The government on Thursday announced it has raised the price of petrol by Rs4 from October 1 “due to an increase in petroleum prices in the international market”, according to a notification from the Finance Division. “OGRA has worked out the higher petroleum prices but prime minister has decided against the recommendation and passed on […]

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has emphasised the importance of promoting smart, self-sufficient, clean and green houses and business projects in Pakistan. PM Imran Khan chaired a review meeting in Islamabad today regarding the Ravi Urban Development Authority (RUDA) and Central Business District (CBD) in Lahore. The premier highlighted the importance of RUDA and CBD […]

KARACHI: The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) has reduced the flight operations of two Kuwaiti airlines in a tit for tat move after the rejection of permission to the flight operation of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), ARY News reported on Thursday. The PCAA spokesperson said that the violation of bilateral agreement was made by disallowing […]

Indian actress named Soujanya committed suicide by hanging herself at her home in Bangalore city, a foreign news agency reported. The tragic incident took place in her apartment located in Kumbalgodu town. The primary investigation has revealed that the door was opened by force to locate the remains hanging on the ceiling. The investigator said […]

A photographer deleted all the wedding photos after he was refused to have food and water by the bridegroom during the joyous occasion. In a series of posts, he had stated that he mostly takes pictures of animals before posting them on social media platforms. He further mentioned that he had told the bridegroom that […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has summoned a meeting of top party leaders on October 11 to discuss various matters including Islamabad long march, ARY News reported on Thursday. The meeting will be held at the PML-N secretariat. The session would be attended by JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif, PML-N Vice […]

KARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has conducted the recounting of votes in three wards of Karachi cantonment boards, ARY News reported on Thursday. The recounting of votes went in the favour of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) candidate in Ward 5 of Korangi Cantonment Board. The PPP candidate Kamran Asif was declared winner […]

All fishing boats sailing from Karachi have been recalled in view of the high risk associated with rough seas and a potential tropical cyclone, but at least 70 fishing boats are still missing, maritime authorities and fishermen said on Thursday. Officials are trying to contact fishermen on the missing boats and there was a strong […]

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Thursday extended the date for filing income tax returns for individuals and companies to October 15, 2021. Earlier, the FBR had said it would not extend the deadline for people seeking to file their income tax returns. However, keeping in view the demand of the business community and […]

The massive circular debt, amounting to as much as Rs2.28 trillion, is mainly because of line losses, insufficient recoveries and defaults, a report issued by the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) stated on Thursday. Nepra is delegated to regulate the power sector, including issuing licences, determining tariffs, monitoring for maintenance of proper standards and […]