PTI announces AJK election boycott

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday announced that it will not participate in the upcoming Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly elections under the prevailing circumstances. The party said the decision was not a political strategy but a principled expression of solidarity with the people of Kashmir amid the ongoing unrest. The decision…

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Spain power into World Cup last 16

INGLEWOOD: Spain coasted past Austria and into the World Cup last-16 on Thursday, thoroughly outclassing their opponents in a 3-0 knockout win with a brace from Mikel Oyarzabal and a Pedro Porro header. The European champions controlled possession and sliced through the Austrian defense in a typically dominant performance in Los Angeles, as Hollywood stars…

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PTA warns of intermittent internet issues after SMW5 cable fault

Regulator says some users may experience intermittent degradation in internet quality and connectivity The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said on Thursday that it was monitoring disruption to internet traffic caused by a fault in the SEA-ME-WE 5 (SMW5) international submarine cable system, warning that some users may experience intermittent degradation in internet services. In a…

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Politics steals spotlight at prison reform moot

Maryam, Afridi recount separate jail ordeals Four provinces back reform plan Supreme Court adopts Islamabad Decl Four provincial chief ministers sign Islamabad Declaration on Prison Reform in Islamabad. PHOTO: PPI ISLAMABAD: A conference intended to put Pakistan’s prison system under the microscope instead saw politics take centre stage on Thursday, as the chief ministers of…

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Girls’ school blown up, bridge targeted in twin attacks in K-P’s Bannu

Blast damages a girls’ school while security forces defuse explosives planted beneath a bridge Unidentified saboteurs carried out two major acts of terrorism in different areas of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district on Wednesday night, targeting a Government Girls Middle School and a vital link bridge. However, timely action by security forces and the Bomb Disposal Unit prevented…

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Three minors ‘sexually assaulted’

RAWALPINDI: Two girls, aged 13 and 15, and a 12-year-old boy were allegedly sexually assaulted in three separate incidents in Rawalpindi. A 13-year-old hearing and speech-impaired girl was allegedly assaulted by a neighbour in the Naseerabad police limits, a 15-year-old domestic worker was allegedly assaulted by a co-worker in the Rawat police jurisdiction, while a…

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Four arrested after rescue of two foreign women in Lahore kidnapping case

Lahore police arrests 4 suspects for kidnapping, sexual assault of two foreign women Lahore police on Thursday rescued two foreign women within hours of receiving an emergency complaint, arrested four suspects and launched an investigation into allegations of kidnapping, ransom demands and sexual assault. A first information report (FIR) was registered today at the Defence…

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Asad Qaiser rules out change in K-P chief minister

Says Sohail Afridi ‘not going anywhere’, PTI weighing options for Imran’s release Senior PTI leader and former National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser. Photo: File Former National Assembly speaker and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Asad Qaiser on Thursday strongly rejected rumours of any change in the leadership of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, saying Chief Minister Sohail Afridi was not…

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