Tag: Punjab
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Earthquake hits in different cities across Pakistan
Severe earthquake shocks have been felt on Wednesday afternoon in various districts of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and around the federal territory of Islamabad. The tremors were felt in Lahore, Multan, Faisalabad, Mianwali, Bhakkar, Kamalia, Khanewal, Bhalwal, Chiniot, Hafizabad, Toba Tek Singh, Gujarat, Sargodha and Jhang. Slight tremors were also felt in Sahiwal, Chichawatani, Borewala, Phulnagar,…
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IMF urges Punjab to end electricity subsidy, imposes more conditions
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has put forward at least three strict conditions in Pakistan after the Punjab province gave Rs45 to Rs90 billion in electricity subsidies for two months. Last month, President of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Muhammad Nawaz Sharif announced that Punjab government would provide relief of fourteen rupees per unit to consumers using…
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PPP leader Saeed Ghani terms Punjab govt’s relief in bills a ‘political stunt’
Sindh Minister for Local Government Saeed Ghani mocked the Punjab government’s recent move to give relief to the masses by reducing electricity prices for just two months, terming it a “political stunt.” He said this in response to Punjab’s government’s decision to provide relief to the public by rescuing Rs 14 per unit on electricity…
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Sharing is caring, electricity relief shouldn’t just be for Punjab: Mustafa Kamal
Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Mustafa Kamal, while addressing a press conference in Karachi, criticized the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) led government for announcing electricity relief only for Punjab. “Relief on electricity bills should be provided nationwide instead of only for Punjab,” he said. Kamal also rejected the electricity bill relief, stating that…
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Torrential rains predicted in the coming week
Torrential rains have been predicted in the country from August 14 to August 18. The weather department shared details of the new spell, saying monsoon winds from the West, Arabian Sea, and Bay of Bengal will affect the country. Heavy rains will descend in some places in Islamabad, Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, and…
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PPP MNA raises questions about party’s Punjab chapter
Makhdoom Jamiluzzaman, a Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) affiliated Member of the National Assembly (MNA) has expressed disappointment over his party’s performance in Punjab. ‘’Bilawal Bhutto Zardari cannot become Prime Minister (PM) with Sindh votes only,” he said at the ceremony at a local hotel on his father’s 85th birth anniversary. ‘’Punjab PPP leaders have been…
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Landlord allegedly broke legs of three goats
A landlord from 26 WB, a village on the outskirts of Vihari in South Punjab, broke the legs of three goats after they entered his fields. The three pet goats belonged to Mohammad Aslam Tawari, who reported to Jang News that the landlord was angered by their intrusion and threw bricks at the goats, injuring…
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New report reveals surge in gender-based violence cases, low conviction rates
A report released by the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan (LJCP) reveals an increase in gender-based violence across Pakistan. The report also notes an increase in pending gender violence cases in the courts. The number of pending gender violence cases rose from 21,891 to 39,665 in 2023. In Punjab, the number of pending gender…
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TLP’s Pir Zaheerul Hassan Shah still at large as police continues hunt
The News has said that previous media reports of arrests of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) vice emir Pir Zaheerul Hassan Shah turned out to be not true as the police are struggling to arrest him. Reportedly, Shah has fled to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since late Monday when the government tightened the noose around TLP leaders for targeting…
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‘Beep Pakistan’ should not be compared to WhatsApp, says government
Minister of State for Information Technology (IT) Shaza Fatima Khawaja has clarified that the soon-to-be-introduced instant messaging application ‘Beep Pakistan’ should not be compared with WhatsApp. The National Information Technology Board (NITB) developed ‘Beep Pakistan’ and began its trial in August 2023 under the then-Information Technology Minister Aminul Haq. Government officers and Ministry of Information…