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• Duration nearly three times more than what was announced earlier • Minister cites LNG import disruption, Middle East crisis as key factors • Shortfall estimated at 3,400MW • Demand spikes from 9,000MW to 20,000MW in days • Nuclear plant maintenance postponed to boost supply ISLAMABAD: Power Minister Awais Leghari on Thursday confirmed six to seven hours of load management — almost three times higher than the government’s public commitment — citing a sudden surge in demand, non-availability of imported gas and lower water discharges for irrigation. Speaking at a news conference, the minister said power shortfalls had been caused by disruptions to LNG imports due to the Middle East crisis and by lower provincial irrigation water requirements, both of which he said were beyond the government’s control. However, he insisted that the government was making every possible effort to minimise both outages and potential tariff increases arising from the use of expensive alternative fuels. In this regard, he said the ...

Het aantal ondernemers dat stopt, is in het eerste kwartaal van dit jaar voor het eerst in 2,5 jaar afgenomen. Dat ziet de Kamer van Koophandel (KvK). Er zijn ook meer nieuwe bedrijven opgericht dan een jaar eerder.

66-летняя бывшая герцогиня Йоркская и экс-супруга принца Эндрю Сара Фергюсон внезапно засветилась в Австрии после около 7 месяцев абсолютной тишины.

Analysts say reclaiming $76,000, sustained spot market buy volume and consistent inflows to the Bitcoin ETFs are the necessary components required for a rally to new highs. Bitcoin (BTC) struggles to reclaim price highs above $76,000, but analysts say that the uptrend may continue if key conditions are met. Bitcoin’s 8% climb over the last three days saw it reclaim key levels, including the 50-day exponential moving average (EMA) at $71,000. “$76K is the level that decides everything,” analyst Crypto Patel said in a Wednesday post on X, adding: Read more

At the start of the Arab Revolt, which began 90 years ago this week, the newspaper told its readers that 'the God of Israel wanted our sacrifices,' and promised that the Jewish community was here to stay

A total of 22 generals signed a letter to Congress this month calling for multiyear funding to buy between 72 and 100 new fighters per year.

Analilia Mejía - the former national political director for Bernie Sanders - defeated Joe Hathaway to narrow the Republicans' House majority

Cannabis en amfetamine zijn de meest aangetroffen drugs in het verkeer, blijkt uit onderzoek van het Nederlands Forensisch Instituut (NFI). Een chemicus en een toxicoloog van het NFI onderzochten ruim 64.000 door de politie ingestuurde bloedmonsters.

Campingul, în trecut una dintre cele mai populare forme de turism din România, revine treptat în atenție, deși țara noastră a rămas în urma Europei la astfel de excursii. Ieșirile cu corturile și cazările în campinguri au fost extrem de populare în trecut.

В ночь на 17 апреля россияне осуществили запуск ракеты-носителя "Союз-2.1б" с военными спутниками.

De komende twee weken gaan ruim acht miljoen Nederlanders op vakantie. Door de onrust in de wereld blijven mensen wel dicht bij huis: België en Duitsland zijn in trek. Ook gaan we minder vaak met het vliegtuig. „Dat is echt een heel forse daling.”

Een parkeerplek op het vliegveld was niet eerder zo duur. Wie deze meivakantie of zomer vertrekt, betaalt gemiddeld 98 euro voor een week, bijna 11 euro (12 procent) meer dan vorig jaar. Dat staat in het jaarlijkse rapport ‘Parkeren op het vliegveld’ van Vliegveldinfo.nl, dat vrijdag verschijnt.

La începutul invaziei rusești, când incertitudinea plana asupra viitorului, un magnat ucrainean în domeniul agricol a ascultat de un impuls: a format o unitate de voluntari de doar 30 de oameni. În prezent, unitatea pe care a creat-o a devenit simbolul transformării în profunzime al armatei.

Het ingaan van het staakt-het-vuren tussen Israël en Libanon heeft in Libanon na middernacht (lokale tijd, 23.00 uur in Nederland) tot vreugde-uitbarstingen geleid. Toch beschuldigde het Libanese leger Israël niet lang daarna van het schenden van het bestand. En volgens president Trump is een akkoord met Iran in zicht over kernwapens. Trump lijkt er op te duiden dat Iran bereid is verrijkt uranium aan de VS te overhandigen. Volg alle ontwikkelingen in het Midden-Oosten in ons liveblog.

The government has formed a portfolio of 26 special projects to safeguard critical water supply systems – including engineering and technical protection of pumping stations, water intakes, treatment facilities, and key system elements.

Высокопоставленный чиновник по кибербезопасности одной из самых засекреченных ядерных лабораторий США оставил после своей смерти ряд документов, указывающих на то, что американское правительство уже давно изучает НЛО.

Regimul de la Teheran se confruntă cu o provocare uriașă - reconstrucția postbelică - care îl presează să vină la masa negocierilor pentru a obține relaxarea sancțiunilor, relatează WSJ.

Bitcoin price has entered the breakout stage of a classic bullish reversal pattern and is now eyeing a run toward $90,000. Bitcoin (BTC) appears on track to hit $90,000 in the coming weeks as whales accumulated about 20 times the cryptocurrency’s daily new supply in the past weeks. Key takeaways: Whales bought roughly 270,000 BTC in the past 30 days. Read more

Ukraine recorded 957 new tuberculosis (TB) cases in March 2026.

Autoritatea pentru Reformă Feroviară (ARF) a acceptat oferta Siemens Mobility pentru achiziția a 12 trenuri pe hidrogen de tip Mireo Plus H. Modelul ales este deja omologat și operat comercial în Germania.