Nepra scraps fees, restores licence exemption for small solar users
Move follows Power Division’s request to review rules after concerns over impact on consumers The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Tuesday scrapped fees and restored a licensing exemption for solar consumers with systems under 25 kilowatts (kW). According to a notification issued today, under the revised framework, no fee or licence will be […]
Economy to ‘grow by 4pc’ in FY26, says finance minister – Pakistan
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Tuesday said the country’s economic growth will be about four per cent in the current fiscal year, which he termed a “significant improvement” compared to previous years, state-run Radio Pakistan reported. The finance minister made the comments while addressing the European Union-Pakistan High-Level Business Forum in Islamabad. According to Radio […]
Five labourers injured after unknown attackers hurl hand grenade in Dalbandin – Pakistan
QUETTA: Five labourers were injured in a grenade attack in the Dalbandin area of Chagai district late on Monday night, police said. According to police officials, unidentified assailants on motorcycles threw a hand grenade at a house, which exploded in the backyard and injured five labourers. “The injured individuals are from Punjab who were working […]
Israeli strikes on Gaza kill three, including 9-year-old boy, medics say
Medics say Israeli drone killed a child in Khan Younis; Gaza strike killed two, wounded many others Mourners react during the funeral of Palestinian child Adel Al-Najjar, who was killed today in an Israeli strike, according to medics, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, April 28, 2026. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed Purchase […]
Lahore court grants interim bail to PM’s daughter, son-in-law in money laundering case – Pakistan
LAHORE: A special court (central) on Tuesday granted interim pre-arrest bail to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s daughter, Rabia Imran and her husband Imran Yousaf in a money laundering case. The couple personally appeared before the court along with their counsel. Judge Ashfaq Ahmed heard and allowed the bail petitions of the couple, subject to submission […]
LHC suspends sentence in May 9 case, rejects others’ pleas
Court frees Afzal Pahat in rioting case, denies relief to Ejaz Chaudhry and Mian Mahmoodur Rasheed May 9 protest. Photo: ANADOLU AGENCY LAHORE: The Lahore High Court delivered a split verdict on appeals seeking suspension of sentences in the May 9 riot cases on Tuesday, suspending the sentence of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Afzal Azeem Pahat […]
Pakistan, Sri Lanka commence two-week joint counter-terrorism exercise: ISPR – Pakistan
RAWALPINDI: Troops from Pakistan and Sri Lanka commenced a two-week bilateral counter-terrorism exercise in Tarbela, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a press release. The “Pakistan–Sri Lanka Bilateral Exercise Shake Hands-II” is a joint counter-terrorism exercise conducted between the two armies, the ISPR said. The exercise commenced on April 27 (Monday) at Tarbela, with […]
Britain’s King Charles meets Trump in bid to salvage ties – World
Britain’s King Charles III met Donald Trump at the White House early Tuesday, kicking off a high-stakes state visit shadowed by transatlantic tensions and a new alleged attempt to assassinate the US president. Behind the warm welcome for Charles and Queen Camilla in front of the cameras lay a deepening rift in the so-called “special […]
UAE leaves OPEC and OPEC+ in huge blow to global oil producers’ group
The stunning loss of the longstanding OPEC member could create disarray and weaken the group A woman passes by a logo of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) during the United Nations climate change conference COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan November 13, 2024. Photo: Reuters The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday it quit the […]
Imran brought to PIMS for follow-up treatment, undergoes fourth eye procedure – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: PTI founder and former prime minister Imran Khan received a fourth intravitreal anti-VEGF injection at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) and was discharged on Tuesday morning, according to the hospital administration. Imran last underwent the anti-VEGF intravitreal injection on March 23. His eye ailment — right central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) — […]