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Karachi: The new timetable for the inter-examinations has been released.

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Inter-exams will begin on June 1 and go through July 1 according to the schedule.

The inter-exams will involve 290,000 students in total. It should be noted that group scientific papers will take place in the morning, while general group exams will take place in the evening.

The announcement stated that the science group tests will run from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., and the general group exams from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

A day after Prof. Nasim Ahmed Memon, Chairman of the Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi (BIEK), announced that the exams will begin on June 1, the revised schedule was released.

He announced in a statement that it is not possible to hold the intermediate exams starting on May 28 and that they will instead begin on June 1.

Matric and intermediate exams could not be held simultaneously in the same locations, according to the head of BIEK.

Memon stated that the board has asked the education minister for approval to prolong the tests by four days. According to him, matric tests were set for the evening, while inter exams were to take place in the morning at the testing centres.

Due to the current heatwave, the Sindh government had earlier decided to postpone the intermediate exams throughout the province for a period of five days.

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Maintaining Fertiliser Price Stability: The Need for a Continuous Gas Supply to the Fertiliser Sector

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To guarantee fertiliser price stability, a cabinet committee meeting was presided over by Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar, the deputy prime minister.

Senior government officials, including Industries Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain, attended the meeting.

The attendees received an update on the government’s, gas suppliers’, and fertiliser industry’s conversations. Additionally, the gas supply for the fertiliser sector was evaluated and determined to be adequate.

Throughout the Rabi cropping season, the Deputy Prime Minister ordered the fertiliser industry to maintain a continuous gas supply in order to guarantee steady production and stock levels.

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Fifth Straight Cut: PM Applauds SBP’s Policy Rate Reduction

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Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has praised the State Bank of Pakistan’s decision to lower its policy rate by an additional 2 percent, stating that the bank’s current 13 percent rate is encouraging for the nation’s economy.

He expressed optimism in a statement that the policy rate cut would encourage investment and further boost investor confidence in the country’s economy.

The prime minister said that decreasing the inflation rate also lowered the policy rate and that future inflation rate reductions will be even more pronounced.

Additionally, he expressed gratitude to the Federal Finance Minister and other officials for their work in this area.

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GHQ Attack Case: Prosecution Seeks Bail Cancellation of CM KP & Other Accused, Indicts 9 More

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25 defendants, including PTI officials, have non-bailable arrest warrants issued by the Anti Terrorism Court of Rawalpindi for their failure to show up for court proceedings related to the GHQ attack case.

Judge Amjad Ali Shah added nine more suspects to the GHQ attack indictment list during today’s ATC Court sessions, bringing the total to 98.

Among the 61 defendants who appeared in court were Shah Mehmud Qureshi and the founder of the PTI.

Among those charged are Khadim Hussain Khokhar, Mehr Mohammad Javed, Chaudhary Asif, Zakir Ullah, Azeem Ullah, Shireen Mazatri, Major Retired Tahir Sadiq, and former MPA Rashid Hafeez.

A plea to cancel the bail of 23 suspects, including Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has also been filed by the prosecution side.

In the GHQ attack, there were 119 accused in total.

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