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ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan’s population continues to grow, potentially reaching 265 million by 2030, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has emphasised the need to redesign the country’s administrative geography to promote decentralisation and improve governance. The WEF’s Centre for Regions, Trade and Geopo...
ISLAMABAD: With both the government and the main opposition PTI knocking on his door, Maulana Fazlur Rehman is once again being cast as the man who can defuse a potential confrontation between the two sides. But the question is: what leverage does the veteran politician actually have to bring them t...
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Friday notified use-of-system charges (UoSC) ranging from Rs6.23 to Rs19.62 per unit for bulk power consumers (BPCs) of all distribution companies, including K-Electric, participating in the competitive electricity trading mark...
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck near the southern coast of Panama on Friday at a 12.6-km (7.8 miles) depth, according to the US Geological Survey, damaging some buildings but without affecting the critical Panama Canal trade waterway. In Panama, where earthquakes of this magnitude are rare, televi...
Power utility for Karachi, K-Electric, said on Friday that it may need to undertake load management as an “extreme, last-resort measure” during evening and night peak hours due to a shortage of re-gasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG), caused by disruptions to global supply and delayed cargoes. “Due...
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Parliamentary Affairs Minister Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry said on Friday that the Centre had finished deliberating on the imposition of an emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, warning that a lack of provincial government cooperation on counter-terrorism would lead it to enforce a state of emergency and the...
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi invited people from across Pakistan to reach the Swabi Interchange on Oct 11, where the PTI plans to announce the next steps for its long march that is being carried out to demand the release of jailed party founder Imran Khan. The route plan...
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Tariq Fazal Chaudhry said on Friday that the Centre had finished deliberating on the imposition of an emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, warning that a lack of provincial government cooperation on counter-terrorism would lead it to enforce an emergency and then eradicate...
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Sahibzada Farhan marked his first match as Pakistan’s full-time Twenty20 International captain with a commanding 89 as the hosts chased down Sri Lanka’s 182-8 to secure a four-wicket victory with seven balls to spare in the opening match of the three-game series at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on ...
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi was is leading PTI protesters to Charsadda from Peshawar on sixth day of the party’s protest march that is being carried out to demand the release of jailed PTI founder Imran Khan. The route plan for the march has undergone multiple changes s...
