President Arif Alvi has asked the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to immediately announce the date of elections for provincial assemblies of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab to “put an end to dangerous speculative propaganda”. The president has written a letter to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja as the […]
Year: 2023
(Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan acknowledged on Wednesday some problems with Turkiye’s initial response to the earthquake that rocked the south but said normal operations have resumed, adding that the death toll in the country rose to 11,000. Erdogan made his first visit to the devastated region since the Monday, […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS: Social media is abuzz with the claims made by Dutch researcher Frank Hoogerbeets that a 7-magnitude earthquake might hit Pakistan and surrounding regions in the coming days. The researcher at Netherlands-based Solar System Geometry Survey (SSGEOS) had, three days before the devastating quake that has caused more than […]
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan claimed on Tuesday efforts to debar him underway in bid to bring former prime minister Nawaz Sharif back to “the country’s political scenario.” Talking to journalists of foreign media, the deposed premier spoke of his “Jail Bharo Movement,” saying it was the peaceful movement, […]
Rescuers search for victims and survivors amidst the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, Turkiye, after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake Overwhelmed rescuers struggled to save people trapped under the rubble as the death toll from a devastating earthquake in Turkiye and Syria surpassed 5,000 on Tuesday, with despair mounting and the […]
MADRID – UNS: The fifth round of Pakistan – Spain Annual Bilateral Consultations was held in Madrid on Tuesdsy. The Pakistan side was led by Foreign Secretary, Dr. Asad Majeed Khan while the Spanish side was led by Secretary of State for Foreign and Global Affairs, Ms. Ángeles Moreno Bau. […]
By Noor Ali Wazir WANA: The eighteenth anniversary of journalist Allah Noor and Ameer Nawab, who were martyred on February 7, 2005, was celebrated with great devotion and respect in District Press Club Wana. Deputy Commissioner South Waziristan Lower Muhammad Nasir Khan, DSP Headquarter Nadir Khan, Youth Officer South Waziristan […]
ISlAMABAD -UNS: Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pakistan’s first rescue and relief teams have arrived Turkiye this morning. A C-130 carrying 33-members contingent of Pakistan Army’s Urban Search and Rescue USAR) arrived in Turkish city of Adana today (7 February). In coordination with AFAD, the Turkish disaster management authority, the teams […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS: The Chairperson of Peace and Culture Organisation, Mushaal Hussein Mullick lashed out at the UN and world powers for their failure to resolve the decades-long Kashmir issue and said that the unresolved Kashmir dispute would remain a stigma on the face of the world body. Speaking at a […]
DR. PERVAIZ AWAN TARBELA GHAZI: Central Additional General Secretary of Pakistan tehrik-e-Insaf and former federal minister Omar Ayub Khan filed his nomination papers to contest by-election from NA -19 Haripur. Before submission of the nomination papers, a heavy gathered ceremony was held at the central office of Omar Ayub Khan. […]
