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The government on Thursday approved an increase in natural gas prices in the range of 43% to 235% with effect from July 1 in a bid to recover Rs660 billion from the majority of domestic and all other categories of consumers. Addressing a news conference, Minister of State for Petroleum …

Long distances between schools and homes as well as a lack of affordable transport facilities prevent a large number of young girls in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) from pursuing education each year. In a bid to boost the literacy rate among girls, Chief Minister (CM) KP, Mehmood Khan, has approved free …

One of the sacrificial goats former Test cricketer Kamran Akmal’s had bought for Eid ul Adha was stolen from outside his house in a private housing society in Lahore. Akmal’s father said that they had bought six goats to sacrifice a day ago and tied them outside their home. He …

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving leader, died on Friday after being shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, public broadcaster NHK said. A man opened fire on Abe, 67, from behind with an apparently homemade gun as he spoke at a drab traffic island in the western city …

Eid-ul-Azha festivities kick off right after the crescent for Zilhajj is sighted. The events start with the setting up of cattle markets and end with barbecue parties after the sacrificial animals are slaughtered. Since the voracious tendencies of most people are stimulated on the occasion of Eid, doctors have requested …

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail on Thursday said prices of ghee and cooking oil are likely to go down by Rs100 to150 per kg in Pakistan,  Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Miftah Ismail said prices of cooking oil and ghee have settled at $1,000 per ton, …

GILGIT: The Pakistan Army has rescued two climbers who were stranded after submitting Nanga Parbat, the 9th highest peak in the world, reported ARY News, quoting Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). On July 6, mountaineer Shehroze Kashif and his partner Fazal Ali were spotted returning to base camp 3 of the …

“I’ll not go with my parents at all because I’m sure that they will kill me. I don’t even want to go to any shelter home, I want to live with Zaheer. I cannot live without him, I’ll die if someone tried to separate us.” says dua zehra in a …

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday inaugurated the first interconnected Islamabad metro bus service aimed at facilitating the commuters plying in the twin cities. With the service, Bhara Kahu, GT Road, Koral and Rawalpindi connected through Green, Orange, Blue and Red Lines respectively. The bus service will run from Bahara …

The arch-rivals Pakistan and India will clash on August 28 in the Asia Cup scheduled in Sri Lanka next month, according to media reports