Nine officers, including a former Collector, face disciplinary action over 400kg of seized silver allegedly swapped for lead bricks between Quetta and Lahore Aftab Maken ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has launched a formal inquiry into what officials are calling one of the biggest scandals in the history …
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May 2026 data shows Jazz leading complaint volumes across the board while Ufone’s coverage failures run far ahead of its market size — and frustrated users are venting the same grievances on social media Aftab Maken ISLAMABAD: A new complaints report for May 2026 has laid bare a telecom sector …
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Petrol, diesel and tomatoes offer relief Aftab Maken ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based weekly inflation increased by 0.28 percent during the week ended August 6, 2026, for the combined consumption group, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported on Friday. According to PBS data, the combined SPI for the …
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BeNewz Report ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PM&DC) has rescheduled the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) from August 16 to September 20, 2026, in a decision taken on the directions of the Prime Minister of Pakistan. The announcement was made through a public notice issued by …
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Aftab Maken A pattern of complaints — from the Senate floor to Trustpilot reviews — points to a telecom operator struggling to keep up, just as it merges with Telenor Pakistan. Parliament escalates the pressure Ufone’s network problems reached the Senate this week. During a meeting of the Senate Standing …
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Abdullah Zahid LAHORE: All nine Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISEs) across Punjab officially declared the SSC Part-II (Matric) Annual Examination Result 2026 on Thursday at 10:00 AM, under the unified schedule of the Punjab Boards Committee of Chairmen (PBCC). More than 850,000 students across the province’s nine boards …
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Lahore Board’s Amina Mahboob tops in Punjab BeNewz Report LAHORE: The nine Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISEs) across Punjab announced their position holders on Wednesday, a day ahead of the official declaration of the SSC (Matric) Annual Examination 2026 results, which will be released simultaneously by all boards …
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BeNewz Report LAHORE: The Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) in Punjab are set to announce the names of the Matric 2026 position holders this evening, a day ahead of the full annual result declaration. According to board officials, the names of the top-performing students in the 2026 annual …
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Clears Rs. 27.62bn guarantees for Sialkot-Kharian Motorway Aftab Maken ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Tuesday approved a series of public sector financing measures, including quarterly funding support for Pakistan Television Corporation (PTVC) and sovereign guarantees for a major motorway project, at a meeting chaired by …
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BeNewz Report ISLAMABAD: Petroleum Division is preparing a gas sector deregulation roadmap with World Bank technical support. The plan seeks competitive pricing, stronger regulation, private investment, and reduced subsidy distortions. Petroleum Division will finalize a gas sector reform roadmap by August-end. Federal Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik chaired the meeting …
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