Islamabad

The Islamabad administration imposed Section 144 near the federal capital’s courts on Thursday, citing security concerns, according to news.

ISLAMABAD: The price of ghee sold as part of the prime minister’s package at Utility Stores has increased by Rs115 and is now being sold for Rs490 per kilo, providing no apparent relief for the populace who are crushed under the terrible weight of high inflation.

The federal government has stopped offering discounts on power bills to people in the farm sector in order to meet conditions imposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for renewing the loan programme.

Islamabad: On Thursday, a pillar from the flyover that is under construction as part of the Bhara Kahu Bypass Project collapsed.

ISLAMABAD: As the government drastically increased energy and fuel prices, together with the negative effects of currency devaluation and a halt to imports, inflation in Pakistan soared to a half-century high of 31.5%, making it the 17th most expensive country in the world.

ISLAMABAD: After being detained on suspicion of inciting uprising within institutions, a district and sessions court in Islamabad on Thursday ordered the immediate release of Lieutenant General (retd) Amjad Shoaib.

The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) centres will now have passport counters, per the prime minister’s Wednesday directive. This will make it easier for applicants.

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir on Wednesday visited the Headquarters Engineers Division here and appreciated the professionalism and commendable work done by ‘USAR team’ of Pakistan Army during rescue efforts in the earthquake-hit Turkiye and Syria.  

Imran Khan, the leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and a former prime minister, welcomed the Supreme Court’s (SC) decision in a suo motu notice regarding the delay in the announcement of elections in Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa by announcing that his party was suspending its “Jail Bharo” movement (K-P).

ISLAMABAD: On Monday, two student groups engaged in a violent fight on the Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) campus, using batons and sticks to inflict injuries on one another.

Ishaq Dar, the finance minister, announced a Rs 5 per litre decrease in the cost of petrol on Tuesday.

ISLAMABAD: The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that elections in Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) must take place within the next ninety days because “democracy cannot exist without assemblies.”