PESHAWAR: Voters having expired national identity card can cast their votes in the upcoming general elections to be held on Thursday (8th Feb, 2024). ECP KP spokesman informed that all those voters whose identity cards were expired were eligible for casting votes. However, he continued, all the voters have to take the original copy of […]
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ISLAMABAD: The unprecedented floods of 2022 have submerged almost one-third of the country with massive devastation in Sindh and Balochistan provinces where majority of the population have lost their CNICs and critical infrastructure, increasing voters’ turnout remained elusive. The Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI) launched its report titled “Assessment of the Adverse Impacts […]
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N. WAZIRISTAN: Two terrorists, including ring leader Ayubullah Mansoor, were killed in an IBO here on Monday (5th of Feb, 2024). According to details during the conduct of operation intense fire exchange took place with the militants. Arms, ammunition and explosives were recovered from them. The slain militants had remained actively involved in numerous terrorist […]
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LAHORE: Mohsin Naqvi has been elected unopposed the 37th Chairman of PCB (that has been surviving (sans patron for the last 13 months). He said that he was committed to upgrading the standard of the game and bringing professionalism in the administration of cricket. Taking to X (Twitter) the board confirmed: “Mr Syed Mohsin Raza […]
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KARACHI: CM Sindh Justice (R) Maqbool Baqar chaired 30th Provincial Apex Committee meeting at CM House Tuesday (6th Feb, 2024) to review election arrangements and national action plan tasks. The meeting was attended by provincial ministers, Brig. (R) Haris Nawaz, Omar Soomro, Ahmad Shah, Corps Cmdr Lt. Gen Babar Iftikhar, Chief Secretary Dr Fakhr-e-Alam, DG […]
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KECH/PANJGUR: Unidentified miscreants had thrown a grenade at Nadra office in the district of Kech Tuesday (6th of Feb, 2024) that exploded loudly. In the Surdu area of Panjgur house of National Party leader Abdul Qadeer Sajdi was attacked by means of an IED. Cynics go haywire wondering about the law and order situation in […]
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KARACHI: Palestinian Ambassador to Pakistan Ahmed Rebai, officials of NDMA, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and representatives of Al-Khidmat Foundation attended the send-off ceremony at Jinnah International Airport here on Tuesday (6th of Feb, 2024). The humanitarian assistance flight will land at Al-Arish Egypt, where Pakistan Ambassador to Egypt will receive the tranche for further distribution […]
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ISLAMABAD: Bushra Bibi, who wants to serve her sentence like any other convict in Adiala, has filed a petition in IHC on Tuesday (6th of Feb, 2024) against the notification declaring Banigala house a sub-jail, pleading that she be moved to Adiala Jail. She had named Capital’s chief commissioner, Jail SP and IG prisons Punjab […]
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ISLAMABAD: Canvassing by vying candidates for the 8th Feb. General Election will end at midnight (6/7th Feb, 2024). Meanwhile, Election Commission has also completed arrangements for the polling. Ninety thousand six hundred and seventy five polling stations have been established in all four provinces. The elections will be held on two hundred and sixty six […]
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GAZA: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday for another Middle East crisis tour, hoping to secure a new truce in the Israel-Palestinian war as Gaza saw no let-up in fighting. On his fifth trip to the region since 7th October attack that triggered the war, Blinken landed in Riyadh […]
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