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The price of petrol is reportedly likely to go up on 1 December 2020, and the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has notified the Petroleum Division of the petroleum products price fluctuations in the next 15 days.

As per media reports, the prices of petrol and High-Speed Diesel (HSD) are expected to increase on 1 December due to the rising trend in the prices of crude oil in the global market since mid-November.

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Furthermore, the petrol price is reportedly likely to increase by Rs. 2.50 per liter while the price of HSD is presumed to go up by Rs. 3.3 per liter.

Reports also suggest that amidst the recent development, the federal government is capable of maintaining the prices of petrol and HSD by reducing the petroleum levy. The per liter petroleum levy being charged by the government on petrol and HSD is currently Rs. 30.30. The final decision on the prices of petroleum products will be made by the Ministry of Finance in consultation with the Prime Minister.

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Earlier, the government had reduced the price of petrol by Rs. 1. 71 per liter and high-speed diesel by Rs 1.79 per liter. However, reports state that the impending rise in the prices of petroleum products has been necessitated by the fluctuations in the international prices of petroleum products.

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According to a report by Nikkei Asia, the government of Pakistan is set to pass legislation that would place the Pakistan Army at the helm of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The bill will be reportedly passed in December 2020 and will revert control of Xi Jinping’s flagship Belt and Road Initiative from a civilian body to the military.

The CPEC Authority Bill 2020 was passed earlier this month despite strong opposition from notable lawmakers of the country. Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee, Junaid Akbar, has reportedly suggested that the new bill will be presented before the parliament for a final vote in the second week of December 2020.

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The proposed law seeks to reinstate the CPEC Authority, which has been defunct since the expiry of a presidential order in May.

If passed, the legislation will give the Armed Forces the autonomy to oversee the CPEC projects. The Planning and Development Ministry will reportedly transfer the control to a CPEC Authority headed by Asim Saleem Bajwa. The retired general will report directly to Prime Minister Imran Khan. Moreover, Bajwa will replace Asad Umar as the co-chair of the new Pak-China Joint Committee.

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PUBG Mobile’s Season 17 may still be a month away, but some sources have already leaked rewards and collectibles for the next Royale Pass. As always, there are going to be several new outfits, weapon skins, vehicle skins, and much more.

Since it is only a leak, some of these items may not make it to the final release, but since leaks regarding PUBG Mobile have been historically accurate, we can bet that most of these items are coming to the game.

There will be a new Diamond Tier skin for the M416 assault rifle, a new Galaxy parachute skin, the Galaxy Key Ring gun accessory, new Gold Tier outfits, a new Snowman Alert grenade skin, 100 new Royale Pass outfits, a new Pan skin, and much more. As always, there will also be free 600 UC in the new Season 17 Royale Pass for the players to collect.

Most of the items mentioned earlier were spotted in the Chinese version of PUBG Mobile. Most of PUBG Mobile’s content is released in China first before making its way to a global release, hence it is highly likely that most of the mentioned items will make it to the global version of PUBG Mobile.

Season 17 is expected to roll out sometime in December.

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Karachi’s weather patterns are changing while setting new records for the hottest and coldest months in its history.

Winter arrives in the port city usually in late November or early December. This time around, winters came early in November this year, marking it as the coldest November Karachi has had in ten years.

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According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department, Karachi recorded its coldest night this winter on Saturday when the mercury dropped to 10.5 degrees Celsius for the first time in ten years.

The Met Office has also predicted a series of cold nights for the ongoing week.

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30 November 1986 was Karachi’s coldest day of November when the temperature dropped to 7.4 degrees Celsius.

Furthermore, the weather department has forecast a record-breaking winter this season across the country, including Karachi.

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Pakistan captain, Babar Azam, has been accused of sexual abuse by his old school-mate. A woman accused Babar in a press conference on Saturday in Lahore where she revealed that the 26-year old had sexually abused her 10 years ago.

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The woman, known as Hamiza, revealed that she was Babar’s school mate and old neighbor. She said that Babar had tricked her into love and tortured her when she asked for marriage.

She added that early on in Babar’s career, she had financially supported him and spent millions of rupees on him. The accuser said that Babar proposed to her in 2010, but due to the refusal of the families, they weren’t able to marry. She said that they both eloped and stayed in different homes all over the city, but Babar refused to marry her in the end.

She said that she has already filed a complaint against Babar in the PCB, but they rejected the complaint and said that this is a personal matter.

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Hamiza said in the press conference that she wants justice to be served so that no other woman goes through what she experienced. She also said that she has all the proof related to the matter.

Watch the video below:

Hamiza has filed a petition at the sessions court and the case will be held on 5th December. Babar has not made any comment regarding the matter.

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The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has said that Karachi will experience cold and dry weather in the next 24 hours. The report revealed that the minimum temperature is expected to go below 12 degrees with 57% humidity.

During the weekend, the port city hit low temperatures, breaking records that remained untouched for more than 10 years. The Met Office has forecasted even colder days in the next few weeks.

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On 29th November 2020, the minimum temperature recorded was 10.5 degrees, surpassing a 2010 record of 12 degrees. An updated PMD report revealed the previous lowest temperature in November at 7.4 degrees, back in 1986.

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The government will sell 1,300 acres of Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) land as part of the effort to turn around the steep losses by the public company, a national news channel reported, quoting Federal Minister for Industries and Production, Hammad Azhar.

The minister informed that PSM owns 19,000 acres of land, and the 1,300 acres in sales concern belong to the PSM plant area.

