ISLAMABAD: 12 flights of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) were canceled Friday due to severe weather conditions. Among them were PIA flights PK-503 and PK-504 connecting Karachi and Gwadar, as well as PK536 and PK537 servicing the Karachi-Sukkur route. Additionally, four flights from Islamabad to Gilgit, two from Islamabad to Skardu, and the scheduled PK631 and PK632 flights between Islamabad and Sukkur were also canceled, according to a spokesperson for PIA.
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Sajjad Ali
Sajjad Ali is ‘Online Web Editor of Khyber News. He is a journalist by profession and working in field for the last ten years. Previously he worked for national media organizations including ‘The Nation’ Daily Pakistan Today, Khyber News. He also worked in media development sector. He can be reached at sajjad.sovereign@gmail.com
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ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced the election schedule for six vacant seats of the Senate. Three of them are from Balochistan. As per the schedule, elections will be held on March 14. The submission period for nomination papers is scheduled from March 2 to March 3, 2024, running from 08:30 AM to 04:30 PM. Upon closure of nominations, the list of candidates will be made public on March 3, enhancing transparency in the electoral process. Scrutiny of nomination papers will take place on March 5, with a deadline for appeals against acceptance or rejection set for…
Peshawar: The newly elected Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur has asked the Inspector General of Police to withdraw all fake FIRs registered against PTI leaders and workers within a week. Addressing the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, newly elected CM also demanded the resignation of the Chief Election Commissioner. He said that the whole world said that the elections were not transparent. In his address, he said he is grateful to the founder of PTI Imran Khan. God willing, he will fulfill the hopes. He stated that their leadership has been wronged, such fascism has not happened in the…
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday awarded six months jail to Deputy Commissioner Islamabad Irfan Nawaz Memon for committing contempt of court, local media reported on Friday. The court has said maintenance of public order (MPO) issued by the DC against PTI leader Shehryar Afridi was unlawful. The court, however, acquitted Saddar SP of allegations leveled against him. The IHC handed down four months sentence to SSP operations and also imposed a fine of Rs0.1 million, local media reported. The IHC further stated that the sentence would remain suspended for a month. The court sentenced SHO Nasir Manzoor…
ISLAMABAD: The newly elected members of National Assembly will elect Speaker, Deputy Speaker of the house today. Voting for the new speaker of the House is underway following outgoing Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf called on the newly elected members to begin casting their vote in alphabetical order. It added that the election for the office of prime minister of Pakistan will be held on Sunday. Former speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq and Ghulam Mustafa Shah are the joint candidates of the allied parties for the slot of the speaker and deputy speaker, respectively. On the other hand, PTI-backed MNA Amir Dogar…
PESHAWAR: PTI leader Ali Amin Gandapur, who is backed by the Sunni Ittehad Council, has been elected as the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister after securing 90 votes from the members of the new provincial assembly. The PML-N candidate Dr. Ibadullah Khan, brother of Amir Muqam, secured 16 votes. On Thursday, Babar Saleem Swati was elected as the speaker and Suraiya Bibi as the deputy speaker. As the house has a majority of the PTI-backed members, the session was calm. However, pro-PTI founder slogans continued to echo in the house throughout the session. Swati defeated Ehsanullah Khan, the joint candidate of…
A devastating inferno tore through a six-story building overnight in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, claiming the lives of at least 43 individuals and leaving dozens injured, according to the country’s health minister. The fire erupted late Thursday in a popular biryani restaurant on Bailey Road before swiftly spreading to other floors, as per fire service officials. Health Minister Samanta Lal Sen, who visited the Dhaka Medical College Hospital, reported that 43 people had died, with 22 others hospitalized for severe burn injuries, all in critical condition. The cause of the blaze remained unclear, though fire service officials managed to…
The Awami National Party (ANP) announced its decision to abstain from participating in the parliamentary proceedings. Asfandyar Wali Khan, the ANP chief, emphasized that his party stands for the primacy of democracy and parliament. He clarified that the ANP would refrain from engaging in the electoral process for the Senate and assemblies. Khan expressed concerns about the transparency of recent elections, highlighting uncertainties surrounding the utilization of funds. The ANP opted not to cast votes in provincial assemblies and the Senate as a means of protest. “We believe in returning the mandate to authentic representatives,” Khan stated firmly. Notably, the…
In a significant development within Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Barrister Gohar Ali Khan has been re-elected as the party’s Chairman unopposed in intra-party elections held on Thursday. Meanwhile, Omar Ayub secured the position of Central General Secretary without facing any opposition, while Dr. Yasmin Rashid became the President of Punjab unchallenged. Following a Supreme Court ruling favoring the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), PTI announced its plan to conduct fresh intra-party elections on March 3. Also Read it: Who is Barrister Gohar Ali Khan? This decision marks a significant development following the court’s decision to uphold the ECP’s plea, which deemed…
QUETTA: Following recent torrential rains and their devastating aftermath, Gwadar has been declared a disaster-hit zone, as announced by Caretaker Provincial Information Minister John Achakzai on Thursday. The decision was prompted by the alarming impact of heavy rains, which wreaked havoc in Gwadar, Kech district, and other parts of Balochistan. In response to the crisis, emergency measures were swiftly implemented by the district administration. Working in tandem with local officials, the Caretaker Chief Minister approved the formal recognition of Gwadar as a disaster zone, reflecting the urgency of the situation. The torrential rains severely disrupted daily life and traffic, particularly on…
