Islamabad, Rawalpindi receive heavy downpour

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad and Rawalpindi received heavy rainfall on Monday night. The incessant downpour flooded many streets in the low-lying areas of the twin cities which lead to locals experiencing great difficulties in commute. Scores of localities in Rawalpindi such as Shamsabad, Javed Colony, Committee Chowk and Sadiqabad are overflowed with water as it has entered houses, shops, mosques thus creating difficulties for the residents. The two...

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Petition in court seeks removal of ‘N’ from PML-N

PESHAWAR: A petition has been filed in the Peshawar High Court seeking the removal of ‘N’ from the name of Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N).The petition was submitted by Khanzada Ajmal Zeb to the PHC, according to reports.The petitioner prayed the court to declare the word ‘Noon’ or ‘Nawaz’ with PML illegal and unconstitutional and “therefore, it should be expunged from the Pakistan Muslim League.”The petitioner told the court that Nawaz...

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ECP issues final list of election winners

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has notified the final results of the general election 2018, however, results of a few constituencies have been withheld due to pending disputes in courts.According to the ECP declaration (attached below), the results of all five constituencies contested by PTI chairman Imran Khan have been withheld. Khan had contested from NA-35 (Bannu), NA-53 (Islamabad-II), NA-95 (Mianwali-I), NA-131 (Lahore-IX)...

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IHC approves transfer of Al-Azizia, Flagship Investment cases against Sharif family

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday approved transfer of two pending references against former premier Mian Nawaz Sharif and his family to other courts, ARY News reported. According to details, a two-member bench of the IHC, comprising Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Mian Gul Hassan Aurangzeb, approved transfer of Al-Azizia and Flagship Investment references on the former PM’s plea.The deposed premier’s counsel had filed a petition...

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Shahbaz Sharif’s son-in-law declared absconder

LAHORE: An accountability court on Tuesday declared Imran Ali Yousaf, son-in-law of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shahbaz Sharif, an absconder in corruption case.Accountability judge Najamul Hassan gave the decision on the request of NAB-Lahore, which states that Ali has fled abroad while escaping the investigation into Punjab Power Development Company scandal. The court declared him absconder after he failed to appear in the...

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Former employee takes factory workers hostage, demands ‘unpaid salary’

KARACHI: An armed man took employees of a factory in Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Maymar area over alleged unpaid dues by owners of the mill, ARY News reported. According to ARY News correspondent Salman Lodhi, the man who is a former employee of the factory claims that he was unjustly fired from his job and was not even paid at least three months salary by the owners of the mill.“I will blow myself and my colleagues up if I am not paid,” said the man...

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Atif Aslam receives flak for singing Indian song at Independence Day parade

Singer Atif Aslam has received immense criticism for singing a Bollywood song during an Independence Day parade in New York.Many Pakistani citizens were disappointed after Atif sang an Indian song and left the concert midway. The singer also faced immense criticism on social media.Renowned singer Muhammad Ali Shaikhi said that it was inappropriate to sing an Indian song at an event held to mark Independence Day.He said national and patriotic...

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Karachi police baffled by mysterious child kidnapper

KARACHI: Police in Karachi’s Quaidabad area are looking for a mysterious kidnapper who is abducting children only to torture them for hours before release, ARY News reported.According to police, at least three children were temporarily abducted, tortured and then released after being severely tortured sending shock-waves among residents of Quaidabad area’s Sherpao colony.Medical reports suggest children were tortured using electric wires and...

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LHC rejects Firdous Ashiq Awan’s plea for vote recount

LAHORE: Lahore High Court on Tuesday rejected a request by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Firdous Ashiq Awan seeking votes recount in the NA-72 Sialkot constituency.LHC judge Justice Mamoon Rasheed Sheikh was hearing the case filed by Ms Awan against the victory of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Chaudhry Armaghan.The petition stated that Awan lost the election securing 91,392 while the winning candidate secured 129,041 votes...

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