Pakistan

LAHORE (Kashmir English): Lahore Electricity Supply Company (LESCO) has announced to discontinue the free electricity facility for grades 18-20. Officers will have to pay for electricity for the first time. Officers will be fined about half of their salary for free units. After withdrawing the facility for grades 18-20, the monthly electricity bills of these

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Geo News has resumed its broadcasts across Pakistan after completing a 15-day suspension, with transmission restored on cable television networks and its official YouTube platform nationwide. The suspension period concluded on Sunday, allowing viewers to once again access the channel on television and digital platforms. The channel had remained off-air following regulatory action

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has issued its final decision in the Geo News controversial documentary case on 10th Muharram-ul-Haram. The decision was taken during PEMRA Authority’s 191st meeting held on July 11, 2026, after reviewing the recommendations of the Council of Complaints Lahore, records of the proceedings, written and

GWADAR (Kashmir English): The National Logistics Corporation (NLC) -Vitol partnership has made history by completing the first ever bunkering operation at the Gwadar Port,  with the provision of 2,500 metric tonnes of IMO-approved VLSFO to the LNG ship ENUGU, belonging to an entity operating from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The marine fuel used during

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Another so-called missing person narrative of  Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) busted as the banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has identified a millitant named ‘Attaullah’ as a “fidayeen attacker.” The same individual had previously been presented as a victim of enforced disappearance in narratives circulated by supporters of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC).

PESHAWAR (Kashmir English): The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has initiated a comprehensive investigation into the alleged illegal mining and multi-billion-rupee leasing irregularities of Placer Gold involving top officials of the KP Mines and Mineral Development Department. The case came into public attention after senior journalist Irfan Khan raised questions on these contracts of

QUETTA (Kashmir English): Security forces have killed nine more Fitna Al Khawarij terrorists during Operation Shaban in Balochistan, raising the total number of militants killed in the operation to 52, the security sources said on Saturday. The Pakistan Army, Frontier Corps, and Balochistan Police launched Operation Shaban following the militants’ attack on the Mangi Dam police

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Senate Standing Committee on Water Resources has been informed that the Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project (NJHP), which was shut down due to a tunnel fault, may resume power generation by March 2028 after a shutdown of about 4 years. The committee, chaired by Senator Jam Saifullah Khan, questioned the status of the

LAHORE (Kashmir English): The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has conveyed its opinion to the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) regarding the case related to the depiction of religious figures in Geo News broadcasts. The Council of Islamic Ideology’s letter has been received by PEMRA’s Council of Complaints in Lahore, which had sought the