ISLAMABAD, FEB 04 (DNA) – The process of obtaining nomination papers by candidates for Senate elections has started in Sindh. Public Relation Officer of Sindh Election Commission Yasar Hameed Mughal informed our Karachi correspondent Altaf Pirzado that so far seven candidates have obtained nomination papers. Meanwhile, Provincial Election Commissioner Punjab has issued public notice for Senate election from Lahore on Saturday. On the other hand, the Election Commission of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has finalized arrangements for holding Senate election on eleven seats. In Quetta, the process of receiving nomination papers byRead More

PESHAWAR, FEB 04 (DNA) – Khyber Pakthhunkhwa (KP) government on Saturday clarified alleged misuse of its helicopters by PTI chief Imran Khan, stating the government-owned helicopters were never used for his personal or private use. In an explanatory statement, the PTI-led KP government said Khan accompanying the ministers and advisers used these helicopters for the official tours. “These helicopters were used on 39 occasions in last four and half years,” the provincial government officials said in the statement. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had launched an inquiry into the allegedRead More

PESHAWAR, FEB 04 (DNA) – Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is all set to flex its political muscle in Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) stronghold – Peshawar – on Sunday. PML-N President Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz will address the gathering. The preparations have been finalized as more than 30,000 chairs have been set on the venue near northern bypass. Local leaders of PML-N are monitoring the preparations themselves and people in large numbers are expected to attend the rally.

ISLAMABAD, FEB 04 (DNA) – In a latest development, the United States ruled out peace talks with the Afghan Taliban following a wave of bloody large-scale attacks on Kabul’s key infrastructure including a military academy, army battalion and the Hotel Pearl Continental which killed over 200 people. Though the Afghan Taliban and Daesh have claimed responsibility for the deadly attacks, the Afghan government is, directly and indirectly, blaming Pakistan for providing sanctuaries and safe havens to the terrorists who are conducting attacks in Kabul . In his article “Is Kabul falling?” Andre Vitchek, aRead More