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<p>ISLAMABAD: Power Minister Awais Leghari told the Senate on Tuesday that the government has decided to scrap the electricity slab system that punishes consumers for crossing the 200-unit threshold even by one unit, and to provide targeted subsidy only to those deserving.</p> <p>Under the current mechanism, consumers using up to 200 units per month fall und

<p>ISLAMABAD: Power Minister Awais Leghari told the Senate on Tuesday that the government has decided to scrap the electricity slab system that punishes consumers for crossing the 200-unit threshold even by one unit, and to provide targeted subsidy only to those deserving.</p> <p>Under the current mechanism, consumers using up to 200 units per month fall und

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_683,w_1024/743615' alt='Iraq's Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi (C) looks on during the family photo during the 52nd session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers in Baghdad on October 17, 2026. (photo credit: AHMAD

<p>• Netanyahu faces tight race against Bennett, Lapid, Eisenkot in tomorrow’s polls<br /> • Warns Iran against attempts to disrupt elections<br /> • Israeli strikes kill seven people in Gaza, including three at university</p> <p>HEBRON: With just one day to go before Israel’s Oct 27 general election, Israel said Sunday that all land crossings with the West

The Israeli military's operation comes in response to a gun attack that killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three others in the West Bank.

After a deadly attack which killed two Israeli soldiers on Friday, the Israeli military has said all land border points between Israel and the occupied West Bank will be closed during Tuesday's election.

At a global conference in smog-hit Malaysia, scientists outlined how the Earth's natural systems are buckling due to warming.

Israel says it will close all land crossings with the West Bank when it holds a general election on Tuesday.

The Israeli Defense Forces announces restrictions on the movement of Palestinian workers in the run-up to Tuesday's election.

<p>GWADAR: Pakistan reopened its border crossing with Iran at Gabd-Rimdan on Saturday, restoring bilateral trade and allowing stranded trucks carrying LPG and essential food commodities to resume movement after a <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2037971">weeklong suspension</a> that began on Oct 17.</p> <p>Border officials cleared commercial consignments h

A U.S. immigration lawyer says his Canadian client died after failing to seek medical care over fears she would be detained and deported by U.S. authorities.

Environment Canada says winds from the north are gusting at 65 kilometres per hour and are expected to diminish to 45 kilometres per hour by midnight.

There is no ongoing risk but police ask the public to avoid the area.

A 71-year-old man was fatally hit by a Tesla operating in Full Self-Driving (FSD) mode while crossing I-80 in Vallejo, CA around 2:30 AM on Thursday, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. The California Highway Patrol's statement to media outlets says it reviewed video of the accident from the Tesla's dashcam, which "showed the Tesla's brakes […]

SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States on Thursday held jo...

PASIR MAS, Oct 22 &mdash; Eleven police reports regarding damage to concertina wire fences at 13 illegal crossing points...

They were crossing the road for tea after their bus to Vijayawada stopped for repairs

The 11-year-old suffered a mild concussion and spent five hours in hospital.

NEW YORK (AP) — A 46-year-old man was shot and killed while driving across the George Washington Bridge near the end of the evening rush, snarling traffic for hours on the busy span that connects New York City and New Jersey.

Plan includes building three elephant underpasses, crossing ramps, culverts, and an animal over-bridge along the Munnar–Bodimettu section of NH 85 to safeguard elephant corridors and curb human-wildlife conflict. The NHAI has already sanctioned ₹6.96 crore for the project.

A multiple casualty event involving migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats is “only a matter of time”, the UK’s border security chief has warned. Duncan Capps, the Border Security Commander, said he was worried by the increase in the size of boats and the number of migrants getting on to each vessel. Mr Capps told the UK Parliament’s Home Affai

Iraq has closed the busy Sheeb border crossing with Iran to review security and install detection equipmentto stop the smuggling of prohibited materials, an Iraqi border official said on Wednesday.

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822/742883' alt='Iraqi security forces stand at the Shalamcheh border crossing with Iran after Iraq closed the crossing following airstrikes on the Iranian side that security sources said killed an Iraqi citizen, Iraq, April 4, 2026. (photo cred

Iraq has closed the Al Sheeb border crossing with Iran to travellers and goods, according to a government official. The closure, which took effect at 6am local time on Wednesday, will remain in place until further notice, the official told The National . The move followed direct orders from Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi ⁠and the decision was taken to “reconsid