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[ Observe officer continued to serve beyond maximum deputation period of five years out of turn appointments in Islamabad ICT colleges reported. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Auditors have declared the deputation, absorption and promotion of former chief executive officer of the Engineering Development Board (EDB) Engineer Khuda Bukhsh as illegal. Documents revealed that he had promoted … Read more
In the lead-up to the U.S.-Israeli attack, President Trump downplayed the risks to the energy markets as a short-term concern that should not overshadow the mission to decapitate the Iranian regime.
. Arafat Jamal, UNHCR’s representative in Afghanistan. Photo: Courtesy — UNHCR GENEVA: Some 270,000 Afghans have returned to their country from Pakistan and Iran so far this year, the UN said Tuesday, warning that the escalating Middle East war risked pushing the numbers higher. UNHCR, the United Nations’ refugee agency, said that 110,000 Afghans had … Read more
[ . NEW DELHI: India has invoked emergency measures to divert gas supplies from non-priority sectors to key users after the disruption of liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, a government notification said. India meets half of its 195 million standard cubic metres per day (mmscmd) of gas consumption through imports. … Read more
The effects of the war are being felt through the Persian Gulf.
[ The government has agreed to the need for a mini-budget if revenues fall short of expectations by end-December 2025, according to the IMF. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Pakistan to introduce a new asset-based tax scheme for traders who remain outside the tax ambit despite multiple attempts, amid the … Read more
Carmen Mejia was cleared of murder in connection with the death of a baby in her care, who was scalded by hot water in 2003 in Austin, Texas. Federal officials said she will be allowed to stay in the U.S.
[ Chairman urges G-B administration to help fast-track work on Daimer-Bhasha project The site of the Diamer-Bhasha dam. PHOTO: INP/FILE LAHORE: The Implementation Committee on Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand Dams (ICDBMD) met on Tuesday to discuss matters related to land acquisition and the resettlement of locals. Commissioner Diamer Astore Division briefed the committee about compliance with … Read more
. KARACHI: Adequate stocks of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) are available in the country, with several consignments arriving at Port Qasim, LPG Distributors Association Chairman Irfan Khokhar said on Tuesday. Speaking to The Express Tribune, Khokhar said that two LPG-carrying vessels — ARIES, bringing 11,000 metric tonnes, and ATLANTIC, carrying 12,000 metric tonnes – have already … Read more
[ Former LCCI chief says industrial clusters and district-level mapping can boost exports Muhammad Ali Mian, former President of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry LAHORE: The inclusion of experienced private sector industrialists in the newly established Punjab Economic Transformation Committee could help accelerate industrial growth, investment and exports in the province, according to … Read more
