KARACHI: A sharp rise in fuel prices has significantly increased the cost of boat building in the coastal areas of Karachi, including Ibrahim Hyderi, putting further financial pressure on the community. According to local boat makers, the cost of constructing a standard fish launch has increased from Rs 500,000 to Rs 700,000, while the cost […]
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PM says Pakistan values cordial and friendly relations with Bulgaria, expresses hope for closer cooperation Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday congratulated Rumen Radev on what he described as a “historic victory” in Bulgaria’s recent parliamentary elections. In a message shared by Prime Minister Shehbaz the X, he said Pakistan “appreciates its cordial and friendly
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Tarar further claims that “false flag operations have been a part of India’s history” Information Minister Attaullah Tarar addresses a press conference on Wednesday, December 17, 2025. ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Wednesday marked a year since what he described as the “Pahalgam false flag operation”, saying India had failed to provide evidence of
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QUETTA: The Balochistan government said on Tuesday it was making progress in education by bringing out-of-school children back into classrooms and reopening long-closed institutions. Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti spoke at an event at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat along with senior officials on the progress of the ongoing campaign. Education Minister Rahila Hamid Durrani
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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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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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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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