 percent since the previous year. An overall budget objective of Rs. 1,279,205 (M) for the period July 2021 …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced a nationwide protest against rising inflation and load shedding on Friday (tomorrow). According to details, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Farrukh Habib and former state minister in his message on social networking site Twitter said that on the instructions of party chairman Imran Khan, there …

Sindh University Jamshoro has imposed a ban on students from making TikTok videos on the premises of the institute after several videos deemed immoral by the administration went viral on the famous short video-sharing platform. According to the official notification issued by the Director of the Student Affairs Department, Dr. …