Pakistan Election 2018: Punjab Provincial Assembly Candidates List for General Election 2018
Pakistan Election 2018: Punjab Provincial Assembly Candidates List for General Election 2018

ISLAMABAD: 4,242 are contesting in the populous province of Punjab, according to the final list issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan.

According to the data shared by the election commission, 4,036 are contesting for

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Nawaz Sharif requests court to delay judgment
Nawaz Sharif requests court to delay judgment

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister  Nawaz Sharif has requested the Accountability Court to defer its judgement which it is scheduled to announce on Friday in NAB references.

The  Pakistan Muslim League supremo, according to Geo News, has filed an application in the court

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Pakistan Election 2018: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Assembly Candidates List for General Election 2018
Pakistan Election 2018: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Assembly Candidates List for General Election 2018

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued final list of candidates. 

According to the list, total 1,264 are in the race out of which 1,165 are vying for general seats.

Likewise, 79 women are

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Pakistan Election 2018: Sindh Provincial Assembly Candidates List for General Election 2018
Pakistan Election 2018: Sindh Provincial Assembly Candidates List for General Election 2018

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has  issued final list of candidates from Sindh. 

The list shows a total of 2,382 contestants running for Sindh Assembly seats, with 2,252 of them contesting for general

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'Karachi W11' becomes permanent exhibit at Australia's tram museum
'Karachi W11' becomes permanent exhibit at Australia's tram museum

"Karachi W11" has been preserved and is a permanent exhibit at a  museum in Australian city of Melbourne

It is not one of those W-11 buses that ply the roads in Pakistan's financial  capital.

According to Melbourne Tram Museum, a historically

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Pakistan Election 2018: List of National Assembly candidates for general election 2018
Pakistan Election 2018: List of National Assembly candidates for general election 2018

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued final list of candidates, according to which 3,675 contestants are in the electoral arena for the National Assembly’s seats.

Elections 2018 detailed coverage

1,696

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Nawaz asks court to delay Avenfield verdict until he returns from London
Nawaz asks court to delay Avenfield verdict until he returns from London

LONDON: Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has requested the accountability court to delay the verdict on Avenfield reference case “for a few days only”.

At a press conference held on the steps of Harley Street Clinic, Nawaz Sharif said that he

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NAB decides not to arrest any electoral candidate before polls
NAB decides not to arrest any electoral candidate before polls

ISLAMABAD: In a latest development, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Wednesday announced  that it would not arrest any electoral candidate, facing a corruption inquiry , until July 25, the day of general elections in Pakistan.

According to

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Nawaz Sharif has got political asylum in London, claims Zardari
Nawaz Sharif has got political asylum in London, claims Zardari

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari has claimed that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has got political asylum in London.

In an interview with private TV, Asif Ali Zardari said he wanted to see his son Bilawal Bhutto

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SC orders immediate construction of Bhasha, Mohmand dams
SC orders immediate construction of Bhasha, Mohmand dams

Islamabad: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has ordered immediate construction of two dams—Bhasha and Mohmand—in the country and also formed committee headed by Chairman WAPDA for implementation on the order.

The judgement was issued by Chief Justice Mian Saqib

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Pakistan promotes five PAF Officers to rank of Air Vice Marshal
Pakistan promotes five PAF Officers to rank of Air Vice Marshal

ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan has promoted Air Commodore Muhammad Nadeem Sabir, Air Commodore Muhammad Mughees Afzal, Air Commodore Tanweer Ashraf Bhatti, Air Commodore Chaudhary Ahsan Rafiq and Air Commodore Waqas Ahmad Sulehri to the rank of

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First-ever fee-free university to open in Pakistan next month
First-ever fee-free university to open in Pakistan next month

ISLAMABAD: The world’s first fee-free university will be operational next month in Pakistan with 600 students enrolled for three different master degrees.

Dr Mohammed Amjad Saqib, executive director of a micro-finance firm offering interest-free loans

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Ready to go to jail, says Maryam Nawaz
Ready to go to jail, says Maryam Nawaz

LONDON: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) leader and daughter of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz has categorically stated that she was ready to go to jail, however they never boycott elections 2018.

Talking to media in London, Maryam said PML-N would fight

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General Elections 2018: General Elections 2018: ECP publishes final list of candidates on its website
General Elections 2018: General Elections 2018: ECP publishes final list of candidates on its website

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan has issued final list of candidates contesting general elections 2018 on July 25, excluding Lahore, Rajanpur and Rahim Yar Khan due to court cases.

The ECP issued the final

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Imran outlines plan to address Karachi's water woes
Imran outlines plan to address Karachi's water woes

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday said his party has prepared an outline  of plan to address water woes of Karachi.

The former cricket hero was speaking at a breakfast during his visit to the metropolis as part of his election campaign.

