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Ruling party candidate gets 86 votes; opposition's Mehtab Zafar receives 53

Govt appoints FBR officials to every sugar mill warehouse

Singer Justin Timberlake on Thursday revealed a Lyme disease diagnosis after fans noticed his low-energy performances during ‘Forget Tomorrow World Tour.’ The 44-year-old singer-actor took to Instagram Stories to share the news with his fans, along with the struggles he faced during the tour. Several fans took to social media to maintain that the ‘Cry […]

Indian state refiners have stopped buying Russian oil in the past week as discounts narrowed this month and United States President Donald Trump warned countries not to purchase oil from Moscow, industry sources said. India, the world’s third-largest oil importer, is the biggest buyer of seaborne Russian crude, a vital revenue earner for Russia as it wages war in Ukraine for a fourth year. The country’s state refiners — Indian Oil Corp (IOC), Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL), Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL) and Mangalore Refinery Petrochemical Ltd (MRPL) — have not sought Russian crude in the past week or so, four sources familiar with the refiners’ purchase plans told Reuters. IOC, BPCL, HPCL, MRPL and the federal oil ministry did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comment. The four refiners regularly buy Russian oil on a delivered basis and have turned to spot markets for replacement supply — mostly Middle Eastern grades such as Abu Dhabi’s Murban crude and West African oil, sources said. Private ...

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday responded to the reports about pacer Shaheen Afridi’s rift with captain Salman Agha. The left-arm pacer copped heat on social media after rumours surfaced about his rift with the Pakistan T20I captain and coach. The Pakistan Cricket Board has now categorically refuted the reports as “baseless, fabricated, and […]

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistani citizens can apply for NADRA jobs online, as the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has made the application process for government jobs more convenient than ever  NADRA- NIC, NICOP, FRC- Updates in English This simplified process is a significant step towards digitalisation and has eradicated the need to visit the office or […]

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reiterated Pakistan’s unwavering commitment to eliminating terrorism, stating that the country’s efforts and successful operations have earned international recognition.

Posts from multiple users on social media platforms on Wednesday shared a video, claiming it showed women in Bajaur protesting against the recent military operation in the district. However, the video is old from a 2021 protest over the killing of a party activist. Security forces imposed a three-day curfew at 16 places in the district on July 29 and initiated an operation against militants in the areas. Scores of people, mostly youth and political activists, gathered at Shago Village Chowk to protest the operation. They alleged that a number of innocent people were killed and wounded during an exchange of fire between security forces and terrorists. On July 30, a Pakhtun rights activist posted a video on X showing a crowd of burqa-clad women walking through an alley with some holding black flags. The caption of the post said: “Pashtun women have also stepped out of their homes, calling for peace in response to the Bajaur operation. The protest rally has begun. Across the entire Pashtun region, youth, elders,...

West Indies announced their squad on Thursday for the upcoming Pakistan vs West Indies T20I series, scheduled to begin August 1. Alzarri Joseph, Evin Lewis, Brandon King and Shimron Hetmyer, who were part of the squad for recently concluded series against Australia, have been excluded for the upcoming home series against Pakistan. “Alzarri Joseph has […]

Authorities abandoned efforts on Thursday to recover the body of German Olympic biathlete Laura Dahlmeier, who died in a mountaineering accident while attempting to scale Gilgit-Baltistan’s Laila Peak. Dahlmeier was confirmed dead on Wednesday, having been hit by falling rocks while climbing at an altitude of 5,700 metres on Laila Peak in the Karakoram range. Attempts to recover her body were abandoned due to “dangerous” conditions at the site, Dahlmeier’s management agency said on Thursday. In consultation with the Alpine Club of Pakistan, the agency said her relatives would “continue to monitor the situation … and are keeping the option of arranging a rescue at a later date”. Several of Dahlmeier’s colleagues confirmed the two-time Olympic gold medallist had said she did not want her body recovered if it put any would-be rescuers at risk. German mountaineer Thomas Huber was part of a team that had attempted a rescue but told reporters on Thursday: “We have decided she should stay, because that was her wish....