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PEPCO Withdraws New Power Tariff
The Pakistan Electric Power Company Limited (PEPCO) has withdrawn its policy of spliting the tariff into two different rates for morning and evening. MD Pepco Tahir Basharat Cheema denied reports regarding power tariff hike and said there was no change in day and night tariff. Earlier during the evening PEPCO DG announced split power tariff…
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World Bank Approves $6.2 Bn Pakistan Lending Plan
The World Bank approved a four-year $6.2 billion lending program for Pakistan that seeks to boost tax revenues, make energy supplies more reliable and improve conditions in conflict-hit areas. While the lending strategy from 2010 to 2013 is slightly less than the $6.5 billion committed during the last four-year period, the program hones in on…
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Babar Awan : Gen Butt Ripped Through Democratic System
Federal Law Minister Babar Awan termed General Ziauddin Butt as biggest suicide bomber who ripped through the democratic system, saying that he was the reason behind Musharraf’s martil law. Talking to journalists in Islamabad on Thursday, Babar said that democracy remained lost in the darkness for the last 9 years due to General Butt. He…
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Varsity Declares JUI MPA Kishore’s Degree Fake
Gomal University declared the BA degree of a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assembly member Kishore Kumar as fake. Kishore belonged to Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam. According to the report from Gomal University, Kishore appeared in BA exams in 1999 but failed in one paper. However, the varsity verified the degrees of Senator Prof Ibrahim, MPA Adnan Khan, female member…
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SC : Rejects PCO Judges’ Review Petition
The Supreme Court dismissed a review petition of five PCO judges on Thursday. A five-member bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Nasirul Mulk, announced the verdict. Speaking to newsmen outside the court, counsel of the judges, Abdul Basit said he would again review the Constitution in this regard. The appeals were filed by…
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Karachi: Tension Prevails In Shanti Nagar
The police have launched an operation against two drug clans in the area of Shanti Nagar. Fear and panic gripped the area as exchange of firing is being held between the law enforcement agencies and the gangsters. Heavy contingents of Police and Rangers have cordoned off the Dalmia area. Gunshots could be heard at regular…