Pakistan

Web Desk — Power was restored in parts of the country after nearly 15 hours. After a fault in the National Grid at the Guddu Power Plant on Monday morning, Pakistan suffered one of its longest ever outages. The power is now being restored gradually across the country. The Karachi Electric (KE) company said that they were working to restore …

Web Desk — In order to verify the identities of elderly individuals whose fingerprints are no longer recognized by biometric scanners, the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) is launching a new service called “Tasdeeq”. Initially, for banking purposes, this service aims to address other complaints from senior citizens who have difficulty verifying their identities due to age-related changes in …

Web Desk –Giving good news to Pakistanis, the United States (US) Mission in Pakistan announces the expansion of interview waiver eligibility at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad and the U.S. Consulate General in Karachi for Pakistani citizens renewing B1/B2 tourist and business visas. Pakistani, regardless of age, whose B1/B2 visas are valid or have expired within the last 48 months …

Web Desk — PTI Chairman Imnran Khan’s ex-wife Reham Khan got married for the third time with Mirza Bilal Baig. She called her third husband as her ‘soulmate’. As Khan revealed there is a 13-year age gap between Baig and herself. The former wife of ousted prime minister Imran Khan shared the news with her fans and followers on her …

Web Desk — For Hajj 2023, Saudi Arabia has more than doubled Pakistan’s Hajj quota to 179,210 pilgrims. In other words, Riyadh has restored Pakistan’s quota to pre-pandemic levels. Saudi Arabia, as per the annual Hajj agreement, will also remove the age cap on pilgrims. Pilgrims of any age group will be allowed to come for Hajj. Bank account condition …

Web Desk — The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has warned Imran Khan and other PTI stalwarts to show up before the ECP at the next contempt hearing them or their arrest warrants will be issued. The Supreme Court, as we all know, has allowed the ECP to go ahead with the contempt proceedings against PTI chairman Imran Khan, Asad …

Web Desk — Due to extreme smog in the city, the Lahore High Court (LHC) has ordered the Punjab government to extend the winter holidays of all educational institutions for a week. LHC gave this verdict while hearing petitions seeking the court’s intervention for smog control. The high court, earlier, had ordered the Lahore administration to close markets and restaurants …

Web Desk — Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Speaker National Assembly (NA), on Thursday decided to summon the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) legislators for verification of their resignations they tendered on April 11. The PTI MNAs announced their resignations from NA following the ouster of prime minister Imran Khan via a no-confidence vote. The Speaker decided to verify the resignations of PTI MNAs …

Web Desk — Public and private educational institutions in Lahore will remain closed for three days a week due to prevailing smog. The Punjab government has officially notified three weekly holidays for public and private educational institutions in Lahore. The notification will remain effective till further orders. According to the School Education Department (SED) notification, all public and private schools …

Web Desk — The federal government will cancel the dual passports of the Pakistani nationals who got it after changes in the particulars of their national identity cards. The dual passport holders have been warned that they will not be issued new passports, in case they don’t get their passports canceled by Dec 31. The interior ministry has already instructed …