Election Tribunal rejects appeals of Jamshed Cheema, his wife

LAHORE:An Election Appellate Tribunal on Friday rejected the appeals of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Jamshed Iqbal Cheema and his wife Mussarat Jamshed Cheema who challenged decision of a Returning Officer against their nomination papers for NA-133 by-election. The Election Appellate Tribunal, led by Justice Shahid Jameel Khan of Lahore High Court (LHC), heard the appeals […]

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Students celebrate GB I-Day at GCU Lahore

LAHORE:The 74th Independence Day of Gilgit-Baltistan was celebrated at the Government College University (GCU) Lahore with traditional zeal and fervour. A grand cultural event was held at the University’s Amphitheater, under the auspices of a student body, SOCH (Society of Culture and Heritage), which was marked by music concert and unique cultural dance performances by […]

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Jammu Martyrs’ Day to be observed tomorrow

ISLAMABAD:Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and the world over will observe the Jammu Martyrs’ Day tomorrow (Saturday) to reaffirm the resolve to continue the martyrs’ mission till the realization of their inalienable right to self-determination. According to Kashmir Media Service, hundreds of thousands of Kashmiris were massacred by the forces of […]

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Augustine discusses GSP plus status, minorities’ rights with German envoy

LAHORE:German Ambassador to Pakistan Bernhard Schlagheck, along with Dorota Brzezicki, called on Punjab Minister for Human Rights and Minorities Affairs (HR&MA) Ejaz Alam Augustine at his office on Friday. They discussed matters of mutual interest including GSP plus status, Pakistan-Germany relations, situation of human rights and protection of religious minorities and role of treaty implementation […]

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Africa pins hopes on ‘breakthrough’ malaria vaccine

Abidjan, Nov 5 (AFP/APP):A ground-breaking vaccine against malaria has stoked hopes in Africa of rolling back a disease that claims hundreds of thousands of lives a year, many of them youngsters. Since 2019, Ghana, Kenya and Malawi have immunised more than 800,000 children under a pilot programme using the RTS,S vaccine. It is the first […]

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Thunberg labels COP26 ‘failure’ as youth demand action

Glasgow, Nov 5 (AFP/APP):Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg on Friday branded the UN climate summit in Glasgow a “failure” during a mass protest in the Scottish city demanding quicker action from leaders to address the emergency. Thunberg said that pledges from some nations made during COP26 to accelerate their emissions cuts amounted to little more than […]

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