On Monday, the Prime Minister, Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, pledged to provide unwavering security protocols for Chinese nationals employed in the Dasu Hydropower Project and throughout the nation. He also vowed to exact harsh punishment from those responsible for the Besham tragedy that occurred on March 26. Six persons were killed on Tuesday when a vehicle-borne […]
The Karachi commissioner has prohibited the deployment of drone cameras in the area south of the port city for two months in response to an attack on Chinese people in Pakistan, claiming “threats to vital installations, and Chinese Consulate.” The Chinese Consulate and critical sites in Karachi are safe thanks to specific steps implemented by […]
The power regulatory body forwarded its decision to the federal government for notifying the hike in the power tariff. After the notification, the new tariff would be in effect for the upcoming three months, imposing a significant burden on consumers amounting to Rs85.2 billion. The decision was made with NEPRA’s approval of the fiscal year […]
Wednesday saw a rush of aircraft cancellations at the Karachi Airport as the aviation industry continues to struggle with declining passenger numbers. More than a dozen flights from different airlines that were supposed to leave from Karachi Airport were canceled, according to industry sources. The practice of Ramadan has compounded the current trend of lower […]
China’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Lin Jian stated on Wednesday that any attempt to sabotage China-Pakistan cooperation will fail because both countries have the desire and capacity to hold terrorists accountable for their deeds. In reaction to a terrorist assault in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday that claimed the lives of five Chinese people, Lin made the […]
A Joint Investigation Team (JIT) will be established to look into the terrorist assault on Chinese engineers in Besham, according to Information Minister Attaullah Tarar’s statement on Wednesday. Speaking to the media after a high-level meeting of the nation’s most important security and government representatives, the minister stated that the gathering acknowledged the necessity of […]
Imran Khan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and a former prime minister, stated on Tuesday that he was prepared to stay behind bars while pleading with authorities to free other party leaders. Speaking to the media at the £190 million reference hearing, Imran requested Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa to consider the plea filed […]
Tuesday in the Shangla district’s Bisham region, a suicide bomber targeted a convoy, killing at least six persons, five of them Chinese nationals, according to a top police official. According to DIG Malakand Mohammad Ali Gandapur, a suicide bomber crashed an explosives-laden car into a convoy of Chinese engineers traveling from Islamabad to their camp […]
Petroleum Minister Musadik Malik announced on Monday that Islamabad has chosen to contact Washington in order to get a waiver on the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project. In a casual chat with the media, he declared, “Pakistan will vigorously present its case and will try to seek exemption from US sanctions by presenting technical and political […]
Pakistan has accomplished a significant feat by being chosen to spearhead the Anopheles stephensi Africa — South Asia familiarization Program, an international exchange program, based on its decades of experience and competence. According to a senior official at the Directorate of Malaria Control (DoMC) of the Ministry of National Health Services, the program for which […]
