New academic session in Sindh will start from August 1 In light with the verdicts made by the sub-committee of the steering committee, the Sindh School Education and Literacy Department has proclaimed that the students of grades I to III will be promoted to the next classes without taking their examinations. The sub-committee of the […]
Peshawar attack: COAS vows to root out the menace of radicalism
After the deadly Peshawar blast that slayed at least 100 people, of which 97 were police officers, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir Friday vowed that the nation would work together for rooting out the menace of terrorism. In the deadliest attack Pakistan has witnessed in several years, a suicide bomber in a police uniform infiltrated the […]
Government ‘not behind’ Fawad Chaudhry’s arrest: Marriyum
Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb on Wednesday denied the engrossment of the government behind the arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senior Vice-President Fawad Chaudhry. She provided the interpretation by saying, “We have the same power as the PTI held while in power, but we will not use it for politic victimization.” “Some people are attempting to […]
Punjab Assembly dissolved as the governor abstains from signing the summary
Following Punjab Governor Baligh ur Rehman’s verdict to abstain from signing the summary sent by Chief Minister Parvez Elahi, Punjab Assembly was dissolved on Saturday, Geo News reported citing sources. CM Elahi sent the summary of dissolution on Thursday, and as per the constitution, the assembly dissolves within 48 hours regardless of the governor’s decision. “I have decided […]
Imran Khan should return to parliament: Shujaat Hussain
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan should come back to the parliament, Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain said Tuesday. The PTI resigned in masse after Imran Khan was voted out in April, and since then, has not reverted to the National Assembly despite the Supreme Court asking it to do so. […]
PTI lawmakers to verify ‘in-person submissions with NA speaker’
Forward of the PTI decision to dissolve assemblies in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the party’s parliamentarians will be submitting their written resignations to the National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf in person. Sources told Geo News that the decision of PTI’s National Assembly members came in their bid to also concurrently request confirmation of their resignations. The […]
Govt to provide Rs55b relief to consumers in electricity bills
Federal Minister for Power Khurram Dastgir has said a relief of 55 billion rupees has been provided to consumers in electricity bills on the special directives of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. He said this while talking to Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervaiz Ashraf in Islamabad on Wednesday, Radio Pakistan reported. The minister said the flood-affected people are […]
Government again jacks up petrol price by Rs1.45 per liter
The federal government once again announced increasing the petrol price by Rs1.45 per litre, a notification from the Finance Division released early Wednesday said. After the changes in the price, according to the notification, petrol will now be available for Rs237.43 per litre. Initially, it was reported that the price of petroleum products will drop from Rs235.98 […]
Sindh govt launches Orange Line bus service in Karachi
Sindh Information and Transport Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon on Saturday announced the launch of the Orange Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Service for Karachi after a wait of five years. The bus service, which will operate on a 3.88-kilometer-long route, will provide connectivity from Orangi Town to the Board Office Chowk traffic intersections, and has […]
Petroleum prices likely to be go down next month
The prices of petroleum products are likely to go down by up to Rs10 per litre from September 1 mainly because of the decrease in international oil prices. A well-placed source informed ARY News that the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has started working on a proposal to decrease fuel prices in line with […]