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Jan 04, 2024

Elections 2024: PML-N, PML-Q likely to strike seat adjustment deal

On Wednesday, the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) announced the names of its candidates for national and provincial assemblies from Balochistan.

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Jan 04, 2024

Faizabad dharna case: Faiz Hameed denies conspiracy against the govt

Chaired by Akhtar Ali Shah, the Dharna Commission is actively conducting proceedings in Islamabad, with former IG Tahir Alam and Khushhal Khan also present as part of the commission.

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Jan 04, 2024

Election symbol case: adamant to ‘bat’, PTI moves Supreme Court

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gauhar has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the recent decision of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) concerning election symbol “bat”.

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Jan 04, 2024

IHC restores 10-year disqualification for convicts charged under accountability laws

An accountability court had sentenced Jamali to a 14-year imprisonment with a fine of Rs6 million over corruption charges. He was released from prison after completing his jail term in October 2013.

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Jan 04, 2024

Over 300,000 cases pending in KP courts

The backlog in district courts in January 2018 stood at 204,456 cases, escalating to a daunting 280,039 by November 2023. Over the same period, the district courts witnessed the filing of 2,981,957 cases, while 2,910,709 cases were disposed of.

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Jan 04, 2024

Surge in bogus calls overwhelms Punjab Police helpline

Furthermore, information about the responding police teams, including the identities of team members and the location of their vehicles, will be made available to the control room. Citizens will also have the opportunity to provide feedback on the response and conduct of police officials attending to emergency calls.

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Jan 04, 2024

AJK extends winter vacations till Jan 15

Bhimbar DC said no negligence related to the health of students will be tolerated.

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Jan 04, 2024

Covid-19 tests of int’l passengers to be conducted

According to the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), the decision has been taken as a precautionary measure to save people from the possible outbreak of the new Covid variant.

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Jan 04, 2024

Sheikh Rasheed’s nominations from NA-56, NA-57 approved

ROs rejecting the nomination papers had said that Sheikh Rasheed failed to provide complete details of his assets. “The value of his declared assets did not match his investments,” one RO said, adding “He did not declare his income from year 2021 to 2023 in assets papers”.

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Jan 04, 2024

Notices issued on 171 appeals related to nomination papers

The matters under consideration include appeals from prominent political figures such as Asad Qaiser, Sher Afzal Marwat, Taimur Saleem Jhagra, Arbab Sher Ali, Atif Khan, and Shandana Gulzar.