from any elections taking place in the provincial assemblies as well as Senate. ANP president Asfandyar

QUETTA: The progress on new and ongoing uplift projects under the Public Sector Develop-ment Programme was discussed at a meeting presided over by Balo-chistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Alyani. Briefing the meeting, the additional chief secretary of planning and development department said that the development programme for the current financial year includes 155 schemes of PDWP and 2, 131 schemes of DSC while 1, 731 other projects had been approved by different forums.He said there were a t

LAHORE: National champion Aqeel Khan cruised through the first hurdle on te opening day of the Aitchison College Open National Tennis Champ-ionships at the Punjab Lawn Tennis Assoc-iation courts here on Monday.... Top seed Aqeel, fresh from yet another title to his credit added last week on the same courts, powered his way to beat little-known Shakirullah 6-2, 6-1 in the first round.... Another seed Mohammad Abid also secured a facile 6-1, 6-1 win over Parbat Kumar....

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister( SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan on Monday assured a parliamentary committee that the health-risk allowance will be paid to 12, 000 government employees in the federal capital next week.He stated this while briefing the National Assembly Standing Committee on National Health Services( NHS) at a meeting chaired by MNA Khalid Hussain Magsi.Dr Sultan said a list of the 12, 000 employees had been forwarded to the Finance Division but due to some object

Three ex-CMs of Balochistan to face renewed challengeWith the fresh move, former chief ministers Dr Abdul Malik Baloch and Nawab Mohammad Aslam Raisani along with his brother may face a renewed challenge, while an inquiry against ex-CM Nawab Sanaullah Zehri is also likely to commence.... Legal action has also been initiated against several housing societies that deceived the general public. Policemen sacked Meanwhile, the services of five police personnel of Eagle Squad have been terminated on

Join our Whatsapp channel SWABI: The vice-president of Swabi Press Club has received a notice from Federal Investigation Agency’s cybercrime wing, Peshawar, for an alleged offensive post on the social media. The journalist, Mohammad Ayub told Dawn here on Friday that he had received the notice and would soon visit the FIA office in Peshawar. The notice of attendance has been issued from the office of the deputy director cybercrime centre. Advertisements Video Player is loading.... Play Video Pl

The meetings took place a day before the ANP’s Central Executive Committee( CEC) meeting that had been convened by the leadership mainly to discuss the regional situation in the wake of developments taking place in Afghanistan after the last month’s Taliban takeover.... The media wings of the PPP and the PML-N released brief handouts regarding the meeting of the party leaders with Mr Khan, stating that the two sides reviewed the “ overall political situation ” in the country and expressed conce

Pakistan’s National ElectionsA Shocking Opposition Victory What Happens Next?... Enjoy all of The Times.$ 3$ 0.50 a week foryour first six months. Cancel or pause anytime. SUBSCRIBE NOW.... Two candidates lost their lives, and several candidates narrowly escaped harm. AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT The local affiliate of the Islamic State and several Pakistani ethnic separatist groups have taken responsibility for attacks on election candidates and rallies in recent weeks....

Join our Whatsapp channel KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Agency on Thursday arrested two senior officials of the Dow University of Health Sciences( DUHS) in the MDCAT paper leak case over allegations of exploiting the examination process for substantial monetary gains and undermining fairness and credibility of the medical entry test.A senior official, who wished not to be named, told Dawn that DUHS controller examination Fuad Sheikh and deputy controller examination Manthar Ali had been arr

Join our Whatsapp channel ISLAMABAD: The Young Doctors Association( YDA) of the country has threatened to launch a countrywide protest and boycott of hospitals if the Balochistan government did not stop its planned move to privatise 11 public sector hospitals of Balochistan and release all doctors arrested in Balochistan within 48 hours. ADVERTISEMENT image/ svg+ xml Openclipart Close Button 2013-09-18T11: 23: 45 A round black close button with a white, thick, X in the center.... https:// openc