LAHORE: Punjab is experiencing prolonged and increasingly disruptive power outages, with rural areas reporting load shedding of up to 16 hours a day and urban centers facing repeated outages, according to residents and power utility officials. The situation has intensified across regions served by Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco), Multan Electric Power Company (Mepco), Faisalabad […]
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Sustainability Week 2025 This article is part of a series of sustainability themed articles we are running to observe Earth Day 2026 and promote more sustainable practices. See all our content in Sustainability Week 2026. Fairphone has released its 2025 Impact Report, and the sustainability-focused electronics maker is calling on all smartphone makers to implement
CDA Planning Department will send recommendations for auction of salable state land ISLAMABAD: The Directorate of Municipal Administration (DMA) has picked up six acres of CDA-owned land behind the high-security Red Zone and Diplomatic Enclave in the federal capital worth billions of rupees. According to the CDA, the land had been illegally occupied for decades
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Almost 150,000 positions were eliminated across the province; 30,000 training positions have already been abolished RAWALPINDI: Amid an acute financial and economic crisis in Punjab, the provincial government has given final approval to abolish nearly 150,000 vacancies ranging from class 1 to 16 across all departments. Implementation has begun and all such positions will be
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RAWALPINDI: Ahead of the monsoon season, cleaning and desilting of Nullah Leh and 15 urban drainage canals will be completed at a cost of Rs80 million. The operation is scheduled to begin on May 1 and will be completed by June 15. The Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) has initiated the contract process for desilting
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There is a popular indicator that crypto experts are closely watching whether US-based investors, especially institutions, are actually buying bitcoin BTC$77,932.41 or sitting on the sidelines watching the market. It’s called the Coinbase Premium Index, and it’s now flashing the most sustained bullish signal since bitcoin traded at a record high above $126,000 in October.
NymVPN rolls out split tunneling in beta on Windows The provider is also adding new post-quantum protections across all apps It also improves macOS app security with an authentication upgrade Finding the best VPN to secure your online traffic is only half the battle; it’s just as important to manage how it interacts with your
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A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor is fired during a successful intercept test in this undated handout photo provided by the US Department of Defense, Missile Defense Agency. – Reuters The US military used up nearly half of its Patriot interceptor missile stockpile during its seven-week campaign against Iran, according to an analysis
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ISLAMABAD: The 2025 floods could have disrupted or wiped out nearly 3.3 million jobs across Pakistan, with rural livelihoods and agriculture bearing the brunt, according to a new assessment by the International Labor Organization. The UN agency said it conducted an assessment of employment and livelihood losses across 14 of the worst-affected districts of Punjab
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ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Yahya Afridi has called a meeting of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) on April 28 to consider the transfer of Supreme Court judges, a move that has drawn scrutiny from legal circles due to concerns over procedure and judicial independence. Senator Ali Zafar, a member of the JCP, confirmed to The
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