The federal government has decided to introduce a new electricity management system that will allow power authorities to switch individual transformers on and off, Federal Minister for Power Awais Leghari said on Wednesday. Speaking to journalists at Parliament House, Leghari said the proposed system would eliminate the need to shut down entire feeders in areas…

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Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif has nominated Dr Muhammad Najeeb Naqi for the office of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Punjab Senior Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Wednesday. “PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif nominated Dr Naqi for the AJK president slot,” she said in a post on X. Marriyum said that Dr Naqi has…

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ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry on Wednesday said that authorities had uncovered a weapons-trafficking network allegedly supplying arms from Afghanistan to members linked to the banned Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad, Chaudhry said that the network was traced during an…

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PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution condemning an incident involving Chief Minister Sohail Afridi in Lahore, where he was seen in a Punjab police vehicle following a confrontation over the detention of PTI workers. Afridi later accused the Punjab government of abducting him and leaving him by the roadside. Speaking after…

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Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) has launched a new hybrid solar water heater that uses solar energy as well as electricity as a backup to heat water. The company introduced the system through a video shared on its official X account, under the title “Now heat water smartly.” According to SNGPL, the electric backup…

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The federal government has increased the prices of petrol and High Speed Diesel (HSD) for the 7th consecutive time, according to a notification. According to the latest price revision, the price of petrol has been increased by Rs4.10 per litre, while the price of diesel has risen by Rs6.41 per litre. Following the updated rates,…

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday condemned what he described as a “dastardly and heinous” attempted drone attack targeting the Holy Site of Makkah Al-Mukarramah, expressing solidarity with Saudi Arabia and praising its armed forces for intercepting the threat. “I condemn in the strongest possible terms the dastardly and heinous attempted drone attack against the…

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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned for three weeks the hearing of PTI founder and former prime minister Imran Khan’s hospital-transfer case after Attorney General Mansoor Usman Awan assisted the bench on a jurisdictional dispute triggered by the Federal Constitutional Court’s decision to summon records of the case. The hearing was marked by questions…

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Pakistan’s defence agreement with Saudi Arabia and Türkiye is based on “collective deterrence” and carries no regional aspirations or offensive intent, Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said during his interview with Al-Arabiya, while stressing that the pact is complementary to the three countries’ existing international relationships. Chaudhry stressed that…

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Under the supervision of Chairman Town Municipal Corporation Manghopir, Haji Nawaz Ali Brohi, development activities are underway across Manghopir Town to provide better basic civic facilities to citizens and improve important roads. In this regard, Chairman Haji Nawaz Ali Brohi personally visited the site and inspected the ongoing work to make the main road from…

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