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Govt to outsource billing, recovery jobs of loss making PESCO grids

Govt to outsource billing, recovery jobs of loss making PESCO grids

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided in principle the outsourcing of responsibilities of billing and recovery of loss-making grids of distribution companies starting with Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) and introduction of smart meters in at least three companies. A cabinet member said a plan on outsourcing mechanism would be presented to the federal cabinet […]

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PPP to protect GB people's rights: Bilawal

PPP to protect GB people\’s rights: Bilawal

GILGIT: Pakistan People\’s Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari announced that his party would protect the constitutional rights of Gilgit-Baltistan region. He urged the local residents to vote his party to power to fulfil promises. Mr Bilawal reached Skardu city to lead the party’s 22-day-long election campaign in all 10 districts of Gilgit-Baltistan. Accompanied by PPP leaders

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15 killed in stampede outside Pakistan's consulate in Jalalabad

15 killed in stampede outside Pakistan\’s consulate in Jalalabad

At least 15 people were killed in stampede among thousands of Afghans gathered outside Pakistan’s consulate on Tuesday as jostling broke out between people applying for visas, officials in the eastern city of Jalalabad said. An estimated 3,000 Afghans had congregated on the open ground outside the consulate, waiting to collect tokens needed to apply

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Lawyers' strike continues across KP

Lawyers continue strike across KP

PESHAWAR: Lawyers boycotted courts across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for the fourth consecutive day to protest what they called the government’s failure to fulfil commitment to reverse the last year’s changes to the Code of Civil Procedure (CCP). The strike began on Oct 17 on the call of the KP Bar Council, which demands suitable amendments to

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CEC barred from interfering in GB affairs

CEC barred from interfering in GB affairs

GILGIT: Gilgit-Baltistan’s chief court has stopped the GB chief election commissioner (CEC) from intervening in the affairs of government departments. The two-member bench of the chief court conducted hearing of a case filed against transfer of GB’s water and power officials during election days. After hearing arguments from both the sides, the bench comprising Chief

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