PTI team meets Mahmood Khan Achakzai, Mengal to seek support against ‘rigging’ – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: With the sole agenda of raising a collective voice against the alleged rigging in the recent elections, a PTI delegation, led by Asad Qaiser, held separate meetings with Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai and Balochistan National Party (Mengal) chief Akhtar Mengal on Monday. While talking to Dawn, MNA Sher Afzal Marwat […]
Nepra okays record fuel cost adjustment after govt ‘arm twisting’ – Business
ISLAMABAD: Days after ordering a probe into the record fuel cost adjustment (FCA) demanded by distribution companies, the power regulator approved the hike, which will put an additional strain of Rs55 billion on electricity users. In a remarkable turnaround on its proclamations, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) notified the additional fuel cost adjustment […]
After refusal by president, speaker calls NA session – Pakistan
• Maiden sitting of National Assembly scheduled for 29th• ECP takes up SIC’s request for reserved seats today• Hearing on Nawaz’s plea about NA-15 seat set to resume ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Monday had to summon the maiden sitting of the lower house of parliament at 10am on Feb 29, after […]
US eyes Israel-Hamas ceasefire by next week
GAZA, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: A new ceasefire between Israel and Hamas could start as soon as Monday and last through Ramadan, US President Joe Biden said, in a deal that would also free dozens of hostages held in Gaza. In the protracted bid to broker a truce, mediators from Egypt, Qatar and the United States have […]
Balochistan caretakers leaving behind Rs50bn in kitty: Jan Achakzai – Pakistan
QUETTA: Balochistan caretaker Minister for Information Jan Achakzai has claimed the caretaker provincial government is leaving with Rs50 billion in the provincial treasury for the new elected government to spend on welfare and development projects. Speaking at a press conference on Monday, the minister said the caretaker government took measures to check unnecessary expenditures and […]
PTI team meets Achakzai, Mengal to seek support against ‘rigging’ – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: With the sole agenda of raising a collective voice against the alleged rigging in the recent elections, a PTI delegation, led by Asad Qaiser, held separate meetings with Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai and Balochistan National Party (Mengal) chief Akhtar Mengal on Monday. While talking to Dawn, MNA Sher Afzal Marwat […]
Govt challenges IHC order to trace ‘missing’ Baloch students – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Monday approached the Supreme Court to seek overturning of the Islamabad High Court’s Feb 19 directives of constituting a joint committee of directors general of the Intelligence Bureau (IB), Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI), and Military Intelligence (MI) for tracing the whereabouts of students from Balochistan who are allegedly missing. Moved by […]
21 TLP activists acquitted of terror charge
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday acquitted 21 activists of the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) in a case registered under terrorism charges, creating disturbance and damaging state properties. The court held that the prosecution had failed to prove the charges against the accused. ATC Judge Muhammad Naveed Iqbal conducted the trial and announced the […]
West Ham sink Brentford to end barren run
LONDON: Jarrod Bowen ended his goal drought with a hat-trick as West Ham beat struggling Brentford 4-2 to secure their first win in nine games on Monday. Bowen hadn’t scored in the Premier League since December 23, but the England forward got back on track with a stylish treble at the London Stadium. The 27-year-old […]
PSL 2024: Yaqoob special inspires Peshawar Zalmi to survive Azam, Munro batting assault – Sport
A one-for-the-ages 5-fer by Peshawar Zalmi’s Arif Yaqoob helped them script one of the most amazing comebacks in the history of the Pakistan Super League to beat the Islamabad United by 8 runs, with him taking four wickets and conceding just two runs in the 19th over of their match on Monday at Lahore’s Gaddafi […]