PPP raises concerns over polling delays, staff shortages, alleged irregularities in AJK election
AJK Election Commission postpones polling in LA-27 Muzaffarabad-I due to heavy rainfall and landslides ISLAMABAD:…
PPP raises concerns over polling delays, staff shortages, alleged irregularities in AJK election
AJK Election Commission postpones polling in LA-27 Muzaffarabad-I due to heavy rainfall and landslides ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Election Cell In-charge Sardar Abdul Shakoor on Sunday alleged polling delays and electoral irregularities in several constituencies during the second phase of the AJK Legislative Assembly elections, while the Election Commission…
Govt pushes governance reform in digital age
Interior minister echoes calls, says youth not seeking handouts but fair opportunities ISLAMABAD’: Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan, on Saturday, emphasised that reforming and restructuring the governance model is essential to meet the challenges of the modern digital age, saying the move is needed “more in this new era of digital speed than…
Kerr delivers mile gold in Glasgow
Scotland’s Josh Kerr cruised to Commonwealth gold in men’s one mile final. Photo: AFP/FILE GLASGOW: Fresh from setting a new world record in the mile, Josh Kerr delivered Commonwealth Games gold for Scotland on home soil in the highlight of Saturday’s action, which saw 44 gold medals won. Kerr was 12 seconds slower than the…
De Zerbi ‘happy’ with pre-season progress
Tottenham continued their unbeaten pre-season run with a 2-1 win over Chelsea as De Zerbi praised his squad’s progress ahead of the new campaign. Photo: AFP/FILE SYNDEY: Tottenham manager Roberto De Zerbi said he was “happy for a lot of things” as they return to London unbeaten in three pre-season games after a 2-1 win…
Start reform from your ministry, Asif tells Naqvi
A combination of file photos shows Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi. ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday said that any meaningful structural reforms should be debated through Parliament and the federal cabinet rather than at public forums, urging Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi to begin the process with his own ministry…
Turkey, Iraq sign one-year oil pipeline deal
Bayraktar said he had a “productive” meeting in Ankara with Iraq’s oil minister and his delegation A picture of an oil pipeline. PHOTO: ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL: Turkey and Iraq signed a one-year agreement on maintaining use of the crude oil pipeline between the ?two countries, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Saturday. The agreement…
Kazi Salahuddin re-elected as SAFF president
Kazi Md. Salahuddin was re-elected unopposed as South Asian Football Federation president at the SAFF Ordinary Congress in Thimphu, Bhutan. Photo: SAFF/FILE Kazi Md. Salahuddin was re-elected unopposed as president of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) on Saturday, extending his leadership of the regional governing body after elections held during the federation’s Ordinary Congress…
Messi returns as Inter Miami draw 2-2 against Columbus Crew
Argentine star Lionel Messi returns to MLS action in Inter Miami’s 2-2 draw with Columbus Crew. Photo: AFP/FILE MIAMI: Lionel Messi returned to Major League Soccer action after World Cup duty on Saturday, coming on in the second half as his Inter Miami side drew 2-2 with Columbus Crew in a closely contested encounter. Two…
As political heat rises, Nawaz chairs key PML-N huddle
MUZAFFARABAD: Amid mounting speculation over the creation of new administrative units, senior PML-N leaders held an important meeting at former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s Jati Umrah residence to discuss the country’s political situation and the fallout from the Azad Jammu and Kashmir elections. The meeting, chaired by Nawaz, was attended by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif,…
Four Pakistanis, four Egyptians surge into international squash event quarters
Pakistan and Egypt dominated the pre-quarter-finals of the PN Fleet Club Open International Squash Championship at the RKJK Squash Complex. Photo: Sindh Squash Association (SSA) Pakistan and Egypt dominated the pre-quarter-finals of the PN Fleet Club Open International Squash Championship at the RKJK Squash Complex here on Saturday, securing all eight spots in the next…
