MQM-P's defeat was a joint effort of humans, aliens: Sattar

 KARACHI: Leaders of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) have alleged that the combined efforts of “aliens and humans” were behind their defeat in the 2018 general elections from Karachi. They demanded that reelections be held in the constituencies where rigging has taken place.A large number of the party’s supporters and workers, led by Dr Farooq Sattar, Faisal Subzwari, Rauf Siddiqui, Mehfooz Yar Khan, Abdul Haseeb and Amir Khan,...

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'Land grabbers' set eyes on government school in Gulshan-e-Iqbal

KARACHI: Land grabbers allegedly tried to occupy Ali Muhammad Iqbal Government School’s building in Gulshan-e-Iqbal, block 10 on Thursday morning.“When we reached the school in the morning the gates were locked and we had no option but to return,” said Ali Muhammad, a student of the school. It was then that the headmaster, Tariq Javed, came and decided to conduct the classes on the road just outside the school.The news of the alleged attempted...

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Edhi Foundation receives 50 ambulances from Australian chapter

KARACHI: The Edhi International Foundation Australia donated 50 new ambulances to the Edhi Foundation in Pakistan. The Australian community donated 32 ambulances last year, confirmed Faisal Edhi. He added that they will also be contributing towards a training institute and a 100-bed hospital in Lyari in the coming days.At a ceremony at the North Karachi’s Edhi centre on Tuesday, Faisal thanked the foundation’s Australia chapter and the donors...

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Meet Rana Hamir Singh, PPP's first pick on minority reserved seat in Sindh

KARACHI: Known for his royal air as he belongs to the former ruling family of Amerkot, now Umerkot, Rana Hamir Singh is the Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) first pick on the reserved seats for minorities in the Sindh Assembly. Singh, the 26th Rana of Dhat, was crowned after the demise of his father Rana Chandar Singh in 2010.The lawmaker’s family home is being flocked by people belonging to Muslim and non-Muslim communities from Tharparkar,...

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AJK University holds debate on UNHRC report

MUZAFFARABAD: University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Kaleem Abbasi on Wednesday said that the United Nations Human Rights Commission’s report significantly highlighted the Kashmir issue at the global level. He was addressing a roundtable debate jointly organised by the University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Kashmir liberation cell. The participants of the debate including Kashmir liberation cell Secretary Muhammad...

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MIRPUR: Brisk preparations are afoot for the three-day Summer Tourism Festival, which will be inaugurated by Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider on April 27 here at Asifa Bhutto Park.

MUZAFFARABAD: Renowned clinician Dr Bashir Kanth, who performed more than 10,000 surgeries and produced 50 civil and army surgeons, has finally won his right to be granted BPS-22 official grade after a seven-year legal battle. Dr Kanth, who served the profession from 1977 to 2010, was deprived of his right to retire in the said grade as the region’s top bureaucracy created hurdles for him.“In 2010, the then Prime Minister Farooq Haider hailed...

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MIRPUR (AJK): Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan has said the government is focusing on economic development with emphasis on promoting and developing the tourism industry in AJK.

MIRPUR: Brisk preparations are afoot for the three-day Summer Tourism Festival, which will be inaugurated by Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider on April 27 here at Asifa Bhutto Park.The festival is being organised by the AJK Tourism Department in cooperation with the Mirpur District Administration and other nation-building departments.Addressing a press conference here at the Kashmir Press Club, AJK Minister for Sports...

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MUZAFFARABAD: The 15th death anniversary of Azad Jammu and (AJK) Kashmir Ghazi-i-Millat founding president Sardar Ibrahim Khan was observed across AJK on Tuesday.

MIRPUR (AJK): Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan has said the government is focusing on economic development with emphasis on promoting and developing the tourism industry in AJK.He expressed these views while inaugurating a three-day grand tourism gala – the Summer Tourism Festival 2018, hosted by the AJK Tourism Department in Mirpur.Speaking on the occasion, the AJK president said, “Kashmir is a beautiful area with huge potential...

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AJK pays tribute to Sardar Ibrahim Khan on 15th death anniversary

MUZAFFARABAD: The 15th death anniversary of Azad Jammu and (AJK) Kashmir Ghazi-i-Millat founding president Sardar Ibrahim Khan was observed across AJK on Tuesday.The anniversary was observed with a pledge to carry forward his mission to liberate Kashmir from Indian subjugation and make it a part of Pakistan.There was a public holiday throughout AJK to mark the death anniversary of the renowned Kashmir freedom movement leader who died on July 31,...

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Divisions hit BAP over Balochistan CM post nominee

  QUETTA: The Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) on Wednesday failed to nominate a consensus candidate for the slot of provincial chief minister as differences surfaced within the party over the nomination of Jam Kamal Khan Alyani by Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Jahangir Tareen in Islamabad a day earlier. Opposing the nomination of Mr Kamal, Balochistan president of the PTI Sardar Yar Mohammad Rind said: “It was the right of the provincial...

