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LESCO Staff demands security for field work

LAHORE: The engineers and workers of the Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) have demanded the caretaker government provide security to the staff doing fieldwork. The demand put forward to the government in a rally taken out from the Lesco Headquarters to the Civil Line Police Station. Addressing the rally, the union leaders said some 50,000 […]Read More

‘Key bills become law after President Alvi doesn’t object

ISLAMABAD: After President Arif Alvi denied signing the Official Secrets (Amendment) Bill, 2023, and the Pakistan Army (Amendment) Bill, 2023, caretaker law minister Ahmed Irfan Aslam stated on Sunday that a bill automatically becomes law if the president neither approves nor rejects it within a 10-day period. The acting law minister asserted during a news […]Read More

President Dr Arif Alvi returns 13 bills unsigned

ISLAMABAD: According to the private news station, President Dr. Arif Alvi declined to sign 13 bills and sent them back to the legislature for revision. The fate of the returned bills, which had been approved by both chambers of parliament during the PML-N-led administration, will be resolved following general elections and the installation of a […]Read More

Parliament sets record by passing 54 bills in last four

ISLAMABAD: By approving 54 bills in just four days, the Parliament broke its previous record for the quickest passage of legislation, according to a private news channel. The fastest legislation was opposed by the opposition members and some of the allies of the incumbent government. Also Read: We will stop the army from any unconstitutional […]Read More

Green signal for DISCOs to collect Rs9.9/unit extra in Aug

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) Friday allowed ex-Wapda power distribution companies (DISCOs) to make a whopping Rs9.8972 per unit additional collection from the power consumers in their billing month of August. In June they paid less than what was the cost of the power generation, especially from costly imported RLNG [Regasified Liquefied […]Read More

Nepra allows Rs7.9/unit hike for May 2022 bills

ISLAMABAD: Nepra, which on Thursday increased the electricity tariff by Rs7.90 per unit for May, 2022 under the Monthly Fuel Adjustment Mechanism has raised a red flag about CPPA (Central Power Purchase Agency) for not running the cheaper power plants on local gas and allowing costlier power plants on expensive residual fuel without valid generation […]Read More

33 bills passed by joint session, check out details

ISLAMABAD, 18 November: On November 17, a joint session of Parliament passed a record 33 bills in a single day, including the controversial bills related to the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) and the International Court of Justice. Here is a complete list of the bills which were voted into law on Wednesday: List […]Read More