Pakistani Prime Minister Holds Emergency Meeting on High Electric Bills

Pakistan’s caretaker prime minister, Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, is holding an emergency ministers’ meeting Sunday to discuss the high electricity bills that have caused some people to take to the street in protest.“In the meeting, a briefing will be taken f…

Protests Over Power Bill Increases Spread in Pakistan

Protests against soaring power prices continued in Pakistan for a third consecutive day on Sunday, with television footage showing enraged consumers at rallies burning their electricity bills.The power supply department in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunk…

Widespread protests against higher electricity bills hit Pakistan

Thousands took to the streets across Pakistan to protest rising power bills, some violently, forcing the power companies to seek police security.Interim Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar summoned an urgent meeting with power authorities to “review” th…

Rain with wind and thundershower expected in ICT, Punjab, KP, GB & Kashmir

Rain with wind and thundershower is expected in Potohar region, Islamabad, upper Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan and Kashmir during the next twelve hours.Hot and humid weather is expected elsewhere in the country.Temperature of some major…

Pakistan reacts to EU state’s planned ‘Quran’ bill

Pakistan has welcomed the Danish government’s decision to propose a bill that would make it illegal to burn the Quran in public. Acts of public desecration of the Muslim holy book have led to protests and diplomatic tensions between the Nordic countri…

Rain with wind and thundershower expected in ICT, Punjab, KP, GB & Kashmir

Rain with wind and thundershower is expected in Potohar region, Islamabad, upper Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan and Kashmir during the next twelve hours.Hot and humid weather is expected elsewhere in the country.Temperature of some major…

PM Kakar vows to bring higher education in Pakistan at par with world standards

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has reiterated to remove all hurdles in the way of bringing the level of higher education in Pakistan equal to the international standards.He was chairing a meeting of the vice-chancellors of all the public…

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Pak Army’s rescue, relief efforts continue in areas inundated by flood water

Pakistan Army’s rescue and relief efforts are continuing in low-lying areas, which have been inundated by flood water released in the Sutlej River by India.In this connection, the troops are also engaged in distribution of free ration; besides, carryi…

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Rain with wind and thundershower expected in ICT, Punjab, KP, GB & Kashmir

Rain with wind and thundershower is expected in Potohar region, Islamabad, upper Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan and Kashmir during the next twelve hours.Hot and humid weather is expected elsewhere in the country.Temperature of some major…

Christian community delegation calls on KP Governor in Peshawar

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Haji Ghulam Ali says educational institutes managed by Christian churches are playing vital role for development of education sector in the province.Talking to a representative delegation of Christian community in Peshawar …