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Pakistan: ‘Eid-ul-Fitr likely to be on Aug 20'

Pakistan: ‘Eid-ul-Fitr likely to be on Aug 20'

Pakistan Meteorological Department on Friday announced that the Muslim festival of Eid-ul-Fitr would probably be celebrated in the country on August 20. In a statement issued on Friday, the met department said that there are chances [...]

Posted On : Aug, 11 2012 | Comments : 0

Muslim killings: Zardari writes letter to Myanmar president

Muslim killings: Zardari writes letter to Myanmar president

Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari Tuesday expressed deep concern over the loss of life and property of Rohingya Muslims during the ethnic clashes in Myanmar. The president Zardari expressed his concern over the killings in [...]

Posted On : Aug, 08 2012 | Comments : 0

Dr. Qadeer Khan’s work inspires me for water-run car: Agha Waqar

Dr. Qadeer Khan’s work inspires me for water-run car: Agha W...

Pakistani Scientist Agha Waqar Pathan says revolutionary steps of Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan inspired him to invent a water-run car. “I am serious about my invention and it will bring an end to energy crises and load shedding in Pak [...]

Posted On : Aug, 04 2012 | Comments : 0

Pakistani students win international debate competition in Mexico

Pakistani students win international debate competition in M...

Three 15-year-old Pakistani students have won the final of The Karl Popper Debating Championship (KPDC), one of the largest high school tournaments in the world, in Mexico. The Pakistani team beat the team of students from South Kore [...]

Posted On : Aug, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

Petroleum, CNG prices increased

Petroleum, CNG prices increased

The government of Pakistan on Monday announced an increase in the price of petroleum and CNG products. According to the notification sent to Ogra, the price of petroleum has been increased by Rs7.67 per litre.  The price of CNG [...]

Posted On : Aug, 01 2012 | Comments : 0

Ramadan moon in Pakistan may not be sighted on Friday

Ramadan moon in Pakistan may not be sighted on Friday

Astronomical parameters suggest Ramadan moon may not be sighted today (Friday), therefore, the first fasting of the holy month may fall on Sunday. The moon crossed the conjunction line yesterday (Thursday) at 9.24 am PST. The sunse [...]

Posted On : Jul, 20 2012 | Comments : 0

Pakistani pop singer Annie gets married in Lahore

Pakistani pop singer Annie gets married in Lahore

Famous Pakistani Pop Singer, Annie Khalid, has finally got married to a Dubai based Pakistani businessman, Malik Naveed Awan. The manager of Annie Faisal confirmed the report and said that the wedding ceremony of the pop singer was h [...]

Posted On : Jul, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

8-year-old Pak student Shafeh Thubani becomes world’s youngest Microsoft certified

8-year-old Pak student Shafeh Thubani becomes world’s younge...

Following the foot steps of Arfa Karim, who became the world’s youngest Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) at the age of nine in 2005, another talented Pakistani student Shafeh Thubani has become a world’s youngest Micr [...]

Posted On : Jul, 11 2012 | Comments : 0

Soneri Bank wins award for ‘Best Bank of the Year 2011’

Soneri Bank wins award for ‘Best Bank of the Year 2011’

Soneri Bank is proud to have been honored by the CFA Association with the ‘2011, Best Bank of the Year’ award in the medium banks’ category. This accolade marks the Bank’s impressive and growing performance du [...]

Posted On : Jul, 10 2012 | Comments : 0

23% Pakistanis unaware about Mehdi Hassan’s death

23% Pakistanis unaware about Mehdi Hassan’s death

About 23 percent Pakistanis are unaware about the death of Mehdi Hassan, legendary singer and king of Gazal, a recent survey has revealed. According to a survey carried out by Gallup Pakistan, 77 percent Pakistanis claim to know abou [...]

Posted On : Jul, 05 2012 | Comments : 0

When doctors become professional killers

When doctors become professional killers

‘Illiterate’ Opposition leader in the Punjab Assembly Raja Riaz has once again started doing politics on the bodies of patients who died due to strike of greedy young doctors. He came up with a ‘great idea’ of [...]

Posted On : Jul, 04 2012 | Comments : 0

PTCL launches revolutionary 3G EVO “Nitro Cloud”

PTCL launches revolutionary 3G EVO “Nitro Cloud”

As the leader in providing integrated telecommunications services to the country, Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has proudly introduced 3G EVO “Nitro Cloud”, Pakistan’s first mobile Wi-Fi hotspot of [...]

Posted On : Jul, 02 2012 | Comments : 0

Doctors continues protest in Punjab for 13th day

Doctors continues protest in Punjab for 13th day

Young doctors have refused to resume duties in the Outdoor Patient Departments (OPDs) of all the hospitals in Punjab the face of a deadline that ends today Saturday. The Young Doctors Association (YDA) strike entered thirteenth day o [...]

Posted On : Jun, 30 2012 | Comments : 0

A minute of 61 seconds on June 30

A minute of 61 seconds on June 30

The last minute of June 30, 2012 will be of 61 seconds as there will be an additional ‘leap second’ due to the wibbly-wobbly movement of the earth. Earth takes just over 86,400 seconds for a complete revolution. But it wo [...]

Posted On : Jun, 29 2012 | Comments : 0

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