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in announces boycott of AJK polls, calls for political solution to Balochistan unrest:
aga      y    Preteens                   SECMC and EPTL Mark Seven Years of

By Mumtaz ANd     Kept at Re150 per litre despite that holding any election under ito he missing whet ands We we of sues fol                 ;.         .      ’                    .
the worst gobal crude supercy- siege would be a prearranged foreneic audit o: Iraport 4    development, and an inclusive

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan cle, Those who oncedenuuded selection, not democracy. We sions,"he argued. =~. -     potitical process involving all   Strengthening Pakistan s Energy Security
Tebecek-e-Insaf (PTD Informa Rs70 petrol now shamelessly demand immediate lifting of  Hesaid his party condemns stakeholders,                      KARACIT: Sindh Engro Coal creating             lasting Today, Thar Foundation
thon Secretary Sheikh Waqas justify prices crossing R300 to restrictions, The PTI stands recent terrorist attacks in . The *Form 47° regime, he] ] Mining Company (SECMC) ‘opportunities for the people “operates 33 schoo! units,
Akram Saturday strongly con 400. This regime has perfected with the pcople of Kashmir and Balochistan and pays tribute claimed, stands exposed for]] and Engro Powergen Thar of Thar through better providing quality education
demnedthe*Form 47’ regime's the art of shifting every burden will not participate in any eleo- to martyred security person- economic warfare against cit-|] Limited {EPTL) today healthcare, education, to more than 5,000 students,
latest act of “economic ter- onto the pcople while shielding tion. The PTI stands firmly with neck parcly military approaches izens, suppression of peaceful] |] marked seven years of livelihoods, ‘and women's . with 40% female enrolment.
rorism®, a cruel increase of its own failures.                  its decision of boycott of deo have failed for five decades. dissent, engineered crises for] | Successful “commercial empowerment,” sald Amir In addition, more than 300
RsI&18 per titre in petrol and Meanwhile, he noted, in tonsin Kashmir,” he stressed. ‘The PTI's six-point roadmap corrupt gain, and vindictive || Operations at Thar Block Il, Iqbal, CEO of SECMC. “As students are currently
Rs13.80 in diesel prices, taking Hasilpur, parents crushed Despite claimsof a bumper inchides: modem intelligence political persecution. The PTI] | 2 milestone that has helped we prepare for our Phase Ill enrolled in Diploma of
them to Rs310.71 and Rs323.90. by poverty and unable to pay. crop, he lamented the regime driven operations, addressing will continue to resist this Ot   reduce Pakistan's rellnee  e pans  our comment  Associate     Engineering
per litre, respectively.          rent or a Rs17,500 clectrice had created yet another arti. public grievances, dialogue anny through every constitu.   bea ablntine The ‘oa Bl  ‘  to ine arkar  evelopment   . ® f)   Programs ‘iced
“This hike comes while ity bill, poisoned their two ficial wheat crisis - the third with constitutional nationalists, Goral and democratic means,   tl tablishing 7 the County's  Tramarkar Thar cool ba  Mechanical”   and Civil
global oil prices have been sta young children before tak- under its watch + with over distinguishing between those The struggle for justice and    most affordable indi  as  sro asset, and we will Engineering at Government
bie or declining. The regime's ing their own lives, “Hungry 3.5-miltion-ton shortage and who respect the Constitution accountability continues will    energy resources.   ise       * continue working to untock   Pobytechnic Institute (GPI)
pricing science is consistent: children cried for milk that plans to import 2 milion tons. and those who do not, equila- continue, he added.                       Established  through  a. its full potential for Pakistan | Mithi, with the first batch of

collaboration between the. while ensuring local 17 DAE Mining students
Goverment of Pakistan, the

rebef from falling dobal prices. could not be bought. The Reports confirm 45 million
never reaches the public, but regime bears direct responsi- tons have vanished from Pun-                                                                                                                      communities continue lo have            successfully:
Govemment of Sindh, and benefit from this progress.” completing their final year at
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any minor increase abroad bitity for creating conditions Jab government warehouses.

is passed on within 48 hours that drive citizens to such - “Flour now costs Rs130 to
with added taxes,” he charged despair," he added.        150 por kg against Rs65 to 70
in his reaction to the widely     » “The demands of the Joint during the PTI government.
criticised development. *      Awami Action Committee for Farmers have been ruined
_... During Imran Khan's ten- affordable electricity and fou by high input costs. The PTI
ure, he claimed, petrol was are legitimate. The PTI warns demands a judicial inquiry

“As Pakistan's first
independent              power
producer operating on Thar
coal, EPTL has consistently
delivered            affordable
electricity while remaining
among the top plants in the
national merit order,” sald

Pindingshan College in
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LICENSING EXAMINATION FOR
CUSTOMS AGENTS


Reference bs mace to the “INVITATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR QUSTOMS

July 10 deadline, while police
have been directed to treat

Later, the government set
Blarch 31, 2025, as the deadline


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SECMC bs also preparing country’s long-term energy access to. clean solar enengy.

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begun against undocumented  Projacta wit Karach ard Rs tshirt, Cancion frig tn relocate can agedy.       Rr a re lees       energy asset, |S       initiatives continue to drive economic —___ landscape,
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ticts following the expiry of the                                                                                      purpose has been to alignment with the United affordable,    indigenous

Nations           Sustainable
Development Goals (UN
SDGs).

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