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Over Rs 4bn power dues recovered in Peshawar

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PESHAWAR: The Provincial Task Force on Power has recovered more than Rs.4 billion in two months from electricity dues defaulters and imposed Rs 240 million fines on power thieves. The successful campaign has led to a cut in duration of loadshedding in several areas in the light of the successful campaign. The information was shared during the fifth meeting of the Provincial Task Force on Power chaired by Additional Chief Secretary, Home & Tribal Affairs Abid Majeed. Divisional commissioners, regional police officers, secretary Energy & Power Nisar Ahmad Khan, representative…

WhatsApp to allow users to create and share polls in channels

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In order to enable its users to create and share polls in channels, WhatsApp, the Meta-owned social messaging platform, on Sunday announced that it is rolling out a new update for its Android version, WABetaInfo reported. According to the app-tracking website, WhatsApp is working on a feature to share polls in channels, and it will be available in a future update of the app. Currently, the feature is under development, so it’s not ready for beta testers. The new feature will make users enable to create and share polls in channels in…

Will India meet Pakistan in World Cup semi-finals?

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DUBAI: Pakistan’s win over New Zealand has brightened the semi-final chances for Babar Azam’s team and a possible meeting with Asian neighbours and hosts India, according to the Gulf News. For Pakistan, a situation like this is not new. In 1992, when they were almost down and out, the team led by legendary all-rounder Imran Khan. His motivational talk asking the players to fight like cornered tigers helped Pakistan win their first World Cup title. Currently, the team’s in the same boat. Their performance against New Zealand backed by a…

Kakar orders action against dealers supplying drugs in capital educational institutes

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ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Monday ordered the police authorities to take strict action against the drug dealers supplying drugs and narcotics in and around the educational institutions in the federal capital. Chairing a meeting regarding issues related to Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) here, he said protection of life and property of the citizens was the primary responsibility of the state. The meeting discussed in detail the ICT’s administrative issues, law and order situation and anti-narcotics’ issues. He also directed the concerned authorities to take special measures for…

Stocks at PSX cross 54,000 mark during intraday trade

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KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued its bullish run for the third consecutive session on Tuesday as the KSE-100 index crossed the 54,000 mark on hopes of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) review among other factors.  The KSE-100 index continued its bullish run for the third consecutive day and gained 417.69 or 0.78% during the intraday trading to reach at 54,278.05 points. Pakistan-Kuwait Head of Research, Samiullah Tariq, told Geo.tv: “Expectations of monetary policy’s rate cut and the strong profitability of the companies are among the driving forces that shored up…

CIA director visits Israel

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WASHINGTON: William J. Burns, the C.I.A. director, arrived in Israel on Sunday for discussions with leaders and intelligence officials, the first stop in a multicountry trip in the region, according to U.S. officials. According to US media, the visit comes as the United States is trying to prod Israel to pursue a more targeted approach to attacking Hamas, allow pauses in the fighting for aid to enter Gaza and do more to avoid civilian casualties. A U.S. official briefed on Burns’s trip said he planned to reinforce the American commitment…

Pakistan exempts Afghans awaiting resettlement to US from deportation

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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan government has ordered authorities not to arrest Afghans who are waiting to be relocated to the United States, as it wages a crackdown on illegal migration. More than 180,000 people have returned to Afghanistan since Islamabad ordered 1.7 million Afghans it says are living illegally in Pakistan to leave or face deportation, border officials have said. Human Rights Watch has previously warned that Afghans awaiting resettlement to the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Canada after fleeing the Taliban government are at risk of deportation after their…

Over 130 killed, dozens wounded after powerful earthquake jolts Nepal

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At least 132 people have been killed while more than 100 sustained injuries as security forces mobilised to help with a desperate rescue attempt on Saturday after a strong overnight 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck a remote area of Nepal. The US Geological Survey estimated that the late Friday, 5.6-magnitude earthquake was only 18 kilometres (11 miles) deep when it struck the remote western region of the Himalayan nation. Videos and photos posted on social media showed locals digging through rubble in the dark to pull survivors from the wreckage of…

Terror attack on PAF Mianwali Training Air Base foiled: ISPR

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RAWALPINDI: A terror attack on the Mianwali Training Air Base of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has been thwarted and all the personnel and assets are safe, the military’s media wing said in a statement on Saturday. “On 04 November, 2023, in the early hours of the day, Mianwali Training Air Base of Pakistan Air Force came under a failed terrorist attack which, Alhumdolliah, due to the swift and effective response by the troops, has been foiled and thwarted, ensuring the safety and security of personnel and assets,” the Inter-Services…

Kyle Jamieson replaces injured Matt Henry ahead of Pakistan clash

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New Zealand’s Matt Henry has been ruled out of the ICC World Cup 2023 in India with a torn right hamstring and has been replaced in the New Zealand squad by Kyle Jamieson ahead of a crucial match against Pakistan. The two teams are set to play on Saturday at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in the battle for the semifinal slot of the 10-team tournament. A statement from New Zealand Cricket (NZC) confirmed that Henry sustained the injury during Wednesday’s match against South Africa in Pune after an MRI scan showed…