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Internet Disruption Sends Remote-Controlled Car Crashing into Police Van in Islamabad

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ISLAMABAD: A remotely operated car crashed into a police van at D-Chowk, Islamabad, after an apparent technical failure caused by an internet connectivity disruption, with a video of the incident going viral on social media. The video, shared by journalist Muhammad Aalijah, shows him sitting in the front passenger seat of the vehicle while explaining its automated-driving features. As the car moves forward, its remotely controlled steering system suddenly appears to malfunction, causing the vehicle to veer towards a police van parked nearby. Aalijah can be seen attempting to stop…

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Petroleum Division Assures Full Support To Energy Sector To Control Load-shedding: Ali Pervaiz

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possible through a balanced approach while ensuring that its burden did not fall heavily on consumer tariffs. He said the Ministry was ensuring local gas supply to consumers for their domestic needs and had also injected a significant quantity of gas that had remained shut in. He said all fertiliser factories in Pakistan were currently operating at full capacity, helping ensure the availability of fertilizer at a reasonable cost. Fertilizer was facing a major crisis globally, he added, but there had been no significant price fluctuation in Pakistan. Ali Pervaiz Malik said more than…

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PBF expresses concern over the recurrence of electricity load management

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KARACHI: Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has expressed serious concern over the recurrence of electricity load management despite the country having an installed generation capacity of 49,651MW, saying the latest disruption caused by the shortage of RLNG exposes fundamental weaknesses in power-sector planning, fuel security and capacity utilisation. Chief Organiser of PBF, Ahmad Jawad, said business community questioned how consumers can continue to face prolonged power outages while simultaneously paying fixed charges and capacity-related costs associated with the country’s power-generation infrastructure. The Power Division has attributed the latest nighttime load management…

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Civil Society Demands Nationwide Fire Safety Culture, Strict Accountability After Recurring Urban Fire Tragedies

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KARACHI: The government, private sector and civil society must join hands to establish a comprehensive fire safety culture across Pakistan, particularly in Karachi, where recurring fire incidents continue to claim lives and cause substantial material losses due to inadequate preparedness, weak enforcement and lack of emergency training. This was emphasised by office-bearers of the Fire Protection Industry of Pakistan (FPIP), National Forum for Environment & Health (NFEH) and Justice Helpline at a joint press conference on corrective fire safety measures in urban areas. They called for an immediate overhaul of…

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Petroleum Prices are a Major Barrier to Export CompetitivenessAtif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI

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Karachi: Atif Ikram Sheikh, President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI), has strongly urged the federal government to adopt a realistic approach in rationalizing petroleum prices, with a specific focus on high-speed diesel (HSD), to significantly reduce the exorbitant cost of doing business in Pakistan. Atif Ikram Sheikh highlighted that the current pricing mechanism for fuel is disproportionately inflating logistics, transportation, and agricultural supply chain costs across the country. Diesel is the lifeblood of our transport, agriculture, and manufacturing sectors – and, the compounding inflationary…

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