The interim rates are effective January 1, 2025. Solid Waste Management Services is a rate-based program where residents pay fees for the services they receive based on the size of their garbage bin.

The matter concerning the transfer of three judges from the provinces took a new turn as Justice Babar Sattar wrote a letter to Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Aamer Farooq on Friday.

Many English local authorities already have three-weekly collections. Switching to a three-weekly black bin collection will save the council £1.3m a year, while a four-weekly collection would ...