Demos planned in Georgia after opposition leader arrested

Tbilisi, Feb 23    –  Opposition parties called for major demonstrations in Georgia Tuesday after a leading political figure was arrested in an early morning raid on his party headquarters, deepening a spiralling political crisis following disputed parliamentary elections last year.  Hundreds of riot police used tear gas […]

7,000 flee western Ethiopia fighting: UN

Geneva   –  Around 7,000 people have fled rapidly-escalating communal violence in western Ethiopia, seeking safety in neighbouring Sudan, the United Nations said Tuesday. The region has long been plagued by competition over land and resources, and the UN said many people arriving in Sudan are […]

AC extends judicial remand of Shehbaz, Hamza till March 4

Accountability court on Wednesday has extended the judicial remand of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president and opposition leader in National Assembly (NA) Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza Shahbaz till March 4 in money laundering case. During the hearing, the accountability judge expressed resentment over disturbing order […]

PM discusses matters of mutual interest with Sri Lankan President

 Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Wednesday held one on one meeting with Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at Presidential Secretariat in Colombo. During the meeting, matters of mutual interest were discussed. Earlier, Prime Minister Imran Khan said Pakistan and Sri Lanka share common problems including terrorism […]

Ijaz Shah for sensitising youth about harmful effects of drugs

ISLAMABAD – Minister for Narcotics Control Brig (Retd) Ijaz Ahmad Shah on Tuesday directed the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) to provide professional training facilities to those drug addicts who were being rehabilitated under a plan. During his visit to Model Addicts Treatment & Rehabilitation Centre (MATRC) in […]

Dr Sania Nishtar inaugurates control room to oversee Ehsaas stipends

ISLAMABAD – Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation,  Dr. Sania Nishtar on Tuesday inaugurated the newly established monitoring center of  Waseela-e-Taleem Digital housed in Ehsaas offices.  The digitally equipped control room has been set up to oversee large operations education Conditional Cash […]

ECP asks PTI to submit reply on vote tampering in NA-75 today

ISLAMABAD – The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday directed Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) to submit its reply in the alleged votr tampering of NA-75 by-elections on Wednesday (today). However, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) demanded the ECP to hold election on all the polling […]

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