News Desk
KARACHI: Speaking on his programme ‘Aaj Kamran Khan Kay Sath’ on Friday, Geo News anchorperson Kamran Khan said that the murder of an army soldier in Woolwich spread horror in the Britain. The two men whose names were mentioned Michael claimed to ...
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our correspondent
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Saturday clarified that the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner Justice Retired Fakhruddin G Ebrahim as well as the Election Commission members was made completely in accordance with ...
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our correspondent
LAHORE: Lahore High Court chief justice Umar Ata Bandial on Saturday said that returning officers (ROs) had worked tirelessly with commitment and zeal throughout the province.
Addressing the foundation laying ceremony of the Punjab Judicial ...
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RAWALPINDI: Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) seized 5934 kilograms hashish near Killi Shamsuzai, Tehsil Gulistan, district Qilla Abdullah, Balochistan.
As per the details, the ANF received an information that some international drug traffickers have ...
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our correspondent
KOHAT: A man sustained critical injuries when militants fired five mortar shells at Spina Thana in Darra Adamkhel on Saturday, official sources said. The sources said that militants fired five mortar shells at the building of the Spina Thana in ...
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SOHBATPUR: Caretaker Prime Minister Justice (retd) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso on Saturday thanked the armed forces for their assistance in conducting free, fair and transparent general elections peacefully.
He was addressing a ceremony held in ...
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LAHORE: Former prime minister and independent MNA elected from Balochistan Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali on Saturday announced joining Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz. He made the announcement after holding meeting with PML-N President Nawaz Sharif, who ...
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our correspondent
LAHORE: Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Najam Sethi has said that provision of best health facilities to the common man is the foremost duty of the government.
He stressed the need for streamlining health infrastructure on solid basis for ...
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our correspondent
LANDIKOTAL: The personnel of the Khassadar force recovered a huge quantity of explosives from a pickup vehicle in Jamrud and arrested three persons, an official saidon Saturday.
Jehangir Azam Wazir, assistant political agent of Jamrud, told ...
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SUKKUR: Five people, including a newly-married couple, were killed and two others sustained injuries when a car
collided with a truck on Saturday.
Police said the accident took place on the Indus Highway in Jamshoro.
They said the car, ...
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KOHAT: Five out of six policemen, who were killed in clash with the militants in the Matani area of Peshawar, were laid to rest in their respective villages with state honours on Saturday.
Six cops and a civilian were killed while seven others ...
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Tariq Butt
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) is likely to vote for Nawaz Sharif during his election as prime minister in the National Assembly next week, but the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) will definitely not.
A top PPP leader told The News ...
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News Desk
KARACHI: The KESC on Saturday blasted the Senate Committee on Water and Power saying it had unfounded and flawed information and was speculating on the basis of which it has demanded stoppage of 650MW electricity to KESC from the NTDC. There is ...
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Waseem Abbasi
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is under immense pressure from an influential personality to withdraw notices served to Dr Asim, business tycoon Aqeel Karim Dhedhi, ex-chairman SECP Muhammad Ali, former Managing Director (MD) ...
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our correspondent
LAHORE: A Pakistan Muslim League–Nawaz (PML-N) spokesman has written a letter with reference to the news item by Online news agency regarding the courtesy call-on meeting by the US ambassador to the PML-N president that took place in Lahore on ...
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QUETTA: A body recovered from the Marget area, 25 km from the provincial capital, officials sources said on Saturday.
They said that Hana Levis on being informed, reached an area in Marget and found body hanged upside down with the ...
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HANGU: The local police on Saturday defused an explosive device planted in the main bazaar of Hangu town, sources said.
They said that acting on a tip off, the police along with bomb disposal unit officials reached the market and defused the ...
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our correspondent
HANGU: Condemning the 20-hour long loadshedding in the district, the elders here Saturday decided not to pay electricity bills.
A grand jirga was held at Adda Masjid with Maulana Abdul Jalil in the chair.
Speaking on the occasion, the elders ...
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Fesco to install new meters
From Our Correspondent
FAISALABAD: The Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (Fesco) has decided to install 11,000 new meters of latest technology after replacing defective meters.
According to a spokesman for the ...
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Four vehicles, jewellery taken away
From Our Correspondent
GUJRANWALA: Armed bandits and thieves took away four vehicles, cash and jewellery in many hits here on Saturday.
Two armed bandits forced their entry into the general store of ...
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ECP demanded for re-polling in NA-103
From Our Correspondent
HAFIZABAD: Ex-parliamentary secretary PML-N Afzal Hussain Tarar and newly-elected PML-N MPAs Asad Ullah Arain, Malik Fiaz Ahmad Awan and candidate for NA-103 Mian Shahid Hussain ...
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Motorcyclist killed on road
From Our Correspondent
JHANG: A motorcyclist was killed in an accident on Faisalabad Road here on Saturday.
Tahir Abbas was on his way to Jhang by a motorcycle when a vehicle hit him near Chiniot Mor. As a ...
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Sewerage water irks masses
From Our Correspondent
NANKANA SAHIB: Residents of Z Block Housing Colony are facing problems due to accumulation of sewerage water in their locality.
Talking to journalists here, the residents said that filthy ...
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27 booked for killing tenant
From Our Correspondent
OKARA: The police have registered a case against 27 accused, including five unidentified, for killing a tenant in a clash over land at 31/2R, Suchanwala.
Those booked include: Muhammad ...
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Cash, valuables taken away
From Our Correspondent
PAKPATTAN: Cash and valuables were taken away in many strikes here on Saturday.
Four dacoits entered the house of Mumtaz Bibi of Bhutta-II and took away gold ornaments and cash. Five ...
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Commits suicide
From Our Correspondent
TOBA TEK SINGH: A youth committed suicide at Pirmahal on Saturday.
Saqib Sahoo of Chak 719/GB ended his life by taking poison. The motive behind the incident is still not ascertained.
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