ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday notified the schedule for delimitation of constituencies for the local government elections in Islamabad. According to the notification issued by the ECP, the preliminary list of union councils/wards will be prepared in 30 days from Nov 25 to Dec 24 and will be displayed on Dec 27. The notification stated that …

ISLAMABAD: The Khyber Pakhtun­khwa government appealed to the Supre­­me Court on Friday to overturn a Peshawar High Court (PHC) short order declaring as unconstitutional the holding of local bodies’ elections on non-party basis. The petition, moved jointly by the provincial government and the KP Assembly, pleaded with the apex court to dismiss the high court order. Through the Nov 2 …

RAWALPINDI: For the first time in Pakistan, the Aircraft Owners and Operators Association (AOOA) has been established with the goal of improving and reforming the aviation industry to encourage tourism in the country. The AOOA founder, Imran Aslam Khan, told Dawn that the association would work with the relevant authorities for developing the aviation sector and promoting tourism through the aviation industry. …

ISLAMABAD: The joint opposition in the parliament is meeting on Saturday (today) to decide how and when it will challenge in court what it calls “illegal and unconstitutional bulldozing of legislation” by the PTI government through the joint sitting of parliament on Thursday. The decision to present the issue before the joint opposition was taken by Leader of the Opposition …

ISLAMABAD: The law ministry has given a go-ahead to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to proceed against the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) over its alleged negligence in the Broadsheet saga. The federal cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Imran Khan, had formed a one-man commission comprising retired Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed in January this year to probe the execution of contract and payments …

DUBAI: Afghanistan is facing a looming humanitarian crisis as aid organisations struggle with ways to pay doctors, nurses and others on the ground because there is currently no way to transfer salaries to bank accounts there, the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross said. ICRC President Peter Maurer’s comments echo those of the UN’s special representative for …

WASHINGTON: A group of US senators are opposing the Biden administration’s first major arms sale to Saudi Arabia over Riyadh’s role in the conflict in Yemen, three senators announced on Thursday. A joint resolution of disapproval to block a proposed $650 million in US arms sales to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was introduced by Republicans Rand Paul and Mike …

LOS ANGELES: Time’s Up, the group founded in Hollywood almost four years ago amid an outcry over sexual harassment, said on Friday it would undergo a “major reset” after a report found confusion about its mission, poor communication and other missteps. The move follows public criticism about the group’s close ties to politicians and confusion over its mission. A report …

US reality TV star Kendall Jenner has expressed her gratitude to the fans for their love as she reached 200 million Instagram followers. The 26-year-old turned to the Facebook owned app and said “200m of you! i love you and hiiii” followed by heart emoticon. She further said, “i’m sending only the most positive vibes and a virtual group hug! …

Leading Pakistani actress Ayeza Khan shared a glimpse of her new haircut and received mixed reaction from her millions of fans. Taking to Instagram, the Mehar Posh actor shared her dazzling photo with a new hair look. She said, “Hey guys! So you know that im really proud of my kalay lambay baal but I’ve been thinking of cutting them short …