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Petrol reserves recovered during raids says Omar Ayub

Omar Ayub

The Petrol crisis will be over in the next three days, said Federal Minister for Petroleum Omar Ayub on Thursday. According to the details, federal minister was speaking to media outside the Peshawar High Court, He said strict action will be taken against hoarders. He said the government has initiated action against those stocking petroleum … Read more

Check out Deepika Padukone’s absolute elegant Denim looks

Deepika Padukone enjoys fashion walk in a lobby in a throwback video

Bollywood celebrities usually wear comfortable and easy to carry fabrics when in casual and during travelling. Our favourite Deepika Padukone has a really good fashion sense, she looks perfect everytime in her every fashion mode. From wearing tulle gowns or saris at red-carpet events, Deepika also likes to keep her look chilled out and easy … Read more

Khawaja Asif criticizes Gov over failed policies to prevent COVID-19 Spread

Khawaja Asif

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Khawaja Asif criticized the government over failed policies to prevent the spread of the virus. Speaking in National Assembly (NA), Khawaja Asif said the federal government needs to better focus on saving the lives of people from deadly coronavirus instead of doing politics on this matter. The PML-N leader … Read more

Fayyaz Chohan prays for Shehbaz Sharif’s speedy recovery

Fayyaz chohan

Punjab Information Minister Fayyaz ul Hassan Chohan wished early recovery of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President Shehbaz Sharif, who has contracted novel coronavirus. Fayyaz Chohan in his statement prayed speedy recovery of PML-N leaders who have tested positive for COVID-19 and expressed his sorrow over the situation. Chohan hoped that Shehbaz Sharif will play his due … Read more

Money can’t get Mir Shakil bail, Media Firon still behind the bars

Mir Shakil

It feels like Media Firon will now have to build his castle behind the bars as appeal for his bail has been suspended for an unexpected time. The National Accountability Bureau (nab) arrested Geo News owner Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman in March in an alleged land scam. Read: Will Mir Shakil-Ur-Rahman Get The Bail On Medical Grounds? … Read more

Budget 2020-21: IMF allows increase in salaries of government employees

Budget 2020-21: IMF allows increase in salaries of government employees

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has allowed increasing the salaries of government employees in the budget 2020-21. According to details, the decision has been announced during the third round of budget negotiations between IMF and Pakistan that took place in Islamabad on Tuesday. IMF has also allowed an increase in the pension of retired government … Read more

Atif Aslam’s biggest desire is to deliver “Azaan” at Holy Ka’aba

Atif Aslam

A few days back, while being quarantined, Singer Atif Aslam released a video of delivering the ‘Azaan’ in his mesmerizing voice which was highly praised and loved by his fans. Speaking on a private TV program, Atif Aslam expressed his desire to deliver Azaan at the Holy Ka’aba. In response to a question, the singer … Read more

Pakistan Offers Monetary Assistance to India amid COVID-19 crisis

Pakistan

Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf has successfully transferred Rs. 120 billion in 9 weeks to over 10 million families in a transparent manner to deal with the COVID-19 fallout on the poor. Taking to his twitter handle on Thursday, Prime Minister Imran Khan said: Our govt successfully transferred Rs. … Read more

Ehsaas Emergency Cash Program crossed the 10 million mark in 9 weeks, Sania Nishtar

Ehsaas Emergency Cash Program crossed the 10 million mark in 9 weeks, Sania Nishtar

Special Assistant of Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Sania Nishtar said that Ehsaas Emergency Cash Program has crossed the 10 million mark in 9 weeks. Sania Nishtar said in a tweet that beneficiaries have been served countrywide with Rs.121 billion cash assistance. “Alhamdulillah! #EhsaasEmergencyCash crosses the 10 million mark in 9 weeks. More … Read more

IHC stops gov from taking action on sugar inquiry commission report

IHC

The Islamabad High Court IHC issued a 10-day stay order and stopped the government from taking action on the sugar inquiry commission report. According to details, Chief Justice Athar Minallah who was hearing a petition filed against the sugar inquiry commission report issued a 10-day stay order. The IHC also issued directives for the product … Read more

