KARACHI:K-Electric has applied for Rs2.34 hike in the power tariff on account of the monthly Fuel Charges Adjustment (FCA) for June month, to add to the miseries of consumers who are alreading undergoing torments of highest-ever inflation. The power utility demanded in an application to the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) for the raise in the power tariff for Karachi consumers by Rs2.34/unit. The NEPRA will conduct a hearing on the K-Electric application on July 26. Approval of the plea will put an additional burden of Rs4.39 billion on the consumers of Karachi. Last week, the National Electric Power

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PESHAWAR:A suicide blast occurred near a Frontier Constabulary (FC) vehicle in the area of Hayatabad in Peshawar on Tuesday, injuring eight people. According to, at least eight people were injured in the Hayatabad suicide blast. Panic gripped the area …

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ISLAMABAD:Federal Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb Tuesday denied media reports regarding an agreement between Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) to dissolve the national assembly on August 8. Earlier it was r…

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ISLAMABAD:The Punjab government has decided to introduce plastic roads in the province. Caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi has asked for a plan for completion of 107 inter-district road construction projects in three months.He instructed to e…

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ISLAMABAD:Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan has awarded six-month Research Fellowships to 156 PhD scholars for top 200 universities of the world during the 53th award ceremony under the International Research Support Initiative Programme (IRS…

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QUETTA:Medical Teachers of all medical colleges of the province, including Bolan Medical College, Quetta, Jhalawan Medical College, Khuzdar, Mekran Medical College, Turbat and Loralai Medical College, Loralai, have been observing protest strike in the …

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