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Karachiites suffer prolonged power outages on second day of Ramazan

Karachiites

KARACHI, MAY 29, (DNA) – Power outage in Karachi could not be controlled on Monday, and people spent their second consecutive Sehri in darkness after a major electricity breakdown hit 13 districts of Sindh on Sunday due to Extra High Tension tripping in Jamshoro 500 KV line. All the claims of K-electric proved to be wrong as load shedding continues in the name of technical faults. Several areas of Karachi are deprived of electricity, and power could not be restored in some parts of Hyderabad even after 31 hours. PowerRead More


Ishaq Dar warns profiteers against undue raise in prices

Ishaq Ishaq

ISLAMABAD, MAY29 (DNA) – Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has warned of stern action against profiteers who raise prices of daily use commodities on the pretext of the budget. In a statement, the minister asked relevant departments to check the prices in the market and take action against profiteers accordingly. He said that no price hike was made in daily use commodity in the federal budget, so anyone using it as a pretext for raising prices should be punished.=DNA ============


FIA detain 3 Afghan women attempting to board London-bound flight on fake documents

FIA

ISLAMABAD, MAY 29 (DNA) – Three Afghan women have been detained for attempting to illegally board a London-bound flight of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Monday morning. Officials of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) stated that the three Afghan women holding genuine Afghan passports obtained boarding passes for a PIA flight to Kabul. Once the ladies reached the departure lounge after passing through immigration, they were provided fake British passports and boarding passes for PIA’s London-bound flight that was expected to take off at the same time. However, before theRead More


Punjab govt to launch crackdown on profiteers in Ramzan

Punjab

LAHORE, MAY 29 (DNA) – Punjab government has directed all deputy commissioners to launch a crackdown on profiteers and hoarders for ensuring availability of daily-use commodities at fixed prices. The govt is also going to to take steps for monitoring quality, supply and prices of eatables in Ramazan bazaars. The meeting was informed that flour, sugar, pulses, ghee, vegetables and fruits would be available on concession rates in the Ramazan bazaars throughout the province.


Indian Army not expecting ‘limited war’ with Pakistan

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NEW DELHI, MAY 29 (DNA) – India Army chief General Bipin Rawat has said that the Indian Army is facing a ‘dirty war’ in (Indian-held) Jammu Kashmir, which has to be fought with ‘innovative’ ways. “This is a proxy war and proxy war is a dirty war and it is played in a dirty way. The rules of engagements are there when the adversary comes face-to-face and fights with you. It is a dirty war… That is where innovation comes in. You fight a dirty war with innovations,” he said.Read More