Education Sector

Dates for Summer Holidays in Punjab for 2025 Announced

Every year in warm provinces and areas of Pakistan, students and teachers enjoy two and half to three months of summer holidays. These usually start from June 1 and go until mid or sometime right to the end of August, depending on the weather situation. As the weather goes above 40 degrees, so it only makes sense to give the students and teachers the space and ability to rest at home in extreme weather conditions. As the weather becomes moderate, they have to report back. Summer Holidays in Punjab in 2025 According to the information coming out from the provincial school education department of Pakistan, it have been decided that the summer holidays in Punjab will start and end on […]

Petroleum

Petrol price reduced for April 2025 First Half

Again as usual Govt. of Pakistan announced new petrol and diesel prices, which will be applicable for first 15 days of April 2025. The price of Petrol have been reduced mere Re. 1 on the contrary the price of Diesel is kept unchanged. So following are the details of old and new, petrol and diesel prices applicable from April 1, 2025 to April 15, 2025. Petroleum Product Old Price New Price Difference Petrol 255.63 254.63 -1 Diesel (HSD) 258.64 258.64 0 As Govt of Pakistan reviews the petrol and diesel prices every 15 days, next review will come up on 15th of April and those prices will be applicable for second half of April 2025. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority […]

Sports

ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Matches Schedule and Results

ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Schedule and Results

ICC Cricket Champions trophy 2025 starts with its first match played in National Stadium Karachi, on Feb 19, 2025 between the national teams of Pakistan and New Zealand. The cricket tournament consists of total 15 matches, among those are 12 group stage matches then two semi-finals and the final match. Most of the matches were played in different cities of Pakistan, with few exceptions, as few matches were played in Dubai. Originally, all matches had to be played in Pakistan but as India refused to send its team to Pakistan due to their own security concerns, all the matches involving team India were played in Dubai. Match Fixtures and Results The match fixtures and results of ICC Champions Trophy Cricket […]

Aviation

PIA Decides to Resume Flights to Europe from Jan 10, 2025

Finally after the due process of safety checks and required clearances, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), the flag carrier of Pakistan, have now been allowed to fly to Europe. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency had banned PIA from flying to Europe in 2020 after a plain of PIA crashed inside Pakistan, resulting deaths of nearly 100 people. Also around the same time inside the National Assembly of Pakistan, someone had claimed that around 40% of the pilots in PIA have fake licenses. This turn of events and bad publicity had resulted in PIA being banned to fly to Europe. Good news, again is that finally PIA have been allowed to resume flights to Europe. This development just came forward in […]

Petroleum

Petrol and diesel prices increased for period until Dec 15, 2024

As the Nov 2024 have ended, Govt. of Pakistan have announced new prices of petrol and diesel. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) suggests new prices after calculations based on international crude oil price, procuring cost, applicable taxes etc. Then these prices are forwarded for approval to finance ministry and ultimately to the Prime Minister himself. They can also adjust the price, any adjustment on this level results in increase or decrease of taxes. So after going through the whole process described above, the petrol and diesel prices have been increased for the first fifteen days of December 2024. The details of new and old prices as well as the difference is as follows. Petroleum Product New Price Old Price […]