OGRA hiked HSD and petrol prices from March 1. PHOTO: PEXELS ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Friday reduced the price of petrol by Rs4 per litre, while the price of high-speed diesel (HSD) was kept unchanged for the next week, according to a notification issued by the Ministry of Energy’s Petroleum Division. The notification said […]
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Retailers must pay a fixed 1% tax on sales Scheme to cover shop owners who own a single business Minister describes the initiative A trader counts Pakistani rupee notes at a currency exchange booth in Peshawar, Pakistan December 3, 2018. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The government on Friday announced a “retailer scheme” where retailers will pay a
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Center asked to send 14,000 additional law enforcement personnel to maintain order Guest house staff sit inside an empty tourist site in Keran village on the LoC in Neelum Valley, AJK. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government on Friday banned the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JK-JAAC) under anti-terrorism laws
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Urges India to vacate occupied territories and reverse unilateral actions in IIOJK Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Photo: File Pakistan on Friday categorically rejected India’s baseless remarks on the upcoming elections in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), describing the outlandish claims as part of New Delhi’s “carefully choreographed attempt to conflate fact with fiction”. The statement came after India,
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Petrol price reduced to Rs 377.78 per litre; diesel retained at Rs380.78 for the next fortnight People on their motorcycles wait their turn to get fuel at a gas station, hours before fuel prices are raised in Pakistan, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Karachi, Pakistan, April 30, 2026. Photo taken with a mobile
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Armed attack in Kari Kot Bazaar Wana, also injures one; Police say the attackers fled after an indiscriminate shooting Two sons of a well-known tribal elder were killed and a bystander was injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a motorcycle in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Lower South Waziristan on Friday. The deceased were identified as Naveed Wazir
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Strong earthquake tremors were felt in Lahore and several districts of Punjab on Friday after a magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck the region. According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake measured 4.9 on the Richter scale with its epicenter located in India, 37 kilometers from Kyelang. The tremors were felt in Lahore, Gujranwala, Sialkot and
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Residents demand water diversion as Qayyumabad faces year-long shortage, blocking Karachi’s main artery in protest Residents of Karachi’s Qayyumabad and adjoining areas on Friday faced hours-long inconvenience as they took to the streets due to a prolonged water shortage and suspension of supply, blocking traffic and causing massive congestion in the surrounding localities. The protesters
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Seeks decisive mandate in GB polls, says digital nexus to unlock region’s economic potential Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari addresses an election rally in Gilgit on Friday. SCREEN GRAB Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Friday renewed his pledge to secure land ownership and employment rights for the people of Gilgit-Baltistan
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The claim was misleading as currently exposed areas may remain exposed, expand or be submerged again in the future Attabad Lake in Hunza is popularly referred to as the “Crown Jewel” of Gilgit-Baltistan and is one of the major tourist attractions in the region. The lake was formed when the village of Attabad in the
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