Category Pakistan

AC Islamabad

AC crack down on professional begging in the capital

ISLAMABAD: Under the leadership of Deputy Commissioner Irfan Nawaz Memon, Deputy Commissioner Shalimar conducted a targeted operation against beggars in sectors F-10 and F-7 of Shalimar subdivision on Tuesday.The operation resulted in the capture of professional beggars who were handed…

Adiala Jail

Qaiser moves IHC to meet Imran at Adiala Jail

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Asad Qaiser, who is a former speaker of the National Assembly, approached the Islamabad High Court to meet party founder Imran Khan in Adiala jail. Qaiser submitted an application stating that he had sought permission from the…

Pakistan elections

US backs freedom of assembly after Pakistan election

WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday called for respect for freedom of assembly as Pakistani authorities warned they would ban protests by supporters of jailed Prime Minister Imran Khan after his bloc’s shock election triumph. “We want freedom of assembly…

MWM-PTI

MWM welcomes, JI weighs alliance offer from PTI

ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) on Tuesday started consultations to join Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed independent organizations to form a coalition government in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), while Muttahida Wahdatul Muslimeen (MWM) welcomed alliance with PTI. Earlier in the day, PTI had announced government formation…

Oxford Launches OxfordAQA in Pakistan

Oxford Launches OxfordAQA in Pakistan

Oxford University Press is pleased to announce the official launch of OxfordAQA, one of Pakistan’s leading international examination boards, with an educational event that was held at the Serena Hotel in Islamabad and attended by high-level educators, including school heads.…

Abdul Aziz

PPP’s elected representative Abdul Aziz Junejo passes away

KARACHI: Engineer Abdul Aziz Junejo, the recently elected Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) representative in the February 8 general elections, has died tragically. Junejo, who secured victory with an impressive margin of 52,131 votes, succumbed to undisclosed medical complications at the…

Tareen-Siraj-Khattak

Tareen, Siraj & Khattak throw in the towel

Istehkam-e-Pakistan chief Jahangir Tareen and Jamat-e-Islam emir Sirajul Haq hit the door of the East on Monday after their parties’ lackluster performance in the shock aftermath of the February 8 general elections that saw the fall of political heavyweights. .…

Hafiz Naeem

JI’s Hafiz Naeem forfeits PS-129 Sindh Assembly seat

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi chief Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rahman has announced that he is losing the PS-129 Sindh assembly seat to a PTI-backed candidate. Naeem won from PS-129 Karachi Central VIII with 26,296 votes while PTI-backed independent candidate Saif Bari got 11,357…