Babar Azam says he wishes to perform and succeed like Virat Kohli

Babar Azam

Pakistan’s T20I captain Babar Azam has said that he has a dream to perform like his Indian counterpart Virat Kohli. “He (Kohli) is one of the best players in the world whereas I have a lot to achieve at this moment,” Babar said in a conversation with Indian commentator Harsha Bhogle. “I want to be … Read more

Budget 2020-21: PM Imran Khan to chair a special cabinet meeting today

PM Imran Khan

Prime Minister Imran Khan has called a special meeting of the Federal cabinet today regarding Budget 2020-21. According to details, a special cabinet meeting will be held in which officials will discuss the budget 2019-20 budget. The federal budget for this year is likely to be approved as well. The cabinet will be given a … Read more

Budget 2020-21: Razak Dawood says government will ensure new jobs creation

Budget 2020-21: Razak Dawood says government will ensure new jobs creation

Advisor to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Razak Dawood said on Wednesday that the government will make sure new job creation in budget 2020-21 to execute its true vision in the country. The advisor said to the sources that the government will follow the three-prong strategy to accomplish the objective of producing economic … Read more

LHC hear PML-Q’s petition against Chairman NAB

A file photo of the Lahore High Court.

The Lahore High Court (LHC) has on Thursday adjourned Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi’s petitions against the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman’s authority for an indefinite time. A bench headed by Justice Sardar Ahmad Naeem conducted hearing of the case. Chaudhry brothers’ counsel did not appear before the court due to novel coronavirus. … Read more

Budget 2020-21: What are you expecting this year?

Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf-led federal government had presented its first annual budget on 11th June 2019. Federal Minister for Revenue Hammad Azhar had presented the new budget in the parliament. Budget 2020-21 is going to be announced soon by the Federal government in Pakistan. It is necessary to have a glimpse of the budget 2019-20. Budget 2019-20 had the following g key features. Taxes including a levy on imported phones were decreased after the budget was approved. Restriction on non-filers lifted that restricted them from purchasing a property that costs more than Rs. 5 million. Minimum salaries were increased from Rs. 15,000 to Rs. 17,500. Sales tax on powdered milk had been decreased to 10 percent and food supplied by restaurants decreased from 17.5% to just 7.5%. Tax on tires, tubes, and several auto parts had been removed. Moreover, three percent value-added tax (VAT) on all petroleum products had been removed. In addition to this, the duty on LNG (liquefied natural gas) had been decreased by the government as well. The government had also provided exemption on customs duty for more than 1600 raw materials for industries including, pharmaceuticals, paper industry, refineries, and textiles. Duties on raw material import of pharmaceuticals. The exemption was proposed on customs duty on 18 medicinal imports. Almost complete exemption on duty on materials imported for paper industries. The government had proposed a significant decrease in customs duty for machinery parts and accessories used in the textile sector. The government had proposed 2.5% of the car’s value as FED for vehicles that have 0-1000cc engine capacity. This had been done to decrease the FED on vehicles with higher engine capacities. On the other hand, the government had increased the FED of 14% on beverages. In addition to this, the tax on cigarettes was also increased. Taxes on CNG dealers had been increased as well. Excise duty on cement is also being increased from Rs.1.5 per kg to Rs. 2 per kg. A tax of 1 percent was proposed by the government on gold and silver. Gold used in jewelry will be taxed 1.5 percent and diamonds will be taxed at 0.5 percent. Above all, the government had proposed a 15% sales tax on finished textile goods.

Budget 2020-21 is going to be announced soon by the Federal government in Pakistan. Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf-led federal government had presented its first annual budget in June 2019. Federal Minister for Revenue Hammad Azhar had presented the new budget in the parliament.  It is necessary to have a glimpse of the budget 2019-20. Budget 2019-20 had … Read more

Pakistan Coronavirus Update: Infection toll hits 119, 536

coronavirus

The total number of positive novel coronavirus cases in the country has surged to 119, 536 with recorded 2356 deaths. According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), record 5,834 persons have been tested positive for COVID-19 in 24 hours. Punjab remains the worst-hit province by the pandemic followed by Sindh, … Read more

Jennifer Lopez encourages fans to never stop working hard

Jennifer Lopez

Hollywood’s iconic star Jennifer Lopez shares an inspirational message with her dearest fans on social media. There are no boundaries when it comes to dreams and what “we want to do with out lives”, singer Jennifer Lopez said in her video. Encouraging millions on her Instagram followers, Lopez said, work hard to achieve whatever you … Read more

