LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) have entered into an agreement to adjust the seat for the general elections scheduled for February 8, The News reported citing sources. Negotiations between the PML-N and the IPP have been…
Islamabad – As part of its efforts to promote educational equity, the National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST) has reached an understanding with the Qazi Foundation, to provide financial aid for deserving university scholars hailing from the district of…
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) will begin its election campaign soon after unveiling its ‘ground facts’ manifesto for the February 8 electionsSenator Irfan Siddiqui, convener of the PML-N manifesto committee, told The News on Sunday that the manifesto focuses…
ISLAMABAD/KABUL: Afghanistan’s Acting Deputy Prime Minister Maulvi Abdul Kabir on Sunday reiterated that the Taliban government would not allow Afghan soil to be used against anyone, as Pakistan accused the war-torn country of cross-border attacks.This development came during a meeting…
As the ongoing general election controversy overshadows the early conduct of the February 8 polls, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said the Senate’s resolution to postpone the election process represented his party’s stand. An independent lawmaker in the…
LAHORE: PML-N Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed has advised party supremo Nawaz Sharif to aim for the presidency rather than the prime minister’s office as he believes he would not be suitable for the prime minister’s seat in the current ‘hybrid…
BAJAUR: At least five police officials were martyred and over 10 others injured in a bomb blast targeting a police vehicle in Mamund tehsil of Bajaur district on Monday. The police said that the officers are going to provide security…
ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Sunday left for Afghanistan on his first visit in nearly 10 years as part of efforts to ease tensions between the two countries amid a surge in cross-border attacks. A…
LAHORE: The Appellate Tribunal of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Sunday dismissed the appeal of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) activist Sanam Javaid against the rejection of her nomination papers. The tribunal upheld the Returning Officer’s (RO) decision to reject jailed…
LAHORE: The Appellate Tribunal of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Sunday dismissed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) activist Sanam Javaid’s appeal against the rejection of her nomination papers, while the tribunal cleared Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz…
MULTAN/LAHORE/PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senior Vice President Shah Mahmood Qureshi has been declared ineligible to contest elections from his stronghold of Multan as the Election Appellate Tribunal on Saturday rejected his appeal against the rejection of his nomination papers, The…
RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Navy has deployed its warships in the Arabian Sea following “recent maritime security incidents”, a navy spokesman said in a statement on Sunday. The spokesman said that Pakistan Navy ships are continuously patrolling the Arabian Sea to…
KURRAM: At least four people, including two security personnel, were killed and three others injured in firing on a passenger bus and a car in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kurram district. According to District Police Officer (DPO) Muhammad Imran, armed assailants opened…
ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Special Secretary Dr. Syed Asif Hussain on Sunday rejected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) claim that it was not given a level playing field in the elections scheduled for February 8 and asked the apex court…
The nomination papers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supremo Shah Mahmood Qureshi were approved on Friday, allowing him to contest in the upcoming general elections scheduled to be held on February 8. Qureshi’s papers were cleared after the Election Appellate Tribunal…
The Election Tribunal accepted the appeal of PTI candidate Mujahid Ali Khan from NA 21 Mardan.The Election Tribunal accepted the appeal of PTI candidate Shafiullah Jan from PK 92 Kohat.The Election Tribunal accepted the appeal of PTI candidate Ameer Farzand…
