ECP postpones Punjab elections due to security concerns

ISLAMABAD, Mar 22 (APP): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has postponed the upcoming elections in Punjab, which were scheduled for April 30, due to security concerns. The ECP has issued a notification explaining the reasons for the postponement and has set a new date […]

UK lawmakers overwhelmingly back key element of N.Irish trade pact

London, March 22 (AFP/APP): UK lawmakers endorsed Wednesday a crucial part of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s post-Brexit deal with the EU to overhaul Northern Irish trade rules, despite a rebellion by ex-leader Boris Johnson and other Conservative eurosceptics. The vote on the so-called “Stormont brake” […]

Ramazan moon sighted as holy month to start from tomorrow

PESHAWAR, Mar 22 (APP): The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman Maulana Syed Muhammad Abdul Khabir Azad on Wednesday night announced that the crescent of the holy month of Ramazan 1444 AH had been sighted. Addressing a press conference here, he, on the basis of some solid […]

SBP announces banking hours for Ramazan-ul-Mubarak

KARACHI, Mar 22 (APP): The State Bank of Pakistan, on Wednesday, announced office business hours during Ramazan-ul-Mubarak The Central Bank, in a statement issued here, announced that in wake of the ensuing holy month of Ramazan-ul-Mubarak 1444 AH, the State Bank of Pakistan as well […]

Yadav fails again as Australia stun India to win ODI series

Chennai, India, March 22 (AFP/APP): Australian spinners Adam Zampa and Ashton Agar turned the match to hand India their first one-day international series defeat at home since 2019 in a thrilling third and final match in Chennai on Wednesday. Left-arm spinner Agar removed in-form Virat […]

France’s Macron defiant on pension reform despite uproar

Paris, March 22 (AFP/APP): French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday defiantly vowed to push through a controversial pension’s reform, saying he was prepared to accept unpopularity in the face of sometimes violent protests. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, acting on the president’s instructions, last Thursday invoked […]

AJK observes World Water Day with a renewed resolve:

MIRPUR (AJK): Mar 22 (APP): World water day was observed across Azad Jammu Kashmir on Wednesday with a renewed pledge to perform the individual and collective role to save water, besides encouraging sincere efforts at the national level for the establishment of more water reservoirs. […]

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