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Govt revises fuel prices for December, petrol increased by Rs1.48 per litre

ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday revised prices of petroleum products, increasing the price of petrol by Rs1.48 per litre, reported Geo News.  Petrol will now retail at Rs77.47 per litre.  Prices of diesel was increased by Rs1.36 per litre, while the price for light-speed diesel (LSD) was increased by Rs3.12 per litre, said sources. The government also increased the price of kerosene oil by Rs4.39 per litre. After the increase, diesel will retail for Rs85.95, LSD for Rs52.12 and kerosen
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White House says Tillerson 'continues to lead the State Department'

The White House responded to speculation about Rex Tillerson's imminent departure as Secretary of State Thursday, saying he was still in the job and "there are no personnel announcements at this time." Photo: AFP  WASHINGTON: The White House responded to speculation about Rex Tillerson's imminent departure as Secretary of State Thursday, saying he was still in the job and "there are no personnel announcements at this time." "Secretary Tillerson continues to lead the State Department and the e
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Peace committee member among 5 killed in South Waziristan

Five, including a peace committee member, were killed in an explosion in South Waziristan Agency. According to the political administration of the agency, the explosive device was installed on a roadside in Spinkai area of Sarokai in South Waziristan. The peace committee member killed in the explosion has been identified as Wali Jan Mehsud. His brother was among the ones critically injured in the incident. Bomb blast in Swat kills peace committee member's father Zeb was targeted w
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French mother confesses to killing five babies

PARIS: A French mother was charged Thursday with murdering five of her babies in a case solved by DNA evidence obtained years later after a brawl between neighbours. Fourteen years after the bodies of four of the babies were found in a forest, Sylvie H., aged 53, has admitted to murdering five children, the public prosecutor in the eastern city of Mulhouse told a press conference. The killings are believed to have taken place from 1993-1995 and 2003-2005. The body of a fifth baby was found at
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Teachers ?forced? 88 female students to strip as punishment in Indian school

About 88 female students of a school in Arunachal Pradesh were forced to undress as punishment by their teachers, reported Hindustan Times. The classes VI and VII students of an all-girls school were allegedly ?punished? for writing obscene comments about their head teachers and another student. The piece of paper was discovered by the teachers, who then asked the students who was responsible for writing it. When no student was forthcoming, the teachers made all students undress in front of o
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Separatism has 'come to an end': Madrid envoy to Catalonia

BARCELONA: The failure of Catalonia's declaration of independence and Madrid´s imposition of direct rule on the region have put a firm "full stop" to separatism, the central government´s envoy in Catalonia said. "This story of the referendum and of the (independence) process has ended, full stop," Enric Millo, a veteran Catalan politician who has been the government's representative in the region since November 2016, told AFP this week. Millo was speaking just weeks before regional elections
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Cheese back on top: Google finally fixes burger emoji

Google made good on its promise to fix the hamburger emoji, which led to an online debacle last month. The people who argued that the cheese goes on top of the burger won, and the emoji has been fixed, according to Emojipedia, a site which tracks the emoji universe and all the changes. The burger emoji has been updated in the Android 8.1. The emoji now matches all its other counterparts where the cheese is on the top. On October 28, a user pointed out: ?I think we need to have a discussion
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Over 400 US Marines being withdrawn from Syria anti-Daesh operation

WASHINGTON: Over 400 US Marines involved in battling Daesh in Syria are being withdrawn as part of a cut in forces after the capture of militant "capital" Raqqa, the US-led coalition said Thursday. The Marines had deployed to Syria in March and used 155mm howitzers to support local forces as they fought to retake Raqqa. "With the city liberated and ISIS on the run, the unit has been ordered home. Its replacements have been called off," the coalition said in a statement. The coalition's direc
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Recommendations to be furnished for approval of manganese quantity in petrol

