Due to a global rise in crude oil prices, it is anticipated that prices for gasoline and high-speed diesel (HSD) will rise during the upcoming biweekly review. Petroleum prices are likely to rise after five consecutive declines, primarily due to rising international prices linked to the ongoing Middle East crisis. Oil prices have increased by approximately $2.80 per barrel over the past two weeks, while HSD prices have increased by approximately $7 per barrel on international markets. According to sources, the federal government is likely to follow these international market trends and raise diesel prices by Rs13 per liter and…
Author: Raja Zahid Khanzada
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) was ordered on Thursday by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) not to finalize the list of applicants for admission to medical and dental schools. The PMDC’s registrar was instructed to personally appear on the next petition hearing date. After students who took the Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT) on September 22 claimed that there were approximately 30 incorrect or out-of-syllabus questions, Justice Arbab Mohammad Tahir issued the directive. Advocate Adil Aziz Qazi, who was representing the candidates, requested that the admissions process be halted and stated that admissions would be…
ISLAMABAD: In order to ensure the safety of approximately 900 delegates arriving in Islamabad for the 23rd Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, which will take place on October 15 and 16, the federal government has set up more than 10,000 police and paramilitary personnel. Police officials stated that paramilitary and police personnel were deployed to ensure the safety of delegations, routes, and locations during the high-profile Pakistani summit at the Jinnah Convention Centre. Since 14 locations in the capital have been reserved for the delegates’ lodging, they will stay in a variety of locations within the “Red Zone” or nearby. Between…
KHYBER: Funeral prayers for the banned Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement’s activists, who were killed in a police action on Wednesday, were held at the site of the Oct 11 national jirga in Jamrud tehsil here on Thursday. The people, including political activists, showed up in large numbers. They included PTM chief Manzoor Pashteen. This was Pashteen’s first appearance at the jirga’s venue after the police torched tents and other goods, fired tear gas shells on PTM activists, and resorted to firing on Oct 2. Noted among participants were Jamaat-i-Islami leader Mushtaq Ahmad, PTI MNA Dr Amjad, former finance minister…
I’m on a journey to find the best skincare for me at a price I can afford. Due to the scorching heat of Karachi, I have recently regained the long-lost motivation to pay attention to the deteriorating state of my skin. It is difficult to spend your hard-earned money on skincare, which may cost an arm and a leg, because the heat is unforgiving and inflation is unfortunately on the rise. Since my nighttime routine does not consist of eight steps, I will be honest and say that I do not follow a complicated skincare routine. A good moisturizer, a…
• The end of a 71-paise-per-unit reduction in the average electricity price • Additional cuts of Rs8-10 per unit are anticipated as part of the overall policy measures • The government is considering a winter package to encourage additional usage with discounts of Rs20-30 per unit • Plans to open charging stations for electric vehicles within the next few weeks The government claimed future savings of Rs411 billion and an impact of approximately 71 paise per unit on the average electricity tariff, which currently stands at approximately Rs36 per unit, excluding taxes and duties, when it made the announcement on…
After a record partnership between Harry Brook and Joe Root turned the match around, England’s bowlers, led by spinner Jack Leach, tore through Pakistan’s lineup and won the first Test in Multan on Friday. On Day 5, England’s attack destroyed Pakistan’s final four batters, retiring the visitors for 220 to win by an innings and 47 runs and win the three-match series. After a 3-0 whitewash two years prior, this is England’s fourth consecutive victory in a Test match played in Pakistan. In the preceding 61 years, England had only won two away Test matches against Pakistan. Additionally, it marked…
Zoheb Hassan, one half of the iconic 80s pop duo Nazia and Zoheb, shared a touching tribute to Ratan Tata, the Indian industrialist and former chairman of the Tata Group, who passed away on Wednesday at the age of 86. Zoheb Hassan recalls how Ratan Tata came to his and Nazia Hassan’s home to get them to record Young Tarangoheb Hassan, one half of the Indian pop duo Nazia and Zoheb Zoheb wrote a touching post on Facebook about the first time he and his late sister Nazia met the man they didn’t know was a giant in Indian business.…
I arrived at a Khidmat Centre around 2 p.m. on the day that I did not have to teach in the afternoon. About 45 men waited in a long line to submit their applications. Everyone had to wait in the sun because it was hot. I stood there for a while before coming back. The line outside had barely moved in the two hours I had been there. I came to the realization that I would not be able to submit my application prior to the deadline. The following day, I arrived at the Khidmat Centre approximately 30 minutes before…
atigue. Hair loss. Nausea. Vomiting. the complete removal of an appendage from your body. While receiving treatment for breast cancer, patients must deal with a lot of bodily changes as well as a lot of emotional turmoil. When they lose their hair, people start to look at them differently, their loved ones sometimes leave them because of the disease, and they don’t always have much support. It is impossible for anyone who has not experienced breast cancer to even begin to comprehend what a patient goes through, and what’s worse is that patients themselves do not have sufficient support resources…
