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Balochistan govt bifurcates Pishin district
Karizat Barshore which was earlier a tehsil has now been granted the status of a district.
Hence, the number of districts in Balochistan after addition of two new districts has risen to 37.
According to the notification, a new…
New army chief appointment: Letter to initiate process received from PM Office, says Asif
Speaking on the floor of the National Assembly (NA) Asif warned against politicking on an appointment critical for the security of the nation amid reports that President Dr Arif Alvi may stall sanction over final name lest it matched the…
ECP to pronounce reserved verdict on Karachi LG polls today
The verdict on the petitions against delay in the local bodies polls in Karachi was reserved by a five-member bench of ECP headed by Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja on November 15.
In a notice issued on November 16, the…
This is how new army chief is appointed in Pakistan
Outgoing COAS Qamar Javed Bajwa is retiring on November 29. He was granted a three-year extension in the tenure by Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government on November 29, 2019.
Procedure
According to Clause 3 of…
Hero worship: A Silent Killer to democracy:
Political heroism originates in both social and academic voids and finds sanctuary in third world nations to mislead public opinion from the harsh reality. Pakistan has encountered its biggest crises in recent months, including societal…
Bahrain elects more women in parliament vote without opposition
The official Bahrain News Agency published the list of 34 candidates who won seats in the second round of parliamentary elections on Saturday, adding to six confirmed after a first round on November 12.
Two major opposition groups, the…
Funeral prayer of religious scholar Mufti Mohammed Rafi Usmani offered in Karachi
His funeral prayer was offered by his brother and religious scholar Mufti Taqi Usmani on Sunday at 9am in Darul Uloom Korangi.
Sindh Governor Kamran Tissori, JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, religious scholars, public figures and a…
FIFA World Cup 2022 kicks off: Qatar gears up for historic event
As many as 32 teams, an expected visitors’ count of 1.2 million, eight stadiums where the maximum distance between two venues is 55km holding 64 games in 29 days–instead of the usual 32 over five weekends–make this a never-before kind…
COP27 summit adopts loss, damage fund to help poor countries amid climate disasters
Representatives of nearly two hundred nations participating in the summit termed the agreement a step forward in the fight against climate change.
The COP27 draft agreement reaffirms limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius to…
Shaheen Shah Afridi undergoes appendix surgery
The left-arm pacer shared a picture on his social handles in which he can be seen lying in a hospital bed.
The surgery was conducted at a private hospital in Islamabad before he went into rehab due to his knee injury.
Shaheen…