Provinces & Regions
Ex-FATA, PATA to pay 10% GST
Minister of State for Finance Bilal Azhar Kayani informed the National Assembly on Tuesday that a 10 per cent General Sales Tax (GST) has been imposed on business products originating...
K-P Assembly session on peace turns into war of words
A special session of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, convened to consult on the province's law-and-order situation and propose effective measures for peace, ironically descended into political point-scoring, blame games and...
PM orders completion of 100MW G-B solar project in one year
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed authorities to ensure the completion of the 100-megawatt solar power project in Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) within a year, reaffirming the federal government’s full financial...
Millions of gallons of rainwater go to waste in Lahore
Apart from drenching rooftops, streets, and alleyways, rainfall serves the crucial purpose of nourishing the parched layers of earth beneath the ground. Unfortunately, however, in a large city like Lahore,...
Sindh unveils independent power framework to offer cheaper electricity
In a bid to provide relief to Karachi’s residents and industrial sectors grappling with soaring power tariffs, Sindh Energy Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah on Tuesday announced a new electricity...
Sindh pushes male vasectomy to control population
The Sindh government has launched a renewed drive to slow the province's rapid population growth, which increases annually by about 1.4 million, equivalent to the population of an entire district,...
Bilawal dismisses 27th Constitutional Amendment rumours as ‘baseless’
Pakistan Peoples Party Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari dismissed on Tuesday speculation on any potential legislation on a 27th Constitutional Amendment as "baseless". Even as the 26th Constitutional Amendment remains marred in...
Next rain spell to hit country from August 14: PMD
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has issued a high-alert advisory for a strong monsoon system expected to hit the country from August 14 to 22. The last rain spell left...
At least three more terrorists killed in Zhob counter-terrorism sweep
Security forces killed on Tuesday at least three more terrorists during a sanitisation operation on the night of August 10 and 11 in the general area of Sambaza along the Pakistan-Afghanistan...
Winners of art contest announced
Pakistan National Council of Arts has announced the winners of the National Youth Art Competition 2025 organised by its Visual Arts Division. This annual event celebrates the creativity and talent...
