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ISLAMABAD: The government revised prices of petroleum products on Sunday increasing the price of petrol by Rs4.6 per litre. PM's advisor on finance, Miftah Ismail, announced revised rates of petroleum products. The new rate of petrol would be Rs81.53 per litre. The price of high-speed diesel has been increased by...

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has barred at least 314 political parties from contesting general elections 2018 under the provisions of Election Act 2017. The parties have been barred due to submission of incomplete details. Only 11 per cent of the filed parties got clearance to contest elections. Among the...

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday disqualified Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General Jahangir Tareen but ruled in favour of PTI Chairperson Imran Khan in its judgment on the disqualification case against the two party leaders. The three-member bench had reserved the verdict in the disqualification petition against the two PTI...

Jamaat-e-Islami’s long-march will enter Islamabad today (Tuesday) to press the federal government for merger of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) with Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa before 2018. According to our correspondent, the march, kicked off on Sunday from Bab-e-Khyber of the Khyber Agency, will enter Islamabad via Faizabad (Rawalpindi) where JI chief Senator...

Technology giants such as Facebook, Amazon, IBM and Microsoft will mentor and support Pakistani entrepreneurs and startups at the 2018 edition of Momentum Pakistan, a mega event being held in Karachi on February 19 and 20 next year. “This event could be game-changer for Pakistani entrepreneurs,” said Shaheera Jafri Batool,...

8th December : Religious parties planning to hold a protest near Aabpara junction after Friday prayers against U.S Embassy after Donald Trump statement on Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Affected Roads: Aabpara Market, Melody Market, Sector G6, Kashmir highway, Serena Chowk & Embassy Road. 10th December: Religious parties will...

Two people have died in a firing incident outside Imam Bargah in Islamabad’s I-8 sector three people were injured in the incident. Law enforcement agencies took control and secured the area after receiving the information of the incident while rescue teams transported the injured to the hospital where they are...

Motorway police helpline has confirmed that the motorways has been closed due to on going protests within the city entrance. Most effected Lahore Motorway toll where traffic is stuck to enter within the city since 15 hours - Motorway police helpline cannot confirm any estimated time to re-open Lahore Toll....

ISLAMABAD: The government has summoned Pakistan Army 111 Brigade in Islamabad while the Punjab government has called Rangers to maintain the law and order situation in the province as violence escalates across the country.   The 111th Infantry Brigade or 111 Brigade or Triple-1 Brigade, is an infantry brigade of the...

ISLAMABAD  – An operation is underway to end the Tehreek Labaik Dharna going on for the last 19 days at Faizabad. The police, FC and Rangers are participating in the operation going on for the last seven hours. The security forces tear gassed the protesters and fired rubber bullets to...

People in the country are having problems accessing social media networking services including Facebook and Twitter amid ongoing crackdown against defiant Islamabad protesters. The move has been taken in the backdrop of growing protests across Punjab and other cities of the country against the Islamabad crackdowns. According to analysts, it...

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday said that as many as 26 parliamentarians have still failed to submit their statements of assets and liabilities to the Commission. An official of ECP said that until submission of statements of assets and liabilities, their membership will remain suspended. He said...