A joint venture of oil and gas companies have discovered crude oil and gas from Kohat in Khyber Paktunkhwa province, according to the Oil and Gas Company Ltd (OGDCL) on Tuesday.The company said, a well was drilled down to the depth of 5440 meters and it has been tested 76 BDP crude oil and 0.512 Million Standard Cube Feet per day

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ISLAMABAD: Overseas Pakistanis could get admissions in the Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) by September 20 for Matric and FA, it was announced by AIOU on Tuesday.The overseas Pakistanis have also been offered BA (Associate Degree) during the current semester autumn 2019, for which online applications will be received till

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ISLAMABAD: A delegation of International Monetary Fund (IMF) headed by Director Middle East and Central Asia Jihad Azour called on Prime Minister Imran Khan at the PM Office here on Tuesday.Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, Governor State Bank Dr Reza Baqir and Secretary Finance Naveed Kamran Baloch were present in the

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LAHORE: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Tuesday said that Kashmiris' struggle against Indian occupation has entered a new phase as Pakistan government aroused world conscience on decades-old litany of Indian oppression.Addressing All Parties Conference on Kashmir under the auspices of PTI Punjab, he said the United Nations (UN) Security

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has gotten on board a senior executive of Google to lead the digitisation initiative from the Prime MinisterOffice that would also fix the digital payment system in the country. Senior PTI leader, Jahangir Tareen during an interview announced that after ample efforts, the government has successfully persuaded a

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Islamabad: A Supreme Court bench hearing a set of petitions pertaining to presidential reference against Justice Qazi Faez Isa was dissolved after the lawyer of the apex court judge raised objection on its formation.A seven-member larger bench headed by Justice Umar Atta Bandial and comprising Justice Maqbool Baqar, Justice Manzoor Ahmed

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LONDON: The British government has agreed to hand over the full evidence file of the Imran Farooq murder case to Pakistan for the trial and prosecution of murder suspects: Mohsin Ali Syed, Moazzam Ali Khan and Khalid Shamim.Additional Attorney General Sajjad Bhatti presented the &acceptance letter& before the Islamabad High Court on

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Gujrat: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested three suspects who allegedly spread a fake news regarding death of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) leader Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain.Deputy Director FIA Asif Iqbal told the media that Ghulam Rasool, Sheraz Ali and Ali Shehzad, residents of Gujrat, are being interrogated by the agency before a

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SUKKUR: The body of a final year student was recovered from her hostel room of Chandka Medical College, Larkana, on Monday.Larkana Police said that Nimarta Kumari, student of Bibi Asifa Dental College, Larkana, resident of the Ghotki, was staying alone in her room.The Vice Chancellor Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University,

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ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has ruled in favour of PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz declaring her appointment to the senior party post as lawful.On May 9, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers submitted a formal petition to the ECP against her appointment as vice president of PML-N.The petition was submitted by

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Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he would meet Prime Minister Imran Khan and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi soon, claiming that the tensions between the two South Asian neighbours had reduced.According to reports, the US president is expected to meet PM Khan on the sidelines of UN General Assembly session in New York later this

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LONDON: A leading British digital forensic organization has confirmed in its 43-pages report that former accountability court judge Arshad Maliksecretly recorded videos and audios genuine, authentic and consistent with the original recordings. This correspondent has seen a copy of the forensic firm which will be submitted before Islamabad

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday night phoned Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman to condemn attack on the Kingdom's oil facilities.The premier ,during the conversation with MBS, vowed to support Saudi Arabia against any terrorist attack and reiterated that Pakistan will stand by Saudi Arabia in case of any

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PESHAWAR: Hours after the Peshawar district administration made it mandatory for female students of government-run schools to cover themselves up, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has issued directives to withdraw a notification, saying it was issued without governmentconsent.Speaking to a news outlet, Secretary

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RAWALPINDI: A group of Turkish journalists visited the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) headquarters on Monday, where they were briefed on New Delhihuman rights violations in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IoK), the militarymedia wing said.According to the ISPR, &The delegation was briefed about Pakistan-India February

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ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said the government has "decided to leave the policy rate unchanged at 13.25 percent". In a statement issued Monday, the country's central bank said that the decision was based on the Monetary Policy Committee's (MPC) "view that inflation outcomes have been largely as expected and inflation projections

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LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif met Nawaz Sharif in Kot Lakhpat jail on Monday.During the meeting, the PML-N leader inquired about the health of the former premier and apprised him about the party affairs.As per reports, Nawaz was also apprised of the outcomes of his meeting with Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl

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ISLAMABAD: Non-resident ambassadors and high commissioners-designate of New Zealand, Cyprus, Venezuela, Croatia and Ghana on Monday presented their credentials to President Dr. Arif Alvi at a ceremony at the Aiwan-e-Sadr.The president felicitated the newly-appointed non-resident ambassadors and high commissioners to Pakistan and hoped they would

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PESHAWAR: Chaddars, abaya and gowns have been made mandatory for all schoolgirls to wear in the city, as announced by Peshawar district administration on Monday.Schoolgirls residing in the city were directed to conceal themselves to ‘protect them from any unethical incident&, as revealed by a notification issued by Peshawar District

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ISLAMABAD: Weak seasonal low lies over northeast Balochistan. A shallow westerly wave is also present over upper parts of the country.Weather Forecast for Monday (Night):Mainly hot and humid weather is expected in most parts of the country. However, rain/wind-thunderstorm is expected at isolated places in Hazara, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala divisions,

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ISLAMABAD: The accountability court hearing LNG case has granted bail to the former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on humanitarian grounds to attend the funeral of his paternal uncle. More:Khaqan Abbasi apologises for appointing ex-Justice Javed Iqbal NAB chiefThe court gave the order on a plea by Saadia Abbasi, the sister of the

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has identified two more Indian spies actively involved in terrorist activities in Balochistan, sources told Geo News Monday.According to details, both of them namely Swami Asem Anand and Goband Part sneaked into Pakistan from Iran and fled to Afghanistan after committing crime in Mastung.Pakistan has shared details with

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