News reports circulating on social media suggest that there will be eight holidays in educational institutions, including schools, across the country in February due to the General Election scheduled for February 8. The circulating news reports state that part of the schedule, educational institutions will observe closures on Sunday, February 4, in observance of Kashmir […]
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A convoy of the National Party (NP) came under attack on Sunday in Kech district’s Dasht Town, however, there were no casualties as confirmed by officials. Dasht Assistant Commissioner (AC) Abdul Hameed, providing an update on the incident, said that unidentified men managed to escape after firing on the convoy. On February 8, the nation […]
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Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) estranged leader Daniyal Aziz said that he would send a legal notice to senior leader Ahsan Iqbal for levelling what he called ‘baseless’ allegations. Addressing a presser, Daniyal Aziz said that he does not own any transport business nor he had worked in the sector in the past. “Ahsan Iqbal also […]
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Security forces killed four terrorists in two separate operations in North Waziristan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. According to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), an Intelligence Based Operation (IBO) was conducted in area of Mir Ali, North Waziristan district. During the conduct of operation, after an intense exchange of fire, HVT terrorist Commander Tabassum alias Qadarman […]
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Voters venture into sub-zero temperatures Monday to kick off the US Republican presidential nomination race with the Iowa caucuses, the first major test of whether front-runner Donald Trump can beat out rivals Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis. With a commanding lead in polls, the ex-president is expected to win the Midwestern state’s first-in-the-nation vote handily […]
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Legal and electoral experts have differing opinions on the Supreme Court’s Saturday verdict, some seeing it as a blow to the rights of voters while others terming it a consequence of the PTI not offering enough legal argument during the proceedings. Talking to The News on Saturday night, PILDAT President Ahmed Bilal Mehboob said: “The […]
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The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) received the Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) request to hike the electricity price by Rs3.53 per unit, ARY News reported citing sources. According to sources, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) will hear the CPPA plea on November 29. The recent increase in electricity tariff has been […]
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Caretaker Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Solangi informed the Senate that Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar had endorsed Senator Ishaq Dar as Leader of the House and Senator Saleem Mandviwalla as Chief Whip with status of Minister of State, ARY News reported. Responding to a point raised by Senator Shahadat Awan during the session on […]
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Terrorists on Tuesday killed one military person and two civilians in Darazinda, Dera Ismail Khan, according to ISPR. According to the military’s media wing, the militants fired upon vehicles of a private company working on a development project in the area. .. As a result, Shahadat Muhammad Faisal and Asif, two innocent civilians, were inhabitants […]
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The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has dismissed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) claims that the watchdog was appointing retired officers as district returning officers (DROs) and returning officers (ROs) for the February 8 elections as baseless and contrary to the facts, reported The News on Tuesday. The ECP Media Coordination and Outreach Wing, in a statement […]
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