Azhar also announced that the PSM workforce needs to be cut down, and Rs. 10 billion will be paid to the laid-off employees. Each employee will receive Rs. 2.3 million.

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He elaborated that in the case of retaining all the employees, several hundred billion rupees would be required to keep the company afloat. Furthermore, he informed that the losses incurred by the PSM have exceeded the annual defense budget.

He said, “Governments have paid Rs. 92 billion for a bailout so far.” Further adding, “The monthly salary of a closed mill is Rs. 750 million.”

He reiterated his previous statement that governments make the situation worse when they try to manage corporations. Speaking about the change of the PSM ownership, he elaborated that the management control of the company will remain with the investors, who will bring new technology and qualified personnel to run the mill.

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Azhar blamed the PPP regime for making appointments and postings against the rules. He offered the Sindh government to take part in the bidding and remarked, “if it [Sindh government] bids right, it can take the steel mill”.

The Privatization Commission will formulate the bidding structure and layout the details of the liabilities of the company. The minister stated that all procedures, including land leases, will be carried out as per the rules of law.

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Babar Azam has said that the presence of former captains in the squad will help the team in winning crucial matches. He said that the selection of Azhar Ali and Sarfaraz Ahmed in the Pakistan squad for the tour of New Zealand will give confidence to the team and will help him as a captain.

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Babar Azam replaced Sarfaraz Ahmed as captain of the limited overs side last year. Following Pakistan’s Test series loss to England in the summer, PCB decided to replace Azhar Ali as captain as well, naming Babar Azam as the captain for all three formats.

Their presence is of importance for the team as it helps the youngsters. As I recall my experience as a player, I played with senior players like Azhar Ali, Shoaib Malik and Sarfaraz Ahmed and I gained confidence from it.

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Babar said that former captains advise him in crunch moments and it helps Babar to make decisions. Their advice comes in handy when he is struggling to find solutions on the pitch, he added.

Babar will captain the Test side for the first time when Pakistan take on New Zealand in a few weeks. The three-match T20I series and two-match Test series is set to start from 18th December.

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Samsung Display, being the market leader of digital displays is always striving to improve its technology to stay ahead of the competition. The Korean company recently improved on its QNED technology and now it is moving forward with the trials for Quantum Dot (QD) OLED displays.

Trials for the new hybrid displays will start next month and production for these panels will start next year. The production line for these QD OLED panels is called Q1 and its production plant has already been focused on producing OLED displays.

For those unaware, QD technology uses quantum dots to produce pure monochromatic red, green, and blue light when light hits them. Thus, QD OLEDs (Quantum Dot Organic Light-Emitting Diode) will combine the best of both technologies to bring the perfect black contrast of OLEDs and great brightness and colors of QLEDs.

Samsung already has all its equipment set up since July this year and the latest development is just another tick in the checklist. The report says that it will take Samsung three months to set up the flow and six months to get results. If the QD OLED technology fails, then Samsung will move over to QNED tech in hopes to attract buyers.

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The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has unanimously adopted a resolution that condemns both India’s illegal annexation of illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir and its moves to alter the demography of the Muslim-majority region.

Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, represented Pakistan at the 47th meeting of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers in Niamey, Niger, following which the Foreign Office (FO) released the details of the meeting, saying that the CFM has reaffirmed its support for the Kashmir cause.

“In a resolution adopted unanimously by the 47th session of the OIC in Niamey today, the CFM reaffirmed its strong support for the Kashmir cause,” the FO said.

#OIC reaffirms strong support for jammu & Kashmir Cause

In a unanimously adopted resolution at 47th CFM, @OIC_OCI has:

– strongly condemned India for its state-sponsored terrorism against innocent Kashmiris;

– denounced use of pellet guns by Indian occ. troops in #IIOJK; 1/2 pic.twitter.com/hWlHIBzVHl

— Spokesperson ?? MoFA (@ForeignOfficePk) November 28, 2020

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The resolution rejected India’s ‘illegal and unilateral actions’ in the occupied valley since 5 August 2019, stating, “The [OIC] Resolution demands that India cancel the issuance of domicile certificates to non-Kashmiris as well as other unilateral and illegal actions, including ‘Jammu & Kashmir Reorganization Order 2020’, ‘Jammu & Kashmir Grant of Domicile Certificate Rules 2020’, ‘Jammu and Kashmir Language Bill 2020’ and amendments to the land ownership laws”.

Rejecting the policies of the ruling RSS-BJP regime, the 57-countries-strong Islamic organization asked India to withdraw the steps taken to change the existing demographic structure of the disputed territory.

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“The OIC, in a comprehensive and strongly-worded resolution, rejected the illegal and unilateral actions taken by India in August last year to change the internationally recognized disputed status of the IIOJK, and demanded it to rescind its illegal steps,” the communique said.

The OIC demanded of the Modi-led Indian government to stop issuing domicile certificates to non-Kashmiris and also to restore Article 370.

In another major development, the OIC adopted a Pakistan-sponsored resolution calling on the UN Secretary-General to begin a global dialogue to counter rising Islamophobia and to promote interfaith harmony.

Positively responding to #Pakistan’s offer, the 47th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of @OIC_OCI in #Niger has decided to host the 48th CFM Session in #Islamabad in 2021.#OIC47CFMNiamey
? https://t.co/J9MWh8PTTV pic.twitter.com/8XtMdwBzPI

— Spokesperson ?? MoFA (@ForeignOfficePk) November 28, 2020

In a separate announcement, the FO revealed that the OIC has agreed to have the 48th annual session in Islamabad in 2021 to deliberate over the issue of Kashmir.

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