Tag: 2018

Shehbaz retracts decision to contest 2018 polls from Karachi

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif on Monday retracted his decision of contesting elections from NA-249, NA-248, and NA-250 in Karachi. The former Punjab...

Facebook’s influence on 2018 elections: LHC issues notices to PTA chairman,...

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday issued notices to Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) chairman and Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) over a...

Federal govt repeals colonial-era FCR, notifies interim govt regulation 2018 ...

ISLAMABAD: The federal government notified the FATA Interim Government Regulation, 2018, repealing the colonial-era Frontier Crimes Regulations and declared the tribal agencies as tribal districts, reported a...

England 2016 to England 2018: Pakistan’s rocky journey

Pakistan might be at No.7 in the MRF Tyres ICC Test Team Rankings, but less than two years ago, they were right on top of...

Private schools not observing summer vacations to face action

RAWALPINDI: Private schools not observing summer vacations as per Punjab government’s directives will now have to face action, according to the District Education Authority. Private schools...

CJP declines PTI’s appeal to implement electronic voting in 2018 polls

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) observed on Thursday that it is impossible to incorporate an electronic voting system in the upcoming general elections. This was...

Karachi mayor urges KMC to achieve land retrieval targets by June...

KARACHI: Mayor Waseem Akhtar on Thursday said urged the Karachi Metropolitan Cooperation (KMC) officers to bring further improvement in the recovery of illegally encroached...

2018 to be the hottest year: PMD chief

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Metreological Department (PMD) predicted that the temperatures in the next three months would rise by two to three degrees than usual and...

Oxford University Press to hold 6th Islamabad Literature Festival in Nov...

  ISLAMABAD: The 6th edition of Islamabad Literature Festival (ILF 2018) will be held in November 2018, Oxford University Press Karachi Chair and Founder of...

Lahore Literary Festival 2018: A celebration of literature, art and culture

Spanning 29 sessions over two days, the LLF was yet again a most pleasant experience Few sights are more uplifting than a milieu where some...

BISC 2018 begins with a bang in Muscat

MUSCAT: The third in the series, Beaconhouse International Student Convention (BISC) 2018 commenced on Tuesday amidst great fanfare at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex...

Feng Shui: Trump born in dog year, Chinese zodiac masters predict

As the Chinese zodiac switches into the Year of the Dog later this week, Hong Kong feng shui experts predict anything but a walk...

Transgender community moves PHC for transgender-friendly elections: report

PESHAWAR: The transgender community of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday moved the Peshawar High Court (PHC) in a bid to make the electrical process transgender-friendly,...

PM Abbasi urges Pakistanis to plant maximum trees

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Friday urged all Pakistanis particularly to actively participate in the Spring Tree Planting Campaign 2018 by planting...

Another 19 dengue fever cases reported in Karachi

KARACHI: At least 19 more cases of dengue fever were reported in Karachi in a week, taking the toll of reported cases in 2018...

ECP issues schedule for two Senate seats from Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday issued the election schedule for two Senate seats from Islamabad. Slated for March 3, the Senate...

Imran admits money might’ve been involved in awarding party tickets: report

FAISALABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday said that money 'might have been involved' in awarding party tickets for the 2013 elections, reported...