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Tuesday, July 24th, 2018

 

NA-60 election postponed as SC rejects Sheikh Rasheed’s plea

LAHORE: (DNA) –  The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday rejected Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed’s plea against ECP’s decision to postpone election on NA-60. The ECP had announced to postpone the polls after  a court convicted PMLN leader Hanif Abbasi in  ephedrine case. On Monday,the Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi bench dismissed Rasheed’s plea challenging the election commission’s order of postponing polls in NA-60 Rawalpindi following life term awarded to PML-N candidate Hanif Abbasi. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had postponed the election in NA-60 after Sheikh Rashid’s main rival Read More


Elections 2018: Telephone, Fax, Whatsapp numbers to approach ECP’s Complaint Cell

ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – The Election Commission of Pakistan has set up a facilitation and Complaint Cell for July 25th Election. According to a statement issued by the electoral body, the centre would operate on the election day from 8:00 am in the morning to 8:00 in the night. Voters can approach the center to lodge their complaints through telephone numbers , fax numbers and Whatsapp numbers given below                                 PUNJAB  District: Islamabad,Attock,Jehlum,Gujrat, Sialkot, Narowal,Gujranwala Mandi BahauddinRead More


Former Chinese Ambassador sends a letter to Shahbaz Sharif

ISLAMABAD – (DNA) –  Former Chinese ambassador to Pakistan Sun Weidong, in a letter to PML-N president Shahbaz Sharif , has expressed the hope that he would that continue to contribute to the development of the bilateral relations between the two countries. The former Chinese ambassador wrote, “China and Pakistan enjoy an all-weather strategic partnership and cooperation. China-Pakistan brotherly friendship has withstood the Pakistan and always takes Pakistan as a priority in its diplomacy.” Weidong said, “I’m delighted that both sides have conducted cooperation in a wide range of areas including politics,Read More


Ambassador of Korea meets Prime Minister Justice (R) Nasir-ul-Mulk

ISLAMABAD, JUL 24 (DNA) – Mr. Kwak Seong Kyu, Ambassador of  Republic of Korea, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister, Justice (R) Nasir-ul-Mulk, at the Prime Minister’s Office. The Prime Minister stated that Pakistan valued its decades old friendly ties with Republic of Korea and expressed hope that the cordial relations would continue to grow in all fields. Taking note of the economic and development cooperation between the two countries, Prime Minister invited the Korean companies to take full advantage of investment friendly environment in Pakistan. He also welcomedRead More


Military fans out across Pakistan ahead of elections

ISLAMABAD: (DNA) – Pakistan’s military fanned out across the country ahead of Wednesday’s election, deploying hundreds of thousands of troops to oversee polling stations in a short but acrimonious contest that analysts say is still “up for grabs”. Armed soldiers watched closely as election officials in the capital Islamabad Tuesday distributed ballot boxes and voting materials for polling stations across the city. The armed forces have stationed over 370,000 personnel nationwide to ensure the vote goes smoothly — the largest such deployment in Pakistan’s history on an election day. “DeploymentRead More


Hundreds of CNICs found dumped in sewer line in Lahore’s NA-125 constituency

LAHORE: (DNA) – Three bags full of Computerized National Identity Cards (CNICs) have been found dumped in  a sewer line in Shafiqabad area of the metropolis. the bags of CNICs were  spotted by children who were playing in the area. After being informed by citizens , the police reached the area and took the CNICs into possession. The Shafiqabad area is part of National Assembly constituency NA-125  where Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Yasmin Rashid is   contesting against rival parties. the CNICs belonged to voters of the  constituency. Police have launched anRead More