Non-food, non-energy inflation accelerates; border closure sends tomato prices up 127% and sugar 35%, while gas jumps ISLAMABAD: Inflation rose for the second consecutive month to 6.2% last month due to movement in prices across various groups, with a notable increase in non-food and non-energy goods’ rates, indicating a buildup of underlying inflationary pressure. The…
FinMin says commission will assess possibility of taking back education, population ministries from provinces Finance Minister Aurangzeb on discussion on ending protection of provincial shares. Screengrab via @RadioPakistan on X ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Monday that the government would only discuss proposals of ending a minimum constitutionally guaranteed 57.5% provincial share in…
21 people have been arrested, 291 tonnes of flour and 28 tonnes of wheat have been recovered RAWALPINDI: To prevent illegal transportation and smuggling of wheat and flour in Rawalpindi, the Food Department and Rawalpindi Police have set up joint checkpoints at 8 different places. CCTV cameras have been installed for monitoring, and a crackdown…
RAWALPINDI: The Punjab Emergency Service Department (Rescue 1122) Murree has issued a special warning ahead of the winter season, urging citizens to remain vigilant and avoid unnecessary travel owing to expected severe weather. “In view of the winter season, rainfall and hail, all rescue stations and key points in Murree and Kotli Sattian will remain…
A CDA spokesperson described the e-stamp system as ‘a move toward transparency’ Buying or selling property in Islamabad has often meant standing in long queues, filing heaps of paperwork, and facing uncertainty over the legality of transactions. That is now set to change with the launch of an electronic stamp paper system by the Islamabad…
RAWALPINDI: The launch of a state-of-the-art underpass and overhead bridge project at District Kachehri Chowk has thrown Rawalpindi’s entire traffic system into chaos as nine major connecting roads have been sealed for ten months. The closure has gridlocked traffic across the city and cantonment areas, turning a five-minute commute into a two-hour ordeal. Heavy machinery…
K-P Assembly Committee on Law and Order expresses dissatisfaction at briefings by IGP, chief secretary PESHAWAR: A special committee of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Assembly has expressed dissatisfaction with briefings from the chief secretary, the inspector general of police (IGP) and the home department on law-and-order situation in the province. The committee has decided to summon…
MUZAFFARABAD: The PPP claimed last week that it was in a position to bring its prime minister in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), where the coalition government of Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq has been in trouble for the last couple of months. However, the PPP high command has yet to nominate an alternative leader…
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) advocate general in a suo motu case concerning the supply of contaminated water from Khanpur Dam. During the hearing of the case, Water and Power Development Authority’s (WAPDA) counsel, Hasan Raza, informed a constitutional bench (CB) of the Supreme Court that Khanpur Dam…
LAHORE: Most major cities of Punjab were engulfed by smog on Monday with the air quality deteriorating to a hazardous level. Lahore, Gujranwala, Sheikhupura and Kasur recorded the worst air quality quality levels. According to the international monitoring agency IQAir, Gujranwala’s AQI climbed as high as 762, among the highest in the region. However, the…
