ISLAMABAD: According to an official announcement, the government has increased the price of diesel by Rs5 per liter, while the price of gasoline has remained the same for the next two weeks. This is the first price increase for petroleum products in three months, even though prices have been consistently falling on the international market. The Ministry of Finance announced late on Tuesday that the ex-depot price of high-speed diesel (HSD) was set at Rs251.29, an increase of Rs5 from Rs246.29 per liter. For the following two weeks, the price of a liter of gasoline remained the same at Rs247.03.…
Author: Hasnain Abid Khanzada
KHYBER: In opposition to the authorities’ most recent policy change, clearing agents halted the import and export of trade goods through customs. The protesting clearing agents argued that the customs officials were insisting on not being weighed or subjected to electronic scanning of the vehicles carrying Afghan imports before they reached the Torkham border. They said that they couldn’t comply with the new rule as the traditions specialists could embroil them in capture of any stash whenever tracked down in any holder later during electric examining. They claimed that during the electronic scanning, customs personnel had just recently recovered ammunition…
Pakistan is expanding rapidly. But not the kind you want. By mid-October, the country had 33 cases of polio, up from eight at the end of June. Even though a lot has been written about it this year, the consistent rise in cases points to a deeper problem: healthcare failures across the board While it is true that the government faces obstacles like disinformation, parental refusal, and attacks on polio workers, it is time to realize that our children are also being harmed by a lack of healthcare infrastructure and bad governance. Children are susceptible not only to polio but…
KARACHI: ” Kashif ponders, “I wanted an Every three decades ago.” In his memory, Suzuki’s Every was a moonroof-equipped automatic. Now, fast forward to the present day, and the 660cc Every, which just came out, doesn’t quite live up to that dream. It is evident that Suzuki went above and beyond for this launch. At showrooms, deals staff were anxious to offer tea, chips, patties, and sandwiches, with Coke Studio tunes playing behind the scenes. However, despite the warm welcome, the salespeople at the three dealerships the Dawn team visited on Sunday, when the vehicle was officially unveiled to the…
When he first heard the news, veteran journalist Muhammad Farooq Mehsud, who has been covering militancy and political affairs in Pakistan’s volatile tribal areas since 2011, was not prepared for the shock. Mehsud was educated on Oct 7 — the day after the prohibition on the Pashtun Tahaffuz Development (PTM) was reported — that he and two of his associates had been added to the Fourth Timetable. Under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), putting a name on the Fourth Schedule means that the person is banned. A passport embargo, the freezing of bank accounts, a prohibition on financial support and credit,…
The first object at the entrance to a new exhibit about the Sindhi experience during the India-Pakistan Partition is a large wood-carved balcony. It allowed Sindhi women living in enclosed homes in Shikarpur, Pakistan, to interact with the outside world. These galleries were called Muhari. It would make a great exhibit at the Partition Museum in Delhi’s The Lost Homeland of Sindh exhibition gallery. Outsiders are now required to enter the very private suffering of the Sindhi community through it. “This exhibition has a significant impact. The Sindhi people now believe that their story should be told. They didn’t, such…
Shares at the Pakistan Stock Trade (PSX) made another untouched high in intraday exchange on Wednesday as the exceptionally expected Shanghai Collaboration Association (SCO) culmination closed. From its previous close of 85,840.34 points at 12 p.m., the benchmark KSE-100 index gained 510.10 points, or 0.59%, to reach 86,350.44 points. The index ended the day at 86,205.66 points, up 365.32 points, or 0.43 percent, from its previous close. “Investors are optimistic about positive outcomes from Pakistan’s hosting of the ongoing Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit and additional investment commitments from [the] Chinese Premier visit,” stated Awais Ashraf, director of research at…
During the second Test in Multan on Wednesday, Pakistan spinner Sajid Khan took three wickets, including centurion Ben Duckett, in ten deliveries. England finished the match on 239-6. The hosts won an exciting second day of play on a changing surface, taking a 127-run lead after their 366-run first innings. Britain had been cruising pleasantly at 211-2 when Sajid eliminated Joe Root (34), Duckett (114) and Harry Creek (nine) in the last meeting. Ben Stokes, the captain of England, was bowled by fellow spinner Noman Ali for one at the other end, resulting in England’s sudden loss of four wickets…
lick. Death. Click. Blast. Click. Crash. Click. Motaz Azaiza’s fingers were too busy taking pictures of death and destruction in Gaza to allow his brain to consider the impact he was having. This does not imply that he simply wonged it; rather, he was aware that he had to act on behalf of his people because the Western world would not. Like all of the other journalists in Gaza, he was aware of what he was getting into, but despite the fact that it was not in line with his plan for himself, he continued. He has over 17 million…
Lufthansa has consented to suffer a $4 million consequence for purportedly oppressing Jewish travelers who were attempting to load up a corresponding flight in Frankfurt in May 2022, the US Transportation Division said on Tuesday. Lufthansa denied 128 Jewish travelers, virtually every one of whom wore pieces of clothing commonly worn by Universal Jewish men, from loading up a corresponding flight in Germany based on supposed trouble making by certain travelers, the Transportation Division (Speck) said. Despite the fact that many of the passengers did not know each other or were not traveling together, DOT said that passengers who were…
