LAHORE – Voting for a by-election in Lahore’s Na 133 seat began at 8 a.m. and will continue until 5 p.m. on December 5, 2021. A total of 11 candidates are running in the by-election, with the PML-Shaista N’s Pervez and the Peoples Party’s Aslam Gul slated to face off.Continue Reading
LONDON: Syed Tariq Mahmood-ul-Hassan, vice-chairman of the Punjab Overseas Pakistanis Commission (POPC), claims that 63 percent of complaints lodged by expats have been handled in the last three years, whereas previous governments only cleared 37 percent. The vice-chairman stated during a news conference at the Pakistan High Commission in LondonContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – General Nadeem Raza, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), and Lt. General Nadeem Zaki Manj, Director General Strategic Plans Division (SPD), paid a visit to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday, At the Prime Minister’s office in Islamabad, General Nadeem Raza and Lt. General Nadeem ZakiContinue Reading
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) – After deciding to bat against Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Saturday, Pakistan reached 161-2 at tea on the opening day of the second Test. After left-arm spinner Taijul Islam dismissed openers Abdullah Shafique (25) and Abid Ali (36), skipper Babar Azam wasContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD – Shaukat Tarin, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue, stated on Saturday that the State Bank of Pakistan has received a $3 billion deposit from Saudi Arabia (SBP). While delivering the news, Shaukat Tarin praised Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and the Kingdom of SaudiContinue Reading
KARACHI: According to A News, a guy splashed acid on his cousin after she denied his marriage proposal in Karachi’s Akhtar Colony. The victim of the acid assault is a divorcee with two children, aged 29. She was sent to the burns ward of Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital. DoctorsContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade imbalance reached a stunning $20.59 billion in the first five months of the current fiscal year, according to figures released on Friday by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). According to preliminary figures, the merchandise trade deficit increased for the sixth straight month in November, reaching $4.96Continue Reading
SIALKOT: In a tragic incident, private manufacturing employees tortured and burned their foreign boss to death in Sialkot, according to A News on Friday. According to sources, the unfortunate event occurred at a plant on Sialkot’s Wazirabad Road, when a foreign manufacturing manager was mercilessly beaten with sticks by theContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD – As part of the Pakistan Talent Hunt Program, Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan chose to designate 2022 as the Year of Youth. On December 6, the government will begin Pakistan’s largest talent search campaign. According to reports, the Prime Minister summoned Special Adviser to the Prime MinisterContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) apprehended Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani outside the Supreme Court building on Friday, according to ANews. Earlier in the day, the speaker of the Sindh parliament petitioned the Supreme Court for bail in the issue of assets beyond means. The arrest was madeContinue Reading
