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October 17, 2025

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Electricity consumers affected by floods ‘get August bill relief’

An aerial photo shows partially submerged residential buildings after the Ravi River overflowed in Lahore on August 30, 2025. — AFP Electricity bills outside the home are deferred for four months. Consumers who paid to receive adjustments in the next cycle. The Prime Minister approves the relief covering energy users in September. The federal government has waived August electricity bills for consumers affected by the floods, Energy Department sources have confirmed Geo News on Friday. Flash floods killed at least 1,037 people and injured 1,067 across Pakistan, according to data from the National Disaster Management Authority from June to October.

September 9, 2025

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Govt is moving to reduce electricity bills for citizens affected by floods

Residents cross a flooded road after the monsoon rains and growing water levels in the village of Qadirabad near the Chenab River in Punjab, August 28 2025 GST, FC surcharge and fixed charges under consideration. Rana Tanveer says the provinces for resignation from Earth’s revenue. Up to 18% of crop damage reported in the Gujranwala Department. Islamabad: The federal government has decided to provide relief to electricity bills for people in flood -affected areas, with multiple tax exemptions under consideration. Federal Minister of Food Security Rana Tanveer Hussain, speaking Geo NewsHe said the taxes on electricity bills that meet the

August 1, 2025

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What has changed and who is affected

US President Donald Trump holds a “external trade” document as he delivers observations on invoices to Rose Garden in White House, Washington, USA, April 2 2025. – Reuters Washington: A series of new invoices that will come into force in one week were announced on Thursday to most of the US commercial partners, with separate duties of a specific sector – in copper – also applied. President Donald Trump presented a series of import contributions that ranged up to 41% in Syria and included an increase in Canada’s imports from today’s 25% to 35%. AFP Take a look at the

July 31, 2025

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Sadness affected by sadness donates son’s kidneys to save two lives

A representation image showing doctors performing a surgical procedure. – Reuters/file Karachi: In a moment of unthinkable sadness, a female kidney from Karachi gave both kidneys of only her 23 -year -old son, who was declared a brain dead after a tragic road accident, saving the lives of two patients waiting for transplantation, The news reported on Thursday. The dead, Syed Sultan Zafar, 23, was a dentist at Ziauddin Medical and Dental College and his only son Dr. Mahar Afroze, a nephrologist and an Associate Professor at the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplant (Siut). He was the grandson of

March 11, 2025

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Cancer affected by King Charles is driving a special day of the Commonwealth

Days after the signed political role of King Charles in a dispute about Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the British monarch made sure to appear in an event that brings together many nations to celebrate their unity. King Charles welcomed the Commonwealth work to gather the countries as he and the British higher kings gathered at Abbey, Westminster, London on Monday for annual festivities for the international organization. Last year, both the 76 -year -old king and Kate’s bride, the princess of Wales, lost the Commonwealth Day service as they were treated for cancer, but both were present

January 24, 2025

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Hundreds affected by power cuts in North Staffordshire Due to storm

Listen to the article Hundreds of families in North Staffordshire are facing power cuts as Storm Éowyn sweeps the county with strong winds. National Grid had already put extra teams on standby to prepare for the storm’s impact. In Tittensor and Barlaston, around 679 homes lost power early this morning due to a fault in the high voltage network, although most of these have since been restored. So far, 191 homes remain without power. In Eccleshall, 35 homes, particularly around Shaws Lane, Trinity Road and Cross Butts, are still without power due to a suspected blown fuse. SP Energy Networks

January 6, 2025

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Five dead, millions affected as winter storm sweeps eastern US

A person walks on a street during a winter storm in Souris, Prince Edward Island, Canada, January 6, 2025. — Reuters WASHINGTON: A powerful storm swept across the eastern United States on Monday, unleashing heavy snowfall and freezing rain that claimed five lives and left millions facing travel chaos from the central plains to Washington, DC About 350,000 people were without power in nine states, while more than 1,800 flights were canceled and thousands more were delayed, according to the monitoring sites Poweroutage.us and FlightAware. The National Weather Service (NWS) predicted up to a foot of snow in Washington, where

December 28, 2024

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A fifth of the world’s children are affected by war: UNICEF says

The United Nations has issued a warning that nearly one in five children worldwide live in war-torn areas. UNICEF, the world agency’s children’s agency, said 473 million children are facing the worst violence witnessed since World War II, a number that has almost doubled since 1990. The UN has documented a record 32,990 serious violations against 22,557 children, marking the highest number on record. Shockingly, some 44 percent of the nearly 45,000 victims of the Gaza conflict were children. In addition, there were more child casualties in the war in Ukraine in the first nine months of 2024 than in

December 11, 2024

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60% of affected children missed polio vaccines: official

A health worker administers polio drops to a child during a door-to-door polio vaccination campaign on the outskirts of Peshawar on October 5, 2024. — AFP The Prime Minister’s Coordinator for Health Services, Dr. Malik Mukhtar Ahmed Barath, has expressed concern over the lack of polio vaccinations being administered to children across the country this year despite intensifying campaign efforts. He sounded the alarm as he pointed out that 60% of children in this year’s polio cases did not receive any routine immunization shots. “The severity of the disease in children was also seen due to lack of vaccination,” Bharath

December 8, 2024

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US clean energy and defense will be affected by China’s export restrictions

A central processing unit (CPU) semiconductor chip is seen between Chinese and US flags, in this picture taken on February 17, 2023. — Reuters WASHINGTON: China’s retaliatory export controls could hurt the growing US clean energy sector and its defense industry, analysts say, as a trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies escalates. Beijing announced this week that it would ban exports of gallium, germanium and antimony to the United States, targeting materials used in everything from semiconductors to solar cells. China has also tightened restrictions on graphite, which is key to the electric vehicle industry. The moves, which

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