ISLAMABAD: Central Secretary Information Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Mushahid Ullah Khan on Friday said that the upcoming government would conduct the local bodies’ elections by year end.
“We have committed in our party manifesto to ...
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foreign policy experts
ISLAMABAD: Foreign policy experts and analysts at think tanks in Islamabad have called for stronger Pak-US ties and vehemently opposed the propaganda launched by some circles advocating a break-up between the United States and Pakistan.
“Since ...
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ISLAMABAD: The new government plans to merge more than a dozen federal divisions into their previous ministries, which were detached from them some time back, writes Tariq Butt.
For instance, postal department, overseas Pakistanis, labour, ...
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Agha Khalid
KARACHI: Prime Minister-designate Nawaz Sharif will visit the Thar Coal Authority during the first week after taking oath of his office, in a bid to cope with the energy crisis. Nawaz has already taken briefing from the Thar Coal Authority’s key ...
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Shafiq Awan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Mulsim League (Nawaz) has decided to avoid confrontation in the garb of accountability but would strictly follow the courts’ order in the pending cases against the previous government.
Party sources disclosed that the top ...
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our correspondent
LAHORE: Punjab chief minister-designate Shahbaz Sharif Friday demanded the caretaker government take immediate steps to overcome extreme loadshedding in the country.
“Up to 20 hours of loadshedding a day in these simmering weather conditions has ...
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our correspondent
PESHAWAR: Another child has become victim of the crippling polio virus in the volatile North Waziristan Agency (NWA) on Friday, official sources said.
The child was identified as Abu Sohail, a three-years-old, son of Gul Daraz, a resident of the ...
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our correspondent
LAHORE: Caretaker Chief Minister Najam Sethi has said that the caretaker setup has performed its national responsibility of holding peaceful election in an efficient manner in accordance with its mandate.
He stated this while presiding over a ...
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Khalid Iqbal
Rawalpindi: In order to protect its staff and government property from damages in case unruly mobs attack grid stations in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, the Islamabad Electric Supply Company (Iesco) has deployed security officials ...
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our correspondent
LAKKI MARWAT: The police failed to recover the doctors who went missing two days back in Tajazai area in the limits of Ghaznikhel Police Station.
Dr Farmanullah, Dr Khalid Mahmood, Dr Asadullah Khan and Dr Rahim Gul, who were getting house job ...
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News Desk
KARACHI: Kamran Khan, the host of Geo News Program ‘Aaj Kamran Khan Kay Sath’ on Thursday said that the MQM was passing through the biggest cleansing process of its history.
He said that the party chief Altaf Hussain dissolved coordination ...
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our correspondent
LAHORE: The Lahore Development Authority has established a trust for providing additional financial support on a regular basis to the bereaved families of the employees who died in the LDA Plaza fire. This monitory assistance will be in an ...
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our correspondent
LAHORE: US ambassador in Pakistan Richard Olson called on PTI Chairman Imran Khan at his residence Friday and discussed matters pertaining to the priorities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government which the PTI is going to form next week along with its ...
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our correspondent
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday asked former prime minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali to approach high court and that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)’s order for recounting of rejected votes in his constituency shall not be ...
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our correspondent
LAHORE: An accountability court on Friday adjourned the hearing of the Bank of Punjab (BoP) scam, involving the bank’s former president Hamesh Khan, by May 28.
Previously, the accused had filed his acquittal application however, on Friday, he ...
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our correspondent
LAHORE: Jamaat e Islami ameer Syed Munawar Hasan has demanded the newly elected rulers to go ahead with the gas pipeline project with Iran and also hand over Gowadar port to China ignoring the opposition from US and India.
Delivering Friday ...
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our correspondent
LANDIKOTAL: A driver was killed and another sustained injuries when gunmen attacked two trailers loaded with US armoured personnel carriers in Ali Masjid area in the Jamrud tehsil in Khyber Agency, official sources said on Friday.
The sources ...
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our correspondent
LAHORE: The PPP Secretary Information Qamar Zaman Kaira has suggested to the Caretaker Prime Minister Khoso to go home with dignity as the Ministry of Finance has refused to release Rs 22 billion as per his directive issued a few days back aimed at ...
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our correspondent
FAISALABAD: Medium biogas plants will be installed to run tube-wells in 12 districts of the province under the Pakistan Domestic Biogas Programme (PDBP).
This was said by a spokesman for the PDBP while talking to newsmen here on Friday. He said ...
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our correspondent
Islamabad: All Pakistan CNG Association Chairman Ghiyas Abdullah Piracha has welcomed the decision of the Federal Law Ministry, which has declared the recent decision of Caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso of banning vehicles of over ...
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our correspondent
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has given deadline of 24 hours to Inspector General Police Punjab for arrest of murderers of advocate Zain Ghaffar.
This was conveyed to IGP by LHC Registrar Sardar Naeem Ahmed, said a handout issued by the LHC. ...
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our correspondent
LAHORE: A constitutional petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking judicial inquiry into plane hijack case registered against former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif by the then-army chief Pervez Musharraf and bringing the responsible to the ...
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our correspondent
OKARA: A man was killed while seven others, including a woman, were severely injured in a shootout between two groups of the Kulyana Estate tenants. A few days ago, Rai Muhammad Amin of 31/2R village had occupied a piece of vacant land reserved for ...
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our correspondent
Islamabad: A speedy vehicle of the US Embassy crushed a pedestrian to death at 7th Avenue here on Friday, the police spokesman said.The Aabpara Police said that an elderly man, Zahoor Ahmad, a resident of Kotli Sattian, was crossing the 7th Avenue ...
