Pakistan

The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Friday imposed a fine of Rs50 million on the National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC) for its “inability to restore power supply in a timely manner” in the wake of the “total power system collapse” that occurred in January 2021. According to the regulator, it took approximately 20 hours to restore the system. …

ISLAMABAD: Multiple shocks, including high food and fuel prices, drought, livestock diseases and widespread loss of income-generating opportunities due to the impact of Covid-19 drove high levels of food insecurity across Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh provinces, says a global report issued on Wednesday. The ‘Global Report on Food Crises’ released by the Global Network Against Food Crises, an alliance …

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Shahbaz Gill alleged on Friday that PML-N leaders, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah “must be involved” in the car crash — which he claims was an attempt on his life — on the M-2 Motorway in which he was injured a day ago. “Shehbaz Sharif sahab, along with Rana Sanaullah and other friends, must …

Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Wednesday said that the prices of diesel and petrol would have been significantly higher under the agreement the PTI regime made with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Speaking to the media in Karachi, the minister came down hard on the PTI regime for what he said was its incompetence in addressing the country’s economic challenges. …

KARACHI: The case pertaining to the alleged abduction of teenage Nimra Kazmi, who purportedly solemnised free-will marriage in Punjab, took a twist as judicial magistrate found discrepancies in the case record. Kazmi, said to be a 16-year-old resident of Saudabad, went missing from Karachi in April and later emerged in Punjab, saying she left her parents’ house of her own …

TAXILA: A court in Attock on Monday granted the police another two days’ physical remand of Member National Assembly (MNA) Sheikh Rashid Shafique, nephew of former interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, in the case registered over Masjid-i-Nabvi incident. Mr Shafique was arrested at the Islamabad International Airport (IIA) upon his arrival from Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Police produced the MNA in the …

PESHAWAR: The doctors and paramedics have criticised the health department’s move to initiate action against those opposing the government’s policies on social media. However, the health secretary insisted that the department wanted to implement the relevant law to act against those critical of its policy matters. On April 30, the health department issued a notification declaring it has established the …

ISLAMABAD: PPP Secretary General Farhatullah Babar has expressed concerns over Hanif Abbasi’s comments on former interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed during his press conference on Sunday. The newly-appointed Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Hanif Abbasi had reportedly incited people to violence. “This is fanning hatred, violence (and) lawlessness. It must be condemned and is unacceptable,” wrote Mr Babar on …

PTI Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday claimed that his opponents have hired companies that are “preparing material” for his character assassination. He expressed those views during an interview with actor Shaan Shahid on Hum News. During the interview, the actor asked the cricketer-turned-politician about marketing companies being used in politics and fifth-generation warfare. His remarks also come …

PTI leader and former special assistant to the prime minister for political communication, Dr Shahbaz Gill, received minor injuries along with three other people in a road accident on M-2 Motorway near the Khanqah Dogran interchange, Sheikhupura, on Thursday, a motorway police spokesperson said. The accident occurred when a speeding vehicle rammed into Gill’s car from the rear side. “The …