Twitter tests feature to limit sharing on unread articles

Twitter

Social media giant Twitter announced it was testing a new feature that will limit the sharing of articles by users who haven’t read them. The feature appears to be aimed at slowing the spread of unverified information. It will ask the users whether they have read an article before they retweet it. “Sharing an article … Read more

Non-Bailable Arrest Warrant Issued for Nawaz Sharif

Non bailable

The accountability court on Thursday has issued non-bailable arrest warrant for Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo and former Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif over continuous absence in Toshakhana case. As per details, Former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani appeared before the court. During the hearing, the court approved PPP co-chairman and former president Asif Ali … Read more

Johnson & Johnson to begin human trials of Coronavirus vaccine in July

Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson announced on Wednesday it would start human trials of its potential COVID-19 vaccine in the second half of July. Johnson & Johnson has already signed an agreement with the US government to produce more than 1 billion vaccine doses by 2021. There are currently no approved treatments or vaccines for COVID-19 which … Read more

Erangel Map by PUBG Mobile reportedly leaked

Erangel map

Player Unknown Battlegrounds (PBUG) timely shows up with new and exciting updates, sometimes with new maps as well. This time, it has leaked ‘Erangel map’ which is the most popular map in the game. According to reports, the revamped version of the Erangel map was revealed in the beta of the Chinese version of the game, … Read more

Tech Giant Amazon Bans facial recognition software for police in US

Amazon

Tech giant Amazon has banned the police from using its controversial facial recognition software for a year amid a growing backlash over the tech company’s ties to law enforcement. According to the details, the ban comes after civil rights advocates raised concerns about potential racial bias in surveillance technology. The decisions follow growing pressure on … Read more

Dollar To PKR: Today 1 Dollar Rate In Pakistan, 11th Jun 2020

GBP TO USD: Today 1 British Pound to Dollar, 28th June 2020

Today 1 USD to PKR Dollar exchange rate is PKR 164.25 (Last updated on Jun 11, 2020).  See the recent USD to PKR currency chart as per Pakistan Open Market. USD TO PKR – The US dollar is recognized worldwide as an important currency. Latest Dollar rate in Pakistan. Also read: AED TO PKR US Dollar Exchange … Read more

Bayern Munich reaches German Cup final

Bayern

Bayern Munich has reached to German Cup Final for the third straight year after beating Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1. Media reports said Bayern will now play Bayer Leverkusen, who cruised past fourth-tier Saarbruecken 3-0 on Tuesday, in the final in Berlin on July 4. “In the first half we should have scored more goals. In the … Read more

PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif contracts COVID-19 after testing twice

Shehbaz Sharif

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharifhas tested positive for the novel coronavirus. His test results were confirmed by PML-N Spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb and leader Attaullah Tarar. Shehbaz Sharif was tested twice and his result came positive after his NAB appearance. He is currently in quarantine at his Model Town home. Shehbaz has cancer and … Read more

Gandhi statue targeted in UK as Black Lives Movement protests intensify

Gandhi statue

Anti-racism campaigners in the United Kingdom (UK) have demanded to remove statues of Mahatma Gandhi from two major locations in London and Leicester as Black Lives Matter movement spreads nationwide support for the dismantling of portraits and statues of historic figures who have expressed hatred and racism towards Black people. Thousands of people are demanding … Read more

United States may mark 200,000 COVID-19 deaths in September

United States

The United States may mark 200,000 deaths because of the coronavirus at some point in September, said a leading expert, while total U.S. coronavirus cases surpassed 2 million as governments relax restrictions. Ashish Jha, the head of Harvard’s Global Health Institute, in an interview said that without radical action, the number of U.S. deaths would … Read more

Latest Gold Rate in Karachi (Bullion Price) On, 11th June 2020

Gold Rate in Karachi - 6 November 2023

Gold rates in Karachi today, 11th June 2020 is PKR. 91,800 per 10 grams, and PKR. 107,100 per tola. According to the Karachi sarafa market gold rate, and International Market gold rate. The 22 karat gold price is PKR. 84,149 per 10 grams. Below are the latest bullion rates. The Gold Rate in Karachi is … Read more