Mahmoud Ahmadinejad disqualified from contesting Iran elections on April 21, 2017TEHRAN: Iran’s former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was disqualified from running in the upcoming presidential election, according to state media. The decision was taken on Thursday by the Guardian Council, a clerical body charged with vetting candidates for the May 19 election. In a surprise move, Ahmadinejad registered as a candidate last week, despite previously saying […]
Police round up 25 suspected persons during search operation in Karachi on April 21, 2017KARACHI: At least 25 suspected persons have been apprehended during separate search operations in various areas of Karachi. According to sources, police conducted search operations in Gulberg, Power House, Musa Colony, Khameesun Goth, DNT Line, Roshan Bagh and apprehended 25 suspected persons. All the entry and exit points were sealed before the door to door […]
Met office forecasts rain-thunderstorms in parts of the country on April 21, 2017ISLAMABAD: Dust and thunderstorms and rain with gusty winds is expected at isolated places in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Malakand, Hazara, Peshawar, Mardan, Kohat, Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, FATA, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir during the next 12 hours. The temperature of some major cities recorded this morning: Islamabad twenty-three degree centigrade, Lahore twenty-eight, Karachi […]
‘Go Nawaz Go’ to become the biggest slogan of election campaign: Sheikh Rasheed on April 21, 2017ISLAMABAD: Awami Muslim League (AML) Chief Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad said Nawaz Sharif should step down morally after the judgment of Supreme Court on Panama as he has lost his status as ruler after the verdict. “PM has lost his position as ruler after Panama case decision; he should now resign morally,” Sheikh Rasheed said while […]
JIT cannot work independently under Nawaz Sharif: Imran Khan on April 21, 2017ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that Joint Investigation Team (JIT) cannot work independently under Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif. Speaking to reporters outside the National Assembly, Khan posed the question: “With which face will the PML-N confront the public after the comments made in the Supreme Court judgment?” “I asked the […]
Chairman Union Council Kala Shadian dies in firing incident on April 21, 2017PHALIA: Jamshed Tarar Chairman Union Council Kala Shadian and brother of a civil judge, Naveed Tarar was killed in a firing incident on Friday. Sources said that Chairman Union council Kala Shadian (PMLN) Jamshed Tarar, brother of Naveed Tarar Civil judge of Rawalpindi court was heading towards his home when some unknown suspects opened indiscriminate […]
Youth gunned down over marriage of choice on April 21, 2017RAWALPINDI: A youth was gunned down on contracting court marriage within the jurisdiction of Saddar Baironi police. According to media reports, Asad Islam, brother of the victim lodged a complaint with local police that his brother Amjad Islam had contracted court marriage with a woman. After two months of marriage, when parents of the girl […]
PTI to hold rally next Friday on Panama verdict on April 21, 2017ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan announced his party’s intention to hold a rally in Islamabad next Friday to demand Nawaz Sharif’s resignation. Speaking to reporters outside the National Assembly Khan asked, “With which face will the PML-N confront the public after the comments made in the Supreme Court judgement?” “I asked the PML-N […]
Opposition unanimous in demanding Nawazs resignation on April 21, 2017ISLAMABAD: A meeting of opposition parties before the National Assembly session on Friday decided to jointly confront the ruling party in the assembly and demand resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who according to them, has lost moral authority to rule the country after the Panama Papers verdict. The legal wizards of Pakistan Peoples’ Party, […]
Woman commits suicide on April 21, 2017RAWALPINDI: A young girl allegedly committed suicide by consuming poisonous pills in Cantonment Police precincts on Thursday. The victim was residing in his uncle’s home in Coal Centre Saddar. Her parents lived in Chakra. Police said that the girl had been disheartened after her parents rejected a marriage proposal for her. “The parents of a […]