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KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has prohibited the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) from conducting by-polls on National Assembly seats in Karachi, according to reports on Tuesday. The verdict was issued in response to a petition filed by nine former Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) MPs from Karachi. The petitioners argued that after the LHC verdict, the speaker had no authority...

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is expected to announce the schedule for general elections in Punjab today, according to The News. President Arif Alvi has already designated April 30 as the election day in Pakistan's most populous province. The News reported that the tribunal has decided to appoint judicial officers as district returning officers (DROs) and returning officers...

LAHORE: Punjab Ombudsman retired Maj. Azam Suleman Khan has issued directions to the Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control (ET&NC) department and the National Radio and Telecommunication Corporation (NRTC) to develop a viable system for the swift distribution of car number plates at the district level. Khan observed the incumbent process of issuing plates is inadequate, and therefore, an organised mechanism...

LAHORE: When Muhammad Nadeem left home in Gujrat, he asked his mother to pray for his safe passage to Europe then slipped away before she could object. Ali Hasnain showed off the new clothes he would wear as he prepared for the long journey west to a better life. Both men departed from Punjab and although they did not know each...

DAMASCUS: An Israeli airstrike hit the Aleppo airport early Tuesday and put it out of service, Syrian state media reported. Citing a military source, the state news agency SANA said Israel “carried out an air attack from the direction of the Mediterranean Sea, west of Latakia, targeting Aleppo International Airport.” SANA said the strike “caused material damage” to the airport. It was...

SYDNEY: Stand-in captain Steve Smith is looking forward to a new "game of chess" against India as Australia aim to square the series on another spin minefield when the final Test begins in Ahmedabad on Thursday. India were chastened by a rare home defeat in the third Test last week and are looking to bounce back to take the series...

MUZAFFARGARH: In line with the Punjab chief minister and chief secretary's directives to implement 26 initiatives for good governance and visible change, the Deputy Commissioner of Muzaffargarh, Agha Zaheer Abbas Sherazi, has initiated a large-scale spring tree plantation drive in the district. During the launch event, Sherazi planted a tree in the Punjab Forest Department's vast area in Mouza Rakh...

BEIJING: China's foreign minister blamed the US for rising tensions between Washington and Beijing and said if the US does not change its path there will be "conflict and confrontation". The US has been engaging in suppression and containment of China rather than fair or rule-based competition, Foreign Minister Qin Gang told reporters at a news conference in Beijing on...

DOHA: Worn down by growing debt and a barrage of crises, leaders of the world's poorest countries have stepped up calls for the rules governing handouts of billions of dollars to be rewritten. Western nations gave out more than $185 billion in grants and cheap loans in 2021, according to the OECD. Official development assistance is one of the pillars...

QUETTA: Friends of China Forum (FoCF) made a free veterinary medical camp for three days during the famous and traditional Sibi Cattle Show 2023, also known as Sibi Mela. Where expert veterinary doctors provided free treatment, consultancy and awareness to the local cattle farm owners and breeders, for the prevention of different diseases many vaccinations were also done. And animals with...

Apparently, the easiest way to sound pious these days is to replace in one's everyday conversation ‘Thank you’ by ‘JazakAllah’. In that sense, ‘Inshallah’ has lost much of its charm since everybody has started repeating it all the time. On this count at least, ‘Jazkallah’ very much retains its utility and is likely to hold its own in the...