Plane crashes in Margalla Hills in Islamabad

A private airline passenger plane carrying 150 passengers crashed in the Margalla Hills on Wednesday morning. So far 10 bodies have been recovered, according to CDA Chairman Imtiaz Inayatullah. The dead bodies have been sent to PIMS hospital. According to Spokesman PIA Sultan Hassan , a Blue Air passenger plane ED-202 carrying 152 passengers including 5 children, two infants and 6 crew members departed from Karachi airport at 7:50 am for Islamabad however during the flight suddenly all contact was lost with the flight with the control tower and after a while it crashed near Daman-e-Koh on Margalla Hills due to inclement weather. Eyewitnesses said More at www.PkNews.tk>>>

NEPRA increases power tariff by 64 paisas

The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) once again increased power tariff by 64 paisas per unit. According to the Nepra sources, the tariff was raised under the fuel adjustment, will be implemented from August 1 and consumers will have to pay this additional fuel surcharge in their electricity bills of August. According to sources, the Central Power Purchase Agency had recommended for increase in power prices by Rs 1 to RS 2. However NEPRA has approved 64 paisas increase under the fuel adjustment. More...>> (www.pkpeople.tk)

Judiciary gets wisdom from parliament: CJP

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said the court gets wisdom from the parliament. In his remarks during hearing of petitions challenging various clauses of the 18th Constitutional Amendment, the Chief Justice said the judiciary respects the parliament. "We praise the parliament for not endorsing the steps taken on November 3, 2007. More...

Markets closure at 8pm, 2 weekly offs to continue till Oct 31

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani chaired a conference on energy to discuss all aspects of the power shortage and to evolve measures to tackle energy crisis in the country in which it is decided to continue to observe measures of closure of markets at 8pm and two-weekly holidays in government offices till Octorber 31. More...