ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Thursday approved extension of flat electricity tariff to industrial consumers across the country without the application of expensive peak-charges till June 30, 2022. The approval came following a decision of the Cabinet Committee of the Cabinet and ratified by the Federal Cabinet on the ground that industrial support package had contributed …

KARACHI: Cement-makers have asked the federal government to allow the discharge of imported coal at Karachi Port Trust (KPT) as their demurrage mounts on account of the alleged mishandling of cargo at Pakistan International Bulk Terminal (PIBT), the country’s only coal-handling terminal with a single dedicated berth at Port Qasim. According to the coal vessel lineup at PIBT, ships are …

ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was informed on Thursday that the Board of Investment (BoI) suffered a loss of Rs212.2 million as it did not invest its funds for profit considering it Riba. BoI secretary Fareena Mazhar, in response to the PAC’s query about the audit para “non-investment of funds after maturity” that caused the Rs212m loss to the …

Kim Kardashian bared it all about what went wrong in her marriage with Kanye West. In the reunion episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, the reality TV star spoke about what led to her unfortunate divorce. “It was not like one specific thing that happened on either part,” the KKW Beauty founder told host Andy Cohen about her split, calling …

Kylie Jenner has revealed why she kept her relationship with Travis Scott hidden rather than showing it on Keeping Up With the Kardashians. Speaking on the Keeping Up With the Kardashians reunion, the Kylie Cosmetics founder said that she let her man decide if he wanted to be a part of the hit reality TV series. “I don’t know,” Kylie told host Andy Cohen about …

Addison Rae is beating the summer blues in a modern cow-girl avatar. The 20-year old TikTok star took to her Instagram on Wednesday and shared photos of herself exploring the green pastures. “say you’ll remember me standing in a nice dress, staring at the sunset, babe,” she captioned alongside her photos. The diva slipped into a white silk slip dress …

KUALA LUMPUR: The United Nations climate chief said on Thursday a “significant amount of work” remains to be done ahead of November’s COP26 summit in Britain, with developing nations warning issues of finance and vaccine inequity could derail a successful outcome. At the end of three weeks of mid-year climate talks, held online due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Patricia Espinosa …

BRUSSELS: Water scarcity and drought are set to wreak damage on a scale to rival the Covid-19 pandemic with risks growing rapidly as global temperatures rise, according to the United Nations. “Drought is on the verge of becoming the next pandemic and there is no vaccine to cure it,” Mami Mizutori, the UN’s special representative for disaster risk reduction, told …

WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a bid by Republican-led states to overturn Obamacare, safeguarding the health insurance of millions with the coronavirus pandemic still a threat in much of America. In a 7-2 decision, the nation’s highest court upheld the Af­­fordable Care Act (ACA), former president Barack Obama’s signature health care programme, ruling that Texas and the …

KABUL: The Covid-19 pandemic is spiralling out of control in Afghanistan, with cases rising 2,400 percent in the past month, hospitals filling up and medical resources quickly running out, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said on Thursday. More than a third of tests last week came back positive, the IFRC said. “Afghanistan is at a …