HYDERABAD: 577 candidates contested for 42 national and provincial assemblies’ seats in nine districts of Hyderabad amid stringent security measures across the province on Wednesday. There were 4.74 million registered voters, including 2.59m male and 2.14m female. Eight district returning officers (DROs), 42 returning officers (ROs) and 84 assistant returning officers performed their duties to […]
Bilawal condemns attack on PPP’s camp in Larkana; four injured
LARKANA: The general elections for two national and four provincial assembly seats of Larkana district were held peacefully except an incident of cracker blast, which occurred near PPP’s camp near a polling station established in Shah Muhammad Government Primary School in Surraya Padhar area of Larkana, injuring four activists of different political parties. Reportedly, the […]
Polling officer dies of cardiac arrest in Layyah
LAYYAH: A polling officer died due to cardiac arrest on Wednesday while performing his duty in Layyah district of Punjab. Reportedly, Tahir Raza, who was deployed in a polling station established in Government Middle School Shahnawaz, suffered a heart attack. Consequently, he was rushed to a local hospital where doctors declared him dead. The polling […]
Voter dies due to heart attack in Rahim Yar Khan
RAHIM YAR KHAN: A voter died due to heart attack on Wednesday while waiting inside a polling station to cast his vote for NA-77 in Rahim Yar Khan. Reportedly, Arshad, a resident of Zahir Pir area, suffered a cardiac arrest. The deceased’s body was shifted to a local hospital where doctors performed autopsy and handed […]
Voter dies due to heat stroke in Vehari
VEHARI: A man died due to heatstroke amid severely hot weather when he was waiting in a queue outside a polling station to cast his vote on Wednesday. Reportedly, he fell unconscious in a queue outside Girls Higher Secondary School in Chak No. 257/E.B of Vehari district. Meanwhile, he was rushed to a local hospital […]
Nawaz Sharif striving for survival of Pakistan, says PML-N’s leader
HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) district president Hanif Siddiqui on Tuesday termed the ousted premier Nawaz Sharif’s political struggle as ‘a war of survival of Pakistan.’ Reportedly, Siddiqui addressed a corner meeting to express PML-N’s support for an independent candidate for NA-227 Haji Farid Qureshi, the younger brother of a notable social activist […]
PML-N opponents will bite the dust: Shehbaz Sharif
DERA GHAZI KHAN: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz(PML-N) will emerge victorious on July 25 (tomorrow) and all of its opponents will bite the dust, said party President Shehbaz Sharif while addressing a political gathering in NA-191, Dera Ghazi Khan, on Monday. On the last day of his political campaign, the PML-N president told the rally that […]
PPP will defeat all ‘puppet alliances’: Bilawal
LARKANA: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto ended his election campaign on Monday night by offering fateha (prayers) at the Bhutto Mausoleum in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh. On Monday, PPP chief visited Shahdadkot, Garhi Khairi, Jacobabad, Shikarpur and Garhi Yasin. During his visit to these areas, Bilawal reiterated his party’s commitment to the democracy. “During […]
Anti-PPP forces all set to challenge PPP in its stronghold
LARKANA: Political dynamics in Larkana have emerged in a complex form as Larkana Awami Ittehad (LAI) converges all anti-Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) forces on a single platform including Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) and Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA). Reportedly, LAI, MMA, GDA and other small political forces of Larkana on Sunday staged a joint-massive power show where […]
5 fall unconscious after inhaling poisonous gas
GUJRANWALA: Five members of same family fell unconscious on Monday after inhaling a poisonous gas leaked from a nearby wheat store in Ghakhar city of Gujranwala district. Reportedly, 26-year-old Hina, 23-year-old Sidra, 25-year-old Adil, 26-year-old Anam and one-and-a-half-year old Arish fell unconscious when the gas spread in their house. Consequently, they were rushed to DHQ […]