ISLAMABAD – The Central Power Purchasing Authority (CPPA) has requested a rise in electricity pricing for one month due to fuel cost adjustments. It has filed a petition with the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) requesting a Rs2.10 per unit increase in the power tariff. Nepra will consider theRead More →
(Reuters) – A global tech outage caused by a software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike affected approximately 8.5 million Microsoft devices, Microsoft said in a blog post on Saturday. “We currently estimate that CrowdStrike’s update affected 8.5 million Windows devices, or less than one percent of all Windows machines,” accordingRead More →
Los Angeles (AP) — Bob Newhart, the deadpan accountant-turned-comedian who rose to prominence on television after releasing a classic comedy album, died at the age of 94. Newhart’s publicist, Jerry Digney, says the actor died Thursday in Los Angeles following a series of brief illnesses. Newhart, best known today asRead More →
(Web Desk) – In his first campaign speech since a shooter attempted his life, Donald Trump declared that he “took a bullet for democracy”. The Republican presidential candidate held a gathering in Grand Rapids, Michigan, only seven days after escaping an assassination attempt at another rally in Pennsylvania. He wasRead More →
People were murdered in two separate incidents here on Saturday after mistakenly touching electricity lines during a downpour. An elderly man and an eleven-year-old child were electrocuted in Majeed Colony and Site Metrovol after accidentally touching electricity lines while attempting to flee rain-soaked roadways. The pedestrians died as a resultRead More →
ISLAMABAD: Ayaz Sadiq, the speaker of the National Assembly, denied the chairmen of Standing Committees’ request for new cars, citing financial limitations and governmental directives. The National Assembly sources claim that even though the committee heads already owned well-maintained cars, they had nevertheless asked for new ones. Sadiq declined theRead More →
ISLAMABAD: The leader of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, announced on Saturday that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf was willing to dissolve the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa legislature in order to have fresh elections across the country. In a television interview, he stated that despite their disagreements, talks have taken place to find aRead More →
PESHAWAR: In response to a defamation lawsuit filed by Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) against him, Governor Faisal Karim Kundi stated that he did not believe Gandapur was deserving of respect. The governor called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to call an All Parties Conference (APC)Read More →
Reuters, Singapore The Singapore Navy announced on Friday that it has rescued crew members from two huge oil tankers that had caught fire approximately 55 kilometers (34 miles) northeast of the Singaporean island of Pedra Branca, near the world’s largest refueling port. The tankers Hafnia Nile, flying the flag ofRead More →
France’s BARCELONNETTE (AFP) – Stage 18 of the Tour de France saw Belgian Victor Campenaerts cry tears of joy. Tadej Pogacar, the overall leader, and defending champion Jonas Vingegaard withheld their thunder for three difficult stages during the last weekend. As the flight cleared out fifteen minutes early, Pogacar andRead More →
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