Deputy Commissioner (DC) Sanghar Liaquat Ali Bhatti has begun an inquiry into the forcible marking of postal ballot papers of government employees at the Shahdadpur Institute of Medical Sciences (SIMS), Dawn learnt on Thursday. The DC, in his capacity as the monitoring officer of district Sanghar, called SIMS Director Dr Bachal Girwan and the additional […]
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DC Sanghar begins inquiry into alleged rigging via postal ballots at Shahdadpur hospital
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PHC asks NAB to investigate ‘shady and shaky’ Peshawar bus project
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Wednesday ordered the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to probe the Peshawar Sustainable Bus Rapid Transit Corridor (BRT) Project, which it termed “shady and shaky”. The high court issued the detailed order almost seven months after it had allowed the authorities to continue to work on the project but submit […]
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Verdict on Rao’s second bail plea to be announced on Friday
KARACHI: An antiterrorism court reserved on Tuesday its order on a bail application of suspended SSP Rao Anwar in the second case of foisting weapons and explosives on Naqeebullah Mehsud and three others. The then Malir SSP Rao Anwar, the then DSP Qamar Ahmed Shaikh along with their 10 absconding subordinates have been booked in […]
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Feature: Campaign violence quashes hope for free and fair elections
The red in the Awami National Party’s flag is for blood. You wouldn’t have known that on the morning of the July 7, even if you had known the history of brutal attacks on the party that have left a long trail of blood. That Saturday, the red flags on buildings looked dazzling against blue […]
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BAP unveils poll manifesto
QUETTA: The newly-formed Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) has unveiled its election manifesto, promising to introduce good governance and financial discipline, restoring peace and order, giving priority to health and education sectors and solving the problem of drinking water shortage in Balochistan. BAP president Jam Mir Kamal Khan Alyani unveiled the manifesto during a press conference […]
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Drap asks nine firms to recall ‘contaminated medicines’ used to treat high blood pressure
ISLAMABAD: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap) has directed nine pharmaceutical companies to recall medicines of high blood pressure, manufactured by them, as contaminated raw material used in these medicines can cause cancer. The directive has been issued after getting an alert from the European Medicating Agency (EMA) which pointed out that the raw […]