KARACHI (Karachi English): Pakistan boxer Qudratullah Khan went missing away in Glasgow after competing at the Commonwealth Games. The Quetta-born boxer did not join the national squad that was scheduled to return home on Sunday following the conclusion of the Games. “Yes, he has gone missing,” a Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) source told media. […]
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has announced that Pakistani medical students currently studying in Afghanistan will not be eligible to practice in Pakistan. In an official statement, the PMDC said that Pakistani medical and dental graduates from Afghanistan will not be granted registration with the council. In a clarification,
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): The Election Commission of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Tuesday rejected reports circulating on social media about the postponement of elections in a few constituencies of Poonch division. In a statement, the Election Commission spokesperson confirmed that polling in all constituencies will be held on August 10 according to the schedule already
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast monsoon rain accompanied by wind and thunderstorms in Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad, upper and central Punjab, and northeastern Balochistan on Tuesday (today). The department has warned that isolated heavy to very heavy falls could trigger urban flooding, flash floods and landslides in vulnerable areas.
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RAWALPINDI (Kashmir English): A local holiday has been announced in various cities across the country today for different reasons. The Punjab government has issued a formal notification announcing a local holiday in Lahore on Aug 4 on the occasion of the annual Urs of Hazrat Data Gunj Bakhsh (RA). According to the issued notification,
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The federal government on Monday decreased the petrol and diesel prices by Rs 4.08 per liter and Rs 2.45 per liter, respectively, amid recent fluctuations in global oil prices following renewed hostilities in the Middle East. The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has revised the new ex-depot prices of petrol and
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Azad Jammu and Kashmir Chief Election Commissioner Justice (retd) Ghulam Mustafa Mughal has said voter turnout in the Mirpur division recorded at 46.3 per cent, while turnout in the Muzaffarabad division reached 53 per cent. Addressing a press conference in Muzaffarabad a day after the second phase of the election, Ghulam Mustafa
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MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government on Monday rejected the report issued by the British broadcaster BBC regarding the current situation in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), terming it untrue. While holding a press conference in Muzaffarabad, Secretary Information Muhammad Rashid Hanif said the facts and figures presented in the report are
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah Khan on Monday said that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has secured a simple majority in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly to form the government in the state. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad alongside Kashmir Affairs Minister Amir
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LAHORE (Kashmir English): Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party leader Shoaib Siddiqui has alleged that the Azad Kashmir elections were not transparent. Alleging that the elections were rigged, he rejected the results. In a conversation with a private TV channel, IPP leader Shoaib Siddiqui said that polling time ended at 5:00 and the result also arrived at 5:02.
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