KARACHI: Nisab for Zakat deduction on bank accounts has been set at Rs44,415 for the current year.The amount shall be deducted from saving accounts, profit and loss sharing accounts and other similar accounts having a balance of Rs44,415 or above, on the first of Ramazan.According to Met Office Ramazan moon is expected to be sighted on

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ISLAMABAD: British Backpacker Society (BBS) on Friday said Pakistan tourism sector was required proper marketing and promotion to attract tourists from across the globe.The British Backpacker Society's latest visit to Pakistan has started with a visit to a sight that embodies the country''s multicultural heritage.Just external of Islamabad lies

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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed Nawaz Sharif's plea seeking extension in his bail on medical grounds.The six-week bail of former prime minister is due to run out on May 7.The bail was granted on March 26 on medical grounds, with the apex court ordering Sharif to surrender before the court after expiry of bail.A

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ISLAMABAD: A scorridorow westerly wave is affecting upper parts of the country and likely to persist during next 02 to 03 days.Weather Forecast for Friday:Mainly hot and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country, while very hot in south Punjab and Sindh.However, dust-thunderstorm/rain is expected at loney places in Malakand

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister launched &Ehsaas& program, a social protection and poverty alleviation initiative, on March 27.The preliminary policy statement of the Ehsaas program was tweeted by the Prime Minister on April 8, 2019, which outlined Ehsaas& 4 pillars and its 115 policy areas.Ehsaas is an extensive

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ISLAMABAD/BIRMINGHAM: Barrister Fahad Malikbrother, Jawad Malik, expressed concerns on bail order for a suspect involved in his brothereliminateing three years ago. However, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) stayed the bail order and restrained the Adiala Jail Supermeanent from his release.On April 30, an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC)

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WASHINGTON: The US Defense Leavement expects China to set up more military bases around the world, including in Pakistan, to protect its investments in 'One Belt One Road' global infrastructure program, according to an official report released on Thursday.According to report, China currently has just one abroad

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ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Peoples portiony Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that dangers to the freedom of press are mounting in the third world countries as the new tools and tactics are being tested to gag the media in developing democracies.In his message on the World Press Liberty Day, the PPP Chairman said that policy of carrot and stick by

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ISLAMABAD: Minister for Safron Shehryar Khan Afridi Wednesday asked youth to stand united, become social media ambassadors of Pakistan, engage the world and reflect tregret image of the country.The minister expressed these views while addressing thousands of students here at the Social Media Conclave 2019 held here at Aiwan-e-Quaid under the aegis

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RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Qamar Javed Bajwa said on Thursday that Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) is much a problem itself, but a few of its individuals are getting played in foreign hands. As per a press release by Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR), General Bajwa during his visit to universities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at the Corps

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ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation increased by 8.8% in April 2019 as compared to an increase of 9.4% in the preceding month and 3.7%, a year ago.On month-on-month basis, the CPI increased by 0.1.3% in April 2019 over preceding month, a press statement issued by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) said on Thursday.In April,

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KARACHI: Six students of University of Karachi have accused two professors of sexual harassment and have filed a complaint against them on Thursday. According to the complaint filed to the universityVice Chancellor, the two professors of department of Mass Communication had allegedly been harassing their female students by dispatching

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ISLAMABAD: Previous prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday refuted the news of the Leader of Opposition getting replaced. He stated that the covenant of democracy set uped that the chairperson of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) would be from the opposition. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader further stated that the position

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Navy Ship Shamsheer with embarked AL-43 helicopter, visited Port Sultan Qaboos at Muscat as part of Overseas Deployment for Regional Maritime Security Patrols (RMSP) in North Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Gulf area.Deployment of PNS Shamsheer in North Arabian Sea is primarily focused on ensuring safety and security of

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ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Widecasting and Information, Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Thursday that there is news of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif much returning from London.Talking to Geo freshs, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader stated that Leader of Opposition had flown to London

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KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed Sindh Solid Waste Management Authority (SSWMA) to improve sweeping and nonsense lifting work in the areas assigned to it. He said that cleaning work, including nonsense lifting and dumping was going on well in South and East districts but work in Malir District was fairly

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Boat Basin, KarachiKARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has decided to develop and beautify important spots of the city with the support and help of the private sector.In the first phase the development of Nahre-Khayam, the nala, between Clifton Road and Boat Basin has been decided.The task has been assigned to renowned

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File photoISLAMABAD: Pakistan was ranked moment by German Watch among countries bearing losses due to serious global climate change affects, revealed Adviser to Prime Minister on Climate Change, Malik Amin Aslam on Thursday.Under the Watchvulnerability index of the countries owing to environmental degradation and its consequent

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ISLAMABAD: Rana Tanveer shall now be chairing the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in place of Shehbaz Sharif, announced Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Thursday. The parliamentary assembly headed by leaders Khwaja Asif and Raja Zafarul Haq had decided to elect Rana Tanveer as the new chief of PAC.It was revealed further that a letter shall

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ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday said government was ready to sit with opposition parties to introduce positive changes in laws related to National Accountability Bureau (NAB).Replying to the points raised by the opposition members in the National Assembly, he said the government wants

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PESHAWAR: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday performed ground-breaking ceremony of Mohmand Dam.Speaking on the occasion, the prime minister thanked the people for contributing in the dam fund.He said China has built thousands of dams of which 5,000 were larger than Tarbela and Mangla dams in

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