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Imran Khan’s lawyer buys him two hours as LHC adjourns hearing till 12:30pm
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Imran Khan’s lawyer buys him two hours as LHC adjourns hearing till 12:30pm

LHC had conditioned PTI chair to appear in person to secure protective bail LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) resumed on Thursday the hearing on the bail petition of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, who has been conditioned to appear before the court in person today to secure immunity from arrest. The former premier, a day earlier, had approached the LHC after an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad cancelled his bail for missing the hearing of a case lodged in light of protests outside the Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) office which disqualified him in the Toshakhana case.  At the outset of the hearing, Advocate Azhar Siddique submitted his power of attorney on behalf of Imran Khan. "A meeting with Imran Khan's doctors is going on a...
US Fed unveils smaller rate hike but signals inflation fight not over
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US Fed unveils smaller rate hike but signals inflation fight not over

US central bank announces quarter-point hike to benchmark lending rate, taking the rate to a target range of 4.50-4.75% US Fed Chairman Jerome Powell WASHINGTON: America's Federal Reserve slowed its pace of interest rate hikes Wednesday, tempering an aggressive campaign to rein in costs as inflation cools, but signaled the battle is not yet over. The US central bank announced a quarter-point hike to the benchmark lending rate at the end of its two-day policy meeting, taking the rate to a target range of 4.50-4.75%. "Inflation has eased somewhat but remains elevated," said the Fed's policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) in a statement. While recent developments are encouraging, officials will need "substantially more evidence" to be confident that i...
Latest petrol price in Pakistan
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Latest petrol price in Pakistan

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar announced that the hike will be effective from 11am today The federal government has increased the price of petrol and diesel by Rs35, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar announced Sunday. CommodityExisting pricesw.e.f16.01.2023New pricesw.e.f29.1.2023 (11am)Increase/Decrease (in rupees)Petrol Rs214.80Rs249.80+35Diesel Rs227.80Rs262.80+35Kerosene oilRs171.83Rs189.83+18Light diesel oilRs169Rs187+18
Maryam Nawaz to arrive in Pakistan today after three months
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Maryam Nawaz to arrive in Pakistan today after three months

PML-N completes all preparations in Lahore to welcome Maryam, who will now lead party's election campaign in Punjab MARYAM NAWAZ (PMLN) Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's (PML-N) Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz will reach Pakistan from United Arab Emirates (UAE) today around 3pm. The party workers in the provincial capital have completed all the preparations to welcome their leader, who will now lead the PML-N's election campaign in Punjab.  Announcing the news, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb revealed that the party's senior vice president will reach Lahore at 3pm. “Party leaders, workers and supporters are eagerly waiting for Maryam,” she wrote on Twitter adding that upon her arrival she will start the restructuring of the party’s organisational set...