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In July this year, the outgoing federal cabinet approved a 25.5 per cent increase in the base electricity tariff. The decision’s impact resulted in a hike in the August bills for millions of consumers, sparking country-wide demonstrations. The high prices of electricity can be attributed to...

The caretaker government has announced a massive hike of almost Rs18 in the price of petrol and Rs20 in that of high speed diesel, taking them to Rs290.45 and Rs293.40 per litre, respectively. The announcement came at midnight on Tuesday and a fortnight after the Shehbaz-Sharif-led previous...

KARACHI: Remittances to Pakistan have dropped by 19.3% year-on-year to $2 billion in the first month of the current fiscal year, according to data released by the central bank on Thursday. Meanwhile, the remittance inflows have also witnessed a reduction of 7.3% on a month-on-month basis, The...

ISLAMABAD: Iran has refused to accept the force majeure notice served to it by Pakistan to suspend the work on the multibillion-dollar Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline project. Simply put, through the notice Pakistan had expressed its inability to pursue the project as long as the US sanctions...

ISLAMABAD: The upcoming general elections in the country will likely be delayed as the Council of Common Interest (CCI) meeting on Saturday “unanimously” approved the 2023 census. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chaired a meeting of the CCI to decide the fate of the 2023 census amid reports of...

IMF team to meet PML-N, PPP and PTI. Lender wants assurance ahead of polls. IMF board to take up Pakistan case on July 12. KARACHI: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is seeking the support of major political parties, including Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), for a recently announced $3...

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday said that the $1.2 billion 9th review of the bailout programme will be completed once the necessary financing is in place and the agreement is finalised, noting that there was an agreement on the issue between both the sides. The...

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Lucasfilm has announced some very exciting news — the latest Star Wars films will be directed by our very own Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy! The Oscar winner will be the first woman and person of colour to direct a film in the franchise. Actor Daisy Ridley’s Rey will be the centre of the first Star...

Asad talks about the problems Pakistan faces and the solutions for said problems. He also highlighted some of the things PTI was doing for the betterment of the economy before they were ousted. Exports were a major talking point. Overall a very decent podcast. He's saying the right things but...

KARACHI: The prices of petrol may witness a surge of Rs20 per litre in the next two weeks' review — which is to be held on February 15, 2023, The News reported on Tuesday. This recent uptick in petrol price was based on the calculations of the international price of petrol i.e. free on board...