Pakistan’s caretaker prime minister, Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, is holding an emergency ministers’ meeting Sunday to discuss the high electricity bills that have caused some people to take to the street in protest.“In the meeting, a briefing will be taken f…
Protests Over Power Bill Increases Spread in Pakistan
Protests against soaring power prices continued in Pakistan for a third consecutive day on Sunday, with television footage showing enraged consumers at rallies burning their electricity bills.The power supply department in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunk…
Widespread protests against higher electricity bills hit Pakistan
Thousands took to the streets across Pakistan to protest rising power bills, some violently, forcing the power companies to seek police security.Interim Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar summoned an urgent meeting with power authorities to “review” th…
Pakistan reacts to EU state’s planned ‘Quran’ bill
Pakistan has welcomed the Danish government’s decision to propose a bill that would make it illegal to burn the Quran in public. Acts of public desecration of the Muslim holy book have led to protests and diplomatic tensions between the Nordic countri…
Caretaker PM vows to utilise all available resources for development of Balochistan
Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has vowed to utilize all available resources for development of Balochistan.Talking to tribal elders in Quetta, he expressed government’s resolve to develop infrastructure and provide all resources includin…
Nadeem Jan for streamlining services of all govt hospitals in ICT
Caretaker Minister for National Health Services Dr Nadeem Jan has directed concerned to streamline the services of all governmental hospitals in Federal Capital.Talking to media at PIMS Hospital in Islamabad on Sunday, he said shortage of Class-IV sta…