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LAHORE: PML-Q chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain once again met PTI President Chaudhry Parvez Elahi in the camp jail on Sunday to convince him to join his previous party. While PML-Q leaders suggest that Mr Elahi seemed convinced to return to PML-Q, his son Moonis Elahi was adamant about not to join the party again. Mr Hussain, who was accompanied by …

The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday lifted a stay order on the election of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman. Justice Anwar Hussain withdrew the injunctive order while hearing a petition filed by the PCB through its counsel Advocate Imtiaz Rasheed Siddiqui. Last week, the LHC had stayed the election of the PCB chairman and sought replies from the federal government …

PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif has said he will work to rein in inflation if voted to power in the next general elections, a similar resolve party leader Ishaq Dar made when he took charge as the finance minister in September. Mr Sharif made these remarks while talking in Dubai to different PML-N delegations from Gulf countries on Sunday, Radio Pakistan reported. Inflation started rising …

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari met his Japanese counterpart, Yoshimasa Hayashi, in Tokyo on Monday, with both sides agreeing to boost bilateral cooperation in several fields, including trade, investment, information technology and tourism. Bilawal is on a four-day visit to Japan, where he had arrived on Saturday, following an invitation from the Japanese government. A day ago, Bilawal had met the Pakistani diaspora …

A Thai elephant gifted to Sri Lanka two decades ago arrived back in its birth country on Sunday, following a diplomatic spat over the animal’s alleged mistreatment. Thai authorities had gifted the 29-year-old Muthu Raja — also known back in its birthplace as Sak Surin — to Sri Lanka in 2001. But they demanded the elephant back last year after …

ISLAMABAD: Only a week after successfully dodging his arrest, Maulana Abdul Aziz on Thursday managed to lead Eid prayers at Lal Masjid despite a ban as the police and the capital administration remained a silent spectator. The authorities neither took any action to prevent him from leading the prayers nor made any effort to arrest him despite knowing well before …

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary body is expected to get a briefing from the Ministry of Human Rights on the boat tragedy on Greek shores that resulted in the death of nearly 300 Pakistanis. The committee will also discuss amendments to the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) bill which so far has failed to achieve any desired result. The human rights secretary …

SUKKUR: Sindh Inspector General of Police Ghulam Nabi Memon has said that army is training police for the massive operation against dacoits in the riverine areas of upper Sindh districts but involving the armed forces is the last option. Speaking to the media in Kandhkot-Kashmore SSP’s office during his visit to the district on Saturday, IG Memon said the operation …

Senate Deputy Chairman Mirza Mohammad Afridi has suggested the formation of nine new provinces, one of which includes Karachi. Afridi made the recommendation in an interview on Dawn News’ programme ‘Doosra Rukh’, which will be aired at 7pm today. Afridi, who is himself from the tribal districts, was elected to the Senate as an independent candidate in 2018. He advocated for making Karachi, …

LAHORE: The meetings between PML-N and PPP bigwigs in the United Arab Emirates have reportedly resulted in a consensus on a number of issues, including names for the caretaker set-up and a power-sharing formula if the two parties win the next election. The top leaders from both parties, including PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari, met …