In this picture taken on July 20, 2023, a worker operates a machine preparing fabric at the Kohinoor Textile Mills in Lahore. — AFP ISLAMABAD: Following the imposition of off-the-grid levy on the captive power plants (CPPs) causing a hike of Rs791 per MMBTU in their gas tariff to Rs4291 ($15.38) per MMBTU, the textile…
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif speaks during a press conference in Lahore, on June 25, 2024. — YouTube/GeoNewsLive/Screengrab ISLAMABAD: In a positive development amid rising political temperatures in the country, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Thursday announced that the ruling alliance was ready to invite Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to the all-parties conference on terrorism. Earlier today,…
Chairman CDA Muhammad Ali Randhawa chairs the fifth meeting of the CDA Board at CDA Headquarters on MaRCH 13, 2025. — INP  ISLAMABAD: The fifth meeting of the CDA Board, chaired by Chairman CDA Muhammad Ali Randhawa on Thursday at the CDA Headquarters, approved the highest bids for 17 commercial plots and shops received at…
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf central information secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram addresses a press conference on January 9, 2025. — Facebook@PTIOfficial ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram on Thursday called for a unified national response and an in-camera briefing to the country’s political leadership and all stakeholders regarding the Jaffar Express hijacking. He unequivocally condemned…
A representational image showing silhouette of a woman pouring water from a bottle on her head in front of the sun. — AFP/File ISLAMABAD: Prolonged exposure to high temperatures and extreme precipitation for the last one and a half decades is worsening malnutrition among children under the age of two in Pakistan, leading to increased…
A representational image of a nurse preparing a vaccine to be administered to a patient. — AFP/File GILGIT: The quality of vaccines provided by the Unicef to the Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Health Department has been at risk since the dedicated power line for the Provincial EPI (Expanded Program on Immunization) store was disconnected two years ago….
An image released by PTI shows former prime minister Imran Khan during his appearance via video-link before the Supreme Court on May 16, 2024. — PTI RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders have written to the Superintendent of Adiala Jail for not being allowed to meet the founder of PTI and termed it contempt of court,…
PTI founder Imran Khan addresses a press conference at his Banigala residence. — AFP/File ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder chairman Imran Khan has filed a constitutional petition in the Supreme Court (SC) challenging the transfer of three judges to the Islamabad High Court (IHC). The petition, which names the federal government and the registrars of…
A view of Balochistan Assembly in Quetta on February 28, 2024.. — PPI QUETTA: The Balochistan Assembly Thursday adopted a resolution condemning the use of women in terrorist activities in the province. The members of the assembly proposed that a joint action plan be developed in consultation with all stakeholders to restore peace and order…
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Sahir Shamshad Mirza (right) exchanging views with General Shaikh Mohammed Bin Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, Commander Bahrain National Guard during meeting at Joint Staff Headquarters in Rawalpindi on March 13, 2025. — PPI ISLAMABAD: Commander Bahrain National Guard General Shaikh Mohammed Bin Isa Bin Salman Al…