He said the IPPs were claiming capacity charges without selling electricity and 60pc of the total payment was made in foreign exchange.He said that not only institutions were destroyed, but the employees of companies faced excesses.... He said the National Transmission and Dispatch Company( NTDC) was being divided into three parts, which could potentially undermine Pakistan’s integrity.He said the privatisation plan was being pursued although those national enterprises were foundations of the c

Play Video Pause Loaded: 6.63% 0: 00 Remaining Time--:-Unmute Fullscreen This is a modal window. The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported.... A significant development in trade relations is the reopening of the Torkham border after a 27-day closure.... The crossing was shut on Feb 21 due to a dispute over construction activities and was reopened following negotiations mediated by a jirga. Currently, the border is operatin

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau( NAB) on Wednesday approved an inquiry against sugar mills of Sindh for obtaining subsidy that was declared illegal by an inquiry commission on the sugar scandal that surfaced in 2019.... A senior official of NAB told Dawn that the inquiry would be initiated on the recommendations of the sugar inquiry commission.... The anti-graft watchdog is already conducting an inquiry against sugar mills in other parts of the country....

HYDERABAD: A meeting of the Sindh Abadgar Board( SAB), held here on Sunday, called for putting an end to the rotation system considering availability of sufficient water now flowing in canals after recent rains across the country.... The meeting observed that farmers of tail-end areas were also satisfied over early arrival of water this year.... The meeting wondered that the rotation programme and closure of systems every seven days in some areas continued despite the fact that water was being

We want peace and stability in the region.... Despite the challenges in our bilateral relations with India, we have acted responsibly, ” she stated.... We can only hope that our eastern neighbour will take steps to create a conducive environment for peace, dialogue and the resolution of long-standing disputes.” Published in Dawn, December 6th, 2024....

The Election Commission of Pakistan’s( ECP) deadline for filing nomination papers for the February 8 general election ended today( Sunday) at 4: 30pm. With little than over a month left for polls, the electoral watchdog has entered election mode.... The party said Bilawal “ personally delivered ” his nomination documents to the ROs in Larkana and Qamber-Shahdadkot. Lawyer and activist Jibran Nasir said he had submitted his nomination papers for NA-241 and PS-110.... PML-Q’s Chaudhry Shafay Hus

Join our Whatsapp channel Taliban Deputy Prime Minister for Political Affairs Maulvi Abdul Kabir has said that the Afghan soil will not pose a threat to any country, it emerged on Wednesday.He passed these remarks during a meeting with Maulana Hamidul Haq — the chief of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Sami( JUI-S) — in Kabul, according to Maulvi Kabir’s office. The JUI-S leader led a delegation of Pakistani religious scholars on a five-day visit to Afghanistan.... Haq, son of Maulana Sami-ul-Haq, is the d

Join our Whatsapp channel Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Thursday called for the gradual repatriation of Afghan refugees, from not just Pakistan but the rest of the world. Earlier this month, the federal government “ advised ” Afghan Citizen Card( ACC) holders, as well as all illegal foreigners, to leave the country by March 31 as part of its repatriation drive.... The Foreign Office has confirmed that the deadline is still in place. ADVERTISEMENT Next Stay Playback speed 1x Norma