The crackdown launched by the Pakistani government and military leadership’s measures to restore the country’s economy is now showing positive results. According to the details, Rs119.79 billion have been recovered from individuals involved in the electricity theft crackdown while 85,572 electricity thieves were arrested since the crackdown began. The relevant institutions collected over one billion […]
The prime minister, chairing a meeting to review the measures for the elimination of smuggling, reiterated that the government would never allow the smugglers to damage the national economy. He said the government utilized modern technology to curb smuggling and instructed to apprehend the people involved in smuggling, and their facilitators and confiscate the transport […]
According to the details, the FIA officials intercepted two passengers – who reached Islamabad International Airport from Dubai – and seized a cache of 50 expensive mobile phones worth millions of rupees from their possession. Babar Ayub and Muhammd Salman were inspected for suspiciousness by the FIA team. During the checking 50 expensive mobile phones, […]
Chairing a meeting at the FIA’s Zonal Office in Lahore, Mohsin Naqvi ordered indiscriminate action against the employees of power distribution companies charging extra amounts from consumers. “There is zero tolerance when it comes to overbilling,” Naqvi said emphatically, adding, “Providing relief to the masses in their electricity bills is a priority for the government.” […]
Powerful clerics have called for a shutter-down strike across Pakistan today, Monday, in support of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) that was banned by the government for outbreaks of violence and protesting last week. Markets and public transport closed in Karachi Internet, mobile services suspended in Lahore Police and Rangers are on high alert Negotiations continue […]
A Hong Kong court on Friday sent five leading pro-democracy advocates, including media tycoon Jimmy Lai, to up to 18 months in prison; for organizing a march during the 2019 anti-government protests that triggered an overwhelming crackdown from Beijing. Among those sentenced was Jimmy Lai, 72, who founded the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper. Lai received […]
