Who will represent Quetta’s Hazara community?Like the rest of Quetta, election campaign is in full swing in Hazara neighborhoods of the city as well. Minority Hazara community, which has been a target of terrorism since 2002, is actively partaki...
Election campaigns help public life return to normalcyKURRAM TRIBAL DISTRICT The 86 kilometre long Thal-Parachinar highway was once a symbol of death and mayhem, as the valley suffered episodes of sectarian bloodshed and militancy. As one of these episod...
The PTI’s biggest gamble in the city of saintsNA-154 MULTAN Multan: With billions of rupees worth of real estate investment and several important development projects tied to the area, the constituency of NA-154 (earlier NA-151), nearly 70 percen...
Ghosts from Kurram’s sectarian pastHakeem Muhammad Ibrahim Qasmi, a former provincial leader of banned Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), had founded the Pakistan Rah-e-Haq Party (PRHP) in Peshawar in February 2012. The PRHP has strong lin...
‘My vote, my choice’Ali Begum's campaign is providing a chance to many women in Kurram to stand up for the ownership of their vote. Several women voters expressed their support for her in brief interviews with Daily Time...
Senators concerned over ‘inadequate’ security arrangements for candidatesISLAMABAD: Legislators in Upper House of parliament on Friday demanded adequate measures to ensure security of the election candidates, particularly those who were already receiving threats. In the wa...
Sindh health secretary warns officials against poor healthcare facilitiesLARKANA: The Secretary Health Department, Government of Sindh, Dr Muhammad Usman Chachar, has expressed his grave concern on overall lack of management and control, in a letter sent to all District Of...
FATF bluesAs widely expected, Pakistan has officially been placed on the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) grey list. The interim government, despite all diplomatic efforts in recent weeks, remained hapless...
People from Hala demand arrangements for women voters in polling stationsHYDERABAD: Women participants in a seminar on voters education and women role in electoral process demanded fair arrangements for women voters in polling stations. The seminar was organized by Sindh C...
Khairpur ranks 104th in Alif Ailaan’s education rankingsKHAIRPUR: The Sindh Education Alliance (SEA) and Alif Ailaan, a prominent non-profit organisation that seeks to ensure quality education for every Pakistani, on Friday convened a multi-party conventio...
PML-N’s Khurram Dastgir injured among dozens while leading rally to LahoreGUJRANWALA: Scores of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders and workers including former minister for defense Khurram Dastgir Khan were injured during clashes between stone-pelters and policeme...
Five UC chairmen quit PML-N, join PTI ahead of electionsGUJRANWALA: Five union council (UC) chairmen on Friday abandoned PML-N and announced to join Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in Gujranwala. Reportedly, UC chairmen including Sabir Mehmood Ali Butt, Mia...
Anti-corruption arrests land record officerGUJRANWALA: An anti-corruption team on Friday arrested a land record officer for his alleged involvement in a land fraud in Narowal. Reportedly, a citizen Hanif Khan filed an application accusing land...
15 arrested in crackdown on one-wheelingGUJRANWALA: The Gujranwala city traffic police (CTP) on Friday launched a crackdown against one-wheeling motorists and arrested 15 youths in Gujranwala. Reportedly, anti-one-wheeling squad in-charge w...