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BAP nominates Jam Kamal as CM Balochistan

QUETTA: Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) on Friday nominated Jam Kamal Khan as Balochistan Chief Minister.  Kamal is currently serving as president of BAP. The party has nominated Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo as Speaker Balochistan Assembly. "We have taken decision for the people of Balochistan. Every decision was taken in a democratic manner," said Manzoor Kakar, BAP general secretary, at a press conference in Quetta. Kakar said that Jan Mohammad...

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‘Foreigner’ wins Balochistan Assembly seat in Quetta

A candidate who recently won Balochistan Assembly seat PB-26 may not be a Pakistani citizen, it turns out. Ahmed Ali contested the general election on Hazara Democratic Party’s ticket and won the provincial assembly seat with 5,117 votes, beating the MMA’s Wali Muhammad. But, according to NADRA officials, the man may not be a Pakistani. The authority suspects that he may be an Afghan as the Hazara people belong to Afghanistan. The National...

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PTI team meets Akhtar Mengal at Balochistan House

ISLAMABAD: A delegation of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday reached out to Balochistan National Party President Sardar Akhtar Mengal for support in the formation of government in the Centre. Sardar Akhtar Mengal presented his demands to the PTI team. The meeting took place at the Balochistan House as the BNP-N chief refused to visit Banigala. The PTI delegation was led by Imran’s close aide Naeemul Haq and PTI Balochistan chapter President...

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Girls sweep top positions in Abbottabad intermediate exams

PESHAWER: Girls have bagged the top three overall positions as the Abbottabad Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) announced results for the Higher Secondary School annual examinations on Friday. The top 20 positions were shared by 34 students. Only seven boys featured in the list with the rest clinched by girls. Sabahat Safdar from the Peace Group of Colleges in Haripur clinched the overall top position in the board’s results,...

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Tech Valley: British Council opens digital library in Abbottabad

ABBOTTABAD: In a first for the region, the Pakistan chapter of the British Council has set up its digital library in Abbottabad. The library was launched by British Council Pakistan Country Director Rosemary Hilhorst in a ceremony at Tech Valley in Abbottabad on Tuesday. In the ceremony, Hilhorst expressed the hope that more small tech valleys open up across Pakistan to expand the momentum, energy, innovation, and empowerment of the community. “The...

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Vintage car — the last remnant of Bannu’s Khan Bahadur

PESHAWAR: With even prominent names in the Pakistan movement being lost to dust-covered archives of history, in Bannu, a 90-year-old car is the last testament to a man who helped further the cause of a separate homeland for Muslims in the Indian subcontinent. In an old brick and mortar garage in Bazaar Ahmad Khan, a well-known and historic village of Bannu in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, a 1928 Ford Model A stands covered in dust and rust. Its original...

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Lower Dir's Sumera Shams set to become youngest legislator

KARACHI: Lower Dir is a remote and conservative district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Women were collectively disenfranchised here by political parties in the 2013 general elections, triggering outcry across the country. But things changed in the 2018 elections, and this change is radical. Dir is all set to send a woman lawmaker, the youngest ever, to the provincial legislature. Shamsul Qamar Khan, an Awami National Party candidate in the 2008 elections,...

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PTI’s Shah Farman Loses After Recount In PK-70

Awami National Party candidate Khush Dil Khan on Thursday emerged victorious from PK-70, Peshawar 5 constituency after the vote recount. The RO said that the vote recount showed Khush Dil Khan in a lead with a margin of 187 votes. During the July 25 polls, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s Shah Farman had emerged winner with a mere 47 vote difference over Khan.However, the ANP candidate had sought a recount in the constituency. Shah Farman was...

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Sheikh Rashid sees forward blocs in PML-N

LAHORE: “Forward blocs” would soon emerge within the PML-N, both at the Centre and Punjab, to facilitate Imran Khan in the number game, predicted chief of Awami Muslim League Sheikh Rashid here on Thursday. Addressing a press conference, he said Imran Khan would finalise everything about governments both at the Centre and three provinces in the next 72 hours because he has the numbers. “However, once these things are finalised, forward blocs...

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Who wants to spoil Aleem Khan’s bid for Punjab CM slot?

ISLAMABAD: Whether it was twist of fate or a deliberate attempt on part of NAB and CDA to spoil Aleem Khan’s bid for the office of the Punjab chief minister, the PTI leader was thrown in possible hot water by the two government entities at a time when he was being seriously considered for the high profile slot. .ads_between_content{ height:auto; width:auto; float:right; margin:10px 0 10px 20px; } @media (max-width:600px){ .ads_between_content{ ...

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22 independents, PML-Q votes take PTI tally to 153 in Punjab

LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf has entered the `final phase’ of forming its government in Punjab with assertions that the party has already got the support of required number of MPAs-elect. However, there is no discussion on the selection of a candidate for Punjab chief minister for now. Besides eight elected members of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q), including an independent, the PTI claims 22 independents have formally joined the...

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