DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Two police constables embraced martyrdom on Tuesday in a terrorist attack in Dera Ismail Khan. Reportedly, the constables including Ghulam Abbas and Muhammad Bashir came under attack when they were on a routine patrolling in Khana Sharif area within the jurisdiction of the Paroa police station. Meanwhile, a heavy contingent of police […]
SNT condemns non-payment of remuneration to lady health workers
HYDERABAD: Sindh National Tehreek (SNT), a Sindhi nationalist party, on Monday expressed serious concerns over nonpayment of remuneration to 920 lady health workers (LWHs), who had performed election duties at different polling stations, and threatened to stage a sit-in in front of the office of the deputy commissioner, if the payment was not cleared within […]
Cloth merchant robbed of Rs 700,000
NAUNDERO: A gang of robbers on Monday looted Rs 700,000 from a cloth merchant in Naundero. Reportedly, Kelash Kumar was on his way to his shop when robbers threw ‘Halim’ on his clothes. They snatched his bag containing Rs 700,000 while he was busy cleaning his clothes, and managed to flee from the scene. He […]
Cantt General Hospital suspends doctors for holding press conference against harassment
The Cantt General Hospital administration has suspended two of its doctors for holding a press conference against the harassment of Cantonment Board officers. The female doctors, accompanied by male colleagues, had held a press conference on Friday at the Rawalpindi Press Club, alleging that officers of the Cantonment Board harassed lady doctors, nurses and their […]
‘Low-grade’ politics prevails across the country, says PTI leader Mumtaz Bhutto
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Mumtaz Ali Bhutto said on Saturday that the election results projected an avant-garde political scenario in the country. The veteran politician and former Sindh governor further said that the winning candidates were celebrating their victory, whereas the defeated candidates were protesting over rigging claims. He expressed astonishment over PTI’s opponents’ […]
RCB officers accused of harassing doctors, nurses
Rawalpindi Cantonment board (RCB) officers have allegedly harassed lady doctors, nurses and other female staff of the Cantonment General Hospital (CGH), employees of the hospital accused while addressing a press conference at the Rawalpindi Press Club on Friday. Addressing the presser, Dr Noreen Iqbal alleged that the cantonment board administration, headed by Chief Executive Officer […]
FO asks Indian media to focus on internal matters
The Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday decried uproar in the Indian media over Pakistan’s general elections, and urged the neighbouring country to focus on its internal affairs. In a statement issued to the media, the FO spokesperson said that elections were a part of the democratic process in the country, and urged the Indian media […]
PPP stages sit-in in Larkana as DROs fail to announce results in time
LARKANA: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Sindh Chief Nisar Ahmed Khuhro on Thursday announced to stage a sit-in in front of offices of all concerned district returning officers (DROs) for their alleged failure in announcing the election results of constituencies of NA-105 (Lyari), PS-10 (Ratodero) and NA-200 (Larkana), respectively. Reportedly, he gave a curt and […]
MMA candidate stages sit-in against alleged poll rigging by PPP in Larkana
LARKANA: The Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) candidate for NA-200, constituency of Larkana, Rashid Mahmood Soomro on Thursday staged a massive sit-in at Jinnah Bagh roundabout against alleged rigging in election results to favour Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. “Bilawal has been ‘forcibly’ declared successful, and the rigging is as clear as daylight,” he […]
PPP wins three of six NA seats in Muzaffargarh
MUZAFFARGARH: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has secured three out of the total six national assembly seats of Muzaffargarh, a city in the southwestern Punjab province, according to unofficial results. For NA-182, NA-183 and NA-184, PPP candidates Mehar Irshad Ahmed, Raza Rabbani Khar and Nawabzada Iftikhar Ahmed Khan have secured victorious positions, respectively. However, for NA-181 […]