Pakistan

KARACHI: The Shawwal crescent, 1439 Hijri, has not been sighted and Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated in Pakistan on Saturday, June 16, 2018, announced Ruet-e-Hilal committee here Thursday.

The announcement was made by Chairman Ruet-e-Hilal committee Mufti

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan has decided to deploy Army personnel both inside and outside polling stations to ensure security during general elections.

The decision was taken during a meeting chaired by Chief Election Commissioner Sardar

ISLAMABAD: An 86-point code of conduct has been issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday for the upcoming general elections 2018.

Issued with two parts, the code of conduct is concerning political parties, electoral candidates, election and

ISLAMABAD: PTI chairman Imran Khan has felicitated AML head and political ally Sheikh Rashid Ahmed for being declared eligible to stand in the upcoming general election.

According to sources, Rashid called on Imran at his Bani Gala residence after his return from

ISLAMABAD: Ex-president General (R) Pervez Musharraf had his computerized national identity card (CNIC) unblocked on Thursday, as per reports by Geo News.

The report citing the Interior Ministry read: “Musharraf’s CNIC was unblocked in adherence to the Supreme Court's order.”

The

KARACHI: Former SSP Malir Rao Anwar claims that he will be confirmed innocent in the Naqeebullah Mehsud murder case.

The former SSP along with 11 of his deputies was indicted with murder of shopkeeper and intending model Naqeebullah along with three

NAWABSHAH/LAHORE: The nomination papers of PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari seeking to contest election from his home constituency  Nawazbshah has been challenged. 

A petitioner, objecting to Zardari's candidature, said that the former president had purchased 1,500 acres of

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday reversed the permission which it had granted to former president Pervez Musharraf to contest the upcoming general election after his lawyer told a five-judge bench that his client couldn't attend the hearing today, Geo News reported.

The

LAHORE: A Pakistani law student has emerged as a women´s rights crusader after she was stabbed 23 times in a busy street only to see her alleged attacker walk free, igniting outrage across the country.

Khadija Siddiqui, 23, survived the frenzied attack

KARACHI:  The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee (CRHC) will meet today to the sight the crescent for the month of Shawwal, which  marks the end of fasting month of Ramazan. 

 The Pakistan Meteorological Department said it is unlikely that the Shawal moon

KARACHI: All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) chief and former president Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf's return to Pakistan unlikely in 24 hours, Geo News, citing a new statement of party official, reported early on Thursday.

According to Geo News,

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan on Wednesday was elected to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for a three-year term by a strong majority of 175 votes.

Pakistan secured 175 out of a total of 186 votes to be elected to the United Nations Economic and Social

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan’s close aide Syed Zulfiqar Abbas Bukhari alias Zulfi Bukhari was allowed to proceed abroad despite being on the Exit Control List (ECL).

Zulfi Bukhari accompanied Imran Khan and his

LAHORE: Former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf has decided not to appear before Supreme Court on Thursday after the apex court directed him to appear before it till 2:00 PM on June 14.

Geo News citing sources reported that former president has decided not to

KARACHI: Singer-turned-politician Jawad Ahmed took a dig at Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday after Sayed Zulfi Bukhari was allowed to travel with Imran Khan to Saudi Arabia despite his name featuring on an exit control list (ECL).

British national and

ISLAMABAD: Complying with the Supreme Court orders, the cellular companies have announced to provide relief to their consumers by not  charging tax on pre-paid mobile cards and easyload, Geo News reported citing the sources.

The FBR sources said consumers

PESHAWAR: Election officials have accepted the nomination papers of Noor Jahan, a cousin of Boolywood icon Shahrukh Khan, to contest elections on general seat from Peshawar due for July 25 this year.

The scrutiny of nomination papers will continue till June 19.  June 11 was the

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Justice (R) Nasir-ul-Mulk on Wednesday chaired a meeting of the caretaker federal cabinet at his office and approved posting and transfer of top provincial officials.

According to a statement issued by the PM office, in order to

Islamabad: Muslim Milli League (MML) was denied permission to register as a political party just weeks before national polls, officials said.

The MML was launched last August to contest the July 25 elections, which will be only the second democratic transfer of power in Pakistan´s

BANNU: A 97-year-old female politician, who wanted to challenge PTI chairman Imran Khan and former chief minister Akram Khan Durrani in the coming general elections, dropped out of the race.

Hazrat Bibi hailing from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district submitted her n

The Islamabad International Airport will become first facility in Pakistan to host Airbus A380 aircraft, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said on its Twitter account on Wednesday.

In the twitter post, the CAA also announced

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Wednesday forwarded its report to Prime Minister Office about Syed Zulfi Bukhari’s visit to Saudi Arabia despite his name being on the Exit Control List (ECL).

Geo quoted the ministry saying that it had placed Bukhari, a

LAHORE: A group of women workers of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) gathered outside the Central Secretariat of the party in the provincial capital to record their protest for not being awarded ticket to contest the upcoming general election.

They were

LAHORE: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday asked former president Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf to appear before it till Thursday  afternoon.

The orders came as an SC bench headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar resumed hearing of high treason case against the

LAHORE: A truck carrying   animals overturned near Lahore on Tuesday, killing at least 200 goats.

The incident took place  on Multan Road near Loharanwala Khoo. 

Hours after accident occurred, some social media  users  claimed t

KARACHI: The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee  will  meet for sighting of Eid moon on Thursday with Mufti Munibur Rehman in the chair.

The authorities have set up Special Cells to collect evidence of  moon sighting from different parts of the country.

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