ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has finalized all preparations for conducting nationwide Senate elections, the upper house of the bicameral parliament, on 2nd April. Polling would be held in the National Assembly and all four provincial assemblies from 9 AM to 4 PM. Ballot papers in four different colors have been printed for […]
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LAHORE: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar said on Sunday (31st March, 2024) that all ministries had been given targets aimed at overcoming challenges facing the country. At a Presser held at the PML-N’s Secretariat here, he said that in yesterday’s meeting Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif gave short, medium and long term targets […]
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PESHAWAR: Ten people lost their lives while twelve others got injured in the heavy rain and hail storms related incidents in the last 48 hours. A total of 27 houses were damaged due to the collapse of walls and roofs in different districts, in which 3 houses were completely damaged and 24 houses were partially […]
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ISLAMABAD: Like everywhere in the world, the Christian community in Pakistan too is celebrating Easter on Sunday (31st April, 2024). President Asif Ali Zardari felicitating the Christian community reiterated that the Constitution of Pakistan guaranteed constitutional rights to all religious communities. The president, in a message, said that all the communities enjoyed religious, political, social […]
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ISLAMABAD: Over 300 lawyers [including Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir, Zainab Janjua, Abdul Moiz Jaferii, Salman Akram Raja, Taimur Malik and Saqib Jillani (s/o former CJP Tassaduq Hussain Jillani)] on Sunday (31st March, 2024) issued a public statement asking the SCP to take notice of allegations of interference in the judiciary affairs under Constitution’s Article 184(3). Signatories of […]
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LAHORE: Taking to the X (Twitter) PCB has proclaimed on Sunday (31st March, 2024) that Babar Azam has unanimously been picked by the Selection Committee as the white ball skipper of T20I and ODI equips. It may be recalled that Babar Azam was first appointed captain of the national T20I side in 2019 and assigned […]
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ISLAMABAD: PM Shehbaz Sharif has said that Pakistan attached high importance to its ties with US. Responding to a letter of US President Joe Biden Sunday (31st March, 2024) the PM said that both countries had been working together on various significant initiatives in energy, climate change, agriculture, health and education sectors. The cooperation between […]
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ISLAMABAD: Millions of devout Muslims will go into seclusion called Itikaaf after Asr prayer on Sunday (31st March, 2024). Itikaaf is observed in the last 10 days of the holy month of Ramazan to pray in seclusion for the blessings of Almighty Allah and following the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). From the 21st of […]
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GENEVA: Some 9,000 patients in the Gaza Strip require evacuation for emergency care, with the war-torn Palestinian territory down to just 10 barely functioning hospitals, the head of the WHO said Saturday (30th March, 2024). “With only 10 hospitals minimally functional across the whole of Gaza, thousands of patients continue to be deprived of health […]
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WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has secretly authorized billions of dollars in new bombs and fighter jets for Israel in recent days, according to a report in The Washington Post. Israel’s war on Gaza continues to rage with widespread destruction, displacement and death throughout the besieged enclave. Tel Aviv has vowed to take its offensive […]
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