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ISLAMABAD: After political heavyweights – former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and former PTI MNA Sadaqat Abbasi—decided to stay away from polls, the voters of NA-51 will have to seek out a ‘suitable’ candidate to represent them in the National Assembly and resolve their chronic issues. NA-51 comprises Murree, Kotli Sattian, Kahuta and parts of Kallar Syedan and has 719,514 …

KARACHI: Despite reservations and resistance from nationalist parties, the caretaker Sindh government on Friday formally entered into an agreement with an army-backed company to give it over 52,000 acres of land in six districts for corporate farming. “After a successful pilot corporate agriculture farming project in Punjab, a government-to-government (G2G) Joint Venture Agreement was signed at Chief Minister House between …

LAHORE: In a hard-hitting speech at an election rally in Khanewal on Friday, PML-N chief organiser Maryam Nawaz Sharif challenged her political opponents over their claims of not having a level playing field. “Those who demand a level playing field should come and compete and not run away,” she said while addressing the rally. She defended her father, Nawaz Sharif, …

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Friday urged the Supreme Court to grant extension for another month for the submission of an inquiry report by the Faizabad Commission on the 2017 sit-in of the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP). Headed by retired police chief Syed Akhtar Ali Shah, the three-man commission was constituted under the Pakistan Commission of Inquiry Act, 2017, to ensure compliance with the …

QUETTA: Trade activities between Pakistan and Iran continued as usual, as both countries kept all their crossing points open despite the airspace violation by Iranian forces and the subsequent retaliatory strikes by Pakistani forces. Officials said the tense situation was caused by the missile and drone attacks by the Iranian forces inside Pakistani territory and retaliation to the strikes, but both sides did not …

Dallas (Raja Zahid Akhtar Khanzada) Famous Pakistani singer Rahim Shah made a significant revelation during his concert in Dallas, disclosing that he did not receive Pakistan’s highest award based on his Karachi domicile. He mentioned a deceased high-ranking official but refrained from revealing the name. Currently on a tour in the United States and performing concerts in various states, Rahim …

By: Raja Zahid Akhtar Khanzada Dallas : Famous Pakistani singer Rahim Shah made a significant revelation during his concert in Dallas, disclosing that he did not receive Pakistan’s highest award based on his Karachi domicile. He mentioned a deceased high-ranking official but refrained from revealing the name. Currently on a tour in the United States and performing concerts in various …

GILGIT: The police in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) claimed to have thwarted a terrorist plot in the city when the bomb disposal squad successfully deactivated an improvised explosive device (IED) discovered under the Bailey Bridge in Chinar Bagh on Thursday. According to a press release from GB police, at around 11:15am on Thursday, the Gilgit Control Special Branch received information about a …

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed deep concern on Thursday over the current tensions between Pakistan and Iran, urged them to de-escalate and offered his good offices to help resolve all their issues peacefully. “He is very concerned about this escalation, about the exchange of fire, rockets, between Iran and Pakistan. We have seen reports of casualties on both sides,” said …

LAHORE: After rescinding the seat adjustment talks with PML-N, the Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain-led PML-Q has started openly supporting PPP’s Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari in the race for National Assembly’s constituency, NA-127 Lahore. Addressing a press conference at the PPP secretariat on Thursday, PML-Q chief organiser and former Punjab governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar announced his party’s backing for Mr Bhutto-Zardari. The PPP leader …