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ISLAMABAD – The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) decided on Monday to remove the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party chief from his position. According to sources, the meeting of the Election Commission on the current political situation concluded, giving the nod to prompt the process of removing the PTI Chairman from his party leadership. The meeting discussed the situation that emerged after the new population census and also deliberated on whether or not to establish new constituencies for the general elections. According to sources, the Election Commission consulted on how much delay would occur in the general elections due to the…

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to withdraw the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2023, after journalists’ association voiced concerns, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Monday. The decision came during a meeting of the Senate’s Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting, chaired by Senator Fouzia Arshad, on the proposed amendments under the new Pemra law that redefined “disinformation”. Aurangzeb apprised the meeting that the incumbent government wanted to abolish the old “black” Pemra law through the Pemra Amendment Ordinance. She said that more recommendations on the law are pouring in, so “it is better” that the next…

ISLAMABAD – The country earned US $935.1 million by providing different travel services in various countries during the first eleven months of the fiscal year 2022-23. This shows a growth of 86.99 per cent as compared to the US $500.1 million worth same services provided during the corresponding period of the last fiscal year 2021-22, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported. During the period under review, personal travel services increased by 86.48 per cent, from US $497.560 million last year to US $927.872 million during July-May 2023. Among the personal services, the exports of health-related expenditure surged by 33.02…

LAHORE – Indonesia saw its exports contracting by 2.75 per cent in the second quarter on a yearly basis, in stark contrast to last quarter’s growth of more than 10pc, says Reuters in a latest report. However, it isn’t the real story as the Southeast Asian nation had a 5.17pc growth during the same period, which was strongest in the last three quarters. Wait! How is it even possible? Did you say that the exports declined? Well yeah! Exports were down in the April-June quarter. And to add more to the puzzle, the 5.17pc quarterly growth rate was higher than…

ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf approached the Supreme Court on Monday to declare Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADSJ) Humayun Dilawar’s judgement in Toshakhana case “null and void”. According to the petition filed by the PTI in accordance with Article 184(2) of the Constitution, the PTI chief wasn’t granted a fair trial hence the Toshakhana case should be reheard. “A fundamental right under Article 10A, The Right to a Fair Trial, has been denied to PTI chairman in relation to his conviction in the Toshakhana case,” the petition read. The PTI chief was detained and sent to Attock jail on…

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has attended the inauguration of the Karabakh Regional DOST Center and Karabakh Regional Vocational Training Center of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population in Barda. T

BRISBANE  – England dumped Nigeria out of the Women’s World Cup in a last-16 penalty shootout on Monday with Chloe Kelly scoring the decisive spot-kick, following a 0-0 draw over 120 nerve-jangling minutes. Beth England, Rachel Daly and Alex Greenwood also converted for the European champions, who had a player sent off in regulation time. England played with 10 women through extra time after forward Lauren James, their top scorer with three goals in the group stage, was sent off in the 87th minute for an ill-tempered stamp on the back of Michelle Alonzi after the two went down in…

Pakistan’s Tekken prodigy, Arslan ‘Ash’ Siddique, achieved a remarkable feat by becoming a four-time EVO champion after claiming the title in Las Vegas on Sunday. The 27-year-old impressed the gaming community with his exceptional skills and precision, emerging victorious with a flawless 3-0 victory over Japan’s AO in the grand final. Arslan’s path to glory was paved with stunning performances. He defeated AO 3-1 in the winners final and showcased his dominance by overpowering Ulsan 2-1 in the winners semi-final. Notably, Arslan stands alone as the sole player in the world to win the prestigious Tekken 7 event four times.…

ISLAMABAD – The wife of the civil judge accused of abusing and torturing a 14-year-old deomestic help was arrested on Monday after a court in Islamabad cancelled her bail application. Somia Asim, wife of Civil Judge Asim Hafeez, had secured interim bail to avoid arrest on the allegations of torturing minor girl Rizwana employed as domestic help at their house. The harrowing case of brutal treatment of the child came to light earlier this month when Rizwana’s parents shifted her to a Lahore hospital with serious injuries. They alleged the judge’s wife had inflicted severe torture on their daughter. On…

NAWABSHAH: Investigators scoured the wreckage on Monday of a weekend train derailment that killed at least 34 people, the latest deadly crash to hit Pakistan’s antiquated railway network. More than 1,000 passengers were aboard the Hazara Express when it came off the tracks in a flat, rural part of Sindh province near Nawabshah, around 250 kilometres (160 miles) by rail from the southern port city of Karachi. It was winding its way north on a 33-hour journey to Havelian in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province when disaster struck near Sarhari around lunchtime. “I was sitting in my shop … suddenly, there was a…