Pakistan

Ali Haider Returns with a Bang: Mesmerizes Fans with “Dholan Yaar BTS” Performance By: Raja Zahid Khanzada Dallas: After nearly a decade-long hiatus from the music scene, Pakistan’s renowned singer Ali Haider made a spectacular comeback in Dallas. His latest song, “Dholan Yaar,” was presented in a glamorous red carpet premiere at Dallas Fun Asia Theater, leaving the audience spellbound. …

ISLAMABAD: Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party (IPP) Information Secretary Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has said people of Pakistan are fed up with the current political culture and the IPP will emerge as a new political force in the upcoming elections. Addressing a news conference here on Saturday, she said the manifesto of the IPP was a roadmap for economic development of the country …

KARACHI: Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested a man for his alleged involvement in harassing girl students of the University of Karachi when they were travelling in a van. A police spokesperson said that a week ago the suspect riding a motorbike had committed obscene acts while chasing the van of the girls near UBL Sports Complex. An FIR was registered …

MANSEHRA: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Authority, which will cease to exist by the end of the current year, has failed to reconstruct around 25 per cent of the schools, health centres and infrastructure destroyed by the 2005 earthquake in Hazara Division, reveals a report. An earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale struck Hazara division on Oct 8, 2005, destroying …

CHITRAL: Indian woman Fatima (formerly Anju) and husband Nasrullah of Upper Dir district got a warm welcome on arrival in Kalash valleys of Rumbur and Bumburate here on Saturday. Video clips and pictures of the couple’s visit to the region went viral on social media. Fatima mingled with Kalash women and children, and other people. Wearing the traditional Kalash clothes, …

SWABI: Thirteen undocumented Afghan families on Saturday left the two refugees camps here for their country, and more are expected to move out fearing a crackdown by the government after the Oct 31 deadline. Afghan refugees and officials of the district administration said over 23,000 Afghans had been living in Gandaf and about 30,000 in Gohati camp since 1980. They said the …

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has urged the international community to mobilise the political will to translate pledges made for protecting promoting children’s rights into actions. Addressing the general debate on the Rights of Children at the UN headquarters on Friday, Pakistan’s representative Saima Saleem also underlined the need to implement the United Nations’ legal and normative framework for children’s rights and …

ISLAMABAD: Promotion of dozens of judges of Islamabad’s subordinate judiciary has been delayed at least for a month as the senior member of the Selection Committee proceeded abroad. Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, the senior member of the Selection Committee that is considering the cases of additional district and sessions judges, senior civil judges and civil judges for onward promotion to …

GILGIT: Pakistani clim­bers Naila Kiani and Sir­baz Khan survived an avalanche near the summit of Tibet’s Shishap­a­ngma peak (8,027 met­res), but two climbers from the US and Nepal died, and two others from the US and Nepal went missing after massive avalanches engulfed the main climbing route. Mr Sirbaz and Ms Kiani were part of the Imagine Nepal expedition team, …

ISLAMABAD: Just hours before the expiry of deadline set for filing objections to the proposed changes to the Election Rules 2017, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) apprised the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) of its reservations over a new condition pertaining to election expenses. The ECP had published a set of proposed amendments on Sept 22 and sought suggestions and objections to …