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POL prices raised by 25pc against 112pc surge in int’l market, govt claims
ISLAMABAD: Two senior government officials on Saturday defended the decision to increase the price of all petroleum products in the country, saying that the government had tried to provide relief to the people amid rising international…
Govt, Opp come face-to-face over budget 2020-21
ISLAMABAD: Approval of federal budget 2020-21 is going to be a final showdown between the PTI government and the opposition.
Both made desperate attempts in the federal capital to achieve their respective goals. The ruling party is…
PTI govt hides head in the sand over oil prices’ hike
Arif Rana
ISLAMABAD: The PTI government is facing difficulty to defend massive hike in POL prices.
Its own ranks seem divided over the issue. On one side, some ministers held press conferences in Islamabad to defend the…
PIA moves to assuage concern over ‘dubious’ pilot licences
KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has written to foreign missions and global regulatory and safety bodies, assuring them it has grounded all 141 pilots suspected of obtaining licenses through unfair means, the carrier’s…
India rejects Pakistan’s offer to open Kartarpur Corridor on June 29
ISLAMABAD: India has rejected an offer made by Pakistan on Saturday for the reopening of the Kartarpur Corridor for Sikh pilgrims on June 29, saying that cross-border travel has been suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The…
PM orders implementation of 6pc job quota for Balochistan to woo BNP-M
ISLAMABAD: In a bid to placate his former coalition partner, the Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M), Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday directed the federal ministries to implement the six per cent job quota reserved for…
Former JI Ameer Munawar Hassan passes away
LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami former Ameer Syed Munawar Hassan has died at the age of 79.
The fiery orator, who left deep mark on country’s politics as a student leader during late 1950s and 60s and later as head of the JI from 2009…
Govt grounds 262 pilots over dubious licences
ISLAMABAD: Some 262 airline pilots, whose credentials may have been falsified, will be immediately grounded pending investigations, Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan announced on Friday.
According to Sarwar, the pilots…
Loadshedding: Sindh CM asks PM , power minister to ‘wake up from sleep’
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Friday lashed out at the federal government for not addressing the electricity crisis that has taken over the province while it battles coronavirus.
“I don’t understand when K-Electric says…
Govt approves massive hike in POL prices
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday approved a summary of recommendation to hike up the prices of petroleum products "in view of the rising oil prices trend in the global market", with a notification issued to announce the new…
