Pakisan Tehreek-e-Insaf candidate from Lahore and former governor of Punjab Mian Azhar has been arrested from Lahore ahead of a planned party rally. Mian Azhar is the father of PTI leader and former Finance Minister Hammad Azhar. Azhar said in a statement on his X account along with a photo of his father, Mian Azhar, sitting in a police vehicle. https://twitter.com/Hammad_Azhar/status/1751499620524359827 Azhar, a former minister in Imran Khan’s cabinet, has been in hiding after the May 9 riots led to a crackdown against the party. However, he is still contesting elections from NA-129 in Lahore. ’Have some shame, Nawaz Sharif,“…
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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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PESHAWAR: The Secretary of Health in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has urgently reached out to the caretaker Chief Minister, seeking immediate assistance to address a critical shortage of medical equipment and emergency medicines in hospitals across the province. This includes vital supplies such as anti-rabies vaccines and immunoglobulin. The severity of the situation was conveyed through a formal letter from the Secretary of Health to the Caretaker Chief Minister, emphasizing the urgent need for intervention. The shortage has created a precarious healthcare scenario, raising concerns about the well-being of patients requiring essential medical treatment. An estimated Rs 9 billion is deemed necessary…
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has called on the party’s supporters and ticket holders to organise public gatherings in each constituency to kick-off their electoral campaign. In a message posted to X past midnight on Sunday, Barrister Gohar said that the instructions to organise power shows across the country had came from founding Chairman Imran Khan. Gohar also said that the Election Commission of Pakistan was bound to give equal opportunity to the PTI to mobilise public support and take its message to the masses. Gohar also stressed that the candidates in each constituency should publicise the election symbol they have been allotted…
Donald Trump on Saturday said he feels “sharper now than I did 20 years ago,” reacting to recent attacks on his age and verbal gaffes by Republican presidential rival Nikki Haley. Trump also said presidential candidates should have to take a cognitive test, apparently a response to a challenge from Haley, who has advocated the same policy, citing the age of Trump, 77, and Democratic President Joe Biden, 81. Trump was speaking at a rally in Nevada, ahead of the next vote in the Republican presidential nominating race, a caucus in the state on Feb. 8. In recent days Haley…
X Appears to Impose Restrictions on Taylor Swift Searches Amid Rising AI-Generated Content In response to a surge in deceptive AI-generated content featuring Taylor Swift circulating on the platform, X seems to have implemented a blockade on searches related to the globally acclaimed musical icon. Attempts to search for “Taylor Swift” or “Taylor Swift AI” on X now yield a discouraging “Something went wrong” message, as observed after Platformer’s Casey Newton reported on the apparent restriction. Despite X’s efforts to block searches for unauthorized AI-crafted depictions of Swift, it appears their success is limited. Users have found ways to circumvent…
In a shocking turn of events, gunfire erupted at the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) office in Lahore’s Sabzi Mandi area, resulting in injuries to Akram Rizvi, the party’s candidate contesting from the PP-146 constituency. Details surrounding the incident remain unclear, with unidentified assailants firing multiple shots at the TLP office. Akram Rizvi suffered injuries from the gunfire. Emergency services promptly responded to the scene, rushing Akram Rizvi to the hospital for immediate medical attention. Medical personnel are currently providing him with the necessary treatment as he recovers from the attack. In the aftermath of the disturbing incident, law enforcement authorities increased…
PESHAWAR: In an unprecedented development, female candidates are making history by contesting elections in the Kohistan region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. However, they now face challenges as a group of Islamic clerics in the region has issued a fatwa, just two weeks before the February 8 general election in Pakistan, against women’s participation in elections Approximately 400 ulemas gathered in the Komila area of Kohistan, concluding the meeting with the issuance of a six-point ‘declaration’ or fatwa. According to the declaration, taking women to voters’ homes for canvassing is deemed against Sharia. It also declared that voting for a candidate…
LAHORE: In the midst of prevailing survey predictions favoring the PTI in the 2024 general elections, the PML-N has made significant strides in Lahore, setting the stage for a closely contested battle in the provincial capital of Punjab—a region once deemed the stronghold of the Nawaz Sharif-led party. One of the focal points of this tight competition is NA-122 Lahore-VI, one among the 14 constituencies where PML-N and PTI are expected to engage in a neck-and-neck contest. The PTI has nominated Sarda Latif Kosa, a lawyer closely associated with the party’s founder Imran Khan. Kosa has previously served as the…
PESHWAR: In a ceremony organized by the FATA Disabled Welfare Organization, more than fifty individuals, including ten women impacted by landmines, were honored for their resilience and strength in Peshawar. Under the patronage of the FATA Disabled Welfare Organization, the event featured Corps Commander Peshawar Lt Gen Hasan Azhar Hayat as the chief guest. Actively involved in the rehabilitation and welfare of victims, the FATA Disabled Welfare Organization, in collaboration with the Pakistan Army, has provided support to 1043 individuals. Chairman of the FATA Disabled Welfare Organization Irfanullah Jan expressed gratitude for the unwavering commitment of the Pakistan Army to…
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Kashmir and other parts of the country are anticipated to receive increased rainfall starting tomorrow (Sunday), accompanied by colder weather across most parts of the country, as reported by the Meteorological Department. In the northern areas, encompassing Azad Kashmir, Gilgit Baltistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the forecast includes both rain and snowfall. Meanwhile, parts of southern Baluchistan may experience rain, with mountainous areas likely to witness a dusting of snow. Fog is expected to blanket the plains of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Upper Sindh, with a possibility of rainfall in Islamabad and its surrounding areas. Murree and…
