RAWALPINDI, Oct 14 (DNA): A two-week long anti-measles campaign begins in various parts of the country on Monday. In district Rawalpindi, more than eight hundred seventy four thousand children from six months to seven years of age will be administered anti-measles injection during the campaign. For this purpose eight hundred eighty four teams have been constituted. In Sindh, the Health Department informed Radio Pakistan Karachi that some 7.3 million children between the ages of nine months to five years would be vaccinated against the disease during the campaign. The official saidRead More

LAHORE (DNA) – Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz’s (PML-N) leader and former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Sunday won by-polls on NA-124. As per details acquired, Abbasi comfortably defeated his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) opponent Ghulam Mohiuddin. Abbasi secured over 75012 votes whereas his opponent managed only nearly 30456 votes.

SAHIWAL, (DNA) – PTI’s Samsam Bokhari wins against PML-N candidate who got 58, 390 votes in PP-201 by-polls, according to unofficial results. Unofficial results continue to pour in from across Pakistan after a daylong polling on 35 national and provincial seats on Sunday. Counting of votes is in progress as polling process for by-elections in 35 constituencies of National and Provincial Assemblies came to an end across the country at 5 pm. 370 candidates were in the run for 11 National Assembly and 24 Provincial Assemblies’ seats. Overseas Pakistanis also exercised theirRead More

LAHORE, (DNA) – Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz’s (PML-N) leader and former railways minister Khawaja Saad Rafique on Sunday claimed victory before counting in constituency NA-131 has even completed. He alleged that results of two polling stations have not been given to his polling agents. He warned government and Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) against rigging. “We will lodge protests if our result is tampered with”, stated Rafique. It is pertinent here to mention that Rafique is contesting elections against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Akhtar. In 2018 polls, Rafique had lost thisRead More

BEIJING, (DNA) – Prime Minister Imran Khan will arrive in Chinese commercial and industrial hub Shanghai to attend the opening of China International Import Expo (CIIE) on November 5, officials said here on Sunday. The Chinese government has granted the status of “Guest of Honor” to Pakistan at the CIIE, to be held till November 10. This will ensure the provision of all possible facilities and benefits to the Pakistani pavilion. It is also a reflection of special gesture of goodwill towards Pakistan, especially when the country’s Prime Minister is going toRead More

NA 131 LAHORE, (DNA) – PML-N’s Khawaja Saad Rafique has secured  26, 515 and is leading against PTI’s Hammyun Akhtar Khan who has bagged 25,018 votes. NA-131 is one of the fiercely contested constituencies in the by-election 2018 from where senior PML-N leader Khawaja Saad Rafique is fighting for the seat against Humayun Akhtar Khan of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. As many as 28 independents are also vying for the seat which fell vacant after Imran Khan, who had won in July 25, decided to retain his Mianwali constituency.