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Kalabagh dam will be built at any cost, remarks CJP Saqib Nisar
Kalabagh dam will be built at any cost, remarks CJP Saqib Nisar

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Saqib Nisar on Wednesday remarked that “the Supreme Court will be ahead of everyone in the construction of dams as they are necessary for survival of the country.”

The Chief Justice said that Kalabagh Dam will be...

PM phones Turkish President, congratulates on victory in elections
PM phones Turkish President, congratulates on victory in elections

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nasir-ul-Mulk on Wednesday called President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan to congratulate him on his victory in the Presidential and parliamentary elections held in Turkey on June 24.

The Prime Minister noted that it was a...

Imran Khan lands in Lahore on a two-day visit
Imran Khan lands in Lahore on a two-day visit

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairperson Imran Khan arrived in Lahore on Wednesday  to pay a two-day visit.

During his visit there, Imran will be meeting disgruntled leaders Hamid Khan and Waleed Iqbal, sources mentioned.

In addition to chairing a  meeting of the ticket...

Election tribunal disqualifies ex-PM Abbasi for concealing facts
Election tribunal disqualifies ex-PM Abbasi for concealing facts

RAWALPINDI: An appellate election tribunal has disqualified former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on charges of "concealment of facts and withholding information from his voters" in his nomination forms submitted for NA-57 Murree.

The tribunal, in its...

Pakistan Election 2018: Maryam Nawaz Lahore constituency changed again
Pakistan Election 2018: Maryam Nawaz Lahore constituency changed again
Pakistan Election 2018: Maryam Nawaz Lahore constituency changed again

LAHORE: Maryam Nawaz, daughter of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, has been awarded the party’s ticket to contest from NA-127.

She was previously asked to contest from NA-125. 

According to a source privy to the development, Pervaiz Malik is likely...

Fate of Daniyal Aziz hangs in balance as SC to rule on contempt case
Fate of Daniyal Aziz hangs in balance as SC to rule on contempt case

ISLAMABAD: The political future of outspoken PML-N leader Daniyal Aziz hangs in balance as Supreme Court is due to announce its verdict in a contempt of court case against the former federal privatisation minister.

A three-judge bench of the apex court...

Nisar Khuhro&s nomination papers rejected for concealing assets, wife
Nisar Khuhro’s nomination papers rejected for concealing assets, wife

KARACHI: Election Tribunal has rejected nomination papers of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Sindh President Nisar Khuhro for concealing 166 acres of land, and not declaring a wife and daughter.

The nomination papers of Khuhro were rejected from PS-11...

Supreme Court bars NAB from taking action against Bahria Town
Supreme Court bars NAB from taking action against Bahria Town

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has refrained National Accountability Bureau (NAB) from taking any action against Bahria Town until it rules on a review petition.

The order came after Bahria Town chairman Malik Riaz appeared before a three-member apex court...

Mandated assistance to ECP will be provided for general elections, top military brass decides

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday chaired 211th Corps Commanders’ Conference at GHQ.

The forum reviewed geo-strategic environment and recent security and other related developments in the...

Two-storey-building collapses in DG Khan

Two people were rushed to hospital after a two-storry building collapsed in Dera Ghazi Khan district in south Punjab, according to Geo News.

TV footage  showed  the under construction structure collapsing in   Loha Bazaar area of the city.

According to Geo TV correspondent, an...

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