National

The National Category contains the news from Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit Baltistan.

Ramadan

1st Ramadan on Friday

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Ramazan moon has not been sighted in any part of the country which means first fasting day of the Holy month of Ramazan will be on Friday. The official announcement was made in this regard by the Chairman Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Mufti Munibur Rehman in Karachi on Wednesday night. Mufti...

Ashobhaa

Ashobhaa predicted to make landfall on Oman coast

Heavy rains are expected to lash at the coastal areas of Sindh and Balochistan while the tropical cyclone named Ashobhaa is 550 kilometres south of Karachi. Detailed predictions carried out by the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies suggest that Cyclone Ashobhaa, presently around 550 kilometres south-southwest...

Karachi Cyclone

Karachi Cyclone alert

Pakistan Meteorological Department on Saturday issued a second alert informing about the formation of an area of intense convection in the Arabian Sea having a potential of developing a cyclone 1575 km south of Pakistan. The Met Department in its alert said that the broken clouds in the Arabian Sea...

Govt likely to cut petrol prices by Rs 5

Petroleum prices hiked by Rs3.50 per litre

The Government has increased petroleum products prices by 3.50 rupees per litre on average. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad today, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said the new prices will be effective from midnight tonight. The Minister said with the increase of 3.50 rupees in petrol price, the new price...

Bus Attack

20 people killed in Bus Attack

At least 20 people were killed and several injured Friday night when unknown militants opened fire at kidnapped passengers in Mastung area of Balochistan. Earlier in the evening, suspected militants had abducted two passenger buses en route Karachi from Pishin. Officials said miscreants stopped two passengers coaches at Khad Kucha...

Axact

FIA Raids Axact Office arrests 71 employees

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday has detained at least 71 Axact employees including the executive body members during a raid at Rawalpindi office. The department also raided Axact s office in Karachi. The FIA has seized the main server, computers and files from the office while demanded the company...

Axact

Axact Scandal goes to Senate

Islamabad: Taking notice of the Axact scandal, the Senate has moved the matter to the concerned house committee of the Senate by Chairman Senate Raza Rabbani for investigation. The detailed NYT report titled "Fake Diplomas, Real Cash: Pakistani Company Axact Reaps Millions" and written by New York Times Pakistan bureau...

Pakistan Federal Budget 2015

Pakistan Federal Budget 2015 on June 5th 2015

Pakistan Federal Budget 2015 / 2016 - The government on Sunday approved to present the budget for the next financial year 2015-16 in the parliament on June 5 with deficit of 4.3 percent of the GDP as agreed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). "Finance Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar...

Saulat Mirza Executed !

Death row convict Saulat Mirza executed in Muchh Jail this morning exactly at 4:30 am. Jail officials confirmed that Saulat Mirza has been executed and his body will be handed over to his family in a while, However it is undecided how dead body of saulat Mirza will be transported...

Gilgit

Gilgit Army Helicopter Crash

GILGIT: A Pakistani military helicopter crashed into a school in the country's north Friday, killing seven people including the Norwegian and Philippine ambassadors, and setting the building ablaze, the army said as officials warned that casualties could rise. The helicopter was one of three carrying a delegation of envoys to...

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