PTI wins four out of six seats in GB council elections

Gilgit-Baltistan November 12 (Online): The ruling party has won four out of six seats in Gilgit-Baltistan Council elections. According to unofficial results, successful candidates of PTI include Syed Shabi ul Hasnain, Hashmat ullah, Abdul Rehman and Ahmad Ali. The other two successful candidates include PPP’s […]

Essex cricket chairman quits over racism allegations

London, Nov 12 (AFP/APP):The chairman of English County Cricket Club Essex has resigned following a historical allegation of racist language. John Faragher, who stepped down on Thursday, denies the allegations against him, which relate to a board meeting in 2017, but the club are looking […]

UN urges ‘all parties’ to respect Libya elections

Paris, Nov 12 (AFP/APP):UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday urged all Libyan political parties to take part in presidential and legislative elections, saying they were “an essential next step on the road to peace and stability.” “I call on all Libyan parties to participate […]

WHO chief says Tigray ‘blockade’ killing people

Geneva, Nov 12 (AFP/APP):Ethiopia’s conflict-torn Tigray region is under “effective blockade”, the World Health Organization chief said Friday, warning that people were starving to death and dying from lack of access to medicines. “People are dying because of lack of supplies,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, himself […]

Dry weather prevailed in Balochistan

QUETTA, Nov 12 (APP):The Met Office has forecast dry weather in most parts of the province during the next 24 hours. According to the Met Office, the minimum temperature in Quetta was recorded at 1.0 degrees centigrade and -03.0 degrees centigrade in Kalat on Friday. […]

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