China declined Monday to congratulate Joe Biden as the winner of the US presidential election, saying the outcome of the vote was still to be determined. Democrat Biden clinched enough states to win the presidency but incumbent President Donald Trump has not conceded and is making legal challenges to the outcome of the November 3 election. “We noticed that Biden has declared …

US President-elect Joe Biden took the first steps on Sunday towards moving into the White House in 73 days, as Donald Trump again refused to admit defeat and tried to sow doubt about the election results. With congratulations pouring in from world leaders and supporters nursing hangovers after a night of celebrations, Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris announced they …

LAHORE: A number of workers, civil society members and parliamentarians took out a protest rally on Sunday against massive price hike, rising unemployment and other issues people have been facing since the PTI-led government took over in August 2018. The protesters including a number of women gathered at the GPO intersection under the banner of Haqooq-i-Khalq movement. They, while carrying …

GILGIT: Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz alleged on Sunday that the government had planned to rig Gilgit-Baltistan elections. “If the elections are rigged, we will not accept results,” she warned while addressing a public meeting organised by her party in Chilas, Diamer district. Ms Nawaz said Prime Minister Imran Khan’s “days are numbered as his fake government …

comm RAWALPINDI: The Gilgit-Baltistan administration has sought more than 2,000 extra police personnel from Punjab Constabulary to strengthen security during the upcoming general elections to be held in the region on Nov 15. According to sources, the personnel to be sent to GB will be equipped with antiriot equipment and they will also ensure implementation of preventive measures against Covid-19. …

KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party chairman Syed Mustafa Kamal on Sunday asked the government and opposition parties to initiate a grand national dialogue and formulate a plan to run Pakistan for next 20 years and to steer the country out of multiple crises that had been eroding the masses’ trust on democratic dispensation. “Let’s initiate a dialogue to save Pakistan. Let’s …

The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to the chief executive and editor-in-chief of Jang Group of Newspapers, Mir Shakilur Rehman, in a 34-year-old case related to land he allegedly acquired “illegally” in the tenure of then chief minister of Punjab, Nawaz Sharif. The court granted Rehman bail against a surety bond of Rs10 million. Rehman was arrested by the …

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi and AJK President Sardar Masood Khan on Sunday congratulated US Presidentelect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on their victory in the US election. In their separate messages, the two leaders expressed the hope that the new US leadership would improve its role for peace in Afghanistan and help resolve the Kashmir issue. In …

• 51,109 women among 126,997 new voters registered since 2015 • Gender gap high in Diamer, Shigar, Nagar and Skardu districts • Hunza only district with a drop in gender gap ISLAMABAD: While the voters’ list for 2020 elections in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) reflects the remarkable achievement of registering 126,997 new voters — a 21 per cent increase — since 2015, …

A medical board constituted to determine the age of Arzoo — a Christian girl who was allegedly abducted before being forcefully converted and married to a Muslim man — informed the Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday that the girl is between 14 to 15 years of age. A division bench, headed by Justice K K Agha, directed that the …