The Pakistani government announced an increase in the price of petrol by Pakistani currency (PKR) 4.53 per litre and that of high-speed diesel (HSD) by PKR 8.14 per litre for the next fortnight ending April 30.
The Pakistan government has 'assured' the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of expediting the privatisation programme, reported ARY News, citing sources.
In the ongoing series of protests in the region of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), the most latest edition of Safar-e-Azadi protests aimed to raise awareness about the challenges faced by the people in PoK.
Pakistan's daily publication reported that the meeting discussed the issue of a sustainable plan for the price rationalisation of subsidised wheat in Gilgit-Baltistan. The people of the region have been protesting over the price increase for almost a month as the federal government scaled do
Sardar Akhtar Mengal, the President of the Balochistan National Party (BNP), expressed dissatisfaction with the response of the caretaker government to the demands of the families of 'missing persons' who had returned to Quetta from Islamabad, as reported by Dawn. The families had conducted
Tehreek-e-Islami Gilgit-Baltistan President Sheikh Mirza Ali has said that people have been sitting on dharna for thirteen days against the increase in the price of wheat, but instead of solving the problem of the people, the Pakistani government is resorting to high tactics, Pakistan-based
He also asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ushered in a new era of development and progress in J-K and there is no scope for Abdullahs and Muftis to disrupt it.
The communication between the Pakistan government and Baloch protesters has reached a 'dead end' as the agitators alleged that the authorities have not released all individuals participating in the protest highlighting the issue of Baloch people's disappearances, The Express Tribune reported
Baloch protesters demanding an end to enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in their province issued a three-day ultimatum to the state on Saturday, as per Dawn newspaper.
The Punjab Police urged the government to block Computerised National Identity Cards (CNICs) of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders, who were declared absconders in May 9 violence, ARY News reported.
Government employees in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa staged widespread protests on Thursday, vehemently opposing proposed salary cuts and pension reforms, as reported by Dawn.