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ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Home Affairs has directed the National Police Foundation (NPF) and the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to organize a briefing for the Standing Committee on Home Affairs of the National Assembly on the alleged illegal allotment of plots and pending projects of the NPF. According to a letter from the Ministry of…
• CPPA seeks negative 63 paise per unit FCA in January against Rs 1.14 in December• Government seeks early tariff restructuring and changes in peak hours ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday announced that electricity rates for January 2025 will see a slight increase compared to December 2024, despite lower than expected fuel costs. The adjustment…
ALTHOUGH the nation failed to achieve much-needed stability in the year just concluded, largely due to a controversial election and associated political dissonance, the start of 2025 brings with it hope that new opportunities can be seized to embrace a more constructive path. There was much to lament in 2024: political discord; institutional atrophy; terrorism…
WASHINGTON: On the first day of the new year, Pakistan begins a two-year term as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), entering a complex global landscape. This is Pakistan’s eighth term on the council, providing the opportunity to shape debates on key international issues, but also posing significant challenges. Elected in…
QUETTA: Treasury and opposition members in the Balochistan Assembly on Monday came together to praise late Benazir Bhutto, saying the former prime minister will always be remembered as a great brave leader who never compromised the rights of the people, the democracy and the supremacy of the Constitution and parliament. The house adopted a resolution…
QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti on Monday launched a week-long polio vaccination drive by administering polio drops to children at a ceremony held at the CM House. The initiative comes in response to a worrying rise in polio cases in the province, after a gap of 23 months since the last reported case…
President Xi Jinping said China will implement “more proactive” macroeconomic policies next year, state media reported, while addressing a top political advisory body on Tuesday. The country has struggled this year to emerge from a crisis fueled by a housing market crisis, weak consumption and growing public debt. Beijing has unveiled a series of aggressive…
These cases are not just statistics; they reflect the violent stripping of women’s autonomy and dignity under the guise of family ‘honour’. In Pakistan, ‘honour’ killings continued to claim the lives of women throughout 2024, perpetuated by deeply ingrained societal beliefs about family dignity and shame. As the year draws to a close, the pattern…
South Korean authorities began handing over the bodies of plane crash victims to their families on Tuesday, as investigators raced to determine why the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 landed and burst into flames. American investigators, including those from Boeing, arrived at the crash site southwest of Muan, officials said, as South Korean authorities began evaluating…
A Gilgit-Baltistan Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Tuesday sentenced former Prime Minister Khalid Khurshid Khan to 34 years in prison for threatening security institutions at a party rally in July. In July 2023, Khurshid, who is also the PTI regional president, was disqualified by the GB Chief Court for allegedly obtaining a license from the GB…