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Nawaz reviews PML-N’s reserved seats for women in AJK Assembly
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif on Sunday chaired an important meeting in Murree to review the issue of reserved seats for women in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly. Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah Khan, Senator Anusha Rehman, PML-N AJK…
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Sindh to launch facial recognition attendance to eliminate ghost employees
The Sindh government is set to introduce facial recognition-based digital attendance for school teachers and non-teaching staff in six districts from August 17 as part of its campaign against ghost employees. The system will be implemented from August 17 in Karachi East, Hyderabad, Umerkot, Naushahro Feroze, Jacobabad and Ghotki. Attendance of both teaching and non-teaching…
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AJK Election Commission announces schedule for election to reserved seats
The Election Commission of Azad Jammu and Kashmir has issued the schedule for elections to the reserved seats in the Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly. According to the schedule, candidates will submit their nomination papers on August 20. The scrutiny of nomination papers will also be conducted on August 20 at 2pm. The Election Commission said…
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Five killed as speeding car crashes into tree on Lahore’s Canal Road
Five people, including two pedestrians, were killed and a child was injured after a speeding car lost control and crashed into a tree on Lahore’s Canal Road early Saturday morning. The accident occurred around 6 am in the Harbanspura area, according to police. An eyewitness said the car was being driven at a high speed…
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MQM-P to initiate ‘grand national dialogue’ on creation of new provinces
ohsin Naqvi and the chief of the military’s media wing on the need for additional administrative units. “We did not start this discussion,” he said, referring to the statements made by Naqvi and Director General Inter-Services Public Relations Lt-Gen Ahmed Sharif. According to Kamal, the MQM-P had repeatedly raised the issue but its proposals had…
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Nawaz questions PPP over complaints during AJK elections
MURREE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday expressed disappointment over complaints raised by the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) during the Azad Jammu and Kashmir elections, saying he did not expect the party’s regional government to provide grounds for such grievances. Addressing a meeting of the PML-N Azad Jammu and…
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Rehabilitated brown bear Rano to be released into natural habitat in G-B
ISLAMABAD: Rano, a Himalayan brown bear relocated to Islamabad from Karachi, will be released into her natural habitat in Gilgit-Baltistan after completing nine months of rehabilitation at the Margalla Wildlife Rescue Centre. The bear, which was transferred to Islamabad from Karachi on the directions of the Sindh High Court, will be shifted to Gilgit-Baltistan in…
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‘Koyal’ emerges victorious in Karachi donkey cart race
‘Koyal’ emerged victorious among more than 50 contestants in the “Commissioner Karachi Donkey Cart Race”, held to mark the 79th Independence Day. Donkey cart race enthusiasts began the race from Aga Khan Tower, passed through Native Jetty Bridge, MT Khan Road and Club Road, and culminated at the Commissioner Karachi Office. Prizes were distributed among…
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Met Office forecasts rain, thunderstorms from August 16 to 21
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast rain accompanied by strong winds and thunderstorms across several parts of Pakistan from August 16 to 21, with isolated heavy rainfall expected in parts of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and upper Punjab. According to the weather outlook, rain is expected in AJK from August 16 to 21,…
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JI stages protests in Peshawar, Lahore against govt’s petroleum levy
Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has launched protests in Peshawar and Lahore against the petroleum levy and rising prices of petroleum products. In Peshawar, the party’s protest sit-in against the petroleum levy is scheduled to begin this evening, while party workers have continued their demonstrations against the increase in fuel prices. Jamaat-e-Islami Central Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Emir Abdul Wase…
