Contest between Khokhars hinges on clan alliancesNA-136 LAHORE-XIV After having been an unrivaled political force in Lahore for a good two decades, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's (PML-N) goes into the 2018 election facing a formidable foe in the...
Canvassing support, shattering taboosCANDIDATE PROFILE Multan: Nosheen Afshan is the only candidate of the Awami National Party (ANP) among more than 44 women candidates contesting in the upcoming general elections on the 141 general sea...
Tribal districts witness unprecedented enthusiasmSITUATIONER PESHAWAR/ISLAMABAD: As many as 289 contenders are vying for 12 National Assembly (NA) seats from the formerly Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), the volatile tribal region now mer...
Media censorship, security establishment’s role discussedWith the blast in Peshawar that took the life of Awami National Party (ANP) leader Haroon Bilour, Twitter users grieved the great loss and offered their condolences. Under the hashtag #HaroonBilour, u...
Saudi moot declares Taliban war ‘haram’ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia scholars, who wrapped up two-day conference in the holy Saudi city of Makkah, on Wednesday declared the Taliban war in Afghanistan "religiously prohibited," urging the Taliban...
PPP’s Khuhro criticises rivals for ‘softer’ stance against terrorismLARKANA: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Sindh President Nisar Ahmed Khuhro on Wednesday criticised PPP's political rivals for adapting a softer stance against terrorism. While addressing various cor...
Samsung launches its Mobile Valued Partner Programme for Mobile B2B resellers in Middle EastLAHORE: Samsung Electronics, announced the launch of The Samsung Mobile Valued Partner (MVP) Program for Mobile B2B resellers catering for the Pakistan region. The enhanced program is designed to buil...
‘Tax amnesty scheme receiving positive response’ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan announced two tax amnesty schemes, namely, Foreign Assets (Declaration and Repatriation) Ordinance, 2018 for undisclosed foreign assets and Voluntary Declaration...
Irked villagers protest against lack of resources in Hameer SharNAUNDERO: The residents of Hameer Shar village on Wednesday held a demonstration against the former provincial government of Sindh for lack of facilities and resources in the villagers. Reportedly, th...
Rangers, police conduct joint operation against water theftMADEJI: The officers of Rangers, Police and Irrigation Department on Wednesday conducted a joint operation and shut down about 20 illegal watercourses that were forcibly erected by influential landlor...
PWD observes World Population DayLARKANA: The Population Welfare Department (PWD) on Wednesday marked the World Population Day and notified of the devastating consequences of increasing population of Pakistan. "Primary reason of hung...
Three gunned down in attack over old enmityGUJRANWALA: Three people including a woman were gunned down on Wednesday while one person sustained severe injuries in an armed attack fuelled by an old enmity. Reportedly, Nawaz Bhinder, along with h...
SRSO devises plan to reduce malnutritionSHIKARPUR: The Sindh Rural Support Organisation (SRSO) on Wednesday devised a plan for implementing a four-year European Union-funded Programme for Improved Nutrition in Sindh (PINS) in Shikarpur dist...
HCCI confirms Muhammad Shahid as new presidentHYDERABAD: The Hyderabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry's (HCCI) newly-elected president Muhammad Shahid on Tuesday received a vote of confidence from 16 out of the total 24 members during an emerge...
Child crushed to death by speeding tractorJACOBABAD: A four-year-old child was crushed to death on Wednesday when a fast-moving tractor trolley ran over him at Rifle Naka in Jacobabad. Reportedly, Muhammad Arif went to buy some eatables when...
TNFJ head says politics based on sect fatal for PakistanISLAMABAD: Tehrik-e-Nafaz-e-Fiqh-e-Jafariya (TNFJ) head and patron-in-chief of Supreme Shia Ulema Board Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi on Wednesday announced the election policy for the upcoming gen...
Awaz-e-Niswan demands political parties to protect female candidatesHYDERABAD: Awaz-e-Niswan (Voice of Women, AEN) on Wednesday urged the political parties to immediately dispense funds to the female candidates for supporting them to conduct election campaigns, and en...