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The National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) has managed to secure a position inside the top 500 universities in the world, according to Quacquarelli Symonds’ (QS) rankings for 2018. The recently released rankings show that NUST currently ranks 437th in the world, which is 91 places higher when compared...

ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday revised prices of petroleum products, increasing the price of petrol by Rs1.48 per litre. Trending: Govt increases petrol prices by Rs 4.26 per litre Petrol Prices in Pakistan February 2018 Petrol will now retail at Rs77.47 per litre. Prices of diesel was increased by Rs1.36 per...

ISLAMABAD – Finance Minister Ishaq Dar Friday unveiled the fifth consecutive Rs4,778 billion budget of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government for the fiscal year 2017-18. In his budget speech, the finance minister vowed that electricity loadshedding will be eliminated next year. “This is the fifth budget being presented by the PML-N...

The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has on Wednesday revoked the satellite television licences of Bol News and Bol Entertainment (Pak News) after the interior ministry denied clearance to its four directors. According to details, the press release issued by PEMRA includes the names of Shoaib Shaikh, Ayesha Shoaib...

Uber is finally launching its services in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, we have checked this officially. According to confirmations that we have received, the launch date of Uber in the twin cities is set to be around the end of April. However, Uber couldn’t commit a launch...

Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday announced the verdict of the high profile Panama Case against Sharif. Here are some salient features of the judgment. Supreme Court of Pakistan has ordered Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to appear before a joint investigation team which will be formed to probe the Panama...

RAWALPINDI: Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations Major General Asif Ghafoor revealed during a press briefing on Monday that Ehsanullah Ehsan, spokesperson of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan's splinter group Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, has surrendered to Pakistan Army. Ehsanullah Ehsan was previously the spokesperson of TTP but later joined Jamaat-ul-Ahrar. DG ISPR also...

ISLAMABAD : Finance Minister Ishaq Dar announced on Sunday that the federal budget 2017-2018 will be presented on May 26 before the parliament. In a press conference, Dar said in consideration of the month of Ramzan, the government has decided to present the budget earlier in the parliament. The finance...

Islamabad Traffic Police has announced that vehicles without license plates  unregistered (Applied For)  will not be allowed in the capital city of Islamabad. The last dated is 15th April 2017, after which , unregistered vehicles without original license plates  will not be permitted in the capital city - Excise Department...

ISLAMABAD : Advisor to Prime Minister on Energy Zahid Muzaffar on Tuesday said that around 20,000 houses would be turned into solar energy system under ‘Roshan Pakistan Scheme’, in order to exploit alternative energy resources to overcome the power crisis in the country. APP35-21 ISLAMABAD: March 21 - Advisor to...

The Interior Ministry on Tuesday gave its approval for the issuance of a red warrant against Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) supremo Altaf Hussain. The red warrant is an international notice sent to the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) seeking the arrest and extradition of an individual. The MQM founder is...

A revolutionary step taken by the Government, the Prime Minister Youth Business Loan is promoting the socio-economic conditions of the Pakistani Youth by combating the unemployment in the country. This facility can be availed by both male and female citizens of Pakistan. 50% of loan quota has been reserved for...