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Saad announces 45 percent decrease in railway fares

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique on Saturday announced 45 percent decrease in railway fares. Speaking at a press conference in Lahore on...

Punjab govt inks MoU with China to produce 2,400 MW electricity

LAHORE: The Punjab government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China Power International (CPI) Holding Limited, a private company, for the setting...

SCB to issue new currency notes world Rs 135 billion before Eid

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SCB) has announced of issuing new currency notes world Rs 135 billion before Eid-ul-Fitr to meet demand of...

IMF’s conditions: govt drops Metro Bus projects for Karachi, Islamabad, bullet train

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)-led federal government has put on hold its mega initiatives of Metro Bus projects for Islamabad and Karachi and...

One of Yandex founders Ilya Segalovich (Илья Сегалович) dies at the age of 48

Moscow:  One of Yandex founders Ilya Segalovich (Илья Сегалович)  dies at the age of 48. Yandex is the largest search engine of Russia that released...

Federal cabinet allows Afghan refugees to stay in Pakistan until 2015

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet on Thursday allowed Afghan refugees to stay in Pakistan until 2015 and also approved 10-year extension in the quota of...

China imposes five-year ban on construction of government buildings

BEIJING: China has imposed a five-year ban on the construction of government buildings. The move comes as part of a campaign by President Xi Jinping...

Govt to end load-shedding within 3 to 4 years: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that the government plans to end the load shedding within next 3 to 4 years through a...

Council of Common Interests defers new energy policy approval after Sindh reservations

ISLAMABAD: The Council of Common Interests (CCI) on Tuesday deferred approval of the new energy policy following reservations expressed by Sindh. The newly-constituted CCI held...

KESC cannot cut off power supply to Steel Mill: Cheema

KARACHI: Saadat Cheema chief executive officer (CEO) of the Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) came to the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) head office on...

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