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SAD NEWS for Pakistan - With the oil prices increasing in the international market, Petroleum price in Pakistan are also likely to climb up by 4.50 rupees per liter, from 1st March. According to reports, petrol, high octane, kerosene oil and diesel will rise by Rs 3.97, 4.50, 2.67, and...

State Bank of Pakistan Governor Ashraf Mahmood Wathra unveiled Rs 20 commemorative coin at State Bank of Pakistan Museum to mark “Pakistan-China Year of Friendly Exchange 2015.” The ceremony was also attended by Dr Mu Yong Peng Vice Consul General Chinese Consulate, Chinese media and dignitaries. The governor said: “In...

Pakistan on Monday conducted a successful flight test of the indigenously developed Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) “Ra’ad”. The Ra’ad missile, with a range of 350 km, enables Pakistan to achieve Strategic Standoff Capability on land and at sea. “Cruise Technology” is extremely complex and has been developed by only...

A final decision has been made where all stakeholders, cellular companies, Interior Ministry, Ministry of IT and Telecom and Pakistan Telecommunication Authority have agreed to re-verify SIMs with biometric verification system with-in next 90 days and block all unverified SIMs after the deadline is met, we have confirmed with sources....

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information, Pervez Rashid on Saturday said the recounting of votes has not only confirmed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief’s defeat in NA-122 but also proved the latter’s allegations wrong. “We reopened the constituencies (for audit) and none of Imran Khan’s allegations proved correct,” Pervez Rashid said while...

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) on Saturday announced to observe a countrywide day of peaceful mourning on Sunday in the wake of what it calls murder of its activist in police custody in Karachi. MQM chief Altaf Hussain has also ratified the decision of the party’s Rabitta Committee which has...

Pakistan announced their 15-man World Cup squad on Wednesday, leaving out Fawad Alam and Umar Gul and including pace bowler Sohail Khan who last played international cricket in 2011. Veteran batsman Younis Khan, who hit a purple patch in Test cricket but was mediocre in the recent ODIs against New...

KARACHI: Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Traffic Police, Karachi has notified the routes and timings of main processions to be taken out on 12th Rabi-ul-Awwal. A handout issued here on Friday said that a procession in connection with Eid Milad-un-Nabi (SAWW) will be taken out from Kakri Ground to Memon Masjid....

ISLAMABAD - Defense Minister Khawaja Asif has said if India does not understand our language of peace then we will have to make it understand in Indian language. He said this while talking to media men before National Assembly (NA) session today. He went on to say India should not misconstrue our...

QMobile is about to launch its new smartphone brand with the name of LINQ in Pakistan and to start-off the things, company has signed Priyanka Chopra to endorse its new range of LINQ smartphones.  Already Qmobile Smartphones " Android Smartphones " are trending in Pakistan at it's peak, while LINQ will be focusing...

ISLAMABAD: The National Counter-Terrorism Authority (Nacta) on Tuesday announced to establish a dedicated telephone line extension 1717 to report terrorism and terror-related complaints. The Interior Ministry has appealed to all citizens to remain vigilant with regards to their surroundings and report on the given extension in case they witness any...

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani government prosecutor said Wednesday he would file a petition next week challenging an order granting bail to the alleged mastermind of the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai. A judge in an Islamabad anti-terror court last week granted bail to Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, accused over the siege in India’s...