Iftikhar A. Khan

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Senators reject bill to limit red passports

By: Iftikhar A. Khan

• Tallal opposes amendment for ‘seeking to curtail cabinet authority' • PTI senator questions changes to KP constituencies, delay in appointing CEC

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Govt to end slab system punishing consumers crossing 200-unit threshold

By: Iftikhar A. Khan

ISLAMABAD: Power Minister Awais Leghari told the Senate on Tuesday that the government has decided to scrap the electricity slab system that punishes

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Govt to end slab system punishing power consumers crossing 200-unit threshold

By: Iftikhar A. Khan

Awais Leghari says govt considering two options: raising the threshold to 250 units, or removing the six-month ban so the benefit could be availed for month with 200-unit usage.

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ECP expected to rule on KP local govt polls today

By: Iftikhar A. Khan

• CEC asks why emergency proclamation would be ‘obstacle to holding elections' • ECP official says law and order concerns loom over polling staff, voters' safety

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‘Punitive’ 200-unit limit to be replaced by targeted subsidy

By: Iftikhar A. Khan

• Relief to be tied to income rather than power consumption, energy minister tells Senate • Awais Leghari claims ‘rich and

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ECP orders immediate local body polls in KP districts demarcated, sans those under ARDC

By: Iftikhar A. Khan

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday ordered local government (LG) elections to be held immediately in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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ECP orders LG polls in KP, except ‘emergency' districts

By: Iftikhar A. Khan

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday ordered local government (LG) elections to be held immediately in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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Offbeat reporting on minorities can keep journalists relevant: experts

By: Iftikhar A. Khan

ISLAMABAD: Speakers on Wednesday urged journalists to pursue offbeat stories about marginalised communities to make their work relevant in the age of social media.

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Ministers return fire after Fazl's NA tirade

By: Iftikhar A. Khan, Kalbe Ali

• Kh Asif says Tehran talks related to regional diplomacy, not defence agreement • Questions Maulana's political record, accuses him of exploiting religion for financial gain

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Bill proposing quarterly gas pricing lands in Senate

By: Iftikhar A. Khan

ISLAMABAD: In what is set to stir a new controversy, a bill proposing quarterly determination of natural gas prices landed in the upper House of Parliament on Friday.