PESHAWAR: Today is the first day of the first phase of local government elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s 17 districts (Sunday). The remainder of KP will go to the elections next month. The polls opened at 8 a.m. and will remain open until 5 p.m. Strict security measures have been putContinue Reading

SLAMABAD: Pakistan is hosting the 17th emergency session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers today (Sunday) to discuss the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Afghanistan. The session was called at the request of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which serves as the OIC Summit Chair. PrimeContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan received a team from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member nations on Saturday ahead of the 17th Extraordinary Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers, which is set to take place at Parliament House on Sunday. The session has been called at theContinue Reading

KARACHI: On Saturday, at least 16 people were murdered and more than a dozen more were injured in a bomb at Paracha Chowk in the city’s Shershah neighbourhood. PTI MNA Alamgir Khan’s father was among those killed in the incident, according to PTI-Karachi President MPA Khurram Sher Zaman, while worriesContinue Reading

QUETTA: A person was killed and ten people were injured in a blast on the city’s Shahrah-e-Iqbal on Saturday, according to authorities. According to Geo News, the injured include women and a toddler. The bomb damaged automobiles and motorbikes on Shahrah-e-Iqbal, according to the police. Meanwhile, Balochistan Chief Minister MirContinue Reading

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A female presiding officer and her husband were detained in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on suspicion of manipulating the local body elections. Opposition parties blame that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate’s marks were being stamped in Gore Ghatri tehsil’s Neighborhood Councils 33 and 34. Sharifullah, the Provincial ElectionContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – While receiving delegates from Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member nations on Saturday, Prime Minister Imran Khan stated that the OIC extraordinary session was a show of solidarity with the people of Afghanistan. “I welcome delegations from OIC member nations, observers, friends, partners, and international organisations toContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – The 17th emergency session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers will be convened today (Sunday) to focus on Afghanistan’s deteriorating humanitarian situation. The meeting will begin with a remark by Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who will chair the event. TheContinue Reading

KARACHI — A bomb near Karachi’s Gulbai Shershah Paracha Chowk killed 15 people, including the father of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNA and #Fixit Founder Alamgir Khan. According to police, the explosion occurred in a nullah in the neighbourhood, causing extensive damage to a private bank facility as well as neighbouringContinue Reading

PESHAWAR – The first phase of local government elections in 17 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is expected to take place today (Sunday). Polling will begin at 8 a.m. and run until 5 p.m., with no breaks. Peshawar, Nowshera, Charsadda, Khyber, Mohmand, Mardan, Swabi, Kohat, Karak, Hangu, Bannu, Lakki Marwat, DeraContinue Reading