KARACHI: A number of NA/PA JUI-F candidates for the 8th Feb polls here have announced to withdraw in favour of the candidates of MQM-P. The announcement to this effect came in a joint press conference by MQM-P senior leader and candidate for NA-237 Rauf Siddiqi and JUI-F leader Molana Ghayas, at Karachi Press Club here. […]
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KYIV (UKRAINE): Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war on Wednesday (31st of Jan, 2024) just a week after Moscow said Kyiv had shot down a plane carrying dozens of captured Ukrainian soldiers. Russia’s defense ministry said 195 of its soldiers were freed, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said 207 people – both […]
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HYDERABAD: The 7th largest desert in the world is renowned for being the only fertile desert. However, due to limited rainfall, the area faces a scarcity of water, even for basic needs. Consequently, the residents are unable to fully capitalize on the land’s fertility, a social media report said. Nonetheless, the desert’s fertility has resulted […]
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PESHAWAR: Owing to the unfavorable weather conditions, tourists visiting Galliyat, Thandyanii and other resorts of Abbottabad district have been advised to adopt complete precautionary measures to avert mishaps. The district administration said on Wednesday (31st Jan, 2024) that following snowfall in Gilliyat, roads were being cleared by the Galliyat Development Authority (GDA) on a priority […]
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QUETTA: Five people were injured in a grenade attack on the candidate of PPP’s election office located in the Sariab area here on Wednesday (31st of Jan, 2024). According to Police, unidentified attackers had hurled a grenade at the election office of Haji Ali Madad Jattak and managed to flee the scene. The injured persons […]
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ISLAMABAD: The federal capital residents on Wednesday received a fresh breather as months-long soaring air pollution plummeted after much-awaited rainfall and the air quality was reported healthy. The air quality was healthy as the air pollutants ratio in the atmosphere was below the permissible limits of the national environmental quality standards of Pakistan Environmental Protection […]
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KARACHI: Senior Deputy Convener MQM-P candidate for National Assembly Constituency NA-244 Dr. Muhammad Farooq Sattar met independent candidates at NA-244 Central Election Office here on Wednesday (31st of jan, 2024). On the occasion, Independent candidates NA-247 Muhammad Ali Marri, PS-117 and PS-123 Faizan Hussain, and Muzamil Mumtaz, Muhammad Bilal, Shehzad Ahmed and Mohsin-ul-Haq from Constituency […]
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ISLAMABAD: An independent candidate Rehan Zeb Khan was killed while four others sustained bullet injuries on Wednesday (31st of Jan, 2024) in a firing incident in the Siddiq Abad area of Bajaur. According to details Rehan Zeb Khan, who was contesting from NA-8 Bajaur, was shot dead in a targeted attack during his election campaign, […]
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KARACHI (IFJ): Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has issued summons for 47 journalists and YouTubers, with authorities to question the media figures on their alleged sharing of misinformation targeting Supreme Court Judges. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), urge authorities to stop their harassment of […]
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ISLAMABAD: United States and Pakistan here on Tuesday (30th of Jan, 2024) signed an agreement to protect Pakistan’s cultural heritage. US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome and Pakistan Secretary of National Heritage and Culture Humaira Ahmed signed the agreement, said a news release issued by the embassy. The agreement establishes import restrictions on certain types […]
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