Hira Mani sings ‘Meray Pass Tum Ho’ at MQM celebration
While millions of Pakistanis continue to await a decisive outcome to the general election 2024 on Thursday, all major political parties have claimed victory amid rigging allegations. With 20 provincial assembly seats from the Karachi Division, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) held a celebration made more dazzling by the appearance of a certain celebrity […]
New National Assembly must be summoned by Feb 29 – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi is duty-bound under the Constitution to summon a fresh session of the new National Assembly by Feb 29, as the National Assembly Secretariat (NAS) has made all arrangements to welcome the newly elected members. Meanwhile, wheeling and dealing among mainstream political parties are underway after the Feb 8 general elections, with […]
PTI to join hands with ‘another’ to get reserved seats – Pakistan
• Barrister Gohar says firm no to power-sharing talks with PML-N or PPP, claims they would prefer to sit in opposition• Asserts that release of political prisoners, recognition of PTI’s mandate only ‘healing touch’ powers that be can offer• Party demands resignation of CEC, ECP members for ‘facilitating poll fraud’ ISLAMABAD: Realising that the lack […]
Rejected ballots exceed victory margin in 24 NA constituencies – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: In at least 24 National Assembly constituencies, the number of rejected ballots was found to be greater than the margin of victory, an analysis of provisional results reveals. Twenty-two of these constituencies fall in Punjab, with one each in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh. PML-N won the electoral race in 13 of these constituencies, five […]
Protests across country against alleged ‘election rigging’ escalate – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) workers and supporters on Sunday initiated protests in various cities across the country against alleged “rigging in the general election” held on Feb 8. PTI workers blocked the Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway in continuing protest against what they called rigging in the general elections in Peshawar. A large number of PTI workers and […]
Daesh terrorist slain in Khyber IBO
RAWALPINDI: The security forces on Sunday killed a ring leader of global terrorist outfit Daesh in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber district, according to the military’s media wing. A statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) read that an intense exchange of fire took place during the operation, in which a high-profile […]
7 suffer burn injuries after fire erupts in govt hospital in Karachi – Pakistan
Seven paramedical staff members suffered burn injuries on Sunday after a fire erupted in the emergency department of Karachi’s Sindh Government Hospital Liaquatabad, according to police. Central Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Zeeshan Shafiq Siddiqi told Dawn.com that officers rushed to the spot after receiving information about an “explosion” inside the hospital. “Seven persons were […]