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Day: May 1, 2023

PTI’s Lahore rally kicks off from Liberty Chowk

LAHORE: In commemoration of International Labour Day, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) held a rally from Lahore’s Liberty Chowk to Nasir Bagh. Imran Khan, the head of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), is leading the rally. According to party sources, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf rally will begin at MAO College and end at Nasir Bagh via Ferozepur Road. In the shape of the…

Maryam Nawaz says elections to be held in October

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief organizer Maryam Nawaz slammed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan on Monday and announced that elections would be held in October. “Imran Khan’s plan to dissolve assemblies has failed, and elections will be held in October,” stated PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz during a ceremony commemorating International Labour Day in Lahore. The PML-N chairman slammed…

Twitter to allow publishers to charge users per article read

Elon Musk announced on Saturday a strategy for his Twitter platform that will allow media publishers to charge customers per-article with a simple click. “This enables users who would not sign up for a monthly subscription to pay a higher per article price for when they want to read an occasional article,” the billionaire entrepreneur tweeted, adding, “Should be a…

PM Shehbaz chairs PML-N consultative session

LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif presided over a consultative meeting of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) on Monday. Federal ministers and PML-N core leaders including Saad Rafique, Azam Nazeer Tarar, Malik Ahmed, and Attaullah Tarar came at PM Shehbaz Sharif’s Model Town mansion in Lahore. The federal ministers, according to sources, updated the attendees on the meetings with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf…

Landlord tortures two household workers in Faisalabad

FAISALABAD: On Labour Day, a Faisalabad landlord showed no mercy to teenage home workers and ‘brutally abused’ both sisters. According to facts, a horrifying episode of abuse against young household workers was reported on Labour Day in Faisalabad, in which two sisters were allegedly tortured by the house owners for the past two months. Following the incident, a case was…

Digital census completed in Sindh’s 21 districts

KARACHI: The first-ever digital and overall seventh population and housing census has been conducted in 21 districts throughout Sindh. According to the details, the population and housing census procedure in 21 districts of Sindh has been finished, and the province has seen a considerable increase since the last census in 2017, topping 54.9 million in total population. Meanwhile, Karachi, Sindh’s…

UN holds Afghanistan crisis talks in Qatar, without Taliban

The Taliban will not attend UN-led talks beginning Monday in Qatar on how to deal with Afghanistan’s rulers and persuade them to lift a ban on women working and girls attending school. Representatives from the United States, China, and Russia, as well as major European aid donors and crucial neighbors such as Pakistan, are among those invited to the two-day…

IMF conditions likely to be implemented in budget 2023-24

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has begun planning for the fiscal year 2023-24, in which the International Monetary Fund (IMF) criteria are expected to be implemented. According to those familiar with the situation, the budget for Fiscal Year 2023-24 will be the ‘toughest’ in the country’s history. The mini-budget could be combined with the budget for 2023-24. The merger of the…

93 more stranded Pakistanis reach Islamabad from Sudan

ISLAMABAD: The process of securely evacuating Pakistani people from war-torn Sudan has begun, with a PIA flight carrying 93 passengers landing at Islamabad International Airport on Monday. Sajjid Hussain Turi, Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, and Amir Muqam, Adviser to the Prime Minister, met them at the airport. So far, the Pakistani government has safely evacuated 636…

ECP official to move Supreme Judicial Council against CEC

ECP official to move Supreme Judicial Council against CEC ISLAMABAD: An Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) officer serving as Faisalabad district election commissioner has decided to petition the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) for the dismissal of ECP chief Sikandar Sultan Raja for “abuse of administrative authority.” Infuriated by the Election Commission’s ‘outsiders’ rule and dubious promotions, DEC Irfan Kausar sought…