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PESHAWAR: QWP Chief Aftab Sherpao on Friday condemned the suicide blast near entrance to a seminary at Saeedabad on Pajaggi Road. —Correspondent
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LAKKI MARWAT: A prisoner escaped from the District Prison here on Friday, sources said. The sources said Umar Rauf, a resident of Isakkhel village, was imprisoned in the district jail and was being prosecuted in the trial court. On Friday he was ...
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Obaid Abrar Khan
ISLAMABAD: The appointment of Umar Ameen, son of Inspector General Islamabad Police, as director bomb disposal squad, Federal Police, has been challenged in the Islamabad High Court. In his petition former director bomb disposal squad, Federal ...
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our correspondent
SUKKUR: A demonstration was staged by Muttahida Deeni Mahaz (MDM) at Bypass Therhi in Khairpur on Friday. Hundreds of the workers of the MDM, led by their leader Maulana Abdul Karim Mari, took out protest rally and staged demonstration at Therhi ...
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our correspondent
SUKKUR: The police recovered two kidnapped employees of the GPO Khairpur on Friday. SSP Khairpur Omar Salamat said employees of the GPO Khairpur Abdullah Naich and Hasan Zaidi had been recovered from the dacoit right in time when they were shifting ...
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our correspondent
SUKKUR: District and Sessions Judge, Saleem Jan Khan inaugurated water pump at Central Prison-I Sukkur on Friday morning.Addressing at the inaugural ceremony he said installation of water pump will benefit agricultural land in the prison and the ...
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CHAGHI: At least three people were shot dead in the Basima area of Washuk district here on Friday, Levies sources confirmed.Armed men barged into a house and opened fire at the inmates, official sources said. As a result, three people including ...
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Mumtaz Alvi
ISLAMABAD: CEC Fakhruddin G Ebrahim will visit Mauritius for five days from May 26 on the invitation of the Mauritian Election Commission. The ECP Secretary, Ishtiak Ahmad Khan would also accompany the ...
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our correspondent
LAHORE: Three more children have died of measles in the provincial metropolis here on Friday.According to details, Sana, (6), Haleema Zuhra and Usman, both one year old, died of measles at Mayo Hospital. With Friday’s deaths, toll of deaths due to ...
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Mushtaq Yusufzai
PESHAWAR: A few people in the militancy-plagued North Waziristan Agency, which is the target of most of the drone attacks carried out by the United States, were aware about President Barack Obama’s announcement of scaling back such strikes. ...
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Mehtab Haider
ISLAMABAD: The Saudi Oil Facility (SOF) ranging from $3 to $5 billion will only be possible if Islamabad opts to go to the IMF Buta package of $15 billion, which is simply impossible, official sources said on Friday.
“If $15 billion actually is ...
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our correspondent
PESHAWAR: The Chamkani Police on Friday arrested four brothers, their mother and a relative from Tarnab Farm on the charges of planning and carrying out suicide attacks and bombings, particularly during the election rallies and on the polling ...
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our correspondent
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) Friday disqualified Ghafoor Lahri, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)’s winning candidate from PB-29 for having fake degree and making false statement before the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
A ...
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our correspondent
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Friday disposed of the petition filed by renowned singer and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Ibrarul Haq against rigging.
The apex court observed that such jurisdiction of the court under Article 184 (3) of ...
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PESHAWAR: The Khyber Students Union has welcomed the notification of re-polling at 21 polling stations of NA-46 and asked the ECP and KP governor to transfer returning officer. Speaking at a news conference, president of the union, Muslim Afridi ...
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Tube-wells to run on biogas plants in 12 Punjab dists
From Our Correspondent
FAISALABAD: Medium biogas plants will be installed to run tube-wells in 12 districts of the province under the Pakistan Domestic Biogas Programme (PDBP).
This ...
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Refusal to pursue complaints
Cases ordered against 40 complainants
From Our Correspondent
GUJRANWALA: Anti-Corruption Establishment Gujranwala Director Dr Nasir Iqbal has ordered cases against 40 complainants for refusing to pursue their ...
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Commits suicide
From Our Correspondent
HAFIZABAD: A married woman committed suicide at Mohallah Pir Kaley Shah on Friday.
Nazia ended her life by taking poisonous pills. The motive behind the incident is said to be a domeestic ...
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‘Rigging’ in PP-256
2 candidates asked to move election tribunal
From Our Correspondent
MUZAFFARGARH: A local court on Friday directed two candidates to move the concerned election tribunal regarding alleged rigging in PP-256 during the ...
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Woman raped
From Our Correspondent
NANKANA SAHIB: A married woman was raped at Chak 9 on Friday.
The woman was on her way when accused Mansoor intercepted her and took her to a deserted place where he allegedly raped ...
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One killed, 7 injured in tenants’ clash
From Our Correspondent
OKARA: A man was killed while seven others, including a woman, were severely injured in a shootout between two groups of the Kulyana Estate tenants.
A few days ago, Rai ...
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2 girls abducted
From Our Correspondent
PAKPATTAN: Two girls were abducted in separate incidents here on Friday.
Seven accused including Shafiq allegedly abducted the daughter of Faqir Muhammad at Malka Hans. Four accused including Nazeer ...
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Implementation of shutdown agreement assured
From Our Correspondent
TOBA TEK SINGH: Fesco XEN Asghar has assured that he will try his best to implement the agreement reached between Majlis Mufaad-e-Aama (MMA) and the Fesco regarding ...
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