Khan

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Amendment to Khatam-e-Nabuwat clause: IHC orders govt to make Raja Zafarul Haq committee report public
Amendment to Khatam-e-Nabuwat clause: IHC orders govt to make Raja Zafarul Haq committee report public

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday ordered the government  to make  Raja Zafarul Haq committee's report public.

Authored by Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui. the 172-page judgement also contains  key

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Will down MQM-ANP wickets on one ball: Imran
Will down MQM-ANP wickets on one ball: Imran

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday   visited to  different constituencies of port city to mobilise PTI's voters as part of his ongoing election campaign,  saying he will down MQM and ANP wickets 0n one delivery.

Addressing the gatherings

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Shortage of vets spells misery for Karachi zoo animals
Shortage of vets spells misery for Karachi zoo animals

KARACHI: A white African lioness stares blankly at the spectators crowded outside her small, steel-barred cage, her extraordinary coat dotted with numerous spots, the result of a fungal skin disease that has marred her once pristine fur.

The ailment is curable --

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Pakistani girl Zainabbody repatriated from India
Pakistani girl Zainab’s body repatriated from India

ISLAMABAD: The dead body of seven-year-old Pakistani girl who died at Indian hospital after undergoing heart surgery has been repatriated from India.

Foreign Office Spokesman Dr Muhammad Faisal confirmed Tuesday said the body of Zainab, the Pakistani patient who was

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JCS committee reiterates commitment of armed forces to root out terrorism

RAWALPINDI: The meeting of Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) committee, chaired by the Chairman General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, held at Joint Staff Headquarters, Rawalpindi.

Chiefs of three services, senior officers from Ministry of Defence, Ministry

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PTI launches digital policy as part election manifesto
PTI launches digital policy as part election manifesto

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday formally launched its first major digital policy aimed at transforming Pakistan into a knowledge economy, making Information Technology (IT) the top contributor to country’s exports and job creation.

Announcing

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Jeep is turning into electoral symbol of 'aliens': Maryam

LONDON: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Mayram Nawaz commented on Tuesday that workers of the party were forced to change their loyalties.

In conversation with Geo News, the PML-N leader stated: “Mian Sahab [PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif] has said t

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All institutions should work within constitutional framework: Bilawal
All institutions should work within constitutional framework: Bilawal

HYDERABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that PPP was contesting elections on the basis of ideology and the peoples’ welfare policies instead of winning or losing the general elections.

Bilawal said he came in the

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COAS Gen. Bajwa, Alice Wells discuss regional security
COAS Gen. Bajwa, Alice Wells discuss regional security

Rawalpindi: Ambassador Alice G. Wells, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, US called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at GHQ.

According to Inter Services Public Relations, during the meeting, views were exchanged on issues of mutual

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Former KPT chief Jawed Hanif arrested by NAB
Former KPT chief Jawed Hanif arrested by NAB

Former chairman of Karachi Port Trust (KPT) Jawed Hanif has been taken into custody by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday as part of investigation underway, reported Geo.TV.

As per reports citing the bureau, the former KPT chief received accusations of misuse

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Verdict in Avenfield reference against Sharif family on July 06
Verdict in Avenfield reference against Sharif family on July 06

Islamabad: The Accountability Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict in the Avenfield properties reference against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Captain (retd) Sardar.

The court would announce the judgement

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Pakistan promotes three Air Officers as Air Marshal
Pakistan promotes three Air Officers as Air Marshal

ISLAMABAD: The Government of Pakistan has promoted Air Vice Marshal Syed Noman Ali, Air Vice Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar, and Air Vice Marshal Javad Saeed to the rank of Air Marshal.

Air Marshal Syed Noman Ali, was commissioned in GD (P) branch of Pakistan Air Force

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PSP's Dr Sagheer urges supporters to vote for MQM's 'kite' instead of 'dolphin'

KARACHI: Leader of Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) Dr Sagheer Ahmed landed in a scrape after confusing his party’s electoral symbol while addressing his supporters in Karachi on Monday.

The PSP member, who had wrapped up his affiliation with

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Bhutto scion 'didn't choose this life' but campaigns to be Pakistan PM
Bhutto scion 'didn't choose this life' but campaigns to be Pakistan PM

THATTA: His mother was assassinated on the campaign trail and his grandfather was executed by a military dictator, but that has not prevented Bilawal Bhutto Zardari from seeking the job they both held: prime minister of Pakistan.

Oxford-educated

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Six killed as rain lashes Lahore
Six killed as rain lashes Lahore

At least six people have been killed and many others injured  as heavy rain lashed the provincial capital on Tuesday.

Two laborers were killed when they fell off the roof of a shoe factory while four other people lost  their lives in rain related incidents including   electrocution.

Rai

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