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ECP postpones LG elections in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) postponed on Tuesday the Local Government (LG) elections in Islamabad which were originally scheduled to be held on December 31.
The new date for the polls will be announced later. The…
Rich tributes paid to Shaheed Benazir Bhutto on 15th anniversary
ISLAMABAD: On the 15th death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, other politicians, family members, and well-wishers took to Twitter in memory of the slain former prime minister.
The prime minister, calling…
Smog-hit Lahore to extend winter vacations by 7 days
ISLAMABAD: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday ordered the government to extend the winter vacations of schools and colleges of Lahore for seven more days due to the worsening smog situation in the city.
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday…
Capital Police tighten Islamabad’s security
ISLAMABAD: After a suicide attack that rocked the federal capital, the Islamabad Police Tuesday issued a “special security plan” considering the current security situation.
While sharing the plan on Twitter, the law enforcement agency…
Riphah University hosts event in reference with Quaid’s Day
RAWALPINDI: Riphah International University hosted an event to mark 146th birth anniversary of Pakistan's founder, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, here on Monday.
According to a statement issued by the Organizing Team, the fruitful…
Planning Minister admits some IMF conditions are anti-people
ISLAMABAD: Hinting at further delay in reaching the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the ninth review, Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal said that some of the Fund's conditions were too harsh for the…
Pakistan, Uzbekistan sign MoUs for boosting Trade to $1 billion
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Uzbekistan on Monday finalized agreements to expand investment and increase bilateral trade to $1 billion as Commerce Minister Naveed Qamar and Uzbek Deputy Prime Minister Khodjave Jamshid Abdukhakimovich signed nine…
KSE-100 gains 692 points pushed by energy stocks
Shares at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) opened in the green on Monday, with the benchmark index rising shortly after trading began. The KSE-100 index gained 692.26 points, or 1.75 per cent, to reach 40,361.46 points at 10:45am.…
UAE denies reports of Visa ban on some Pakistani cities
KARACHI: The United Arab Emirates on Monday strongly denied reports of not providing visas to Pakistani citizens belonging to certain cities, terming it as "fake news".
The statement was made by the Consulate General of the UAE Karachi…
Gen (retd) Bajwa assisted Imran in elections, Senate: Alvi
KARACHI: President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday revealed that former army chief General (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa and his team helped Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan in the Senate and during the elections as well.
The…