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Tahir Khan
Joined on: Dec 04, 2012 Published stories: 1513

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PML-N leads in by-polls: Unofficial results

The unofficial results of the by-elections on National and Provincial Assemblies seats across the country suggest the PML-N has won majority seats.   By-elections were held for fifteen National Assembly and twenty six Provincial Assembly seats.   According to National Assembly results‚ Pakistan Muslim League-N have bagged five seats‚ Pakistan Peoples Party three‚ Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf two‚ MQM‚ […]

Blast kills man, injures 10 soldiers in Karachi

A bomb blast near an army truck killed a man and injured at least 10 soldiers in Karachi late Thursday, police said.  The blast in Korangi area of Karachi also injured six more civilians, they said. The army truck was destroyed in the attack.   Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. The TTP spokesman, […]

PML-N wins in Punjab, PPP Sindh, MQM Karachi, PTI Islamabad

Unofficial results of by-elections in forty one National and Provincial Assemblies constituencies show that PML-N has won most of seats in Punjab, PPP in interior Sindh, MQM in Karachi and PTI in Islamabad. Unofficial results of by-elections in forty one National and Provincial Assemblies constituencies have started pouring in. In Punjab Assembly constituency PP-6 Rawalpindi‚ […]

PTI faces major setback in Peshawar, Mianwali

Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf of Imran Khan Thursday faced a major setback as the ANP leader Haji Ghulam Ahmed Bilour snatched his seat he had lost to Imran Khan in the May 11 elections.  All eyes had been on NA-one Peshawar and Bilour was lucky to get back his seat with the support of the PPP and […]

Pakistan summons Indian High Commissioner over soldier’s killing

Pakistan Thursday summoned Indian High Commissioner and a strong protest was lodged over the killing of a soldier as a result of indiscriminate firing by the Indian army in the disputed Kashmir region, the Foreign Ministry said.   The military said a Pakistani soldier Habib was killed as a result of Indian firing in Rawalakot […]

Indian army kills another Pakistani soldier in three days

Pakistan army says that Indian troops Thursday killed another soldier along the Line of Control in three days. An army statement said soldier Habib was killed when the Indian forces again resorted to unprovoked firing in Rakhchakri Sector near Rawalakot at Line of Control.   “The Indian Army has been continuously violating the ceasfire agreement […]

Counting starts as polling in by-election ends

Voting in the country’s by-elections ended Thursday afternoon and the authorities started counting in the presence of the polling agents of the candidates, officials said.  Polling was relatively peaceful and there had been minor scuffle of supporters of political rivals at some constituencies. By-elections were held on 41 seats including 15 National Assembly and 26 […]

Pakistan to release 365 Indian prisoners on Saturday

Pakistan has decided to release 365 Indian prisoners as a goodwill gesture, the Interior Ministry announced on Thursday. They include 340 fishermen and 25 crew members of their boats, the Ministry said in a statement. All the Indian prisoners have completed their jail term and would be sent to India through Wagah border on Saturday. […]

Dr. Joseph Wilson appointed as Acting Chairman CCP on Charge basis

Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, has appointed Dr. Joseph Wilson as the Chairman of the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) on acting charge basis with immediate effect and until further orders , the CCP spokesman said Thursday. With over 21 years experience of public service, law practice, teaching and research in regulatory laws, Dr. Joseph Wilson […]

Pakistan asks India to rceiprocate policy of dialogue, responsibility

Pakistan said on Thursday it will pursue policy of restraint‚ responsibility and dialogue with India for the larger interest of peace in the region, urging the neighbouring country to reciprocate to its approach. The statement came amid the current escalations along the Line of Control, which have caused casualties of troops of both countries. Both […]

Parties bar women from voting in Nowshehra, Phalia

  Political and religious parties Thursday barred women in parts of Nowshehra district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Phalia in Punjab during the by-elections, residents said. They said all parties agreed the women should not cast votes in some polling stations, in a sheer violation of their assurances to the Election Commission of Pakistan. The election […]

National Assembly condemns Indian shelling, captain killing

The National Assembly on Thursday passed a unanimous resolution, condemning the recent firing by Indian forces and killing an army captain. Pakistan army says that the army officer was killed and another soldier injured when Indian forces fired at its posts late Tuesday and Wednesday morning along the Line of Control (LoC), which divides the […]

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