Load-shedding makes people opt for alternative options

By Raziq Ali Shah   ISLAMABAD:The recent power outage followed by increase in per unit charges of electricity has pushed the consumers to opt for alternative options of energy instead of relying only on provision of power by the government.   Instead of staying just as consumers, the clients of power distribution companies have already […]

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‘Old city Lahore being restored for posterity’ ; says Kamran Lashari

LAHORE:Walled City Lahore Authority (WCLA) Director General Kamran Lashari has said that  he wishes to resurrect the old Lahore city in all its true grandeur to leave it as a prized  piece of civilization for posterity.  In an interview with reporter here on Sunday, the renowned civil servant said about 2000  properties had been renovated […]

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Shaukat Tareen admitted Imran regime took Rs 20,000 bln loan in four years: Marriyum

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Marriyum Aurangzeb Sunday said that former finance minister Shaukat Tareen had finally admitted that Imran Khan during his four year tenure as prime minister took Rs 20,000 billion loans which was 76 per cent of the total loan taken in the history of Pakistan.   In a tweet, the minister […]

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Passengers arriving on PIA flight in Xi’an, China expressed happiness

BEIJING:A number of passengers who arrived in Xi’an, China from Islamabad by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) expressed happiness over resumption of flight operation between Pakistan and China.   PIA operated its first flight to Xi’an, China on June 11, after a gap of 6 months due to Covid-19 control and prevention measures.   PK-854 flight […]

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Bilawal, OIC Secretary General discuss rising Islamophobia in India

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Foreign Affairs Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had a telephone conversation with Secretary General of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Hissein Brahim Taha on Sunday and they discussed the issue of rising Islamophobia.   In a tweet on a social media platform Twitter, the minister said that the conversation focused on the series of Islamophobic […]

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Medical, Engineering universities to be set up in Bara soon: Deputy Chairman Senate

PESHAWAR:Deputy Chairman Senate Mirza Muhammad Afridi on Sunday said that a medical and engineering university will soon be set up in Tehsil Bara, district Khyber.   Addressing a certificate distribution ceremony at the end of a four-day training programme for tribal Journalists in Tehsil Bara, he said that the return of displaced persons from Sipah […]

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