The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority has approved an increase in the price of electricity by Rs1.90 per unit for the month of May. A notification has been issued in this regard. The increase will be applicable to all customers of the electricity distribution companies except lifeline consumers and electric vehicle charging stations. The hike will not be applicable to …

Mountaineer Naila Kiani has added another feather to her growing cap: she has become the first Pakistani woman to summit the Broad Peak, and to climb five peaks over 8,000 meters high. Naila accomplished this feat today by summiting the 8,051-meter high Broad Peak.Broad Peak is the 12th highest peak in the world, part of the Gasherbrum massif in Baltistan …

In a progressive move towards providing enhanced services and convenience to citizens, the Directorate of Passports and the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) have joined forces to introduce a joint initiative for passport renewal . Under this initiative, citizens seeking to renew their passports can now utilize the newly introduced online renewal facility. To take advantage of the online …

The deadline for allotting election symbols to political parties by the Election Commission of Pakistan has ended. The Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party has submitted an application for the ‘eagle’ as its election symbol. So far, 131 political parties have submitted applications to the election commission, as per sources. The Jamaat-e-Islami has submitted an application for the ‘scales’, while the PML-N has applied …

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has emphasized the importance of peaceful resolution of disputes and conflicts through dialogue and engagements, and that Pakistan is ready to support peace initiative for lasting stability in the region. Speaking at a joint news conference along with his Ukrainian Counterpart Dmytro Kuleba in Islamabad on Thursday, he said as a country in a volatile …

Actress and TV show host, Nadia Khan does not want her daughter, Alizeh, to join the showbiz industry. The mother-daughter duo appeared as guests on Nida Yasir’s Good Morning Pakistan. The ‘Queen of Morning Shows’ candidly discussed various aspects of her life, including her stance on her daughter’s potential entry into the entertainment industry. During the interview, Nadia Khan revealed that …

The Punjab government has taken a significant step towards strengthening local governance and empowering communities by reintroducing the Numberdar system after a hiatus of 20 years. This historic decision aims to provide 12,000 new job opportunities as Numberdars enabling competent individuals to actively contribute to the progress and development of the state. To expedite the recruitment process for the vacant …

Adnan Sami’s son, Azan Sami Khan has shocked everyone with his ‘bold’ new fashion statement, wearing a sleeveless pink top With Greta Gerwig’s upcoming film Barbie, starring Margot Robbie, trending worldwide, the ‘pink fever’ has hit celebrities all around the world, including Lollywood divas. However, while it’s common to see our favorite actresses rocking a pink ensemble, Azaan Sami took …

The Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA) has announced an indefinite distribution shutdown. The association will begin the strike from 6 AM on Saturday, July 22, 2023. According to the official notice issued by PPDA Chairman Abdul Sami Khan, the association is facing crushing losses due to the rising sales of petrol and diesel smuggled from Iran. The notice adds that …

Been writing their own articles for centuries. Some news organizations, including The Associated Press, have long used AI to generate stories about topics including corporate earnings reports, but they remain a small fraction of the service’s articles compared to articles generated by journalists. Artificial intelligence could change that, enabling users to create articles on a vast scale that, if not …

ABA press release said: “His ruling not only resolves the thorny question of a potential conflict between Islamic and democratic ideals but also provides a way forward for a country that is committed to upholding Islamic values but can still provide a voice for its marginalized communities.” Reflecting on the question of the increasingly radicalized youth in the country, the …

Salman Sufi, Head PM Strategic Reforms, said on Thursday that authorities will continue their operation and identify further loan apps that are “built for the sole purpose of citizen exploitation”. “Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), and Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) continue to identify further apps which are built for the sole purpose of citizen …

Three policemen were martyred and at least seven people were injured on Thursday in a blast in the Bara Bazaar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Khyber district, a police official said. KP Inspector General (IG) Akhtar Hayat confirmed that the attack took place in a tehsil office’s compound. Each district has a tehsil office, which is where local government officials perform their …

Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Thursday stated that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) might arrest former prime minister Imran Khan if he fails to cooperate with their investigation into the cipher. The minister’s warning comes a day after Imran’s ex-principal secretary in an alleged confession that surfaced on Wednesday accused his former boss of using a cipher from Pakistan’s mission …

Rescue workers in India battled difficult terrain and bad weather on Thursday as they searched for survivors of a landslide that killed at least 10 people in a mountain village after incessant rain soaked the slopes, officials said. A wave of extreme heat, wildfires, torrential rain and flooding has wreaked havoc around the world in recent days, raising new fears …

Google is making changes to its inactivity policy, which could result in the deletion of inactive accounts. If you have a Google account that has been inactive for two years, it will be eligible for deletion. However, Google will not start deleting accounts until December 1, 2023. To ensure users have ample time to prevent their accounts from being deleted, …

WhatsApp has expanded its reach to Wear OS smartwatches, offering official support for devices running Wear OS 3 or newer. While Wear OS devices could already receive notifications from WhatsApp via Bluetooth sync, this new development allows users to respond to messages directly from their wrists. The standalone app for WhatsApp on Wear OS was released following a beta app …

MADRID: China is now a world leader in the field of rural tourism, and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is looking forward to the full recovery of China’s inbound and outbound tourism market, said a UNWTO official. Sandra Calvao, chief of market intelligence and competitiveness at the UNWTO, said in a recent interview with Xinhua that in recent years, more …

ZARANJ: Afghan authorities distributed China-donated humanitarian assistance to 420 families in western Afghanistan’s Nimroz province on Wednesday, provincial director for refugees and repatriation affairs Abdullah Riaz said. “The aid recipients include 100 families from returnees, 100 others from the killed and war-disabled families and the remaining 240 families belong to the internally displaced community,” Riaz told Xinhua. Each needy family …

Habib Bank Limited (HBL), one of the country’s largest banks, said that it intends to establish a subsidiary to promote Pakistan’s agriculture sector. The development was shared by HBL in its notice to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Wednesday. “We would like to clarify that the bank (HBL) intends to set up a subsidiary, to promote the agriculture sector …

Atlas Honda Limited (ATLH), manufacturer of motorcycles in Pakistan, expects its exports to hit nearly $25 million in MY24 (its fiscal year runs from April 1 to March 31). This was shared during a corporate briefing session attended by brokerage house Ismail Iqbal Securities (IISL) that posted a note on Wednesday. “The company has received an export order which will …

Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said on Wednesday that the reported confession of ex-principal secretary Azam Khan was a “charge sheet” against PTI chief Imran Khan. His remarks came as an alleged confession of Azam, Imran’s principal secretary when he was prime minister, surfaced on social media wherein he claimed that the narrative behind the cipher which the PTI chief has …

JOHANNESBURG: Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend a BRICS nations summit in South Africa next month, the country’s presidency said on Wednesday, ending months of speculation. Putin’s potential visit has been a thorny diplomatic issue for South Africa. The Russian leader is the target of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant a provision that Pretoria as an ICC member …

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Wednesday announced the designation of Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs) for the year 2023 under the Framework for D-SIBs notified in April 2018. In line with the D-SIBs framework, the SBP carried out the annual assessment based on banks’ financials as of December 31, 2022, the central bank said. As per the assessment, …

KABUL: Security officials shot in the air and used firehoses Wednesday to disperse dozens of Afghan women protesting in Kabul against an order by Taliban authorities to shut down beauty parlours, the latest curb to squeeze them out of public life. Since seizing power in August 2021, the Taliban government has barred girls and women from high schools and universities, …

BEIJING: Seventy years ago, a delegation of British industrial and business leaders embarked on an adventure to Beijing, driven by a desire to initiate trade ties with China and a keen recognition of its market potential. Led by entrepreneur Jack Perry, then chairman of the London Export Corporation, the British businessmen broke through the ideological barriers and blazed a trail …