KARACHI: The committee, formed by the prime minister pertaining to probe addition of manganese to gasoline by fuel suppliers, will furnish recommendations for approval of quantity of manganese in petrol specifications, sources told Geo News Thursday. Earlier this months, Pakistan?s state oil and gas regulator said it will investigate a complaint filed by Honda Motor Co?s Pakistan subsidiary, Honda Atlas Cars (Pakistan) Limited, which said the harmful additive appeared to be damaging the engine
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Govt promotes three PAF officers to air vice marshal

Air Vice Marshals Soban Nazir Syed (left), Muhammad Zahoor Faisal (centre) and Rizwan Riaz (right).  ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan has promoted three Pakistan Air Force officers to the rank of air vice marshal. According to a press release issued from PAF on Thursday, the air commodores promoted to the rank of air vice marshal are Muhammad Zahoor Faisal, Soban Nazir Syed and Rizwan Riaz.
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Snap CEO announces design overhaul, takes a dig at Facebook and Twitter

The popular photo-sharing platform is all set for a major design overhaul. Photo: Reuters Snapchat users should gear up for change, as the social-media platform is ready to roll out changes to a few test-user later this week. The popular photo-sharing platform is all set for a major design overhaul. Co-founder and CEO Evan Spiegel recently made the announcement, and also took a dig at competitors Facebook and Twitter over the issue of fake news. The company is redesigning its app to separat
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Two killed, nine hurt in Ukraine courtroom blast

KIEV: Two people were killed and another nine injured on Thursday after two hand grenades were detonated by the father of a victim in a murder trial in southeastern Ukraine, police said. The incident occurred in the city of Nikopol, about 240 kilometres from the separatist east of the country, during the trial of several men accused of killing two people in 2016, according to a statement from regional police. During the hearing, the father of one of the victims pulled out and detonated two ha
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IN PICTURES: Pakistan lights up for Eid Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH)

Buildings, streets, roads, mosques have been illuminated across Pakistan on account of the birth of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) on 12th Rabi-ul-Awwal, which will be marked on Friday.  The celebrations started last week during which many buildings were lit up and currently many processions are being held across the country.  A beautiful illuminated view of street decorated with lights in connection with Eid Milad-un-Nabi in Karachi. Photo: PPI  A mosque is seen illuminated ahead of Eid-e-Milad-ul
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Eid Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH) to be celebrated with religious fervor on Friday

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/d5d9a369c4b84c458343a1319d21afc0.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTEvMzAvMjAxNyAzOjQxOjIzIFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9ZW9rR2NEbHpkSi8zdkZSRkFVb2UyUT09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] ISLAMABAD: Eid Milad-un-Nabi, the birthday of Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) would be observed across the country with traditional
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Sindh requests suspension of cellular services on Eid Milad-un-Nabi

KARACHI: The Government of Sindh has requested the federation for suspending cellular and internet services on Friday, to ensure security on Eid Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH). The Sindh home department wrote a letter to the Ministry of Interior requesting suspension of cellular and internet services in Karachi, Hyderabad and Sukkur. It requested the ministry to suspend these services from 8am to 8pm on Friday, in view of security concerns on the occasion. However, a decision whether or not to suspend
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Eid Milad-un-Nabi celebrations begin in Karachi

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/f84967c0ddbf51313d67bc1eea7703b2.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9MTEvMzAvMjAxNyAzOjAxOjM3IFBNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9ck44WGRKMVpLd0xGZHZoVkNvT0pUUT09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] KARACHI: Eid Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH) celebrations have begun in Karachi with religious zeal and fervour, while authorities have finalise
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Indian occupation forces terrorising people in IoK: Foreign office

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal remarked that Indian occupation forces are terrorising people in Indian occupied Kashmir, during the weekly briefing of the foreign office on Thursday. ?The Indian occupation forces in Kupwara, Bandipore, Pulwama, Shopian, Kulgam, Islamabad and Kupwara districts continue to terrorise the innocent Kashmiri people inter alia by illegal house searches at all times,? said the spokesperson, adding ?Pakistan condemns and calls up
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Pakistan Navy ships arrive in Iran on friendly visit

