VEHARI: Despite monitoring teams’ work in the district to check violation of election codes, local government representatives, including dist council and municipal committees’ officials, are mobilising official resources, including vehicles, in electioneering for their candidates. Dawn learned Humayun Iftikhar Chishti, nephew of District Council Chairman Ghulam Muhyuddin Chishti, candidate for-PP-229 of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) […]
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LG representatives, candidates violating poll code in Vehari
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Careem apologises for election themed marketing campaign
Ride-hailing app Careem has apologised for its latest marketing campaign that featured a play on slogans of various Pakistani political parties. The campaign, which rolled out in the last week, included taglines such as “Mujhay Promo Kyun Nikala?” and “Kal bhi promo zinda tha/Aaj bhi promo zinda hai!” and promo codes like “AFTERNUUN” and “10PERCENT”, […]
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Civil Hospital surgeon among four linked with TTP arrested
1 KARACHI: The Counter-Terrorism Department on Wednesday claimed to have arrested four suspects, including a government doctor, for their alleged involvement in helping and treating militants linked with the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). CTD SSP Junaid Ahmed Shaikh said that the police arrested Dr Abdul Rehman, an orthopaedic surgeon at the Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital […]
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SC tells NAB to suspend action against Bahria Town while five-member bench hears review petition
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to suspend further action against Bahria Town after its chairman, Malik Riaz, agreed in writing to deposit Rs5 billion with the court and desist from selling any of his or his wife’s properties. The suspension will hold while the Supreme Court decides an appeal […]
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Special persons allowed to vote via postal ballot
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday allowed people with physical disabilities to cast their votes through postal ballots. Those issued special computerised national identity cards meant for physically impaired persons by the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) have been asked to apply with the returning officer concerned to avail the facility […]
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First visually impaired civil judge takes oath
LAHORE: The country’s first visually impaired civil judge, Yousaf Saleem, on Tuesday took oath of his office along with 20 other recently appointed judicial officers in Punjab. Lahore High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Yawar Ali administered the oath to the civil judges at a ceremony held at the Punjab Judicial Academy. The other civil judges […]