BEIJING: Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong met with Wissanu Krea-ngam, Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, in Beijing on Wednesday. Noting that China and Thailand are good neighbors, good friends, good relatives, and good partners, Wang said that the two peoples enjoy profound friendship. In particular, the two sides announced last year to jointly build a …

BEIJING: The National Conference on Ecological and Environmental Protection was held in Beijing from Monday to Tuesday. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended the conference and delivered an important speech. He stressed that the coming five years will be critical to the building …

BEIJING: Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, will attend the 13th Meeting of BRICS National Security Advisers and High Representatives on National Security in Johannesburg, South Africa from July 24 to 25, and visit Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and Türkiye before and after the meeting, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced on Wednesday. …

Punjab Home Department on Wednesday decided to impose section 14 during first 10 days of the month of Muharram and maintain law and order and summoned Pakistan Army to ensure public safety. In this regard, official notification has also been issued, implementing Section 144 across Punjab during the first 10 days of Muharram-ul-Haram. The notification outlines several other restrictions to …

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial on Wednesday directed Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Usman Awan to seek the government’s directives on Pakistan Army Act 1952, saying that “the Army Act does not apply to all”. The law applied to a “specific class”, CJP Bandial said during the hearing of a set of pleas against trials of …

At least 16 people lost their lives while six others were injured in what is believed to be an electrocution accident at a sewage treatment plant in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, a northern state in India. Government officials confirmed the incident and have initiated a magisterial inquiry to determine the cause behind this devastating accident. The sewage treatment plant, situated …

In a significant stride towards bolstering financial stability and economic growth, Pakistan’s major political parties, including the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), have joined forces by giving lender written assurance to support the smooth implementation of a critical $3 billion bailout. The lending institution expressed its satisfaction after receiving these significant …

Pakistan’s passport retained its position as the fourth-worst in the world, according to The Henley Passport Index a London-based immigration consultancy as it released its Q3 2023 Global Ranking on Tuesday. Pakistan was ranked at the same position in the same period of the previous year as well as in December 2022, coming ahead only of Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. …

At least 11 people were killed and six others were injured on Wednesday after a building’s wall under construction collapsed at Islamabad’s Peshawar Road during the heavy rains. The wall was 100-foot wide and 11-foot high, under which they had set up a tent to live at the construction site. The bodies of the deceased were shifted to the Pakistan …

Whose upcoming film is Deepika Padukone Who is the project? Set to launch at San Diego Comic-Con, the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) decided to cancel the event amid a strike. Who is the project? The team was supposed to be present at the event to launch the teaser and title of the film. Reportedly, the lead stars Prabhas and Rana …

BEIJING: Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry in Beijing on Wednesday. Addressing climate change is an important aspect of China-U.S. cooperation, Han said, adding that it is imperative to implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state at their meeting in Bali, follow the principles of mutual respect, peaceful …

CAIRO: More than 100 students from Egyptian governmental preparatory schools celebrated on Tuesday the conclusion of their first Chinese language summer camp. The 14-day camp, the first of its kind in Egypt, was held at the Confucius Institute for Chinese Learning at Cairo University. “Today, the Chinese language teachers and their students have witnessed a historic moment that wouldn’t have …

NEW DELHI: Nearly 135 million people moved out of multidimensional poverty on the yardstick of health, education, and the overall standard of living, over the past five years in India, a report released by the federal government’s think-tank NITI Aayog has said. Improvements in nutrition, years of schooling, sanitation, and cooking fuel played a significant role in bringing down poverty …

ADELAIDE, Australia: China players have vowed to show their best form and prepare well for the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup. China, who reached the round of 16 at the 2019 World Cup, continued their training in Adelaide on Tuesday, one day after a 2-2 draw against Colombia in a warm-up match. On a cold winter afternoon at the Croatian …