Pakistan

Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday that the government will provide Islamabad police officials with health cards and houses. He made the remarks while speaking at the passing out parade of Islamabad police at Police Lines Headquarters where he was the chief guest. “I want to say two things to Islamabad police. The first thing is that every official …

President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday sought the opinion of the Supreme Court on holding the Senate elections through open ballot and show of hands. A statement by the Press Information Department said that the president approved Prime Minister Imran Khan’s proposal to send a reference to the apex court under Article 186 of the Constitution. “The president has sought …

Leaders from the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) have arrived in Mardan to hold a rally that has been dubbed the ‘Mehangai March’. The caravans of the opposition leaders passed through various areas of the city before convening on Nowshera Road, where they will address participants. PML-N’s Maryam Nawaz has also arrived at the main stage. All roads surrounding the venue have …

BRUSSELS: EU and UK trade talks inched onwards under renewed pressure on Monday as transport chaos triggered by the emergence of a more contagious variant of the coronavirus in Britain overshadowed efforts to reach a Brexit deal. Only 10 days are left until January 1 when Britain will leave the EU single market and customs union and hopes of securing …

Your one-stop destination to shop all things casual/trendy, Daaman clothing was a local brand specialising in women’s wear in Pakistan. However, like a lot of other businesses being hit by the global pandemic, especially after the months following the lockdown situation that resulted in great losses for markets, daily-wage earners as well as new ventures struggling to break through, the clothing brand, …

• Asserts it is commission’s responsibility to conduct elections • Says last four to five Senate elections have been held in first week of March ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) broke its silence on Monday on a controversy over the date of Senate election 2021, asserting that it was the commission’s constitutional and legal responsibility to conduct polls …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Monday awarded tickets to their candidates for Islamabad mayor’s election slated to be held on Dec 28, as Islamabad High Court rejected petitions seeking postponement of the polls. The upcoming mayor will hold office for almost two months as the five-year term of the mayor will end in February. The …

ISLAMABAD: PML-N Senator Kalsoom Parveen passed away after battling with the coronavirus here on Monday. She was 75 years old. Ms Parveen, who was elected senator in 2015 from Balochistan, had contracted the virus last month and was initially admitted to Polyclinic and later shifted to a private hospital in the capital. An official of the Senate said the body …

QUETTA: Serious differences have emerged between Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and former Islamic Ideological Council chairman and senior party leader Maulana Mohammad Khan Sherani, with the latter levelling serious allegation against the party chief and rejecting the politics of the opposition Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM). Former MNA and senator Sherani, who also served as provincial chief of …

ISLAMABAD: Veteran journalist, Muhammad Hasan Musanna died of a protracted illness here on Monday. He was 94. He is survived by three sons and a daughter. His wife passed away in March. Funeral prayers will be offered on Tuesday (today) after Zuhar at 1:30pm at Gilania Mosque, Sector G-8/1, near his house No-525 in street 18. According his son Mehmood …