Tax relief on luxury cars questioned
Former PAAPAM chairman asks why tax breaks for rich while millions bear adjustment costs LAHORE: A committee of the Ministry of Industries and Production has suggested reducing sales tax on luxury vehicles after reviewing the automotive and auto parts manufacturing policy. The Auto Parts Export Council (APEC), chaired by the Minister of Industries and Production […]
Competitive power market gets nod
Nepra agreed that the key principle should be equal treatment: open-access consumers should pay the same UoSC as similarly placed consumers of suppliers of last resort ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved a uniform structure of Use of System Charges (UoSC) for power bulk consumers of distribution companies (Discos) and K-Electric […]
Senate panel approves death penalty for perpetrators of acid attacks
Tougher penalties passed for abuse of domestic workers, unauthorised LPG decanting, wrongful detention of dead bodies The Senate Standing Committee on Interior passes a series of bills, including one proposing the death penalty for perpetrators of acid attacks on Monday. PHOTO VIA X ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Interior on Monday approved a series […]
Power tariff raised by Rs0.52 per unit
The positive quarterly adjustment will be recovered over three months—September, October and November 2026—at a uniform rate of Rs0.5194 per kWh. PHOTO: PIXABAY ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday approved an increase of Rs0.5194 per unit in electricity tariffs, placing an additional burden of approximately Rs12.6 billion on power consumers. The increase will apply to all […]
Europe’s largest carbon capture facility opens in Netherlands
From 2026, Yara Sluiskil will capture 800,000 tons of CO2 yearly for storage beneath Norway’s seabed Over 15 years, Yara expects to remove about 12 million tons of CO2 from the site. PHOTO: YARA.com Europe’s largest carbon capture facility opened in the Netherlands on Monday, developed by Norwegian fertiliser company Yara International. The carbon capture […]
From dance floor to war: China readies humanoid robots for combat
China is accelerating research into military uses of humanoid robots and planning for wartime deployment A humanoid robot takes part in a wushu contest during the second World Humanoid Robot Games at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, China August 26, 2026. REUTERS At the World Humanoid Robot Games in China last month, robots […]
Huawei, Xiaomi launch new foldable smartphones ahead of Apple event
Huawei’s Mate XT2 folds twice into a tablet-sized screen, with a Kirin 9050 Pro chip and improved privacy A staff member holds a newly unveiled Huawei Mate XT2 foldable smartphone displayed at a Huawei store in Beijing, China September 7, 2026. REUTERS Huawei and Xiaomi launched new flagship foldable smartphones on Monday, stepping up competition […]
PTI chairman Gohar warns against dividing provinces without broad public consensus
Urges political forces to avoid taking decisions on the creation of new provinces in haste PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar. Photo: File Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan on Monday warned that any attempt to divide Sindh and other provinces without the consent of the people would weaken the federation, urging political forces to […]
Former police surgeon Dr Ayesha Faiz remanded in CTD custody for three days
Balochistan home minister says police action was taken due to her alleged statements against the state, institutions An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Quetta on Monday remanded former police surgeon Dr Ayesha Faiz into the custody of the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) for three days in connection with a case registered against her. Special ATC Judge Muhammad […]
Austrian headscarf ban for under-14s faces first test as schools reopen
The legislation proposing the ban was passed in parliament last year, in December A child wearing a headscarf in Doha, Qatar. Photo: Reuters/file Austria’s ban on headscarves for under-14s faces an initial test on Monday as schools reopen in Vienna and other states, with groups including the country’s main Muslim organisation denouncing it as discriminatory […]