PTI won AJK election through ‘rigging’: opp By: Agencies on July 27, 2021PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Monday alleged that the PTI won the Kashmir elections through ‘rigging’, and rejected the results of the elections held a day earlier on Sunday. Taking to Twitter, Bilawal Bhutto claimed the election commission had failed to take action against the PTI for violating […]
Maryam, Bilawal must quit politics now: govt By: News Desk on July 27, 2021Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Monday said Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Vice President Maryam Nawaz should quit party positions in the wake of a ‘humiliating’ defeat in the AJK Legislative Assembly elections. “If both Bilawal and Maryam had any moral courage, then they […]
Accountability, transparency in AJK among priorities: PM By: News Desk on July 27, 2021Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday thanked the people of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) for placing their trust in the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) through their votes, which resulted in its electoral victory. Imran Khan, in a tweet, said the government would focus on bringing the people out of poverty through the Ehsaas and Kamyab […]
Pakistan gives refuge to another 46 Afghan soldiers near Chitral By: News Desk on July 27, 2021Pakistan Army on Monday provided refuge and safe passage to 46 Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and Border Police, including five officers, who were unable to hold their military posts along Pak-Afghan international border due to evolving security situation in Afghanistan. The assistance was made after ANA’s local commander opposite Arundu Sector, Chitral, requested Pakistan […]
Bodies of Ali Sadpara, others found at K2: GB minister By: Daily Times Monitor on July 27, 2021Bodies of Pakistani mountaineer Ali Sadpara, Iceland’s John Snorri and Chile’s Juan Pablo Mohr have been found, Gilgit Baltistan Information Minister Fateh Ullah Khan told a private TV channel on Monday. The mountaineers had gone missing on February 5 and were declared dead a few days later after their bodies were not found and the […]
Race for top office begins as PTI grabs majority seats in AJK polls By: News Desk on July 27, 2021PTI AJK President Barrister Sultan Mahmood and billionaire real estate tycoon Sardar Tanveer Ilyas are in the race to get the coveted post of prime minister as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) clinched majority by securing 25 out of 44 seats in the AJK elections. Barrister Mahmood has won the AJK Legislative Assembly seat from his parent […]
Pakistan’s Covid-19 cases, positivity rate soar to highest levels since May By: News Desk on July 27, 2021The national tally of total active Covid-19 cases was recorded at 57,799 on Monday, with 3,752 more people testing positive for the deadly virus and 1,641 people recovering from the disease during the last 24 hours. At least 32 corona patients have died during past 24 hours, 31 of whom were under treatment in the […]
Saudi FM Prince Faisal bin Farhan due today By: APP on July 27, 2021Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud will be visiting Pakistan on Tuesday (July 27). The Saudi foreign minister, visiting Pakistan on the invitation of Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, will be accompanied by a delegation comprising senior officials of the Saudi Government. During the […]
High Court can’t alter, amend terms, conditions of appointment orders: SC By: APP on July 27, 2021The Supreme Court on Monday announced a decision in a service matter and stated that the court was supposed to interpret the law and apply it in letter and spirit and it could not go beyond the law as courts lack jurisdiction to provide remedies which were otherwise not in the law or the constitution […]
Civilian Afghan casualties set to hit unprecedented highs in 2001 By: Tahir Khan on July 27, 2021Civilian casualties in Afghanistan in the first half of 2021 reached record levels, including a particularly sharp increase in killings and injuries since May when international military forces began their withdrawal and the fighting intensified following the Taliban’s offensive. In a new report issued on Monday, the United Nations warned that without a significant de-escalation […]