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‘Children shouldn’t get involved in elders’ fights,’ Maryam quips at PM Imran at PDM’s power show in Karachi

KARACHI – The second power show of 11-party opposition alliance Pakistan Democratic Movement is underway in Karachi, hosted by the Pakistan Peoples Party. PPP chief Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, PML-N vice presidents Maryam Nawaz and Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party chairman Mehmood Achakzai, among other leaders, arrived on the stage set up at Bagh-i-Jinnah late in the evening. Hundreds of supporters of the opposition parties welcomed the leaders at the venue, dancing to the beat of PPP’s anthem. The crowd waved flags of theRead More


All eyes on Karachi as Bilawal, Maryam set to address PDM 2nd power show shortly

KARACHI, OCT 18 – The second power show of 11-party opposition alliance Pakistan Democratic Movement is underway in Karachi, hosted by the Pakistan Peoples Party. PPP chief Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, PML-N vice presidents Maryam Nawaz and Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party chairman Mehmood Achakzai, among other leaders, arrived on the stage set up at Bagh-i-Jinnah late in the evening. Hundreds of supporters of the opposition parties welcomed the leaders at the venue, dancing to the beat of PPP’s anthem. The crowd waved flagsRead More


States can’t be run as war franchises, says Mohsin Dawar

Mohsin Dawar urges truth commissions MNA Mohsin Dawar spoke about the need for truth commissions to investigate cases stretching back in history, what had happened in Fata, and the deaths of several people such as Naqeeb Mehsud and Arman Loni. “Target killings in North Waziristan raises a big question mark on the performance of the country’s security apparatus,” he said. He asked for Prime Minister Imran Khan to make a truth commission to investigate the allegations leveled by Khan in the past and by Nawaz Sharif at Gujranwala jalsa aRead More


Karachiites suffer major traffic jams following PDM’s Karachi rally

KARACHI, Oct 18 (DNA): Different city roads including the main artery of M.A. Jinnah Road witnessed traffic jams caused by opposition parties rallies in Karachi under the banner of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM). As per details, the traffic jam was caused on both tracks of Shahrah-e-Faisal from Nursery to Drigh Road as many political parties are organising rallies. A massive traffic mess prevailed in Gurumandir, Lines Area, Teen Hati, Soldier Bazar, Liyari Expressway and University Road. It is pertinent to mention here that the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) held aRead More


Four Pak Army soldiers among 16 passengers martyred as landslide crushes van in Skardu

SKARDU, Oct 18 (DNA): Four Pak Army soldiers were martyred after a bus was crushed by landsliding on Skardu Road in Gilgit-Baltistan. The martyred soldiers were identified as Suna Khan, Asif, Irshad and Farooq. According to details, a landslide at Tangoos area in Gilgit-Baltistan region hit a passenger van leaving 16 people in the vehicle dead. The ill-fated passenger van was traveling from Rawalpindi to Skardu when the incident took place in midnight at Tangoos, destroying the vehicle, Assitant Commissioner Rondau said in a statement. Rescue teams and security personnelRead More


Prominent global personalities to visit Pakistan this year

ISLAMABAD, Oct 18 (DNA): National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (r) Javed Iqbal said that all resources are being utilized for the arrest of fugitives and proclaimed offenders. An important meeting was held under the chairmanship of the NAB Chairman in which various references were discussed in detail. According to a statement issued after the meeting, the anti-graft watchdog is determined to take money laundering and white collar crimes cases to logical conclusion, adding that all resources were being utilized for the arrest of fugitives and proclaimed offenders. The anti-graftRead More