Petrol, diesel prices cut by Rs 2.50 after excise reduction; oil cos absorbing Re 1
New Delhi: The government Thursday announced a Rs 2.50 a litre cut in petrol and diesel prices, factoring in excise duty reduction of Rs 1.50 per litre and asking oil companies to absorb another Re 1 Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the excise duty cut would have an impact of Rs 10,500 crore on central […]
Preps for Haj 2019 have begun, says Union Minister
New Delhi: The process for next year’s Haj will be announced in the next few days as preparations for the 2019 pilgrimage have already started, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said Wednesday. He made the remarks after a Haj review meeting in which several senior officials from Minority Affairs Ministry, Ministry of External Affairs, […]
Afterthought: Pak takes U-turn, says Saudi won’t be part of CPEC
Islamabad: In a U-turn, Pakistan has announced that its close ally Saudi Arabia would not join the USD 50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, days after Islamabad said Riyadh will be the third “strategic partner” of China’s flagship project, the Belt and Road Initiative. The CPEC is the flagship project of the multi-billion dollar Belt and […]
Rehab homes for mentally ill: SC seeks reply from states, UTs within two weeks
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought reports within two weeks from state governments and Union Territories on the status of setting up rehabilitation homes for people with mental illness. Ten states and a UT have filed their response on the compliance of the Centre’s guidelines for setting up of rehabilitation homes for persons […]
Suspension of aid to Pakistan: No change of heart as US admin unlikely to change decision
Washington: The US is unlikely to revoke the suspension of aid to Pakistan until it sees substantial progress against terrorists and their safe havens, the Trump administration has told Islamabad as top officials of the two countries met here to try to reset their strained ties. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and National Security Advisor […]
Convictions against Sharifs in Avenfield verdict not sustainable: Pak court
Islamabad: A Pakistani top court has observed that the sentences of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter and son-in-law in a corruption case “may not be ultimately sustainable” as it issued a detailed judgement on Wednesday, two weeks after freeing the trio on bail. On September 19, a two-judge bench of the Islamabad High […]
