ISLAMABAD: In order to organize a byelection to fill the vacant seat of NA-171 Rahim Yar Khan-III, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) designated District Returning Officers (DRO), Returning Officers (RO), and Assistant Returning Officers (ARO) on Thursday. A notice states that Waqas Zafar, Assistant Commissioner, is designated as ARO,Read More →

ISLAMABAD: The timetable for the Local Government (LG) elections in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) was released by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday. According to a notification, the Returning Officers (ROs) will release a public notice seeking nomination papers on August 15. Candidates may submit their nominationRead More →

RAWALPINDI  – Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, the leader of the All Pakistan Muslim League (APML), requested permission on Thursday to organize a public demonstration in Lal Haveli, Rawalpindi, but the deputy commissioner of Rawalpindi denied his request. It should be mentioned that on August 13, a former federal minister asked theRead More →

ISLAMABAD (APP) – By planting a sapling here on Wednesday, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif officially began the nationwide monsoon tree planting campaign. Speaking at the event, the prime minister announced that, in order to protect the nation from the damaging effects of climate change that will severely affect itRead More →

LAHORE – The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) stated Tuesday that it will stage a sit-in outside the Chief Minister’s House in Lahore on August 11. Previously, the Jamaat had a sit-in in Rawalpindi for twelve days and in Karachi for four days. According to Jamaat spokesperson Qaiser Sharif, JI emir Hafiz NaeemurRead More →

Lebanon’s BEIRUT (AFP) – Hassan Nasrallah, the head of Hezbollah, issued a warning on Thursday, stating that the organization would undoubtedly react to Israel’s murder of its supreme military commander and that both his and the Hamas leader’s deaths “crossed” red lines. “Those who support the enemy and the enemyRead More →