ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said on Tuesday that the party’s long march would continue and that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi would remain in his post. Earlier today the party’s KP information secretary Shaukat Yusufzai urged him to call off the march over fears the federal government could use…

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ISLAMABAD: A new polio case was reported in Bannu district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday, taking the country’s total number of cases this year to five, the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) said. The latest case comes as Pakistan completed a week-long anti-polio campaign in 112 selected districts, during which more than 28.2 million children…

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Sukkur : The leaders of the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) Sukkur have announced that doctors across the country will observe a nationwide Unity Day on September 30 in protest against the tax policy affecting doctors and the alleged pressure exerted by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). They said that doctors in Sukkur, Sindh and…

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KARACHI: Gold prices in Pakistan fell on Tuesday, with the price of one tola declining Rs800 to Rs437,336, according to the All Pakistan Gems and Jewellers Sarafa Association. The price of 10 grammes of gold decreased by Rs686 to Rs374,945. On Monday, gold prices had fallen sharply, with the price of one tola dropping Rs12,800…

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LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder and former prime minister Imran Khan’s sister Aleema Khan has been provided daily-use items in jail, the Lahore High Court was told on Monday. Assistant Advocate General Punjab Farrukh Khan Lodhi, appearing on behalf of the provincial government, told the court that Aleema had been provided a bedsheet, blanket, shoes, six…

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KAKAMIGAHARA: Pakistan qualified for the semi-finals of the men’s hockey event at the 20th Asian Games on Monday after defeating Oman 7-2 in their final Pool B match in Japan. Pakistan dominated the contest at Kawasaki Juko Stadium to finish their pool campaign with four wins from five matches, having suffered their only defeat against…

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KARACHI: Gold prices fell sharply in Pakistan on Monday, with the price of one tola dropping Rs12,800, in line with a steep decline in international prices. According to the All Pakistan Gems and Jewellers Sarafa Association, the price of one tola of gold fell to Rs438,136 from Rs450,936 a day earlier. The price of 10…

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ISLAMABAD: The National Highways & Motorway Police (NH&MP) on Monday said the M-1 Motorway between Islamabad and Peshawar has been reopened to all types of traffic in both directions. M-1, sections of M-14 (Islamabad-Dera Ismail Khan Motorway) and the GT Road (N-5) were closed to traffic last week for an indefinite period amid government pushback…

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BAHAWALPUR: PML-N candidate Malik Munir Iqbal Channar was leading independent candidate Wali Dad Cheema in the NA-168 (Bahawalpur-V) by-election at most of the 292 polling stations until late Sunday, according to unofficial results. Mr Channar had secured 62,713 votes against Mr Cheema’s 31,293, suggesting that the ruling party was set to retain the National Assembly…

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RAWALPINDI: Islamabad and Rawalpindi received a fresh spell of rain on Monday, with civic departments in Rawalpindi placed on high alert on the commissioner’s orders. The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) recorded 33mm of rain at Saidpur village on Monday morning. Golra, near E-11, received 25mm of rain, while Pirwadhai and Gawalmandi recorded 28mm and 27mm,…

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