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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Friday ordered the government to lift the ban on online game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG). The decision to lift the ban was announced by Justice Amir Farooq while hearing a petition filed against the banning of the game.

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has accused K-Electric (KE) of violating its contract and ignoring its responsibilities that have led to excessive power cuts this summer, and asked why its licence should not be revoked. In a show-cause notice, the regulator has asked the KE to respond …

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday ordered sealing of the Navy Sailing Club on the Rawal Lake, saying the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and the naval official could not explain any plausible justification for the construction of such a lucrative structure at the bank of a water reservoir. …

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Thursday announced a three-day holiday, from Friday, July 31 to Sunday, August 2, on account of Eid-ul-Adha. The announcement was made by Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Communication Dr Shahbaz Gill. Eid-ul-Adha is celebrated in remembrance of the willingness of Hazrat Ibrahim …

PARACHINAR: At least 17 people, including a child, were injured in an explosion in Parachinar’s Turi Bazaar on Thursday, health authorities and police officials said. Parachinar DSP Najab Ali said that the cause of the explosion was an improvised explosive device (IED) that had been fitted inside a vegetable cart. …

KARACHI: Police’s Counter Terrorism Department on Wednesday claimed to have arrested five suspects allegedly linked with the banned Lashkar-i-Jhangvi, who had allegedly revealed that four teams of hitmen had become ‘active’ on directions of their incarcerated leaders to carry out targeted killings, said officials. Acting on a tip-off, the CTD …

RAWALPINDI: Police said Wednesday evening they successfully arrested the man accused of torturing his mother in a video clip that went viral on social media. Punjab Police said on Twitter the accused, identified as Arsalan, was included in the investigation after being granted interim bail. “I apologise to my mother, …

LOC: A foreign media delegation met those affected by unprovoked shelling by the Indian Army alongside the Line of Control (LoC) on Wednesday, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). Members of the foreign media went to the Chirikot sector at the LoC to view the situation in the restive …

ISLAMABAD: The prime ministers of Pakistan and Bangladesh held a telephonic conversation on Wednesday in a rare occurrence of diplomacy as the two estranged countries seek rapprochement. “Pakistan is committed to deepening fraternal relations with Bangladesh on the basis of mutual trust, mutual respect and sovereign equality,” said PM Imran …

ISLAMABAD: The government has removed Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh from the National Finance Commission (NFC), it emerged on Wednesday. A notification in this regard was submitted by Attorney General Khalid Javed to the Islamabad High Court (IHC) during the hearing of …