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TTP appoints new leader after deadly drone strike
TTP appoints new leader after deadly drone strike

Tehreek-e-Taliban Taliban (TTP) announced it had appointed a new leader on Saturday after the militant group confirmed for the first time its former chief Maulana Fazlullah was killed in a US drone strike last week.

Fazlullah is believed to have ordered the failed 2012...

Petition challenging Maryam Nawaz&s entry for PP-173 suspended
Petition challenging Maryam Nawaz’s entry for PP-173 suspended

A petition challenging Maryam Nawaz’s candidature for Punjab Assembly constituency PP-17 was dismissed by an appellate tribunal in Lahore on Saturday.

The former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s daughter, Maryam Nawaz had her nomination papers for PP-173 c...

PML-N decides not to field candidates against Chaudhry Nisar
PML-N decides not to field candidates against Chaudhry Nisar

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has decided not to field its candidates opposite disgruntled senior party leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan.

According to a source privy to the development, PML-N wants to keep its door open for Chaudhry Nisar at...

Pakistan rejects Indian claim of preventing envoy from Sikh site visit
Pakistan rejects Indian claim of preventing envoy from Sikh site visit

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has dismissed a claim by India that its High Commissioner in Islamabad was denied access to a Sikh religious site.

“Sikh pilgrims were protesting against maltreatment in India and release of controversial movies,” according to For...

Ali Zafar files defamation suit against Meesha Shafi for 'false' allegations
Ali Zafar files defamation suit against Meesha Shafi for 'false' allegations

Pakistani singer Ali Zafar has taken Meesha Shafi to court for the allegations of sexual harassment she placed against him, terming them ‘baseless.’

The singer turned actor filed a case against Shafi under the Defamation Ordinance 2002 in Lahore...

PML-N unveils election candidates
PML-N unveils election candidates

LAHORE: The PML-N‘s Parliamentary Board announced Saturday that Maryam Nawaz Sharif would contest election from National Assembly constituency NA-127 and Punjab Assembly's constituency PP-173.

According to the list released by the former ruling party, Hamza Shehbaz Sharif will be...

Lahore cannot remain silent on PTI's unfair ticket distribution: Waleed Iqbal
Lahore cannot remain silent on PTI's unfair ticket distribution: Waleed Iqbal

LAHORE: PTI leader Waleed Iqbal express his dismay at his party’s choice of candidates seeking to contest from Lahore in the upcoming general elections.

“Lahore cannot remain silent on the unfair distribution of tickets in the city,” Iqbal tol...

Tahirul Qadri announces boycott of general elections 2018
Tahirul Qadri announces boycott of general elections 2018

LAHORE: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chairperson Tahir-ul-Qadri on Saturday announced that his party will not be contesting  the upcoming general elections of 2018.

The announcement came with directives for party workers to withdraw from candidacy in the upcoming...

Woman beats up traffic warden in Lahore after he asks for her number
Woman beats up traffic warden in Lahore after he asks for her number

LAHORE: A traffic official was beaten up by a woman after he asked her for her number in the Shahdara area of Lahore.

As per Geo News reports, the woman asserted that the traffic warden misbehaved with and also abused her. The footage surfacing shows...

Two Pakistan Army soldiers martyred in Waziristan raid that killed six terrorists
Two Pakistan Army soldiers martyred in Waziristan raid that killed six terrorists

RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Army has killed six terrorists during an operation in South Waziristan, the ISPR said on Saturday.

According to the army, security forces conducted successful Intelligence Based Operation (IBO) in village Spina Mela...

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