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March 29, 2025
Govt all set to reduce power tariff
According to proposal, reduction will be facilitated through an increase in tariff differential subsidy
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March 12, 2025
Pakistan’s travel, tourism market likely to generate $4bn in 2025: report
Country's travel and tour market expected to witness annual growth rate of 6.75% from 2025 to 2029
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March 06, 2025
Mushahid sees positive shift in US policy towards Pakistan
It marked first public acknowledgment of Pakistan by Trump since he took office
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February 26, 2025
Top politicians declare assets
President Asif Ali Zardari, Bilawal Bhutto declare most assets worth Rs2bn and Rs1.9bn, respectively
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February 23, 2025
First-past-the-post system: PTI, PPPP got more seats as compared to percentage of votes polled
In Balochistan, JUIP is leading party in terms of share of provincial assembly votes
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February 19, 2025
No electoral plea by PTI-backed candidates, or its main rivals, accepted so far
Only three petitions were accepted by election tribunal and one was abated due to petitioner’s death
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February 05, 2025
As ordered by court: NAB writes to DCs to attach 521 properties of 4 POs in £190m case
In £190m case, court had sentenced Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi 14 and seven years respectively
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January 18, 2025
Al-Qadir was a trust only for eight months
There were only two trustees, Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi after removal of Babar Awan and Zulfi Bukhari
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December 31, 2024
170,169 cases of dog bite reported in six months
Punjab contributes 60% of the total dog bite cases reported countrywide
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December 14, 2024
Enrolment in schools for trans people increasing
Coordinator Special Initiatives School Education Dept says transgenders have started their own beauty parlours
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November 12, 2024
Govt executes project to modernise federal govt’s educational institutions
A total of 99 educational institutions modernized for boys in rural areas which includes 5 colleges
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October 12, 2024
2 sports channels get notices for showing logos of betting outlets
Sports channels placed betting companies’ logos which were not part of original transmission covered by foreign sports channel
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October 08, 2024
Cricket legend becomes envoy of two top betting companies
The News asked the former cricketer to comment on the matter, but he blocked this correspondent
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September 27, 2024
Ata Tarar says strict action against reemergence of all betting companies
Tarar says that no advertisements of betting were being done on TV channels and newspapers
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September 26, 2024
Unlike UK, Pakistan struggles to curb fake news
In Pakistan, fake news trend is on a spike whether it is about international, religious or political affairs
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August 27, 2024
Internet shutdown caused Rs65bn loss to Pakistan in 2023
Pakistan stands at 7th position in list of most-affected countries by internet shutdowns during past year
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August 25, 2024
10m Pakistanis emigrated for jobs abroad in 17 years
Emigration of highly skilled individuals has risen to 5%, compared to previous rate of 2%, while proportion of highly educated emigrants remained...
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August 20, 2024
Audit unable to ascertain location of 38 acres of ‘Gun & Country Club’ land
Report stated that no documents were available with club, which led to encroachment of club land
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August 19, 2024
Guns and Country Club land regularisation in limbo
Guns and Country Club management says that after orders from the apex court
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August 14, 2024
Hit by inflation, 68pc Pakistanis cut their expenses: survey
23% of respondents stopped going out for dinner because of rising inflation, whereas 14% claimed they stopped going for outing
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August 07, 2024
Pulse Consultant survey: 74pc population unable to meet expenses on current income
Telephonic poll was conducted by Pulse Consultant from July-August with over 1,110 respondents
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August 07, 2024
Women 40pc of inductions made by FPSC in 5 years
As most of civil servants reach up to Grade-20 and 21 by time they retire, in coming years
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July 29, 2024
Gujranwala ATC was first to convict 51 May 9 rioters
In addition, more than 8,031 people were arrested for participating in countrywide attacks
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July 24, 2024
FIA recovered Rs16bn from convicts in 2023
FIA recovered over Rs7 billion and Economic Crime Wing recovered and deposited more than Rs8 billion in public kitty
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July 13, 2024
63pc retailers report consumers’ boycott of Israeli products
Trend of boycott is observed as highest in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa followed by Balochistan and Karachi respectively
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June 24, 2024
TIP urges Pakistan to adopt, enforce whistleblowers protection laws
Transparency International logo seen in a board in their office in this undated image.— X@TIP/file ISLAMABAD: Transparency International...
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June 08, 2024
Over 44,000 social media posts, accounts removed under PECA law
20,829 unlawful facebook posts and accounts have been removed or blocked from the said platform by PTA
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May 20, 2024
Rs4bn scholarship programme initiated for needy talented students
Ministry of Federal Education & Professional Training has allocated a total of Rs8.5 billion
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May 10, 2024
700,000 children added to total number of out-of-school children every year
These statistics reflect that on an average, 700,000 youngsters add up to the total number of out-of-school children in Pakistan every year
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April 20, 2024
Iran’s nuclear mystery
In early 2022, the US government estimated that Iran would need as little as one week to produce enough weapons-grade HEU for one nuclear weapon
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March 23, 2024
Pakistani becomes 8th in world to survive brain-eating Naegleria
The commandant said the patient had been under treatment for several months
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March 22, 2024
Gallup study on gender equality 34pc Pakistanis believe women don’t work
However, 21% of the respondents believe that women will have more job opportunities in 2024
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March 08, 2024
In recent times, Pakistan witnesses spike in emigration
Pakistan witnessed a significant spike in emigration as millions of its citizens actively seek opportunities abroad, reveals Pakistan Institute of...
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February 26, 2024
ECP writes to high courts for president’s election
As per past tradition, ECP has also advised the chief justices of relevant high courts to be appointed as Presiding Officer for the purpose
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February 24, 2024
PTI pursues NA majority with 35 cases filed with ECP
It is also pertinent to mention here that PTI claims of winning over 180 NA seats and forms notion of rigging in almost 90 NA seats
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February 24, 2024
PTI dream of majority in NA is a far cry
It is also pertinent to mention that PTI claims of winning over 180 NA seats, forms notion of rigging in almost 90 NA seats
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February 23, 2024
Only PPP has representation in four provinces
Whereas PMLN and PTI did not win any National Assembly seat from Sindh
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February 23, 2024
Only PPP has representation in four provinces
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party is the only party which has won National Assembly seats from all the four provinces in elections 2024. ...
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February 16, 2024
Imran keen to mend fences with US
Khan has since blamed a US-led foreign conspiracy that also involved Pakistan’s powerful military establishment and his political rivals
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February 13, 2024
Four ex-PMs win polls from own constituencies
Whereas 3 former PMs Imran Khan, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Chaudhary Shujaat didn't participate in recent general elections
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February 08, 2024
Key reasons behind voter choices in Pakistan since 1993
Most voters, who have chosen the PPP since 1993, said that their vote was due to their loyalty to the party
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February 06, 2024
Pakistan loses 20pc of forest area to urbanisation
Pakistan and Bangladesh have highest percentage of private ownership of forest land in South Asia, 36 and 34 percent respectively
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February 03, 2024
Imran awaits decision on 4 other serious cases
In past week, Imran Khan has been sentenced for 10 years in jail in Cipher case along with Shah Mehmood Qureshi
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February 01, 2024
How Pakistan fared on corruption perception index since 1996
Record shows that corruption in Pakistan left behind 12 to 15 more countries during PMLN’s government from 2013 to 2018 on CPI
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January 27, 2024
Sindh reports highest number of HIV cases in past six months: NIH data
ISLAMABAD: Sindh reported the highest number of cases of human immunodeficiency virus retrovirus in the past six months, The News has...
