Tue, 21-Oct-2025

COAS Bajwa urges swift mechanism for channeling humanitarian aid to Afghanistan

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday emphasised the urgency to swiftly devise an institutional mechanism for channeling humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan to avert a looming humanitarian catastrophe. The army chief met expressed his reservations during a meeting with the Military Adviser to the Minister of Defence Kingdom of Saudi … Read more

Electricity tariff to go up Rs1.39/unit; govt mulls ban on new gas connections

ISLAMABAD: The electricity tariff will be increased by Rs1.39 and because of depleting gas reserves, the government will impose a ban on the new gas connections for domestic consumers till the introduction of the new pricing mechanism for imported gas. Federal Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar said that this in a media briefing along with … Read more