Tag: geo news

Google Pakistan Hacked

ISLAMABAD: The Google Pakistan (Google.Com.Pk) search engine has reportedly been hacked by an international hacker group EBOZ, blocking access for consumers of various internet providers companies to the search engine, Geo News reported on Saturday. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said that the search engine had been reconstructed and restored hours after the hackers attack.…

November 24, 2012
Dengue claims three more lives

LAHORE: Dengue claimed three more lives as the death toll climbed to 127 in the city and 139 in the Punjab, Geo News reported Sunday. The total number of cases is more than 12,000 in the province out of which 11,243 cases are in Lahore. According to details obtained through independent sources, out of the…

October 2, 2011
Ogra makes fuel dearer by up to 5pc

ISLAMABAD: Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority finally made official an up-to-five-percent rise in petroleum products early Saturday morning with immediate effect, Geo News reported. Compared to September prices, petrol has been raised by five per cent and high octane blending component (HOBC) by Rs2.72/liter owing to a jump in global crude market. Despite a drop…

October 1, 2011
Dengue claims 2 more lives in Lahore

LAHORE: Two more people died on Tuesday from the Dengue virus that has pushed the overall death toll to 46 in the city, Geo News reported. There is still no respite from the virus as the death toll is continuously rising across the province. Two more patients of Dengue, 32-year old Khalil and 35-year-old Javed…

September 20, 2011
Pilgrims attacked in Mastung, 26 dead

QUETTA: At least twenty-six people were killed when unknown men opened indiscriminate fire on bus passengers in Mastung, Geo News reported. It is feared that the death toll may rise because those injured are in critical condition. Later, banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claimed responsibility for the attacks on pilgrims. According to sources the firing lasted between 5-10…

September 20, 2011