ISLAMABAD: Two Pakistani Navy (PN) ships, PNS Dehshat and PNS Rahnaward, made a port call to the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas, said a statement released by the PN.  The port visit, scheduled from November 20 to 24, is the second visit by PN ship within a span of a year. Rahnaward, a tall training ship and Dehshat, a fast attack craft-missile docked into port under the command of Commander 10th Patrol Craft Squadron Captain Khalid Pervez. "The visit was aimed to promote peace and' security in t
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Don't know about others but Sanjay Bhansali has definitely offended me: Salman

Sanjay Leela Bhansali seems to have offended quite a few people, and Salman is the latest addition to the list.   Sanjay Leela Bhansali seems to have offended quite a few people, and Salman is the latest 'addition' to the list.  The megastar has ?accused? the ace-director of ?offending? him, India Time reported. ?Don?t know about others but Sanjay Leela Bhansali has definitely offended me,? Salman said, teasing the director in a lighthearted manner. ?I gave him two hits but he still chose Sh
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Male cheetah dies in Lahore zoo, month after being imported

LAHORE: A male cheetah, the latest addition in the Lahore Zoo, passed away due to diarrhea after spending just 30 days at the zoo.  The four-year-old cheetah and its female pair were imported from South Africa on October 29, this year. However, the female cheetah had died earlier.  The male cheetah was diagnosed with diarrhea, despite getting treatment by experts from the University of Veterinary and Animal Science (UVAS), it didn't survived. The death of the animals has raised a fresh wave o
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Legal experts prove no change in Khatm-e-Nabuwat clause: Ahsan Iqbal

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal said that legal experts have proven that there is no change in the Khatm-e-Nabuwat [finality of Prophethood] clause of the Elections Act 2017. ?There has been no change in the Khatm-e-Nabuwat [finality of Prophethood] clause,? he remarked, adding that no one can even think about changing this clause. He also shared that it was saddening to see the allegations leveled against former law minister Zahid Hamid. As soon the ?clerical error? was pointed out,
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PM rejects US claims regarding presence of terrorist safe haven in Pakistan

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday categorically rejected the United States? claims of the presence of terrorist safe havens in Pakistan. Photo: Geo News file KARACHI: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday categorically rejected the United States? claims of the presence of terrorist safe havens in Pakistan. ?Terrorist groups are present in Afghanistan, not Pakistan,? Abbasi said while speaking to foreign magazine. He said that while the government of Pakistan is taking
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FBR extends deadline for filing of tax returns to Dec 15

KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has extended the deadline to file annual income tax returns and wealth statements to December 15. The last date for filing the returns for 2016-17 was earlier announced to be November 30. All those whose annual salary from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017 is above Rs.400,000 are required to file their income tax returns along with wealth statement for the financial year 2016-17. Usually, the FBR extends the deadline many times a year to encourage peopl
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FBR extends deadline for filing of tax returns to Dec 15

KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has extended the deadline to file annual income tax returns and wealth statements to December 15. The last date for filing the returns for 2016-17 was earlier announced to be November 30. All those whose annual salary from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017 is above Rs.400,000 are required to file their income tax returns along with wealth statement for the financial year 2016-17. Usually, the FBR extends the deadline many times a year to encourage peopl
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Pakistan IT export reaches $2.9 bn

ISLAMABAD: Due to government incentives to IT and Information Technology Enabled Services (ITeS) industry Pakistan?s IT exports have grown to an estimated $2.9 billion, which includes Pakistani freelancers estimated to be earning more than $300 million annually. While talking to APP, Managing Director Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) Iftekhar Shah said, government incentives to the IT & ITeS industry include income tax exemption on IT exports till June 2019, 100% foreign ownership, 10
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